Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.33/cwt +22.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 766 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.82/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 520 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.08/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 623 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	958	1,151	0
Feeder cattle	801	997	0
Slaughter cattle	157	139	0
Replacement cattle	—	15	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 5.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	200.00–230.00	$214.33	$482	+4.33
275–295	288	5	195.00–225.00	$207.78	$598	+4.74
300–345	318	6	205.00–212.50	$208.84	$664	+15.62
355–395	390	14	186.00–195.00	$191.05	$745	+18.22
420–440	425	9	176.00–190.00	$182.89	$777	+9.33
450–495	473	12	166.00–179.00	$172.87	$818	+10.12
495–499 value added	498	6	180.00–183.00	$182.50	$909	+12.50
500–545	521	9	154.00–160.00	$156.64	$816	-7.20
550–595	567	12	149.00–160.00	$154.14	$874	-6.14
562–588 value added	577	7	165.00–170.00	$167.09	$964	-5.91
600–644	625	11	145.00–156.00	$149.30	$933	+1.56
655–692	675	13	144.00–156.00	$147.00	$992	-0.40
710–745	728	15	139.00–151.00	$142.71	$1,039	+3.85
753–770	762	12	145.00–149.00	$146.07	$1,113	+6.06
831	831	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,122	+4.52

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	-10.63
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	+15.78
450–495	473	7	150.00–160.00	$154.85	$732	+9.56
543–545	543	5	141.00–142.00	$141.20	$767	+2.27
575	575	1	128.00	$128.00	$736	-0.22
630–635	633	4	126.00–142.00	$134.22	$850	—
655	655	1	124.00	$124.00	$812	+8.00
710–730	718	3	135.00–136.00	$135.66	$974	+25.66
780	780	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,045	+19.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	118.00	$118.00	$785	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–279	278	6	185.00–192.50	$191.28	$532	+5.02
300–340	326	5	152.00–165.00	$157.23	$513	+12.23
350–390	371	12	142.00–156.00	$148.23	$550	+11.04
400–440	422	16	130.00–143.00	$136.28	$575	+0.36
450–495	469	13	130.00–139.00	$133.04	$624	-2.20
500–545	520	32	130.00–141.00	$133.82	$696	+5.27
550–595	574	17	129.00–140.00	$135.28	$777	+8.14
605–648	623	26	127.00–136.00	$132.08	$823	+6.65
650–688	660	14	120.00–129.50	$127.21	$840	+8.77
705–745	717	11	116.00–125.00	$121.11	$868	+3.89
763 value added	763	67	143.25	$143.25	$1,093	+18.25
780–790	781	11	115.00–120.00	$115.46	$902	-0.62
838–845	839	5	111.00–112.00	$111.20	$933	-4.47
850	850	2	112.00	$112.00	$952	-3.91
975	975	1	101.00	$101.00	$985	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	133.00	$133.00	$525	-2.29
410	410	1	121.00	$121.00	$496	-7.54
465–475	470	2	122.00–124.00	$122.99	$578	-7.74
500–529	520	8	115.00–128.00	$118.30	$615	-1.70
550–590	570	8	110.00–126.00	$117.62	$670	+3.62
605–640	618	4	104.00–115.00	$110.31	$682	-6.12
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	—
730	730	1	114.00	$114.00	$832	—
760	760	1	113.00	$113.00	$859	+15.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	114.00	$114.00	$507	-17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	379	5	192.50–207.50	$197.58	$749	+47.58
411–440	419	10	172.50–190.00	$179.92	$754	+13.56
450–485	465	6	159.00–168.00	$163.83	$762	+6.45
500–546	540	12	144.00–156.00	$148.04	$799	-6.51
550–595	574	9	145.00–154.00	$150.43	$863	+6.82
608–645	624	15	137.00–145.00	$141.24	$881	+5.73
650–675	663	6	131.00–140.00	$135.17	$896	+14.66
705–745	729	5	124.00–134.00	$129.60	$945	+11.26
755–780	768	2	126.00–127.00	$126.51	$972	+5.35
820	820	1	117.00	$117.00	$959	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	146.00	$146.00	$562	—
410–435	420	5	132.00–166.00	$151.08	$635	+1.08
450–495	472	3	134.00–150.00	$144.40	$682	+1.95
530–540	536	5	120.00–140.00	$131.19	$703	-14.81
550–580	566	5	123.00–140.00	$131.22	$743	+1.57
605–635	620	2	126.00–130.00	$128.05	$794	+15.83
680–685	683	3	108.00–126.00	$119.65	$817	+6.40
780	780	1	114.00	$114.00	$889	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	106.00	$106.00	$625	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1460	1295	80-85%	3	43.00–45.00	$44.25	$573	—
1245–1450	1348	80-85%	2	58.00–62.00	$60.15	$811	+6.41
960–1980	1379	80-85%	41	47.00–57.50	$52.41	$723	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1095	954	85-90%	5	25.00–33.00	$29.25	$279	—
825–1413	1104	85-90%	17	37.00–46.00	$41.47	$458	—
820–1600	1158	85-90%	5	48.00–51.00	$50.06	$580	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1815	1581	75-80%	5	58.00–61.00	$59.45	$940	—
1310–1960	1669	75-80%	18	51.00–57.00	$54.08	$903	—
1640–1820	1705	75-80%	3	48.00–50.00	$49.36	$842	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1905	1710	12	75.00–85.00	$79.71	$1,363	—
1615–1860	1738	2	64.00–70.00	$67.21	$1,168	—

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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.