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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.50/cwt ≈ $2,865/hd at 822 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $455.49/cwt +6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,159/hd at 474 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.82/cwt +21.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,410/hd at 574 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 982 447 953
Feeder cattle 843 374 814
Slaughter cattle 107 63 125
Replacement cattle 32 10 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 10.00 lower; over 550 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 2 740.00 $740.00 $1,613 +20.83
255–295 278 7 630.00–670.00 $653.14 $1,816 +39.56
300–345 328 27 560.00–620.00 $591.45 $1,940 -56.81
350–395 376 9 560.00–580.00 $570.93 $2,147 -72.20
400–448 430 18 520.00–550.00 $533.69 $2,295 -1.66
450–498 474 28 510.00–535.00 $522.43 $2,476 -5.90
510–545 524 13 500.00–522.50 $512.22 $2,684 -11.04
565–595 579 12 480.00–505.00 $495.00 $2,866 +2.40
615–630 621 7 450.00–455.00 $452.83 $2,812 +9.73
627 value added 627 3 467.50 $467.50 $2,931 —
655–660 658 2 400.00–420.00 $409.96 $2,698 +23.94
710–728 725 6 395.50–397.50 $395.83 $2,870 +30.83
881 value added 881 17 332.50 $332.50 $2,929 —
903 903 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,980 +16.00
1030 1030 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,090 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
822 value added 822 59 348.50 $348.50 $2,865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,470 —
280 280 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,624 —
300–335 317 3 510.00–560.00 $540.26 $1,713 +27.70
425–440 431 5 455.00–515.00 $489.32 $2,109 -20.68
450–465 455 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,275 —
520–543 535 3 440.00–477.50 $465.36 $2,490 +15.86
590 590 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,773 +26.28
640 640 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,720 +15.00
740 740 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,590 —
1010 1010 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,727 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 590.00–600.00 $595.16 $1,387 -74.84
255–288 273 4 540.00–600.00 $574.01 $1,567 -19.90
315–347 330 13 500.00–570.00 $525.56 $1,734 -24.56
350–399 374 30 490.00–540.00 $508.16 $1,901 -0.48
400–440 418 30 460.00–500.00 $475.00 $1,986 +17.66
455–495 474 41 440.00–470.00 $455.49 $2,159 +6.78
500–545 522 32 420.00–450.00 $433.24 $2,262 +9.61
550–588 574 36 407.50–425.00 $419.82 $2,410 +21.66
620–640 626 5 385.00–403.00 $393.04 $2,460 +10.54
650–682 664 9 370.00–392.50 $381.27 $2,532 +8.73
700–720 708 3 340.00–355.00 $344.94 $2,442 +34.94
750–785 760 4 327.50–343.00 $335.79 $2,552 +20.79
865 865 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 —
918 918 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–293 290 7 500.00–530.00 $524.46 $1,521 +4.46
330 330 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 -25.00
420–430 422 24 440.00–450.00 $449.16 $1,895 +19.16
475–495 485 2 420.00–435.00 $427.65 $2,074 +24.88
520–535 525 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,152 +10.00
600–625 613 7 320.00–370.00 $360.13 $2,208 +7.63
650–695 673 2 335.00–365.00 $349.50 $2,352 -3.00
700–710 705 2 330.00–335.00 $332.48 $2,344 —
915 915 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 373 23 557.50–590.00 $567.49 $2,117 -14.31
400–445 421 23 520.00–560.00 $537.75 $2,264 +18.50
450–495 472 26 490.00–535.00 $509.01 $2,403 -2.81
510–545 531 8 470.00–500.00 $485.59 $2,578 -8.63
550–590 576 8 460.00–485.00 $469.25 $2,703 +9.25
600–620 611 4 437.50–447.50 $442.85 $2,706 +23.44
650–685 668 8 410.00–421.00 $414.62 $2,770 +34.66
700–705 703 3 385.00–395.00 $388.34 $2,730 +10.84
770–780 775 2 351.00–362.50 $356.79 $2,765 -5.71
800 800 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,760 —
850–880 870 3 325.00–337.50 $329.91 $2,870 —
905 905 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,919 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,996 ±0.00
420–435 428 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,183 +39.88
450–480 461 6 450.00–480.00 $464.24 $2,140 +14.24
510–540 526 4 435.00–455.00 $448.87 $2,361 +1.50
550–585 568 2 447.50–452.50 $450.08 $2,556 —
610–615 612 3 381.00–415.00 $403.70 $2,471 —
675 675 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,632 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1370 1258 80-85% 6 160.00–163.00 $161.32 $2,029 -13.21
1115–1605 1267 80-85% 16 166.00–183.00 $174.49 $2,211 -0.04
1195–1650 1372 80-85% 7 188.00–204.00 $196.84 $2,701 +7.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1030 959 85-90% 5 113.00–134.00 $125.69 $1,205 —
1050–1270 1172 85-90% 5 160.00–170.00 $163.82 $1,920 —
1105–1305 1234 85-90% 5 144.00–157.00 $149.79 $1,848 +21.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1610 1501 75-80% 8 190.00–210.00 $199.13 $2,989 +18.84
1455–1810 1598 75-80% 7 171.00–184.00 $179.92 $2,875 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1660 1554 4 191.00–197.00 $195.00 $3,030 —
1590–1915 1776 4 219.00–229.00 $222.85 $3,958 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1030–1835 1409 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 2,850.00–3,525.00 $3,232.11
1420–1430 1427 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,050.00–3,125.00 $3,099.94
1225–1640 1433 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,450.00 $3,257.59

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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.