Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.50/cwt +26.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 781 lb · 63 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.75/cwt +14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 834 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.59/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 481 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	989	1,066	701
Feeder cattle	785	923	626
Slaughter cattle	204	143	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 3.00-6.00 lower, over 650 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-7.00 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
265–295	280	2	200.00–215.00	$207.10	$580	+17.10
305–320	314	4	190.00–205.00	$198.73	$624	+2.06
370	370	1	182.50	$182.50	$675	-11.47
415–449	434	10	180.00–192.00	$188.25	$817	-3.53
475–490	480	3	176.00–186.00	$182.02	$874	-11.43
500–545	518	10	174.00–185.00	$180.51	$935	-0.11
550–595	570	7	160.00–174.00	$168.12	$958	-3.48
605–640	633	5	152.00–167.00	$164.13	$1,039	-4.75
645 value added	645	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,129	-6.75
650–695	670	6	153.00–164.00	$158.42	$1,061	+6.65
710–735	723	2	146.00–157.00	$151.40	$1,095	+8.90
744 value added	744	7	152.50	$152.50	$1,135	—
790	790	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,130	+4.55
834 value added	834	60	147.00	$147.00	$1,226	—
835	835	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,102	±0.00
855–886 value added	880	8	137.00–142.00	$139.12	$1,224	—
947	947	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	467	3	160.00–170.00	$166.79	$779	-11.21
540	540	2	164.00–168.00	$166.00	$896	+7.81
565–590	578	3	130.00–150.00	$141.48	$818	-15.32
670	670	1	146.00	$146.00	$978	+4.00
740–745	743	2	136.00–140.00	$137.99	$1,025	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	140.00	$140.00	$812	—
620	620	1	142.00	$142.00	$880	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	3	165.00–185.00	$172.74	$389	-9.76
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	-5.02
300–335	324	5	157.50–172.50	$165.85	$537	+8.58
350–392	374	15	156.00–170.00	$163.75	$612	-0.66
400–445	421	16	155.00–168.00	$160.86	$677	-0.10
450–497	481	43	151.00–163.00	$155.59	$748	-5.26
505–535	519	11	148.00–156.00	$153.18	$795	+0.19
550–590	565	10	136.00–148.00	$140.89	$796	-3.54
607 value added	607	3	144.00	$144.00	$874	—
605–645	622	7	134.00–139.00	$136.43	$849	+2.87
655–685	665	6	128.00–138.00	$133.66	$889	+6.18
740	740	1	116.00	$116.00	$858	-6.97
781 value added	781	63	142.50	$142.50	$1,113	—
843 value added	843	6	118.00	$118.00	$995	—
970	970	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,048	—
1020	1020	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	-7.43
310–345	328	2	145.00–155.00	$149.73	$491	+9.12
350–380	358	4	140.00–147.50	$144.44	$517	+4.43
440–445	443	2	120.00–146.00	$133.07	$590	-19.43
455–485	473	5	135.00–148.00	$143.51	$679	-3.11
515–545	530	3	128.00–144.00	$135.92	$720	-4.07
550–570	560	3	122.50–130.00	$127.54	$714	-5.82
600	600	1	128.00	$128.00	$768	+5.00
650	650	1	112.00	$112.00	$728	-3.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–390	366	7	180.00–187.50	$181.91	$666	-0.24
418–440	430	10	174.00–178.00	$175.60	$755	-12.84
465–495	477	15	168.00–184.00	$177.19	$845	-4.69
501–540	511	8	166.00–179.00	$176.04	$900	+0.21
550–595	568	7	156.00–163.00	$160.30	$911	-1.70
643–645	644	3	149.00–156.00	$153.66	$990	+3.31
710–740	726	8	132.00–140.00	$135.38	$983	+3.39
750–770	760	2	128.00–139.00	$133.43	$1,014	+5.43
825	825	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	5	160.00–172.50	$167.04	$640	+2.78
400	400	1	170.00	$170.00	$680	+2.55
470	470	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$764	+4.45
520	520	1	161.00	$161.00	$837	+4.97
563–580	569	3	140.00–148.00	$145.28	$827	+1.28
600–605	603	2	120.00–140.00	$129.96	$784	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	106.00	$106.00	$753	—
945	945	1	104.00	$104.00	$983	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1215	939	85-90%	21	43.00–56.00	$49.71	$467	—
800–1190	986	85-90%	7	70.00–79.00	$72.97	$719	+23.39
785–1205	1003	85-90%	32	57.00–69.00	$63.43	$636	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1495	1186	80-85%	10	65.00–72.00	$68.86	$817	—
980–1535	1233	80-85%	28	73.00–86.00	$79.72	$983	—
1110–1480	1251	80-85%	6	87.00–96.50	$91.54	$1,145	+24.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1735	1438	75-80%	14	75.00–86.00	$80.83	$1,162	—
1325–1645	1485	75-80%	2	74.00	$74.00	$1,099	—
1435–1555	1495	75-80%	2	89.00–93.00	$90.92	$1,359	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2015	1565	8	86.00–99.00	$93.06	$1,456	—
1435–2170	1740	7	103.00–110.00	$106.45	$1,852	—
1595–2110	1809	4	117.00–121.00	$118.93	$2,151	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	—
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	+5.00

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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.