Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

1,638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.85/cwt +9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 621 lb · 104 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.02/cwt +16.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 771 lb · 67 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.35/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 424 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,638	429	813
Feeder cattle	1,424	352	676
Slaughter cattle	189	77	121
Replacement cattle	25	—	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-18.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	3	525.00–540.00	$534.96	$1,220	—
270–295	279	8	450.00–530.00	$486.91	$1,358	+6.91
300–345	322	18	380.00–420.00	$401.57	$1,293	+18.15
350–395	375	7	350.00–390.00	$378.65	$1,420	—
400–445	420	21	350.00–400.00	$374.49	$1,573	+28.76
450–490	470	17	340.00–370.00	$353.38	$1,661	+48.59
500–545	524	30	322.50–345.00	$331.31	$1,736	+13.20
550–596	581	30	310.00–335.00	$325.61	$1,892	+21.42
608–618 value added	610	10	316.00–320.00	$317.80	$1,939	+15.22
600–645	616	29	292.50–310.00	$300.14	$1,849	+21.69
650–692	678	7	277.50–291.00	$284.11	$1,926	+8.20
710–735	727	22	265.00–278.00	$271.25	$1,972	-11.25
765–773	771	4	261.00–272.50	$263.85	$2,034	-4.73
800–805	804	4	247.50–260.00	$251.87	$2,025	+8.50
875–890	883	2	237.50–246.00	$241.71	$2,134	—
935	935	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,197	—
950–955	953	2	230.00–232.00	$231.00	$2,201	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	430.00–440.00	$434.73	$1,196	—
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	—
400–440	420	6	310.00–340.00	$331.87	$1,394	+13.93
458–497	485	9	305.00–335.00	$315.70	$1,531	+55.70
500–505	503	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,584	—
570–585	578	5	285.00–300.00	$293.96	$1,699	—
600–648	635	11	260.00–280.00	$272.63	$1,731	—
655–675	665	4	257.50–275.00	$264.32	$1,758	—
705–740	723	4	235.00–262.50	$251.83	$1,821	-4.20
775	775	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,957	+3.73
815	815	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,956	+15.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,403	+2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	480.00–500.00	$493.00	$1,149	—
250–295	277	7	400.00–510.00	$429.36	$1,189	-10.64
300–348	327	15	320.00–400.00	$355.30	$1,162	-4.94
355–398	382	27	330.00–370.00	$349.63	$1,336	+18.34
400–447	424	57	310.00–340.00	$326.35	$1,384	+0.16
450–495	472	56	300.00–330.00	$313.83	$1,481	+12.90
515–523 value added	520	4	317.50–325.00	$319.98	$1,664	—
500–545	522	32	290.00–315.00	$300.14	$1,567	+3.52
550–595	571	37	270.00–297.50	$281.82	$1,609	+10.42
600–645	617	31	255.00–272.50	$264.73	$1,633	-2.67
623 value added	623	73	282.00	$282.00	$1,757	—
650–695	667	20	245.00–260.00	$254.46	$1,697	+5.57
705–740	726	17	232.50–246.00	$242.78	$1,763	+0.07
750–765	755	3	235.00–245.00	$241.01	$1,820	+11.01
772 value added	772	64	246.25	$246.25	$1,901	—
810	810	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,928	+23.21
850–875	863	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	400.00	$400.00	$820	—
290–298	296	4	320.00–355.00	$346.43	$1,025	—
363–390	377	9	290.00–325.00	$309.52	$1,167	+14.16
405–445	428	6	285.00–305.00	$292.62	$1,252	-2.37
450–495	472	6	270.00–295.00	$285.18	$1,346	+5.18
500–545	518	8	247.50–280.00	$266.31	$1,379	+6.97
560–593	583	8	245.00–260.00	$252.75	$1,474	-5.55
605–635	618	12	225.00–250.00	$242.30	$1,497	-5.80
650–690	672	9	225.00–242.50	$235.53	$1,583	—
735	735	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,676	+43.00
765	765	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,760	+7.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	372	27	350.00–400.00	$377.79	$1,405	+16.10
405–448	431	27	350.00–375.00	$359.57	$1,550	+31.07
450–491	475	29	330.00–355.00	$339.79	$1,614	+21.04
505–545	521	19	310.00–342.50	$326.84	$1,703	+5.53
550–590	573	14	300.00–330.00	$318.72	$1,826	+31.34
600–630	616	22	275.00–297.00	$286.04	$1,762	+12.31
650–695	665	18	270.00–287.50	$275.93	$1,835	—
730–740	735	4	257.50–267.50	$263.11	$1,934	+10.61
755–785	774	5	246.00–260.00	$252.21	$1,952	-12.79
800–835	822	3	225.00–227.50	$225.81	$1,856	—
915–925	920	2	192.00–202.50	$197.28	$1,815	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	378	4	335.00–345.00	$339.93	$1,285	+19.93
410–447	430	11	300.00–340.00	$318.67	$1,370	+18.67
450–495	473	17	310.00–325.00	$315.58	$1,493	+25.58
505–540	527	3	275.00–305.00	$287.15	$1,513	+16.15
550–595	578	12	262.50–295.00	$281.35	$1,626	+13.88
605–635	629	7	245.00–272.50	$257.57	$1,620	+0.07
660–680	671	4	247.50–264.00	$256.04	$1,718	—
840	840	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,806	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	270.00–285.00	$277.18	$1,317	+7.18
585	585	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,404	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1875	1312	80-85%	27	119.00–130.00	$124.23	$1,630	—
1210–1480	1346	80-85%	8	133.00–145.00	$138.46	$1,864	—
1100–2085	1429	80-85%	8	110.00–118.00	$114.78	$1,640	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1800	1500	75-80%	17	120.00–130.00	$125.11	$1,877	-4.30
1360–1935	1502	75-80%	9	134.00–140.00	$136.51	$2,050	+7.10
1215–1835	1552	75-80%	5	113.00–119.00	$115.35	$1,790	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1205	1094	85-90%	5	80.00–114.00	$93.44	$1,022	—
950–1425	1133	85-90%	11	104.00–113.00	$108.90	$1,234	-2.43
930–1480	1205	85-90%	2	116.00–118.00	$116.77	$1,407	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1865	1526	4	130.00–141.00	$137.04	$2,091	—
1720	1720	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,838	—
1570–2050	1820	4	145.00–158.00	$148.59	$2,704	-15.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–968	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,585.00–2,100.00	$1,940.32
1045–1220	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,311.01
1635–1710	1673	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,975.56

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1150	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,825.00–2,400.00	$2,193.79
1095	1095	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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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.