Cattle Market Pulse

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.20/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 534 lb · 207 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.62/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 573 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.83/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 568 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,151 964 1,131
Feeder cattle 997 796 959
Slaughter cattle 139 168 134
Replacement cattle 15 — 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale the week of thanksgiving. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly steady instances 7.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 210.00 $210.00 $514 ±0.00
255–290 276 7 195.00–220.00 $203.04 $560 +28.04
310–345 327 9 172.00–205.00 $193.22 $632 -0.84
350–395 378 22 160.00–184.00 $172.83 $653 -6.36
395 value added 395 1 187.50 $187.50 $741 —
415–445 430 4 168.00–176.00 $173.56 $746 -2.57
450–490 473 17 150.00–173.00 $162.75 $770 -5.66
488 value added 488 3 170.00 $170.00 $830 -6.00
514–531 value added 519 17 168.00–176.00 $174.33 $905 —
505–545 524 10 158.00–172.00 $163.84 $859 +0.30
555 value added 555 1 173.00 $173.00 $960 +3.00
550–595 574 36 150.00–175.00 $160.28 $920 -0.33
602–628 value added 606 13 160.00 $160.00 $970 -4.00
600–635 620 15 135.00–158.00 $147.74 $916 -1.26
660–695 676 16 135.00–161.00 $147.40 $996 +7.31
680 value added 680 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 +1.33
700–745 721 11 127.00–146.00 $138.86 $1,001 +1.02
725–744 value added 741 7 143.00–145.00 $144.72 $1,072 -7.28
760–770 767 3 138.00–141.00 $140.01 $1,074 -0.99
800–845 831 4 122.00–135.00 $130.48 $1,084 -4.52
860 860 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 130.00–155.00 $142.27 $391 —
315–330 320 4 160.00–162.50 $160.63 $514 —
360–385 369 7 130.00–170.00 $150.22 $554 +4.22
400–430 414 6 122.00–154.00 $144.22 $597 -5.78
475–490 483 3 142.00–150.00 $145.29 $702 -10.22
510–525 518 2 134.00–144.00 $138.93 $720 -7.79
550–590 571 5 110.00–148.00 $128.22 $732 -6.78
665 665 1 116.00 $116.00 $771 -11.97
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 112.00 $112.00 $566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 5 180.00–220.00 $200.54 $447 —
255–280 263 4 155.00–210.00 $186.26 $490 +46.72
310–348 335 10 138.00–162.00 $145.00 $486 +2.84
355–395 372 20 133.00–146.00 $137.19 $510 -0.21
410–442 427 19 130.00–142.00 $135.92 $580 +5.63
450–498 472 32 130.00–140.00 $135.24 $638 +3.98
504–530 value added 515 25 133.00–135.00 $133.90 $690 —
500–547 537 182 125.00–139.00 $128.55 $690 -2.67
551 value added 551 6 137.00 $137.00 $755 +1.02
550–595 571 29 120.00–137.00 $127.14 $726 +1.11
610 value added 610 2 139.50 $139.50 $851 +9.67
600–645 623 26 120.00–143.00 $125.43 $781 +5.53
655–695 673 7 112.00–124.00 $118.44 $797 -1.13
720–745 733 4 111.00–124.00 $117.22 $859 +4.79
750 value added 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
785–789 789 12 116.00–117.00 $116.08 $916 +6.90
815–820 818 3 115.00–116.00 $115.67 $946 -0.33
850–890 870 2 112.00–120.00 $115.91 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
255–280 268 2 140.00–170.00 $154.30 $414 —
315–325 318 3 125.00–127.00 $125.68 $400 -4.32
385–395 390 3 130.00–140.00 $135.29 $528 +10.71
405–445 428 6 124.00–134.00 $128.54 $550 +10.65
455–470 463 4 127.00–132.00 $130.73 $605 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 ±0.00
555 555 1 114.00 $114.00 $633 —
600–635 618 2 110.00–122.50 $116.43 $720 +6.41
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 -6.00
765 765 1 97.50 $97.50 $746 —
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 95.00 $95.00 $247 —
445 445 1 131.00 $131.00 $583 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —
580 580 1 84.00 $84.00 $487 —
625 625 1 114.00 $114.00 $712 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 82.50 $82.50 $429 —
590–595 593 2 96.00–100.00 $98.01 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 -26.00
415–445 428 17 154.00–178.00 $166.36 $712 +0.75
460–495 473 15 146.00–177.00 $157.38 $744 +1.47
500–545 523 11 147.00–164.00 $154.55 $808 +9.26
560–595 584 12 123.00–151.00 $143.61 $839 +9.37
600–645 627 7 114.00–148.00 $135.51 $850 +7.61
675–690 684 4 108.00–130.00 $120.51 $824 +0.16
715–748 732 6 110.00–125.00 $118.34 $866 -1.82
750–795 768 4 114.00–126.00 $121.16 $931 +0.80
820 820 1 117.00 $117.00 $959 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 435 3 148.00–152.00 $150.00 $652 +2.86
455–460 458 2 133.00–152.00 $142.45 $652 -3.59
515–540 528 2 146.00 $146.00 $771 +14.16
550–585 572 5 115.00–150.00 $129.65 $742 +6.89
600–640 619 4 110.00–117.00 $112.22 $695 +7.22
670–690 677 5 106.00–121.00 $113.25 $767 +3.25
700–735 718 2 102.00–107.00 $104.56 $751 -7.44
838 838 2 97.00 $97.00 $813 —
900 900 1 92.00 $92.00 $828 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 118.00 $118.00 $566 —
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 -9.00
585 585 1 108.00 $108.00 $632 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1540 1190 80-85% 14 47.00–53.00 $49.92 $594 —
1205 1205 80-85% 1 62.50 $62.50 $753 —
1115–1825 1335 80-85% 27 48.00–58.00 $53.74 $717 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1300 1048 85-90% 12 22.00–40.00 $32.07 $336 —
890–1385 1075 85-90% 20 37.00–48.00 $42.85 $461 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1945 1513 75-80% 19 49.50–60.00 $54.68 $827 —
1535 1535 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $967 —
1430–1805 1618 75-80% 2 43.00–48.00 $45.21 $731 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1775 1626 4 79.00–87.00 $83.29 $1,354 —
1365–2260 2040 16 66.00–80.50 $78.54 $1,602 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 585.00 $585.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00

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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.