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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.13/cwt +32.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,107/hd at 577 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.44/cwt +57.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,606/hd at 664 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.71/cwt +25.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,959/hd at 527 lb · 18 head
Unionville, TN 5-weight heifers sold at $368/cwt, in line with the state average—$1/cwt above the TN average ($367) and $10/cwt under Dickson, TN ($378). The class is down $24 from its late-June peak of $399. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 525 757
Feeder cattle 376 432 662
Slaughter cattle 39 71 85
Replacement cattle 22 22 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 25.00-35.00 higher with instances of 45.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher; 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
200 200 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,360 —
260 260 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,560 —
310 310 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,581 +56.31
395 395 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,133 +80.00
420 420 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,100 +32.85
455–465 460 2 495.00–500.00 $497.53 $2,289 +97.53
505–542 529 9 422.50–440.00 $435.46 $2,304 +10.16
550–578 572 9 405.00–432.50 $428.38 $2,450 +24.14
613–615 value added 614 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,563 —
600–645 633 9 380.00–400.00 $383.00 $2,424 +47.78
651 value added 651 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,604 —
658–694 677 10 377.50–395.00 $384.88 $2,606 +49.96
705–710 708 2 345.00–350.00 $347.51 $2,460 +21.67
720 value added 720 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,664 —
808–825 812 4 320.00–335.00 $331.19 $2,689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,386 +70.00
320 320 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 +15.00
355 355 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,704 +71.40
465–480 472 3 455.00–465.00 $460.05 $2,171 —
525–535 531 4 375.00–400.00 $392.53 $2,084 +12.53
560–590 575 2 365.00–395.00 $380.39 $2,187 +19.35
603–645 622 10 335.00–370.00 $351.16 $2,184 +28.66
650–695 679 7 330.00–365.00 $349.85 $2,375 +28.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 ±0.00
325 325 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,755 +52.37
365–380 370 3 505.00–510.00 $508.29 $1,881 +44.99
402–435 416 6 450.00–470.00 $458.59 $1,908 +28.20
465–480 471 4 420.00–440.00 $427.45 $2,013 +54.78
500–545 527 18 360.00–390.00 $371.71 $1,959 +25.80
555–596 577 20 360.00–375.00 $365.13 $2,107 +32.60
605–620 611 9 350.00–370.00 $356.42 $2,178 +33.64
670–690 681 4 325.00–335.00 $331.29 $2,256 +24.68
700–735 718 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,298 +30.00
750 750 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 450.00–460.00 $455.19 $1,493 —
395 395 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,698 +16.02
425–440 433 3 410.00–425.00 $416.75 $1,805 —
485–495 489 4 380.00–395.00 $387.52 $1,895 +37.52
560–585 573 2 330.00–350.00 $339.78 $1,947 +19.78
605–615 610 2 327.50–330.00 $328.76 $2,005 +28.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 3 510.00–560.00 $529.73 $1,944 +67.18
400–430 409 5 465.00–490.00 $479.06 $1,959 +30.87
450–465 461 4 455.00–485.00 $477.68 $2,202 +73.35
505–520 512 5 375.00–410.00 $389.07 $1,992 +1.59
565–595 580 2 365.00–380.00 $372.31 $2,159 +46.20
600–645 626 10 332.50–347.50 $341.92 $2,140 +17.84
650–670 660 3 330.00–345.00 $337.46 $2,227 +27.46
700–730 710 3 320.00–335.00 $328.22 $2,330 +24.89
825 825 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,392 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–440 423 5 400.00–450.00 $436.66 $1,847 +16.66
465–495 482 3 405.00–430.00 $416.61 $2,008 +68.11
565 565 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,864 +19.00
635 635 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,064 —
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 ±0.00
720–725 723 2 275.00–300.00 $287.54 $2,079 —
865 865 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,162 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,388 -8.11
1465 1465 75-80% 1 193.00 $193.00 $2,827 —
1290–1735 1466 75-80% 7 176.00–185.00 $180.47 $2,646 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1385 1263 80-85% 5 178.00–188.00 $184.08 $2,325 —
1280–1455 1368 80-85% 2 193.00–202.00 $197.79 $2,706 —
1495 1495 80-85% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,527 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1270 1124 85-90% 6 151.00–160.00 $155.54 $1,748 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,879 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1895 1803 2 191.00–192.00 $191.53 $3,453 —
1955 1955 1 230.00 $230.00 $4,496 —
1720–2160 1959 4 206.00–212.00 $208.26 $4,080 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
960–1225 1139 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,000.00–3,700.00 $3,382.68
1140–1170 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,450.00–3,800.00 $3,648.56
1070–1395 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,469.78
1050–1460 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,800.00–4,000.00 $3,916.33
1385 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.