Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

1,115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $237.25/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 938 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.19/cwt -10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 475 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.37/cwt -26.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 373 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,115 1,638 1,731
Feeder cattle 975 1,424 1,594
Slaughter cattle 140 189 137
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–215 210 2 400.00 $400.00 $840 -134.96
255–260 258 2 360.00–410.00 $385.24 $994 -101.67
305–345 332 15 350.00–380.00 $366.38 $1,216 -35.19
360–398 378 6 350.00–375.00 $365.14 $1,380 -13.51
400–445 421 22 350.00–377.50 $366.14 $1,541 -8.35
460–498 475 11 340.00–357.50 $348.96 $1,658 -4.42
500–530 519 12 310.00–335.00 $318.27 $1,652 -13.04
550–596 572 23 310.00–330.00 $323.37 $1,850 -2.24
619 value added 619 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,975 +1.20
600–635 622 9 290.00–312.50 $302.31 $1,880 +2.17
668 value added 668 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,910 —
655–695 676 17 270.00–284.00 $278.21 $1,881 -5.90
713–735 718 7 264.00–273.00 $268.70 $1,929 -2.55
750–790 773 9 251.00–260.00 $254.73 $1,969 -9.12
800–845 815 3 238.00–245.00 $240.98 $1,964 -10.89
938 value added 938 54 237.25 $237.25 $2,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 330.00 $330.00 $957 -104.73
315–345 333 4 325.00–345.00 $332.65 $1,108 +32.65
390 390 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,248 —
400–445 424 4 300.00–340.00 $323.27 $1,371 -8.60
475–495 483 7 315.00–327.50 $318.91 $1,540 +3.21
515–540 534 4 275.00–302.50 $285.57 $1,525 -29.43
550–551 551 17 280.00–304.00 $289.64 $1,596 -4.32
600–640 615 5 265.00–288.00 $278.67 $1,714 +6.04
675–690 683 2 254.00–260.00 $256.97 $1,755 -7.35
725–735 733 4 236.00–256.00 $250.98 $1,840 -0.85
810 810 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,388 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,010 -63.00
265–285 278 4 340.00–420.00 $375.50 $1,044 -53.86
300–345 326 7 325.00–350.00 $336.84 $1,098 -18.46
350–395 373 30 315.00–340.00 $323.37 $1,206 -26.26
400–445 431 23 300.00–320.00 $310.62 $1,339 -15.73
450–498 475 40 290.00–317.50 $303.19 $1,440 -10.64
500–545 523 25 285.00–310.00 $295.69 $1,546 -4.45
550–595 575 15 260.00–274.00 $266.12 $1,530 -15.70
605–645 627 22 254.00–268.00 $262.34 $1,645 -2.39
650–675 664 7 250.00–256.00 $253.48 $1,683 -0.98
674 value added 674 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,752 —
700–745 724 7 227.50–238.00 $232.81 $1,686 -9.97
750–795 773 2 215.00–225.00 $220.15 $1,702 -20.86
840 840 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,701 -35.50
960–980 970 2 165.00–170.00 $167.53 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 330.00 $330.00 $874 -16.43
305–345 324 5 300.00–315.00 $306.87 $994 —
350–380 370 4 290.00–310.00 $304.00 $1,125 -5.52
400–440 419 7 270.00–297.50 $289.02 $1,211 -3.60
480–485 483 3 270.00–285.00 $280.03 $1,353 -5.15
515–545 527 6 252.50–280.00 $270.50 $1,426 +4.19
555–595 577 8 240.00–257.50 $249.29 $1,438 -3.46
600–615 606 4 230.00–250.00 $244.31 $1,481 +2.01
665–678 674 3 230.00–240.00 $236.71 $1,595 +1.18
705–730 716 5 217.50–222.50 $219.98 $1,575 -8.02
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–580 560 3 242.50–250.00 $247.41 $1,385 —
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 377 5 345.00–350.00 $348.97 $1,316 -28.82
400–445 414 13 345.00–370.00 $354.78 $1,469 -4.79
450–485 474 16 330.00–350.00 $335.39 $1,590 -4.40
500–545 523 16 300.00–325.00 $310.48 $1,624 -16.36
555–580 573 7 282.50–297.50 $291.46 $1,670 -27.26
610–620 616 7 272.50–283.00 $276.96 $1,706 -9.08
650–675 663 2 252.50–255.00 $253.77 $1,682 -22.16
705–735 725 3 247.50–257.50 $253.41 $1,837 -9.70
780–785 783 2 230.00–237.50 $233.74 $1,830 -18.47
800–845 823 2 218.00–222.50 $220.19 $1,812 -5.62
900 900 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,665 -12.28
1000 1000 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 330.00–335.00 $332.50 $1,214 -7.43
405–435 424 4 305.00–335.00 $319.91 $1,356 +1.24
450–485 467 8 295.00–325.00 $316.24 $1,477 +0.66
505–535 519 5 280.00–295.00 $285.00 $1,479 -2.15
570–590 580 2 275.00–277.50 $276.27 $1,602 -5.08
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 -2.57
705 705 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,622 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,580 +32.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1505 1251 80-85% 7 113.00–119.00 $116.44 $1,457 —
1035–1755 1261 80-85% 26 120.00–133.00 $125.54 $1,583 —
1230–1550 1390 80-85% 2 136.00–139.00 $137.67 $1,914 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1445 1135 85-90% 15 104.00–114.00 $109.54 $1,243 +0.64
1215 1215 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,409 -0.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1750 1454 75-80% 12 123.00–136.00 $129.61 $1,885 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,114 +3.49
1545 1545 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,792 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1930 1703 5 137.00–152.00 $143.10 $2,437 -21.90
1730–2005 1903 3 156.00–164.00 $158.77 $3,021 —
2095 2095 1 171.00 $171.00 $3,582 —

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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.