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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.41/cwt +8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 514 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.40/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 578 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.90/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 576 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 446 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,320 +99.86
250 250 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,325 +52.58
300–345 326 6 450.00–480.00 $456.45 $1,488 +11.21
395 395 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,738 -3.09
430–440 435 2 380.00–400.00 $389.89 $1,696 -30.83
450–490 470 3 390.00–400.00 $396.81 $1,865 -3.94
505–513 510 3 387.50–407.50 $400.90 $2,045 +9.45
550–595 577 13 382.50–392.50 $385.91 $2,227 +9.71
600–645 619 16 360.00–372.50 $369.14 $2,285 +17.90
655–695 678 13 350.00–362.00 $356.94 $2,420 +14.38
713 value added 713 3 367.00 $367.00 $2,617 —
708–735 718 6 342.00–352.50 $349.04 $2,506 +15.56
750–780 762 3 330.00–340.00 $336.72 $2,566 +6.71
796 value added 796 8 349.00 $349.00 $2,778 —
806–810 807 10 320.00–334.00 $322.81 $2,605 —
885 885 4 312.50–320.00 $318.13 $2,815 —
925 925 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,544 —
980 980 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,548 —
1000 1000 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
320 320 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 +64.72
535–545 540 2 325.00–370.00 $347.29 $1,875 -0.04
550–585 568 2 350.00–362.50 $356.44 $2,025 +9.20
630 630 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,205 +10.00
668–685 673 4 327.50–342.00 $334.70 $2,253 +14.70
700 700 2 335.00–337.50 $336.25 $2,354 —
815 815 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,567 —
900 900 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,385 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 380.00 $380.00 $931 -100.00
265–270 268 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,072 —
340–347 346 10 390.00–420.00 $408.99 $1,415 +8.99
350–398 384 9 390.00–420.00 $403.93 $1,551 +7.60
400–440 415 10 380.00–400.00 $391.43 $1,624 +12.19
450–495 468 12 370.00–390.00 $375.76 $1,759 +10.84
500–545 514 27 350.00–370.00 $360.41 $1,853 +8.85
553–595 576 22 345.00–362.50 $353.90 $2,038 +8.78
633–645 636 9 335.00–347.50 $339.73 $2,161 +11.74
650–695 680 4 315.00–338.00 $325.49 $2,213 +1.96
715–730 721 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,217 -2.50
810 810 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,369 +47.62
945 945 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,622 +30.00
1050 1050 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 320.00–370.00 $345.81 $1,072 -6.80
375–390 383 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,417 +29.56
405–440 424 4 355.00–370.00 $363.69 $1,542 +17.45
450–490 473 13 340.00–365.00 $355.08 $1,680 +12.65
510–540 521 4 325.00–345.00 $333.69 $1,739 +14.96
565–590 576 6 315.00–340.00 $332.17 $1,913 +8.94
605–630 615 3 315.00–317.50 $315.85 $1,942 +1.38
675 675 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,974 +22.50
770 770 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,156 —
880 880 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,244 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 3 430.00–460.00 $445.00 $1,749 +55.77
405–440 426 18 370.00–410.00 $397.56 $1,694 -36.46
450–495 475 18 370.00–390.00 $377.79 $1,795 +3.53
500–535 512 11 365.00–380.00 $373.21 $1,911 +9.72
550–598 578 22 355.00–375.00 $365.40 $2,112 -4.06
600–640 622 7 335.00–350.00 $340.05 $2,115 +12.99
650–693 669 8 330.00–346.00 $336.24 $2,249 +8.26
700–730 715 3 317.50–320.00 $318.32 $2,276 +8.31
795 795 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 373 4 335.00–370.00 $361.66 $1,349 —
425–445 435 2 340.00–355.00 $347.33 $1,511 -22.25
470–490 486 8 360.00–367.50 $362.16 $1,760 +13.57
500–540 528 5 330.00–360.00 $344.79 $1,820 +24.65
640 640 2 329.00–330.00 $329.50 $2,109 +19.50
650 650 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 +27.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1390 1283 80-85% 5 170.00–175.00 $172.45 $2,213 +24.69
1010–1660 1328 80-85% 10 136.00–149.00 $146.06 $1,940 -31.50
1165–1640 1333 80-85% 9 151.00–165.00 $158.25 $2,109 -19.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1155 1020 85-90% 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,540 +17.87
955–1430 1120 85-90% 6 100.00–115.00 $106.88 $1,197 —
1125–1210 1167 85-90% 3 139.00–141.00 $139.99 $1,634 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,353 —
1400–1575 1488 75-80% 2 151.00–153.00 $152.06 $2,263 -26.94
1415–1865 1555 75-80% 6 159.00–169.00 $162.56 $2,528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1960 1689 4 165.00–180.00 $174.97 $2,955 —
1860 1860 1 210.00 $210.00 $3,906 —
1905–2275 2118 3 188.00–191.00 $189.74 $4,019 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–765 743 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,222.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
875–1300 1052 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,700.00 $2,340.02
1175–1205 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,050.00 $2,000.63
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1575 1575 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,075.00 $3,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.