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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 309 958 934
Feeder cattle 221 801 720
Slaughter cattle 63 157 190
Replacement cattle 25 — 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for two weeks in observance of the Holidays and also due to light offerings today due to inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 167.50–180.00 $174.04 $566 -34.80
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 -31.05
400–405 403 3 168.00–170.00 $169.34 $682 -13.55
493 493 2 165.00 $165.00 $813 -7.87
510–545 532 3 160.00–165.00 $162.97 $867 +6.33
585 585 1 160.00 $160.00 $936 +5.86
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 +0.70
720 720 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,001 -3.71
795 795 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,097 -8.07
830 830 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,120 ±0.00
910 910 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 148.00 $148.00 $466 -2.00
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -24.85
770 770 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,009 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 321 4 140.00–150.00 $142.92 $459 -14.31
365–395 385 7 140.00–145.00 $140.73 $542 -7.50
405–440 422 8 130.00–141.00 $137.43 $580 +1.15
475–485 480 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $636 -0.57
510–545 525 3 125.00–130.00 $128.35 $674 -5.47
645 645 2 118.00–125.00 $121.50 $784 -10.58
653 653 3 127.00 $127.00 $829 -0.21
743–745 744 4 118.00–125.00 $123.25 $917 +2.14
815 815 1 119.00 $119.00 $970 +7.80
873 873 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,048 +8.00
1030 1030 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 128.00 $128.00 $531 +7.00
470 470 1 116.00 $116.00 $545 -6.99
570–585 578 2 112.00–119.00 $115.55 $668 -2.07
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 -10.31
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 4 162.50–175.00 $168.10 $619 -29.48
400–405 403 2 164.00–166.00 $164.99 $665 -14.93
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -8.04
605 605 1 137.00 $137.00 $829 -4.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 379 4 130.00–150.00 $143.76 $545 -2.24
415–435 427 3 136.00–140.00 $137.97 $589 -13.11
485 485 1 136.00 $136.00 $660 -8.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1990 1311 80-85% 24 49.00–60.00 $54.60 $716 —
1120–1675 1398 80-85% 2 45.00–47.00 $45.80 $640 -6.61
1460 1460 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $949 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1210 1007 85-90% 5 30.00–39.00 $36.04 $363 —
930–1555 1223 85-90% 10 41.00–51.00 $44.45 $544 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1655 1548 75-80% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.47 $983 —
1540–1810 1685 75-80% 3 51.00–55.00 $53.78 $906 -0.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 68.00 $68.00 $952 —
1845 1845 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,734 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–960 953 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–725.00 $700.20
1030–1100 1077 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–725.00 $707.97

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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.