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

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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 955 579 938
Feeder cattle 770 501 825
Slaughter cattle 185 78 113

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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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 142.00 $142.00 $788 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
575 575 1 136.00 $136.00 $782 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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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.