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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $327.11/cwt +72.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 781 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.91/cwt +16.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,816/hd at 529 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.55/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 480 lb · 28 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 529

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 277 5 400.00–420.00 $408.16 $1,131 -7.73
315–345 323 6 400.00–435.00 $416.12 $1,344 -9.40
350–380 369 7 430.00–450.00 $439.95 $1,623
405–445 411 7 430.00–450.00 $444.79 $1,828 +36.34
450–495 482 9 405.00–425.00 $410.68 $1,979 +10.68
500–545 528 17 372.50–405.00 $388.74 $2,053 +22.10
520–539 value added 537 8 403.00–410.00 $403.85 $2,169
556–575 value added 566 10 384.00–391.00 $387.44 $2,193
555–590 577 9 360.00–377.50 $370.55 $2,138 +27.47
600–645 611 10 330.00–345.00 $332.33 $2,031 +6.19
612–615 value added 613 4 357.50–365.00 $363.12 $2,226
665–680 value added 669 4 337.50–340.00 $339.36 $2,270
660–690 673 6 315.00–330.00 $324.06 $2,181 +16.18
710–745 723 8 305.00–317.50 $310.97 $2,248 +20.73
755–765 760 3 280.00–295.00 $287.52 $2,185 +32.52
782 value added 782 63 329.00 $329.00 $2,573
885 885 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,589
900–920 910 2 287.50–307.50 $297.39 $2,706
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 370.00–375.00 $372.48 $1,017 +22.48
415–440 430 4 340.00–385.00 $360.86 $1,552
455–460 457 3 360.00–385.00 $371.66 $1,698 +26.66
500–543 524 13 330.00–362.50 $344.30 $1,804 +74.30
570–590 580 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,030 +30.97
605–640 625 4 285.00–323.00 $311.80 $1,949 +20.55
670 670 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,044
700–745 723 3 300.00–303.00 $300.97 $2,176

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,386
270 270 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,053 -60.00
300–320 313 3 370.00–400.00 $381.91 $1,195 -58.33
350–395 377 9 395.00–420.00 $411.17 $1,550 +38.19
400–445 428 17 370.00–400.00 $379.83 $1,626 +2.14
450–495 480 28 340.00–365.00 $350.55 $1,683 +7.47
500–545 529 45 332.50–350.00 $340.63 $1,802 +14.23
533 value added 533 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,919
550–595 572 17 325.00–340.00 $332.65 $1,903 +26.49
608–631 value added 623 14 325.00 $325.00 $2,025
600–645 628 9 300.00–317.50 $308.60 $1,938 +41.96
650–685 666 6 285.00–310.00 $296.61 $1,975 +48.62
700–745 715 4 275.00–287.50 $281.93 $2,016 +25.59
830 830 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,096 +15.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,023 +30.00
370–385 375 3 355.00–380.00 $363.22 $1,362 +28.22
420–445 432 3 340.00–360.00 $353.13 $1,526 +5.74
465–490 484 4 320.00–337.50 $330.76 $1,601 +18.37
500–540 520 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,664
555–595 576 5 305.00–315.00 $309.01 $1,780 +33.00
600–615 608 2 250.00–292.50 $271.51 $1,651 +21.51
655–690 673 2 270.00–275.00 $272.57 $1,834 +42.57
735 735 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,984

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 358 4 430.00–440.00 $434.98 $1,557 +36.88
405–435 424 7 420.00–440.00 $425.61 $1,805 +16.17
460–480 471 4 420.00–425.00 $422.51 $1,990 +51.02
500–548 533 11 365.00–380.00 $371.16 $1,978 +24.70
550–595 572 6 342.50–365.00 $353.11 $2,020 +47.66
610–645 632 11 310.00–327.50 $321.01 $2,029 +27.86
650–660 655 2 297.50–317.50 $307.42 $2,014 +24.92
700–730 714 10 287.00–302.50 $298.07 $2,128 +9.07
755 755 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,057 +34.25
800–845 823 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,058
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 355.00–380.00 $367.25 $1,407 +49.03
418–425 423 8 350.00–400.00 $381.36 $1,613 +22.96
455–465 462 6 352.50–385.00 $361.53 $1,670 +26.10
500–540 525 4 350.00–360.00 $352.38 $1,850 +37.53
630 630 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 +55.00
658–670 662 3 275.00–292.50 $286.60 $1,897
720 720 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,944 +20.00
760 760 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,900

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1090 1027 85-90% 6 129.00–141.00 $134.84 $1,385
820–1355 1049 85-90% 10 105.00–125.00 $115.91 $1,216
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1355 1248 80-85% 8 145.00–157.00 $150.48 $1,878
1105–1435 1270 80-85% 2 160.00–167.00 $163.05 $2,071
1265–1435 1338 80-85% 5 129.00–144.00 $138.47 $1,853 -21.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1655 1540 75-80% 3 135.00–136.00 $135.31 $2,084 -3.38
1360–1775 1571 75-80% 9 148.00–158.00 $152.49 $2,396
1720 1720 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,804

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,651
1525–2440 1869 5 164.00–169.00 $165.75 $3,098 +0.06

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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.