Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.08/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 567 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.27/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 471 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.95/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 527 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	885	848	969
Feeder cattle	685	741	806
Slaughter cattle	200	107	163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 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
290–295	293	2	185.00–190.00	$187.52	$549	—
313–345	327	4	180.00–194.00	$185.99	$608	—
350–390	372	4	197.50–210.00	$203.78	$758	+1.30
400–425	414	7	180.00–195.00	$185.44	$768	-3.87
465 value added	465	4	190.00	$190.00	$884	—
470–493	483	7	174.00–186.00	$183.75	$888	+1.31
500–545	530	17	170.00–181.00	$175.82	$932	-0.63
565–570 value added	567	3	185.00–189.00	$187.66	$1,064	-5.56
550–590	581	12	170.00–175.00	$173.19	$1,006	-3.21
605–648	635	7	164.00–172.00	$168.71	$1,071	-4.50
635–645 value added	639	5	176.00–177.00	$176.60	$1,128	+0.21
650–683	663	8	150.00–161.00	$157.91	$1,047	-9.71
657–695 value added	678	8	170.00–175.00	$173.34	$1,175	—
710–727	725	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,131	-5.22
710–733 value added	729	10	162.00–167.00	$166.41	$1,213	-1.59
750–790	767	3	145.00–157.00	$148.97	$1,143	-4.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	152.50–176.00	$164.25	$682	+21.67
460–495	475	4	150.00–170.00	$162.29	$771	+3.09
505	505	3	148.00–160.00	$156.00	$788	+7.15
565	565	1	148.00	$148.00	$836	-10.97
605–620	613	3	138.00–158.00	$146.03	$895	-10.45
660	660	1	148.00	$148.00	$977	+2.98
745	745	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,036	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	175.00–177.50	$176.25	$529	—
350–395	377	16	160.00–179.00	$165.91	$625	-4.78
400–445	427	9	158.00–170.00	$165.59	$707	-1.21
450–485	471	24	154.00–167.00	$160.27	$755	-1.45
505–548	525	14	150.00–162.00	$157.81	$829	+3.38
503–542 value added	531	9	163.00–167.00	$165.83	$881	-4.12
558 value added	558	9	161.00	$161.00	$898	-4.39
550–590	571	21	144.00–155.00	$149.68	$855	-3.42
600–645	614	21	144.00–154.00	$148.35	$911	+6.62
660–690	672	11	142.00–152.00	$148.08	$995	+11.39
703–725	709	8	128.00–140.00	$135.23	$959	+9.56
750–795	773	5	122.00–131.00	$126.58	$978	+0.07
815	815	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	147.50	$147.50	$472	+7.45
380	380	1	150.00	$150.00	$570	+6.06
415–435	425	2	132.50–155.00	$144.01	$612	-3.49
460	460	2	148.00	$148.00	$681	+1.94
500–540	520	2	145.00–148.00	$146.44	$761	+5.12
565–590	578	2	136.00–140.00	$138.04	$798	-3.11
600–645	619	7	130.00–136.00	$134.58	$833	+1.08
650–690	679	5	122.00–135.00	$128.13	$870	+0.45
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	132.50	$132.50	$689	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	377	8	182.50–196.00	$192.45	$726	+10.78
405–447	430	13	180.00–196.00	$190.75	$820	+12.93
455–485	475	8	170.00–182.00	$176.75	$840	-2.09
500–545	515	11	158.00–169.00	$163.42	$842	-1.63
550–595	569	12	155.00–165.00	$160.92	$916	+6.07
615–645	635	3	156.00–163.00	$160.40	$1,019	+13.78
663–680	669	9	140.00–151.00	$148.24	$992	+10.01
705–730	715	3	134.00–144.00	$138.65	$991	-0.92
780–785	783	2	131.00–133.00	$132.00	$1,034	-5.00
805	805	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,063	-2.66
850	850	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,105	+3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	175.00	$175.00	$665	+12.43
410–440	419	7	160.00–178.00	$169.34	$710	+19.22
465–490	476	7	150.00–160.00	$154.90	$737	-1.30
530–545	538	3	144.00–156.00	$149.28	$803	-1.46
555–585	571	8	134.00–150.00	$145.61	$831	+6.19
600–620	608	3	134.00–140.00	$137.33	$835	+4.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1740	1162	80-85%	42	78.00–91.00	$83.20	$967	—
965–1955	1223	80-85%	17	69.00–77.00	$74.42	$910	-6.52
1325	1325	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,298	+5.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1928	1442	75-80%	5	77.00–78.00	$77.69	$1,120	—
1030–1870	1495	75-80%	35	83.00–95.00	$89.18	$1,333	—
1250–1705	1507	75-80%	14	97.00–106.00	$100.32	$1,512	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1000	953	85-90%	3	81.00–85.00	$82.74	$789	—
780–1200	1033	85-90%	16	50.00–67.00	$61.03	$630	—
895–1375	1073	85-90%	12	69.00–80.00	$72.25	$775	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1790	1512	3	100.00–104.00	$102.42	$1,549	—
1385–2070	1712	8	106.00–114.00	$110.29	$1,888	—
1880–1980	1911	4	119.00–125.00	$123.03	$2,351	—

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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.