Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $294.69/cwt -39.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 610 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.08/cwt -50.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 483 lb · 12 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $319.20/cwt -21.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,298/hd at 720 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 281 753 695
Feeder cattle 254 683 605
Slaughter cattle 21 48 69
Replacement cattle 6 22 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings. Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower, Feeder Steers/Bulls 25.00-35.00 lower with instances of 40.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 20.00-30.00 lower with instances of 40.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,340 —
275 275 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,402 -90.00
340 340 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,564 -61.40
495 495 2 375.00–400.00 $387.50 $1,918 -76.00
520–525 522 5 360.00–385.00 $377.97 $1,973 -51.52
560 560 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,002 -45.29
605–610 606 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,242 -1.58
650 650 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,080 -33.07
700–728 720 12 300.00–332.50 $319.20 $2,298 -18.57
830 830 3 291.00 $291.00 $2,415 —
860 860 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,107 —
342 342 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,454 -22.93
520–540 530 2 335.00–350.00 $342.36 $1,815 -39.58
720 720 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,088 -17.50
810–815 813 2 250.00–280.00 $265.05 $2,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 -55.31
355–395 384 4 390.00–415.00 $405.39 $1,557 -29.09
405–440 422 6 390.00–425.00 $408.92 $1,726 -19.75
450–495 483 12 350.00–380.00 $366.08 $1,768 -50.65
510–540 531 10 330.00–355.00 $340.44 $1,808 -47.69
550–575 566 4 330.00–345.00 $338.77 $1,917 -30.96
605–645 635 4 335.00–340.00 $338.81 $2,151 -13.68
670–690 683 3 295.00–305.00 $300.00 $2,049 -47.65
725 725 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,139 -24.34
950–980 965 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 3 380.00–385.00 $381.61 $1,404 —
440–447 445 4 360.00–377.50 $373.18 $1,661 -20.42
495 495 2 325.00–340.00 $332.50 $1,646 -52.50
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 -50.63
560–595 578 2 310.00–315.00 $312.42 $1,806 -28.33
630–645 636 5 285.00–308.00 $297.08 $1,889 -22.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,721 -67.95
468–495 479 5 390.00–435.00 $416.39 $1,995 -20.03
515–529 527 6 330.00–350.00 $333.26 $1,756 -70.47
555–585 567 7 295.00–315.00 $303.65 $1,722 -72.10
600–640 610 14 285.00–315.00 $294.69 $1,798 -39.78
650–680 665 7 280.00–300.00 $286.34 $1,904 -47.55
765 765 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,257 +2.51
820 820 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,419 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,677 -24.18
475–490 481 6 300.00–380.00 $325.91 $1,568 -76.12
585–590 588 2 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,661 -52.27
600–605 603 3 245.00–275.00 $264.97 $1,598 -52.52
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 -42.42
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 -55.00
760 760 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,976 +10.00
825 825 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,706 —
1150–1245 1198 80-85% 2 174.00 $174.00 $2,085 —
1480 1480 80-85% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,664 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,186 —
1565 1565 75-80% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,880 —
1550–1630 1590 75-80% 2 168.00–174.00 $170.92 $2,718 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1180 1038 85-90% 2 127.00–135.00 $130.45 $1,354 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1450 1298 2 180.00 $180.00 $2,336 —
1725–1915 1820 2 197.00–204.00 $200.32 $3,646 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1035–1410 1223 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,675.00–2,775.00 $2,717.33
1040–1475 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–3,400.00 $3,027.83

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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
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

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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.