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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $373.50/cwt ≈ $2,402/hd at 643 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $403.30/cwt +27.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,947/hd at 483 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.63/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 570 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 855 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,564 +80.00
280–295 289 4 550.00–620.00 $589.74 $1,704 —
305–348 335 5 460.00–540.00 $487.02 $1,632 +30.57
370–395 383 3 480.00–505.00 $491.39 $1,882 +51.39
400–445 438 41 420.00–475.00 $444.13 $1,945 +54.24
450–495 477 24 400.00–440.00 $419.94 $2,003 +23.13
500–540 519 21 395.00–420.00 $408.27 $2,119 +7.37
551–573 562 34 390.00–415.00 $402.37 $2,261 +16.46
564 value added 564 4 419.00 $419.00 $2,363 —
600–645 621 12 360.00–377.50 $366.15 $2,274 -2.99
650–675 660 8 360.00–367.50 $362.18 $2,390 +5.24
701–715 value added 706 6 370.00–380.00 $376.62 $2,659 +9.62
700–745 718 14 332.50–350.00 $338.92 $2,433 -10.12
765 value added 765 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,716 +6.00
775–793 787 7 327.50–347.50 $334.27 $2,631 -2.45
800 800 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 +7.19
870 870 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,806 +4.37
920 920 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,668 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 293 5 500.00–530.00 $524.16 $1,536 —
325–340 333 3 430.00–455.00 $443.15 $1,476 +3.15
380–390 383 3 400.00–435.00 $423.13 $1,621 —
441–445 442 7 385.00–410.00 $392.19 $1,733 —
465–495 480 3 370.00–390.00 $378.49 $1,817 —
520–543 531 23 370.00–390.00 $377.70 $2,006 +30.41
550–595 579 9 360.00–385.00 $373.80 $2,164 +17.36
605–645 629 15 330.00–355.00 $343.67 $2,162 -6.33
655–690 678 14 330.00–350.00 $340.36 $2,308 +5.66
700–733 718 4 285.00–320.00 $310.24 $2,228 -26.01
905 905 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,353 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 +130.00
315–345 330 2 430.00–490.00 $458.64 $1,514 +49.65
350–398 371 17 420.00–450.00 $436.08 $1,618 +32.15
405–445 427 43 390.00–425.00 $407.28 $1,739 +15.85
450–495 472 30 370.00–400.00 $387.72 $1,830 +11.96
490–495 value added 490 44 412.50–414.00 $413.93 $2,028 —
500–545 527 32 350.00–380.00 $359.74 $1,896 -0.67
550–595 570 49 340.00–367.50 $354.63 $2,021 +0.73
600–645 620 15 330.00–347.50 $339.03 $2,102 -0.70
650–680 660 20 327.50–345.00 $331.00 $2,185 +5.51
705–730 714 12 315.00–330.00 $323.29 $2,308 +15.79
765–790 778 2 305.00–310.00 $307.54 $2,393 —
810–835 822 3 280.00–287.50 $284.16 $2,336 -8.34
910 910 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,594 +7.50
965 965 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 value added 643 75 373.50 $373.50 $2,402 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 —
395 395 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 +10.00
413–445 426 9 360.00–380.00 $372.73 $1,588 +9.04
460–495 481 4 335.00–360.00 $351.14 $1,689 -3.94
525 525 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 +11.31
560 560 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 +2.83
620–645 633 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,041 +6.65
665–680 670 3 310.00–325.00 $316.62 $2,121 +24.12
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 —
785 785 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,257 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 366 9 460.00–490.00 $468.81 $1,716 +23.81
425–448 435 8 430.00–475.00 $446.76 $1,943 +49.20
450–495 478 22 380.00–412.50 $392.45 $1,876 +14.66
505–530 524 7 385.00–410.00 $392.84 $2,058 +19.63
550–590 565 9 370.00–400.00 $387.62 $2,190 +22.22
605–640 620 12 340.00–365.00 $352.94 $2,188 +12.89
651–695 669 19 330.00–350.00 $340.28 $2,276 +4.04
705–745 725 2 317.50–340.00 $328.44 $2,381 +10.12
750–780 769 7 322.50–345.00 $331.71 $2,551 +46.71
800 800 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,520 —
915 915 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,699 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 382 5 405.00–445.00 $425.79 $1,627 +64.13
415–445 432 9 360.00–420.00 $381.82 $1,649 +34.49
455–495 475 9 335.00–375.00 $361.48 $1,717 -0.68
500–545 524 9 365.00–375.00 $370.00 $1,939 +25.21
560–595 581 7 330.00–352.50 $343.59 $1,996 —
605–630 621 6 317.50–337.50 $330.07 $2,050 +0.57
830 830 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,262 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1350 1174 80-85% 10 155.00–166.00 $161.24 $1,893 —
1175–1345 1260 80-85% 2 173.00–183.00 $177.66 $2,239 +5.21
1045–1575 1312 80-85% 6 145.00–154.00 $150.08 $1,969 +4.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1560 1435 75-80% 4 150.00–156.00 $152.61 $2,190 —
1340–1685 1489 75-80% 7 158.00–169.00 $164.69 $2,452 +12.63
1320–1780 1538 75-80% 4 176.00–180.00 $178.84 $2,751 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1155 1118 85-90% 2 152.00–153.00 $152.48 $1,705 +45.60
1025–1230 1136 85-90% 6 123.00–133.00 $126.38 $1,436 +19.50
975–1400 1196 85-90% 5 135.00–146.00 $141.41 $1,691 +1.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1470 1373 6 173.00–180.00 $176.80 $2,427 —
1675–1995 1878 3 185.00–201.00 $193.30 $3,630 -16.70
1890–1995 1943 2 204.00–210.00 $207.08 $4,024 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1085–1440 1297 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,600.00–3,200.00 $2,891.84
1165–1425 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,475.00–2,750.00 $2,580.12

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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
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.