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

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	585.00	$585.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
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.