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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.71/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,382/hd at 727 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $379.17/cwt -14.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,336/hd at 616 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $429.49/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 525 lb · 24 head
Unionville, TN 7-weight heifers sold at $326/cwt, which is $17/cwt above the TN average ($309) but $10/cwt under McMinnville, TN ($336). The class is down $25/cwt from its early July peak of $332. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 753 437 782
Feeder cattle 683 376 700
Slaughter cattle 48 39 72
Replacement cattle 22 22 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 20.00-30.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,680 ±0.00
300–345 323 2 500.00–540.00 $521.40 $1,684 +11.40
355–395 383 4 485.00–515.00 $501.44 $1,921 -38.56
405–440 421 7 470.00–490.00 $479.19 $2,017 -20.81
450–490 470 17 460.00–480.00 $463.50 $2,178 -34.03
500–543 525 24 415.00–445.00 $429.49 $2,255 -5.97
565–590 585 9 395.00–417.50 $402.79 $2,356 -25.59
600–613 608 14 365.00–379.00 $371.58 $2,259 -11.42
623 value added 623 16 385.00–386.00 $385.81 $2,404 -31.69
650–693 679 17 347.50–365.00 $353.07 $2,397 -31.81
700–749 741 17 330.00–339.00 $337.77 $2,503 -9.74
745 value added 745 2 361.00 $361.00 $2,689 -9.00
750–795 777 6 320.00–333.00 $328.24 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 4 400.00–490.00 $447.93 $1,433 +7.93
370–385 378 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,777 -10.00
400–445 429 4 420.00–465.00 $445.95 $1,913 —
460–490 477 5 410.00–455.00 $428.96 $2,046 -31.09
515–545 534 7 360.00–390.00 $381.94 $2,040 -10.59
565 565 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,161 +2.11
625 625 3 350.00–360.00 $355.00 $2,219 +3.84
675–680 678 4 320.00–340.00 $331.25 $2,246 -18.60
745 745 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,291 —
875 875 6 296.00 $296.00 $2,590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 500.00–530.00 $514.86 $1,406 +14.86
310–345 328 4 440.00–470.00 $455.31 $1,493 -84.69
365–395 386 8 420.00–450.00 $434.48 $1,677 -73.81
400–445 417 9 410.00–440.00 $428.67 $1,788 -29.92
450–480 462 10 410.00–422.50 $416.73 $1,925 -10.72
500–540 518 9 377.50–405.00 $388.13 $2,011 +16.42
555–595 570 17 352.50–382.50 $369.73 $2,107 +4.60
605–630 615 4 345.00–362.50 $352.49 $2,168 -3.93
655–683 673 9 341.00–360.00 $347.65 $2,340 +16.36
710–733 721 15 310.00–320.00 $319.34 $2,302 -0.66
728 value added 728 70 329.50 $329.50 $2,399 —
750–775 760 4 285.00–305.00 $293.79 $2,233 -16.21
805–820 813 3 270.00–290.00 $276.60 $2,249 —
850 850 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,288 —
305 305 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,327 -20.19
415–440 430 4 375.00–400.00 $393.60 $1,692 -23.15
465–480 472 3 375.00–400.00 $385.00 $1,817 -2.52
515–535 528 8 330.00–370.00 $350.63 $1,851 —
550–590 571 6 330.00–345.00 $340.75 $1,946 +0.97
605–638 624 6 300.00–331.00 $319.52 $1,994 -9.24
672–680 674 4 320.00–325.00 $321.26 $2,165 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 385 4 475.00–490.00 $486.20 $1,872 -43.53
400–448 436 10 470.00–480.00 $472.95 $2,062 -6.11
450–495 485 11 410.00–445.00 $436.42 $2,117 -41.26
500–545 517 20 390.00–430.00 $403.73 $2,087 +14.66
555–598 579 6 370.00–385.00 $375.75 $2,176 +3.44
600–640 622 9 325.00–350.00 $334.47 $2,080 -7.45
650–690 672 11 325.00–340.00 $333.89 $2,244 -3.57
710–735 723 2 315.00–322.50 $318.81 $2,305 -9.41
760–765 763 2 290.00–295.00 $292.49 $2,232 —
930–940 935 2 255.00–270.00 $262.54 $2,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,672 —
415–425 422 5 380.00–430.00 $414.18 $1,748 -22.48
460–475 464 5 400.00–405.00 $402.03 $1,865 -14.58
525–540 533 5 350.00–380.00 $362.90 $1,934 —
560–590 572 3 320.00–350.00 $334.78 $1,915 +4.78
600–625 615 3 310.00–322.50 $317.49 $1,953 -7.51
670–685 678 2 295.00–310.00 $302.42 $2,050 +2.42
720 720 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,124 +7.46
765 765 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,912 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1365 1138 85-90% 9 125.00–145.00 $134.42 $1,530 -21.12
1185–1340 1259 85-90% 7 150.00–159.00 $153.57 $1,933 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1765 1480 75-80% 6 164.00–175.00 $171.62 $2,540 -8.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1240 1203 80-85% 2 155.00–160.00 $157.42 $1,894 —
1265–1395 1315 80-85% 3 166.00–175.00 $169.82 $2,233 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1510 1410 3 201.00–205.00 $203.84 $2,874 —
1315–2075 1695 2 187.00–194.00 $191.28 $3,242 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,525.00 $3,525.00
1075–1465 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,375.00–2,575.00 $2,474.37
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00
1305–1965 1533 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,450.00–3,650.00 $3,538.78

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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.