Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.94/cwt ≈ $1,173/hd at 815 lb · 68 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.59/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 469 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.61/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 425 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	911	757	907
Feeder cattle	736	624	783
Slaughter cattle	175	133	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 1.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 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
215	215	1	210.00	$210.00	$452	-1.59
270–290	281	6	195.00–235.00	$208.29	$585	+3.29
310–340	327	5	190.00–195.00	$192.06	$628	-8.77
385–395	393	5	182.00–196.00	$190.54	$749	-9.47
430–445	438	3	180.00–187.00	$182.96	$801	+4.54
450–473	467	9	174.00–182.00	$177.77	$830	+5.00
477 value added	477	5	188.00	$188.00	$897	+2.55
518–525 value added	519	6	182.00–186.00	$185.33	$962	-1.66
500–540	525	3	166.00–179.00	$171.05	$898	-3.73
550–555 value added	552	3	181.00–183.00	$182.33	$1,006	+0.51
555–595	576	8	168.00–175.00	$171.59	$988	-2.27
610–615 value added	613	9	167.00–171.00	$168.22	$1,031	-7.37
615–630	620	3	155.00–165.00	$161.69	$1,002	—
695	695	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,036	+2.00
750–795	775	4	134.00–137.00	$135.27	$1,048	—
810	810	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,110	—
813–830 value added	815	67	139.50–144.50	$144.04	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	265	3	175.00–185.00	$181.86	$482	+1.86
405–425	418	3	150.00–172.50	$160.65	$672	-9.35
460–490	476	4	164.00–168.00	$165.46	$788	—
500–530	518	5	130.00–164.00	$149.98	$777	-10.05
570–585	578	2	148.00–158.00	$152.94	$884	+3.95
600–640	615	5	136.00–151.00	$143.30	$881	-6.70
680	680	1	134.00	$134.00	$911	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	140.00	$140.00	$686	—
545	545	1	138.00	$138.00	$752	-12.00
560	560	1	138.00	$138.00	$773	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	237	3	195.00–205.00	$201.62	$478	-3.38
263–285	271	5	175.00–195.00	$188.92	$512	+9.33
300–340	327	9	160.00–177.50	$169.71	$555	+6.26
360–390	381	7	158.00–170.00	$161.85	$617	-5.69
400–445	424	23	155.00–167.50	$164.46	$697	-0.54
405–434 value added	429	6	170.00	$170.00	$729	—
463–473 value added	468	6	167.00–172.50	$168.24	$787	-0.08
450–495	469	26	154.00–166.00	$160.06	$751	+3.33
500–545	518	29	150.00–162.00	$157.53	$816	+6.85
559–563 value added	560	9	153.00–156.00	$155.22	$869	-3.84
550–590	575	16	140.00–150.00	$145.68	$838	+2.07
605–645	623	6	128.00–132.00	$129.85	$809	-4.96
665–685	670	4	124.00–132.00	$127.26	$853	-6.74
715–745	724	4	124.00–130.00	$127.53	$923	+2.30
765	765	2	126.00–135.00	$130.50	$998	+4.43
805	805	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,006	—
846 value added	846	4	128.00	$128.00	$1,083	—
865	865	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	—
340	340	2	150.00–157.50	$153.75	$523	+3.75
360–395	382	3	140.00–155.00	$149.83	$572	+2.55
400–443	420	11	130.00–154.00	$147.61	$620	-2.26
452–485	473	11	127.50–152.00	$142.08	$672	-3.25
520–545	531	5	122.50–144.00	$138.52	$736	+2.32
575–590	581	5	132.00–139.00	$135.61	$788	+1.65
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	-5.06
683–695	685	6	116.00–124.00	$118.35	$811	+0.85

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	97.50	$97.50	$697	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	379	7	180.00–195.00	$184.97	$701	-3.67
405–445	425	8	170.00–184.00	$177.09	$753	-1.78
450–495	483	27	164.00–172.00	$168.58	$814	-5.54
500–545	522	7	158.00–166.00	$162.58	$849	-2.99
550–595	579	9	148.00–159.00	$153.30	$888	-7.55
600–625	614	7	140.00–150.00	$144.85	$889	-1.25
665–677	674	4	135.00–145.00	$137.47	$927	-8.00
700–725	709	6	132.00–141.00	$136.01	$964	-6.71
770	770	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,016	-1.98
875	875	1	110.00	$110.00	$962	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	374	4	170.00–177.50	$173.78	$650	+1.78
400–410	405	3	156.00–168.00	$163.88	$664	+1.27
480	480	1	162.00	$162.00	$778	-0.52
510–525	518	2	132.00–138.00	$134.96	$699	-14.43
575–595	588	3	130.00–144.00	$137.93	$811	-5.69
620–645	633	4	130.00–139.00	$135.47	$858	-2.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	126.00	$126.00	$743	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1425	1173	80-85%	12	88.00–97.00	$90.71	$1,064	—
970–1580	1175	80-85%	48	75.00–87.00	$80.54	$946	—
970–1390	1178	80-85%	10	69.00–74.00	$72.38	$853	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1080	895	85-90%	15	50.00–62.00	$57.28	$513	—
820–1260	1003	85-90%	22	63.50–74.00	$69.42	$696	—
895–1165	1042	85-90%	6	76.00–83.00	$79.32	$827	+4.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1500	1416	75-80%	7	91.00–97.50	$94.08	$1,332	—
1255–1680	1464	75-80%	13	79.00–89.00	$84.11	$1,231	-4.39
1475	1475	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,106	-13.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1635	1420	2	94.00–104.00	$99.76	$1,417	—
1445–2030	1654	9	106.00–116.00	$110.60	$1,829	+0.13
1615–1820	1707	3	119.00–126.50	$123.60	$2,110	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	117.00	$117.00	$532	—
515–545	530	2	110.00–116.00	$113.08	$599	—
580	580	1	94.00	$94.00	$545	—
601	601	4	111.00	$111.00	$667	—

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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.