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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.91/cwt -40.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 523 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $324.08/cwt -18.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 612 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $404.33/cwt -17.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 471 lb · 14 head
Unionville, TN 5-weight heifers sold at $343/cwt, which is $25/cwt below the TN average ($368) and $36/cwt under Savannah, TN ($379). The class is down $59/cwt from its late June peak of $399. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 633 577
Feeder cattle 432 572 452
Slaughter cattle 71 51 68
Replacement cattle 22 10 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 lower; 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
315–340 330 3 440.00–470.00 $453.69 $1,497 -35.99
385 385 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,771 -32.75
410–445 416 7 450.00–485.00 $467.15 $1,943 +14.84
455–485 468 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,872 -21.55
504 value added 504 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,268 —
500–548 533 7 405.00–435.00 $425.30 $2,267 +14.52
560–588 580 9 397.50–430.00 $404.24 $2,345 +29.94
600–648 629 10 325.00–350.00 $335.22 $2,109 -14.63
650–685 663 4 330.00–340.00 $334.92 $2,221 -5.42
700–710 707 3 320.00–332.50 $325.84 $2,304 -18.50
755–785 768 4 310.00–322.50 $315.55 $2,423 -9.30
965–990 978 2 280.00–290.00 $284.94 $2,787 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
320 320 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,360 -45.00
360–380 371 4 395.00–430.00 $408.60 $1,516 —
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 -3.33
503 503 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,911 —
560–593 583 7 325.00–385.00 $361.04 $2,105 +19.37
600 600 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,935 -10.00
655–675 667 3 317.50–325.00 $320.86 $2,140 -9.14
715–730 723 2 295.00–305.00 $300.05 $2,169 —
785 785 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,316 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,056 —
260 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 +50.00
330–340 338 4 470.00–500.00 $487.63 $1,648 -2.37
380–390 383 3 460.00–470.00 $463.30 $1,774 -4.63
410–445 432 10 420.00–440.00 $430.39 $1,859 -7.58
455–495 483 9 360.00–385.00 $372.67 $1,800 -42.49
500–546 523 19 340.00–360.00 $345.91 $1,809 -40.87
550–590 567 5 330.00–340.00 $332.53 $1,885 -24.54
635–645 642 12 317.50–331.00 $322.78 $2,072 -8.12
670–685 680 3 300.00–315.00 $306.61 $2,085 -13.80
747 747 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,166 -13.88
800 800 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,360 +17.48
985 985 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,281 —
379–390 381 5 410.00–415.00 $413.98 $1,577 -6.02
488–495 490 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 —
530 530 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,749 -25.00
575 575 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,840 -1.98
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 -13.33
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 4 455.00–470.00 $462.55 $1,772 -20.77
410–435 420 3 440.00–455.00 $448.19 $1,882 -13.94
450–495 471 14 395.00–435.00 $404.33 $1,904 -17.83
505–510 508 4 370.00–395.00 $387.48 $1,968 -23.31
555–590 570 4 320.00–335.00 $326.11 $1,859 -31.39
600–645 612 16 315.00–332.50 $324.08 $1,983 -18.37
650 650 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 -14.94
705–720 712 3 300.00–310.00 $303.33 $2,160 -17.91
770–785 778 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 +7.84
470–480 477 3 325.00–370.00 $348.50 $1,662 -26.50
510–540 520 4 300.00–365.00 $341.97 $1,778 -22.18
565–595 579 5 310.00–315.00 $311.00 $1,801 -19.52
690 690 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,070 -12.50
795 795 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,988 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1595 1440 75-80% 17 173.00–184.00 $178.11 $2,565 —
1520–1595 1558 75-80% 2 190.00–195.00 $192.44 $2,998 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1225 1148 80-85% 3 177.00–180.00 $178.29 $2,047 —
1095–1515 1326 80-85% 7 160.00–167.00 $162.55 $2,155 —
1325–1775 1550 80-85% 2 193.00–198.00 $195.86 $3,036 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1125 1006 85-90% 5 120.00–138.00 $126.97 $1,277 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,624 —
925–1095 1036 85-90% 4 140.00–150.00 $143.40 $1,486 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1450 1355 4 194.00–198.00 $195.93 $2,655 —
1820–2020 1920 2 227.00–235.00 $231.21 $4,439 —
1825–2090 1925 4 208.00–216.00 $211.12 $4,064 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–800 793 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,360.00 $2,181.70

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1140–1315 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,360.69
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1170–1400 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 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.