Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

1,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.46/cwt -1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 529 lb · 93 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.00/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 731 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.37/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 584 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,675	1,313	526
Feeder cattle	1,398	1,169	388
Slaughter cattle	172	144	108
Replacement cattle	105	—	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 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
235	235	1	185.00	$185.00	$435	—
254–294	274	22	182.00–200.00	$191.59	$525	+1.44
315–345	331	7	180.00–212.50	$201.04	$665	+4.62
375–395	388	9	192.50–212.00	$205.97	$799	+3.39
410–440	419	10	185.00–200.00	$195.02	$817	-5.47
468–490 value added	474	7	185.00–187.00	$186.56	$884	—
465–495	484	13	170.00–184.00	$177.99	$861	-3.13
516 value added	516	14	183.00	$183.00	$944	—
500–543	523	16	162.00–179.00	$170.48	$892	-4.40
550–595	566	17	157.00–171.00	$164.12	$929	-4.22
579–590 value added	580	10	172.00–175.00	$172.70	$1,002	—
613 value added	613	5	167.50	$167.50	$1,027	+1.50
600–640	619	10	146.00–155.00	$150.99	$935	-8.57
650–685	668	4	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$985	+0.03
700–715	708	2	137.00–146.00	$141.55	$1,002	-3.56
726 value added	726	35	148.25	$148.25	$1,076	—
765–795	780	2	141.00–147.00	$143.94	$1,123	+5.53
845	845	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,056	-11.33
883	883	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,104	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
372	372	3	150.00	$150.00	$558	-8.06
405–447	435	12	150.00–176.00	$166.98	$726	+5.97
455–480	463	6	138.00–167.50	$159.27	$737	+0.41
515–530	523	3	156.00–160.00	$157.99	$826	+7.09
575	575	1	134.00	$134.00	$770	+4.00
605–625	615	2	132.00–138.00	$135.05	$831	-4.95

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	134.00	$134.00	$730	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	147.50	$147.50	$361	-20.11
265–295	287	7	155.00–160.00	$158.20	$454	-9.25
303–345	313	24	150.00–164.00	$161.35	$505	+10.74
360–395	379	11	147.50–158.00	$156.06	$591	+3.83
384 value added	384	14	160.00	$160.00	$614	—
400–445	432	23	139.00–154.00	$145.47	$628	-3.04
450–495	476	49	139.00–150.00	$145.73	$694	+0.93
500–545	525	43	134.00–148.00	$140.48	$738	-2.27
512–536 value added	532	50	146.00–151.00	$147.89	$787	-4.50
550–595	567	23	130.00–139.00	$135.95	$771	-4.47
596 value added	596	34	140.00	$140.00	$834	-4.61
600–645	627	22	126.00–135.00	$129.79	$814	-4.77
675–695	681	9	122.00–126.00	$124.77	$850	-9.40
695–699 value added	698	33	136.50–137.00	$136.92	$956	—
710–745	726	8	117.00–125.00	$121.18	$880	-4.82
732–743 value added	732	55	131.00–142.00	$141.59	$1,036	+0.33
755–795	779	6	114.00–118.00	$116.15	$905	-8.19
800	800	1	112.00	$112.00	$896	—
895	895	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,119	+15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	140.00–147.50	$143.84	$472	+3.84
385	385	1	142.50	$142.50	$549	+3.95
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	-4.88
510–540	526	5	130.00–132.00	$130.41	$686	+6.48
585	585	1	128.00	$128.00	$749	+1.00
620–640	635	5	117.00–122.00	$120.19	$763	-3.81
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	114.00	$114.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	361	17	180.00–200.00	$188.45	$680	+4.84
403–445	415	11	174.00–190.00	$180.65	$750	-9.81
455–495	482	8	160.00–176.00	$168.78	$814	-8.54
520–545	531	5	150.00–170.00	$159.87	$849	-2.87
550–585	569	6	148.00–152.00	$149.66	$852	-4.63
603–645	620	19	137.00–148.00	$142.86	$886	+5.50
660–680	669	5	134.00–145.00	$140.41	$939	+4.42
700–745	715	3	128.00–136.00	$131.10	$937	+0.27
755–790	773	6	124.00–135.00	$131.46	$1,016	+2.46
800–810	805	2	113.00–128.00	$120.55	$970	-3.43
860–865	863	2	113.00–121.00	$116.99	$1,010	-8.52
1010	1010	1	92.00	$92.00	$929	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	4	160.00	$160.00	$622	+6.94
415–430	423	2	156.00–164.00	$159.93	$677	-2.41
455–490	474	7	136.00–156.00	$146.58	$695	-8.36
505–540	523	5	127.50–148.00	$141.95	$742	-4.12
602–635	610	4	120.00–134.00	$130.36	$795	-0.16
685–695	690	2	122.00–128.00	$125.02	$863	-3.48
815	815	1	116.00	$116.00	$945	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	132.00	$132.00	$614	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1710	1258	80-85%	33	60.00–71.00	$65.11	$819	+11.55
1190–1410	1300	80-85%	2	73.00–75.00	$74.08	$963	—
1075–1440	1309	80-85%	8	56.00–58.00	$56.86	$744	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1495	1018	85-90%	14	36.00–51.00	$47.07	$479	+7.04
850–1345	1110	85-90%	23	53.00–64.00	$58.18	$646	+6.34
1210–1355	1275	85-90%	3	64.00–65.00	$64.33	$820	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$853	—
1295–1720	1468	75-80%	19	62.00–70.00	$66.38	$974	+1.96
1415–1595	1501	75-80%	4	73.00–74.00	$73.50	$1,103	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–2085	1551	7	71.00–84.00	$77.83	$1,207	—
1685–1910	1793	3	88.00–101.00	$94.09	$1,687	—
2145	2145	1	105.00	$105.00	$2,252	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1135–1335	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–900.00	$820.22
1160–1320	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
1165–1395	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$952.25
920–1705	1329	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	875.00–1,150.00	$1,016.30
1180–1560	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	775.00–1,150.00	$1,007.98

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	92.50	$92.50	$296	—
595	595	1	90.00	$90.00	$536	—
660	660	1	88.00	$88.00	$581	—
970	970	1	78.00	$78.00	$757	—

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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.