Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.37/cwt +14.89 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 716 lb · 74 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.18/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 474 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.34/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 538 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	955	579	938
Feeder cattle	770	501	825
Slaughter cattle	185	78	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 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
240	240	1	205.00	$205.00	$492	+1.42
285	285	1	205.00	$205.00	$584	+20.00
323–345	330	3	177.50–190.00	$181.85	$600	-8.15
350–395	375	5	182.00–202.50	$189.55	$711	+8.55
408–422 value added	418	7	189.00–193.00	$191.88	$802	—
405–445	430	4	178.00–184.00	$181.53	$781	+2.08
450–495	477	9	170.00–186.00	$179.11	$854	+11.02
500–545	530	9	168.00–181.00	$174.71	$926	+7.91
560–590	569	5	158.00–170.00	$165.82	$944	+4.11
570–596 value added	591	5	173.50–176.00	$173.98	$1,028	-2.84
610 value added	610	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,055	+16.50
605–640	620	10	155.00–164.00	$160.19	$993	-0.46
650–690	662	5	154.00–158.00	$155.79	$1,031	+0.32
700–730	720	4	139.00–147.00	$144.22	$1,038	—
755	755	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,102	+5.98
810 value added	810	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,166	-1.00
855–863 value added	860	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,187	—
940	940	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	—
325–348	342	4	167.50	$167.50	$573	+10.00
380–390	385	2	160.00–177.50	$168.86	$650	—
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	—
450–475	463	2	160.00–162.50	$161.22	$746	+7.65
510	510	1	166.00	$166.00	$847	+10.82
650–670	660	2	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$931	+0.02
715	715	1	131.00	$131.00	$937	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	142.00	$142.00	$788	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	267	5	165.00–177.50	$173.64	$464	—
318–335	322	7	158.00–172.50	$162.85	$524	-6.45
360–399	384	14	155.00–172.00	$166.05	$638	-0.84
400–445	424	17	155.00–170.00	$160.90	$682	+2.26
450–499	474	32	154.00–166.00	$159.18	$755	+3.51
520–545 value added	529	7	149.00–153.00	$150.01	$794	—
510–549	541	18	135.00–144.00	$142.14	$769	-5.64
550–595	572	15	136.00–147.00	$143.86	$823	+1.20
550–580 value added	576	7	151.00–154.00	$153.59	$885	—
605–643	631	9	126.00–133.00	$130.44	$823	-3.55
660–685	665	6	125.00–136.00	$131.50	$874	+6.55
716 value added	716	70	136.25	$136.25	$976	—
705–740	725	4	117.00–125.00	$119.99	$870	-0.49
750–775	765	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$877	-10.16
840	840	1	110.00	$110.00	$924	—
870–890	880	2	104.00–107.00	$105.48	$928	—
910–923	920	5	105.00–108.00	$105.80	$973	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
315–335	325	3	140.00–152.50	$144.17	$469	+0.35
355–380	365	8	130.00–155.00	$144.32	$527	+3.66
415–435	429	4	140.00–152.50	$146.69	$629	+4.20
470–490	478	7	130.00–152.00	$140.76	$673	-0.76
500–505	503	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$659	-1.54
550–595	581	6	126.00–134.00	$129.48	$752	-5.52
605–615	610	3	118.00–122.00	$120.34	$734	-6.66
655–695	677	3	112.00–121.00	$115.66	$783	+1.66
710	710	1	111.00	$111.00	$788	—

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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	366	6	177.50–187.50	$180.18	$659	+5.33
400–445	427	11	172.50–185.00	$177.76	$759	+5.80
450–495	471	19	170.00–186.00	$178.53	$841	+16.92
505–540	523	8	158.00–172.00	$166.62	$871	+0.12
550	550	1	164.00	$164.00	$902	+2.98
615–625	620	3	142.00–152.00	$146.99	$911	-0.01
665–670	668	2	135.00–142.00	$138.49	$925	-6.02
705–725	717	3	130.00–139.00	$134.30	$963	-0.15
755–790	776	4	125.00–134.00	$129.26	$1,003	-3.73
865	865	1	114.00	$114.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	377	5	165.00–172.50	$168.87	$637	—
415–445	433	5	150.00–167.50	$155.43	$673	+0.43
460–495	478	6	164.00–168.00	$165.49	$791	—
508–545	525	5	154.00–156.00	$154.42	$811	—
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	—
575	575	1	136.00	$136.00	$782	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1455	1236	80-85%	5	60.00–66.00	$62.91	$778	—
1015–1675	1242	80-85%	38	67.00–80.00	$73.47	$912	—
1100–1605	1263	80-85%	14	82.00–90.00	$85.13	$1,075	-4.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1075	926	85-90%	13	42.00–54.00	$49.07	$454	—
860–1330	1048	85-90%	5	68.00–72.50	$69.71	$731	+18.33
835–1460	1057	85-90%	21	56.00–66.50	$60.97	$644	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1215	1165	75-80%	2	68.00–70.00	$69.04	$804	—
1125–1580	1354	75-80%	13	73.00–84.00	$79.89	$1,082	—
1440–1720	1598	75-80%	3	85.50–96.00	$89.26	$1,426	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1655	1578	2	90.00–95.00	$92.38	$1,458	—
1525–2150	1789	6	112.00–122.00	$116.62	$2,086	—
1530–2180	1827	6	99.00–109.50	$103.27	$1,887	—

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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.