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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.50/cwt ≈ $1,982/hd at 838 lb · 59 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.37/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 670 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.87/cwt +22.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 520 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 512 606 1,130
Feeder cattle 429 536 963
Slaughter cattle 83 70 167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 350.00–390.00 $368.64 $811 -31.36
310–335 323 3 345.00–390.00 $373.94 $1,208 -27.35
355–390 370 3 340.00–380.00 $357.34 $1,322 -18.15
410–445 430 5 325.00–350.00 $335.84 $1,444 +7.19
450–485 470 4 310.00–330.00 $318.60 $1,497 +8.60
515–545 531 4 310.00–322.50 $318.80 $1,693 +11.17
570–597 591 20 300.00–320.00 $311.47 $1,841 +18.16
600–640 626 4 272.50–285.00 $277.76 $1,739 -8.50
653–693 670 22 270.00–280.00 $277.37 $1,858 +7.78
728 728 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,995 +16.00
750–790 759 10 252.00–265.00 $259.55 $1,970 +5.32
825 825 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,062 +10.34
850–885 868 2 236.00–238.00 $236.98 $2,057 +1.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 —
495 495 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,485 +15.00
545 545 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,472 -7.50
550–595 569 6 262.50–295.00 $283.22 $1,612 +3.22
710–715 713 4 249.00–258.00 $251.99 $1,797 —
793 793 3 243.50 $243.50 $1,931 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 355.00 $355.00 $994 -25.00
320–335 328 2 325.00–350.00 $337.21 $1,106 +29.71
350–380 369 4 300.00–320.00 $315.25 $1,163 +10.46
400–445 419 8 300.00–335.00 $317.43 $1,330 +34.43
450–470 460 2 285.00–300.00 $292.34 $1,345 +16.35
508 value added 508 8 311.00 $311.00 $1,580 +21.00
519–545 528 13 280.00–295.00 $289.79 $1,530 +24.59
565–595 577 10 258.00–270.00 $262.02 $1,512 -0.48
615–640 623 8 240.00–248.00 $244.96 $1,526 +4.23
625 value added 625 4 259.00–260.00 $259.50 $1,622 +9.50
653 value added 653 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,672 —
650–690 674 13 242.00–252.00 $248.71 $1,676 +11.61
730 730 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,781 +15.38
838 value added 838 59 236.50 $236.50 $1,982 —
850 850 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,828 +7.00
1036 1036 4 194.00 $194.00 $2,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 431 5 275.00–292.50 $283.97 $1,224 +13.97
470 470 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,152 -5.37
500–540 528 6 250.00–270.00 $258.47 $1,365 +9.46
555–595 578 8 232.50–255.00 $244.33 $1,412 +8.88
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,650 —
905 905 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,358 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 3 370.00–380.00 $373.39 $1,393 +18.16
415–445 431 6 320.00–340.00 $329.94 $1,422 +22.29
455–490 471 4 300.00–320.00 $307.59 $1,449 +12.00
505–540 525 6 300.00–325.00 $310.83 $1,632 +21.49
550–580 562 9 280.00–295.00 $285.51 $1,605 +18.97
600–645 620 4 272.00–278.00 $275.51 $1,708 +22.99
665–695 683 5 258.00–268.00 $264.41 $1,806 +22.09
745 745 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,922 +24.99
750–790 770 2 230.00–232.50 $231.22 $1,780 +5.87
925 925 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,711 —
1025 1025 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 290.00–310.00 $300.06 $1,224 +22.56
475–480 478 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,410 —
520 520 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,378 -5.00
575 575 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,380 -10.86
600–620 608 3 242.50–260.00 $253.35 $1,540 +20.85
715 715 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,659 +12.00
775 775 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,724 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1290 1110 80-85% 3 110.00–113.00 $111.79 $1,241 —
1015–1615 1283 80-85% 22 115.00–124.00 $119.84 $1,538 —
1115–1420 1301 80-85% 5 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $1,756 -1.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1610 1561 75-80% 4 136.00–146.00 $139.78 $2,182 —
1335–1860 1572 75-80% 12 120.00–130.00 $125.66 $1,975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1100 907 85-90% 3 80.00–94.00 $87.13 $790 -9.12
900–1100 1006 85-90% 4 96.00–106.00 $103.09 $1,037 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1875–2125 2033 3 171.00–175.00 $173.07 $3,519 —
2140–2375 2258 2 151.00–160.00 $155.73 $3,516 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.