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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.67/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,991/hd at 692 lb · 81 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.36/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 426 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.15/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 532 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 570 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 460.00–470.00 $465.27 $1,084 -28.88
270–290 279 4 480.00–490.00 $482.42 $1,346 +9.76
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 -46.06
319 value added 319 9 490.00 $490.00 $1,563 —
365–385 372 6 400.00–435.00 $415.88 $1,547 -23.52
425 425 4 412.50 $412.50 $1,753 +8.54
450–497 478 21 385.00–410.00 $397.36 $1,899 +4.96
500–545 528 11 370.00–387.50 $379.47 $2,004 +17.22
520–535 value added 530 6 395.00–400.00 $397.34 $2,106 +10.14
556–583 value added 567 13 379.00–389.00 $382.92 $2,171 -4.58
550–595 570 8 355.00–377.50 $363.62 $2,073 -1.65
600–611 value added 606 7 369.00–376.00 $373.03 $2,261 +14.27
600–630 612 11 347.50–362.50 $352.55 $2,158 +15.74
650–692 672 10 327.00–340.00 $333.53 $2,241 +4.48
745 745 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,216 -13.37
765–780 773 2 290.00–307.50 $298.67 $2,309 +11.17
800–830 806 15 272.00–285.00 $279.31 $2,251 +4.31
870–880 875 2 250.00–274.00 $262.07 $2,293 -5.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 268 3 350.00–400.00 $372.36 $998 —
325–340 335 4 350.00–370.00 $358.64 $1,201 -31.36
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 —
435–440 438 2 330.00–335.00 $332.51 $1,456 -27.52
455–485 470 2 360.00–370.00 $365.16 $1,716 +8.21
500–540 523 8 325.00–352.50 $341.85 $1,788 +2.75
550–595 561 5 327.50–342.50 $338.09 $1,897 -1.75
600–635 614 4 325.00–340.00 $331.30 $2,034 +24.86
685 685 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,158 —
727 727 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,072 —
780 780 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,028 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 —
520 520 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,599 —
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 400.00 $400.00 $920 -90.00
280 280 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,036 -80.67
315 value added 315 10 450.00 $450.00 $1,418 —
310–345 325 10 345.00–390.00 $366.58 $1,191 -62.73
350–378 value added 372 5 420.00–430.00 $428.12 $1,593 —
360–385 372 9 350.00–400.00 $365.47 $1,360 -40.04
408 value added 408 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,693 —
405–445 429 41 330.00–380.00 $358.06 $1,536 -2.16
450–495 474 13 320.00–335.00 $326.32 $1,547 -8.70
515–535 value added 522 3 350.00–352.50 $351.65 $1,836 —
500–548 533 24 315.00–340.00 $329.71 $1,757 -4.23
553–560 value added 555 7 330.00–349.00 $343.52 $1,907 +11.02
555–595 579 15 307.50–322.50 $314.96 $1,824 +6.50
600–641 625 21 274.00–282.50 $277.83 $1,736 -23.28
650–665 656 6 277.50–286.00 $282.56 $1,854 -1.76
658–696 value added 695 75 288.00–290.00 $288.08 $2,002 —
715–722 721 6 267.00–275.00 $268.32 $1,935 +3.33
760–790 780 15 255.50–260.00 $258.54 $2,017 +19.33
860 860 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,064 +13.76
920 920 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 310.00 $310.00 $992 -42.70
360–395 380 4 325.00–335.00 $329.92 $1,254 -3.21
420–440 428 4 300.00–325.00 $317.57 $1,359 -7.79
455–485 471 4 270.00–300.00 $281.06 $1,324 -23.97
515–530 521 4 290.00–310.00 $300.05 $1,563 -4.33
550–570 561 4 295.00–300.00 $297.48 $1,669 +22.95
625 625 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 -8.73
650 650 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,742 +9.99
710 710 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,775 +18.87
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 379 7 395.00–420.00 $405.11 $1,535 -23.00
405–445 419 9 395.00–420.00 $405.01 $1,697 -2.64
455–485 471 7 345.00–355.00 $349.96 $1,648 -22.46
500–530 515 5 330.00–350.00 $339.11 $1,746 -10.84
555–595 576 5 327.50–345.00 $335.14 $1,930 +1.81
620–635 625 3 327.50–331.00 $329.50 $2,059 +6.72
655–685 670 4 320.00–327.50 $323.03 $2,164 +1.09
700–720 710 2 305.00–322.50 $313.87 $2,228 +8.90
760–780 770 2 284.00–297.50 $290.84 $2,239 +0.84
800–815 808 2 256.00–265.00 $260.46 $2,105 -4.56
860 860 1 254.00 $254.00 $2,184 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 373 4 330.00–370.00 $351.28 $1,310 —
410–445 432 3 330.00–350.00 $342.82 $1,481 -15.34
760 760 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,090 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–955 897 85-90% 3 109.00–113.00 $110.94 $995 —
995–1400 1138 85-90% 10 118.00–131.00 $125.51 $1,428 —
965–1500 1233 85-90% 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,677 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,421 +0.96
1095–1390 1249 80-85% 10 139.00–152.00 $143.96 $1,798 +5.55
1270–1450 1347 80-85% 3 156.00–164.00 $159.85 $2,153 +6.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1585 1440 75-80% 2 135.00–138.00 $136.35 $1,963 -4.18
1405–1590 1527 75-80% 3 156.00–163.00 $158.74 $2,424 +5.76
1445–1875 1617 75-80% 7 143.00–153.00 $147.12 $2,379 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1645 1505 2 149.00–166.00 $156.71 $2,358 —
1865 1865 1 198.00 $198.00 $3,693 +20.38
2110–2375 2243 2 179.00–188.00 $183.23 $4,110 —

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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.