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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.78/cwt +18.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,131/hd at 633 lb · 81 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $336.86/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 777 lb · 59 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $318.50/cwt +21.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,972/hd at 933 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 539 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 236 4 600.00–660.00 $636.93 $1,503 —
265–285 275 4 560.00–640.00 $584.45 $1,607 +176.29
300–340 327 5 510.00–540.00 $524.28 $1,714 +108.16
350–370 360 3 450.00–490.00 $469.81 $1,691 +29.86
400–405 403 2 435.00–445.00 $440.03 $1,773 -4.76
460 460 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,909 +4.32
500–505 503 3 415.00–420.00 $418.33 $2,104 +29.59
570–595 579 4 368.00–388.00 $377.64 $2,187 +7.09
605–623 620 6 352.50–367.50 $359.36 $2,228 +27.03
660–693 689 8 329.00–347.50 $332.64 $2,292 +8.58
700 700 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,205 +4.03
757–785 763 5 312.50–325.00 $316.48 $2,415 +28.96
778 value added 778 54 338.75 $338.75 $2,635 +9.75
933 value added 933 52 318.50 $318.50 $2,972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 +77.52
330 330 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,518 —
355 355 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,526 —
440 440 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,716 +29.14
455 455 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,774 +18.34
515 515 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,854 +15.70
550 550 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 -10.00
693 693 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,166 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 440.00 $440.00 $880 -150.00
285–295 288 3 440.00–460.00 $450.00 $1,296 +60.00
325–345 333 3 415.00–425.00 $418.30 $1,393 +36.39
350–392 372 11 400.00–425.00 $415.02 $1,544 +3.85
410–435 423 8 395.00–410.00 $402.47 $1,702 +22.64
450–495 475 14 370.00–382.50 $374.79 $1,780 +24.24
491 value added 491 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,903 —
505–525 513 19 345.00–365.00 $358.11 $1,837 +17.48
550–595 564 29 330.00–350.00 $334.14 $1,885 +1.49
584 value added 584 15 380.00 $380.00 $2,219 —
631 value added 631 72 338.50 $338.50 $2,136 +13.50
645–648 648 9 322.50–327.50 $323.05 $2,093 +14.45
659–675 662 6 302.50–322.50 $305.90 $2,025 +9.29
755–780 768 2 265.00–270.00 $267.46 $2,054 —
860 860 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,120 —
315–320 318 2 305.00–370.00 $337.24 $1,072 +7.24
375–380 378 2 370.00–390.00 $379.93 $1,436 +16.71
405–445 423 3 330.00–380.00 $351.32 $1,486 -1.81
473–495 482 4 322.50–365.00 $343.03 $1,653 +12.27
525–540 533 2 325.00–340.00 $332.61 $1,773 +12.61
585 585 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,901 +15.99
640 640 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,936 +30.99
685 685 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,867 -0.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 379 4 440.00–445.00 $443.78 $1,682 +8.80
400–445 421 4 420.00–435.00 $428.58 $1,804 +2.97
455–495 472 13 390.00–405.00 $400.80 $1,892 -21.71
505–540 518 6 380.00–405.00 $394.38 $2,043 +23.22
560–585 562 30 367.50–380.00 $376.62 $2,117 +23.51
605–635 622 5 332.50–350.00 $341.92 $2,127 +20.91
650–684 678 11 321.00–337.50 $325.70 $2,208 +18.28
730–735 733 2 305.00–306.00 $305.50 $2,239 +7.43
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 +27.50
850 850 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 340.00–400.00 $370.17 $1,621 -11.19
535–545 542 3 335.00–352.50 $343.34 $1,861 -9.04
585–595 590 3 320.00–347.50 $334.76 $1,975 —
610 610 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 +5.00
675 675 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 +13.40
750 750 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 +15.00
810 810 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,146 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1615 1397 80-85% 12 145.00–156.00 $150.45 $2,102 —
1320–1465 1400 80-85% 4 158.00–165.00 $161.06 $2,255 —
1230–1730 1493 80-85% 6 135.00–143.00 $138.50 $2,068 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1605 1204 85-90% 8 103.00–119.00 $112.83 $1,358 —
1090–1550 1234 85-90% 7 124.00–136.00 $130.03 $1,605 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1745 1567 75-80% 7 146.00–158.00 $152.40 $2,388 -0.09
1425–1820 1578 75-80% 4 140.00–143.00 $140.92 $2,224 -11.57
1390–1800 1588 75-80% 4 165.00–171.00 $166.84 $2,649 +14.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–2300 1910 6 174.00–186.00 $182.11 $3,478 —
2105 2105 1 206.00 $206.00 $4,336 —
1755–2500 2136 4 155.00–171.00 $165.92 $3,544 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
865–1470 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,575.00–2,100.00 $1,824.74
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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.