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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.85/cwt +12.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 628 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $339.07/cwt +17.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,098/hd at 619 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $348.99/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,045/hd at 586 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 331 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,032 —
265–295 285 3 380.00–420.00 $407.60 $1,162 +27.60
356–370 358 8 390.00–400.00 $398.71 $1,427 +43.58
400–415 408 4 370.00–375.00 $372.50 $1,520 -6.91
465 465 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,790 +5.40
535 535 5 369.00 $369.00 $1,974 +13.48
565–595 586 15 340.00–360.00 $348.99 $2,045 +10.62
600–605 603 5 322.50–337.50 $332.51 $2,005 +13.00
623–625 value added 623 18 340.00–348.00 $340.89 $2,124 +8.89
668–690 674 4 300.00–320.00 $310.41 $2,092 +6.93
701 value added 701 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,103 —
700–725 713 2 285.00–290.00 $287.46 $2,050 +11.49
758 value added 758 3 286.00 $286.00 $2,168 +12.00
790 790 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,117 +4.00
832 value added 832 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,163 +10.20
895 895 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,238 +10.00
905 905 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 340.00 $340.00 $782 +40.00
250 250 1 300.00 $300.00 $750 -30.00
330 330 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,089 -2.62
440–445 443 2 325.00–350.00 $337.43 $1,495 +9.75
460–480 475 4 345.00–365.00 $360.16 $1,711 +40.74
515 515 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,584 -18.86
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 380.00 $380.00 $836 +40.00
250–290 270 2 350.00–370.00 $359.26 $970 —
315–348 340 4 380.00–390.00 $382.32 $1,300 +31.80
355–393 378 7 320.00–350.00 $328.99 $1,244 -1.28
420–445 433 5 320.00–350.00 $328.87 $1,424 +3.99
450–490 468 11 300.00–310.00 $305.46 $1,430 -18.74
500–520 value added 510 2 325.00–332.50 $328.82 $1,677 —
505–545 536 8 290.00–315.00 $298.03 $1,597 -5.31
550–570 561 6 280.00–290.00 $283.66 $1,591 +3.09
605–612 value added 611 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,802 —
600–649 635 21 267.50–282.50 $273.35 $1,736 +6.20
686 686 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,681 -7.11
700 value added 700 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,806 +5.45
700–735 723 5 242.00–245.00 $242.61 $1,754 +4.00
810–827 823 4 210.00–215.00 $211.23 $1,738 —
846 value added 846 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,895 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 300.00–310.00 $305.10 $1,153 +15.61
420–440 430 2 280.00–300.00 $289.77 $1,246 -10.56
460–495 475 3 280.00–295.00 $286.68 $1,362 +4.86
525 525 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,418 -8.07
640 640 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 -10.86
670 670 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,508 -14.28
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,463 —
615–623 620 3 212.50–220.00 $214.98 $1,333 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,368 -9.84
405–420 409 4 370.00–375.00 $373.72 $1,529 +32.38
455–493 487 8 340.00–350.00 $347.60 $1,693 -14.88
500–548 532 3 352.50–357.50 $354.07 $1,884 +22.54
550–595 579 8 332.50–350.00 $338.25 $1,958 +25.56
600–640 620 2 315.00–320.00 $317.42 $1,968 +18.65
695 695 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,929 +11.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,260 +28.07
425–435 430 2 300.00–330.00 $315.17 $1,355 +6.62
465 465 1 329.00 $329.00 $1,530 +14.95
500–520 510 2 300.00–325.00 $312.75 $1,595 +12.04
575 575 2 310.00–327.50 $318.75 $1,833 —
600 600 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,695 +18.50
885 885 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,726 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1285 1238 80-85% 2 157.00–158.00 $157.48 $1,950 —
970–1640 1263 80-85% 25 133.00–146.00 $137.66 $1,739 —
1190–1495 1348 80-85% 4 121.00–132.00 $127.99 $1,725 -9.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1280 921 85-90% 5 90.00–107.00 $99.92 $920 —
870–1450 1047 85-90% 14 108.00–120.00 $114.25 $1,196 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1575 1490 75-80% 7 135.00–146.00 $141.52 $2,109 +2.25
1305–2020 1611 75-80% 8 147.00–154.00 $149.67 $2,411 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1800 1703 2 130.00–152.00 $140.37 $2,391 +2.10
1400–2105 1806 7 155.00–166.00 $159.83 $2,887 —
2140 2140 1 179.00 $179.00 $3,831 —

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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.