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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.04/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,111/hd at 474 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $557.61/cwt +16.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 383 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $506.74/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 422 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 491 1,078
Feeder cattle 694 379 869
Slaughter cattle 89 100 137
Replacement cattle 12 12 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 250lbs to 420lbs 20.00 higher, 450lbs up steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality and demand very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 255 5 580.00–650.00 $616.08 $1,571 +38.99
300–345 321 14 580.00–650.00 $609.62 $1,957 +45.95
350–396 375 13 560.00–610.00 $573.42 $2,150 +38.51
405–445 420 13 495.00–530.00 $510.30 $2,143 +22.32
423 value added 423 4 540.00 $540.00 $2,284 —
450–490 465 13 485.00–510.00 $496.35 $2,308 +4.91
500–545 523 15 460.00–495.00 $479.74 $2,509 -0.26
550–590 567 11 462.50–490.00 $480.01 $2,722 +9.95
595 595 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,663 -22.56
605–644 625 16 412.50–442.50 $432.77 $2,705 +45.27
625–635 630 3 370.00–382.50 $374.17 $2,357 -13.33
655 value added 655 2 432.50 $432.50 $2,833 —
660–695 670 8 362.50–392.50 $382.72 $2,564 —
715 715 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,592 —
756 756 4 358.00 $358.00 $2,706 —
820 820 3 334.00 $334.00 $2,739 +6.50
858–895 value added 880 5 325.00–331.00 $327.34 $2,881 —
920 920 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 268 6 470.00–560.00 $532.06 $1,426 +21.59
310–340 324 4 520.00–570.00 $549.42 $1,780 +26.71
365–395 385 6 520.00–540.00 $529.18 $2,037 —
400–445 433 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,122 —
450–495 468 4 470.00–480.00 $476.26 $2,229 +27.96
515–540 533 5 370.00–450.00 $428.27 $2,283 —
550–595 571 9 380.00–442.50 $426.66 $2,436 -10.84
610–645 628 2 350.00–400.00 $374.30 $2,351 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 3 540.00–580.00 $559.62 $1,483 +64.86
270 270 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 +5.24
315 thin fleshed 315 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,796 —
305–340 322 6 500.00–550.00 $521.09 $1,678 +28.17
355–385 fancy 374 4 530.00–540.00 $534.95 $2,001 —
350–395 378 16 470.00–510.00 $486.53 $1,839 +16.92
405–445 420 19 465.00–515.00 $489.56 $2,056 +37.43
405–430 426 7 440.00–450.00 $448.57 $1,911 -3.56
450–460 thin fleshed 455 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,207 —
450–495 472 24 440.00–465.00 $444.84 $2,100 +3.92
470–495 490 6 425.00–435.00 $432.52 $2,119 -8.40
500–543 516 21 410.00–440.00 $424.40 $2,190 +14.42
540 540 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,200 -2.48
550–585 572 18 392.50–410.00 $399.82 $2,287 +9.92
600–645 620 15 362.50–390.00 $374.95 $2,325 +22.45
659 value added 659 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,504 —
650–690 683 19 345.00–370.00 $351.02 $2,397 -0.84
707 value added 707 15 335.00 $335.00 $2,368 —
720–745 732 3 327.50–342.50 $334.08 $2,445 +12.92
753–785 761 5 320.00–338.00 $331.69 $2,524 —
803–815 805 6 316.00–320.00 $316.67 $2,549 +16.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 3 500.00–520.00 $510.06 $1,418 +60.06
300–345 328 8 420.00–490.00 $466.67 $1,531 —
350–395 378 6 410.00–460.00 $445.50 $1,684 —
400–445 427 11 410.00–460.00 $439.36 $1,876 +9.36
450–495 468 4 400.00–430.00 $422.06 $1,975 —
520–545 534 6 395.00–407.50 $402.03 $2,147 —
555–590 571 6 345.00–400.00 $377.67 $2,156 —
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 -65.00
670–695 681 4 317.50–340.00 $328.23 $2,235 —
785 785 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 27 540.00–580.00 $557.61 $2,136 +16.80
400 fancy 400 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,160 —
405–445 423 26 480.00–530.00 $505.46 $2,138 +9.84
455–495 477 22 475.00–515.00 $486.77 $2,322 +0.89
500–548 523 22 450.00–495.00 $469.61 $2,456 -6.68
550–595 566 9 425.00–450.00 $434.15 $2,457 +5.43
600–620 613 9 380.00–410.00 $398.39 $2,442 —
650 fancy 650 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,502 —
655–690 673 4 357.50–362.50 $359.97 $2,423 —
710–725 720 3 351.00–357.50 $353.14 $2,543 +2.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 386 6 495.00–530.00 $515.85 $1,991 +15.13
410–435 418 3 465.00–475.00 $468.47 $1,958 +3.31
460–495 477 6 435.00–465.00 $454.17 $2,166 -0.78
500–545 527 9 360.00–445.00 $416.66 $2,196 -28.41
570–595 582 7 340.00–400.00 $382.72 $2,227 -14.78
705–725 715 2 325.00–335.00 $330.07 $2,360 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1210 1145 80-85% 3 135.00–150.00 $142.48 $1,631 —
1070–1395 1287 80-85% 8 157.00–174.00 $164.58 $2,118 -9.73
1095–1700 1351 80-85% 7 178.00–194.00 $186.36 $2,518 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1050 969 85-90% 4 120.00–134.00 $126.38 $1,225 +9.68
860–1110 1006 85-90% 7 135.00–147.00 $139.95 $1,408 —
1025–1095 1060 85-90% 2 149.00–156.00 $152.38 $1,615 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1585 1523 75-80% 2 176.00–181.00 $178.40 $2,717 +14.42
1350–2000 1607 75-80% 5 169.00–174.00 $170.74 $2,744 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,691 —
1620–2055 1774 4 210.00–220.00 $215.35 $3,820 +9.35
1415–2280 1852 6 184.00–195.00 $190.30 $3,524 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1250–1435 1343 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–2,925.00 $2,913.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.