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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report, Unionville, TN

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.72/cwt +52.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 708 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.39/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 575 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.13/cwt +12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 621 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 831 583 878
Feeder cattle 732 524 806
Slaughter cattle 99 44 72
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends this week are compared to the last sale from two weeks ago. This sale was closed last week in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00-25.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of as much as 25.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower on a light test due to low quality this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 485.00–500.00 $489.88 $1,381 -83.30
300 300 2 440.00–495.00 $467.50 $1,402 +2.14
360–375 365 3 470.00–505.00 $483.15 $1,763 +30.88
424–445 434 8 415.00–430.00 $424.89 $1,844 -4.09
460–495 481 4 385.00–410.00 $402.55 $1,936 +9.41
503–549 530 15 370.00–390.00 $383.57 $2,033 +13.94
555–595 569 22 360.00–380.00 $376.29 $2,141 +9.36
605–645 618 17 340.00–362.50 $347.18 $2,146 -6.79
648 value added 648 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,430 —
650–685 667 15 332.50–357.50 $347.74 $2,319 +17.18
700–735 712 15 310.00–320.00 $314.64 $2,240 +37.97
750–770 759 4 310.00–327.50 $318.15 $2,415 —
815 815 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,486 +32.61
970 970 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,619 —
1065 1065 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,064 -99.44
315 315 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,260 -5.00
395 395 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,363 —
445 445 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 -30.00
490 490 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,740 +13.29
513–530 517 4 325.00–350.00 $343.60 $1,776 +9.69
575–590 583 2 320.00–345.00 $332.34 $1,938 +2.30
615–635 630 4 330.00–332.50 $331.89 $2,091 +21.97
650–685 666 12 292.50–325.00 $318.89 $2,124 +16.46
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,170 +10.00
305–345 332 3 400.00–450.00 $424.27 $1,409 +8.62
350–390 368 18 410.00–450.00 $439.78 $1,618 +29.27
400–445 429 7 380.00–400.00 $387.80 $1,664 +7.80
453–495 473 18 365.00–385.00 $371.29 $1,756 +32.36
505–545 517 19 350.00–367.50 $355.26 $1,837 +37.49
550–598 575 34 330.00–352.50 $336.39 $1,934 +13.26
600–645 621 31 324.00–342.50 $334.13 $2,075 +12.93
655–693 669 7 310.00–325.00 $317.05 $2,121 +4.16
700 700 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,135 +33.19
708 value added 708 70 325.00 $325.00 $2,301 —
755–790 773 2 285.00–295.00 $289.89 $2,241 —
810–825 818 2 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $2,311 +34.96
1000 1000 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,500 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 350.00–370.00 $359.77 $1,180 —
350–380 365 3 370.00–400.00 $380.00 $1,387 +29.61
400–440 418 6 320.00–360.00 $339.16 $1,418 +6.67
450–495 480 3 330.00–360.00 $346.56 $1,663 +34.06
505–540 525 9 315.00–340.00 $330.59 $1,736 —
560–580 568 3 320.00–325.00 $321.66 $1,827 +34.26
635 635 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,667 -37.50
655 655 3 275.00–290.00 $281.67 $1,845 +1.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–390 367 9 435.00–470.00 $458.68 $1,683 -6.32
401–445 412 13 415.00–440.00 $434.48 $1,790 +15.68
453–495 472 19 395.00–420.00 $410.40 $1,937 +36.82
500–545 521 11 370.00–390.00 $374.07 $1,949 +34.09
555–595 567 14 325.00–355.00 $341.57 $1,937 +30.87
600–645 623 21 310.00–335.00 $319.07 $1,988 +20.90
655–665 662 3 300.00–322.50 $309.19 $2,047 +27.95
709–730 714 6 300.00–315.00 $304.21 $2,172 +40.61
755–760 758 2 305.00–307.50 $306.25 $2,321 —
870 870 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,349 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,314 —
420–440 430 2 365.00–380.00 $372.33 $1,601 +8.34
455–495 473 8 355.00–375.00 $361.88 $1,712 +27.68
505–545 527 19 315.00–345.00 $333.76 $1,759 +40.13
558–595 580 9 295.00–320.00 $317.17 $1,840 +47.08
600–640 625 4 290.00–305.00 $301.40 $1,884 +31.40
665–690 679 4 275.00–295.00 $286.20 $1,943 +24.96
740 740 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,961 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1450 1272 80-85% 7 129.00–135.00 $131.81 $1,677 -33.97
1040–1750 1277 80-85% 22 140.00–155.00 $146.09 $1,866 -19.69
1215–1535 1373 80-85% 4 158.00–170.00 $163.60 $2,246 +13.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1230 1084 85-90% 18 110.00–125.00 $119.11 $1,291 —
1098–1220 1165 85-90% 8 128.00–142.00 $134.59 $1,568 +7.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,802 —
1290–1925 1527 75-80% 3 149.00–151.00 $149.98 $2,290 —
1580–1675 1623 75-80% 3 159.00–162.00 $160.34 $2,602 +5.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1680 1468 2 160.00–175.00 $166.41 $2,443 —
2070 2070 1 202.00 $202.00 $4,181 —
2105 2105 1 194.00 $194.00 $4,084 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,711 —

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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.