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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.50/cwt ≈ $1,939/hd at 733 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.43/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 575 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.16/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 625 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 405 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 440.00–505.00 $471.04 $1,309 +41.91
300 300 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 +28.92
350–395 368 3 400.00–420.00 $409.68 $1,508 -11.99
445 445 3 390.00–415.00 $400.00 $1,780 +4.72
485–495 490 3 382.50–400.00 $390.87 $1,915 -7.01
500–546 526 19 365.00–385.00 $374.61 $1,970 -11.06
550–590 573 13 360.00–382.50 $370.75 $2,124 -3.77
607 value added 607 12 350.00 $350.00 $2,124 —
640–645 643 4 328.00–335.00 $333.26 $2,143 -2.27
652–675 658 5 321.00–332.50 $323.61 $2,129 —
702–748 714 13 307.50–320.00 $316.37 $2,259 +8.08
754 value added 754 7 312.00 $312.00 $2,352 —
760–785 772 3 285.00–287.50 $286.16 $2,209 -5.84
850–855 853 2 260.00–267.50 $263.76 $2,250 +5.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 2 327.50–350.00 $338.69 $1,704 -13.87
555–595 579 4 340.00–352.50 $344.89 $1,997 -8.85
605 605 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,742 -37.00
685 685 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,082 +4.00
710 710 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,917 —
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 274 4 410.00–460.00 $436.44 $1,196 +65.93
305–338 331 5 400.00–405.00 $404.08 $1,338 -8.52
355–375 368 3 340.00–350.00 $346.61 $1,276 -23.44
425–445 435 3 340.00–360.00 $348.18 $1,515 +8.79
452 value added 452 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,627 —
450–495 479 7 330.00–345.00 $338.66 $1,622 +2.43
500–545 519 8 330.00–347.50 $337.65 $1,752 +12.35
562 value added 562 9 339.00 $339.00 $1,905 +5.06
555–595 581 18 310.00–322.50 $314.14 $1,825 +11.67
614 value added 614 6 307.00 $307.00 $1,885 —
600–643 629 15 285.00–300.00 $293.22 $1,844 +6.96
660–685 671 9 265.00–280.00 $269.72 $1,810 +4.75
705–715 708 3 257.00–262.50 $259.18 $1,835 +3.14
713 value added 713 5 282.00 $282.00 $2,011 —
760–790 784 9 250.00–264.00 $257.81 $2,021 +24.09
850 850 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,057 —
975 975 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 value added 733 68 264.50 $264.50 $1,939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 290.00 $290.00 $957 -62.34
355 355 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,172 -10.00
420–440 430 2 315.00–320.00 $317.56 $1,366 +1.52
455–469 466 7 300.00–320.00 $315.76 $1,471 +12.04
500–545 523 6 287.50–320.00 $312.17 $1,633 +12.72
550–595 575 4 285.00–302.50 $296.73 $1,706 +15.52
610–642 631 6 255.00–280.00 $275.94 $1,741 +7.90
690 690 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,604 -25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —
685 685 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,695 —
705 705 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 395.00–410.00 $402.60 $1,570 -1.29
415–445 435 3 365.00–380.00 $371.82 $1,617 -13.66
460 460 2 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,725 -3.94
500–530 509 4 340.00–350.00 $347.52 $1,769 -19.75
570–590 578 4 329.00–342.50 $334.70 $1,935 -6.73
600–645 623 2 320.00–335.00 $327.77 $2,042 +14.43
660 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 +2.61
705–720 712 3 310.00–315.00 $311.66 $2,219 +18.01
840–845 843 2 244.00–245.00 $244.50 $2,061 —
850–860 855 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 +4.97
480–490 485 2 330.00–335.00 $332.47 $1,612 -6.02
555 555 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 -6.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1225 1168 80-85% 2 150.00–154.00 $151.90 $1,774 —
1155–1305 1242 80-85% 3 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $1,565 -2.86
1138–1775 1317 80-85% 17 134.00–146.00 $137.85 $1,815 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1385 1328 75-80% 2 134.00–135.00 $134.48 $1,786 —
1320–1690 1511 75-80% 8 149.00–158.00 $154.24 $2,331 —
1335–1790 1648 75-80% 9 136.00–147.00 $140.70 $2,319 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1290 1046 85-90% 6 118.00–125.00 $120.91 $1,265 —
975–1225 1068 85-90% 3 102.00–105.00 $104.09 $1,112 -14.30
1140 1140 85-90% 2 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $1,465 -3.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1555 1507 3 140.00–155.00 $147.63 $2,225 —
1560–2000 1780 2 188.00–189.00 $188.44 $3,354 —
1705–2145 1957 7 168.00–179.00 $173.02 $3,386 —

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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.