Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.57/cwt +21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 806 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.92/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 517 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.26/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 582 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,290	815	1,386
Feeder cattle	1,095	668	1,139
Slaughter cattle	195	147	247

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	175.00–182.50	$178.85	$488	-21.15
325–345	337	3	190.00–222.50	$203.51	$686	+5.21
360–395	379	7	185.00–200.00	$193.82	$735	+4.02
400–445	425	5	175.00–185.00	$177.12	$753	-20.26
455–490	468	13	174.00–184.00	$179.03	$838	-8.20
498 value added	498	3	192.00	$192.00	$956	—
513–535	527	18	174.00–184.00	$177.38	$935	-2.78
505–547 value added	531	6	188.00–196.00	$190.36	$1,011	-0.35
552–586 value added	571	10	185.00–196.00	$190.83	$1,090	-2.22
555–595	585	34	170.00–183.00	$179.74	$1,051	+1.57
600 value added	600	2	184.00–187.00	$185.50	$1,113	+4.54
605–648	626	15	171.00–182.00	$175.73	$1,100	+6.51
660–674 value added	671	27	174.50–180.00	$176.32	$1,183	—
660–685	674	6	161.00–170.00	$168.20	$1,134	+4.10
700–718 value added	708	7	167.00–173.00	$170.70	$1,209	—
725–745	734	6	156.00–165.00	$160.62	$1,179	-0.85
755–795	767	7	154.00–162.00	$158.54	$1,216	-5.46
783 value added	783	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,300	+1.00
806 value added	806	64	170.00	$170.00	$1,370	+18.50
825	825	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,172	-4.02
875	875	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,251	—
910	910	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,138	-5.00
975	975	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,209	+3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	4	148.00–172.00	$163.73	$704	+1.23
450–490	476	6	162.00–172.00	$167.31	$796	-3.31
505–540	519	15	140.00–170.00	$149.64	$777	-13.33
550–575	562	7	140.00–165.00	$157.58	$886	+7.58
610–640	624	9	139.00–164.00	$146.10	$912	-4.71
650–690	669	5	146.00–156.00	$150.75	$1,009	—
730	730	1	134.00	$134.00	$978	-4.32
750–780	767	3	139.00–144.00	$141.63	$1,086	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	277	3	150.00–160.00	$153.43	$425	-11.57
300–345	324	5	160.00–190.00	$177.25	$574	-4.39
375–395	384	15	155.00–167.50	$162.44	$624	-17.90
400–445	424	14	155.00–168.00	$160.59	$681	-9.71
450–498	470	39	150.00–166.00	$158.12	$743	-2.23
500–530 value added	508	16	165.00	$165.00	$838	-6.00
500–548	521	36	150.00–162.00	$154.78	$806	-3.58
553–564 value added	561	11	163.00–163.50	$163.23	$916	+2.74
550–595	580	28	145.00–158.00	$148.29	$860	-1.14
600–645	617	24	138.00–150.00	$142.43	$879	-3.73
653 value added	653	4	149.00	$149.00	$973	-4.71
650–680	667	16	135.00–143.00	$140.81	$939	+0.57
710–730	720	4	134.00–144.00	$140.04	$1,008	+6.78
750–790	770	2	140.00–144.00	$142.05	$1,094	+10.35
825–845	833	3	128.00–135.00	$130.98	$1,091	+11.25
880	880	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,091	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	130.00–155.00	$142.21	$466	-13.02
350–395	378	11	130.00–155.00	$144.89	$548	-5.98
405–444	432	8	137.50–150.00	$146.02	$631	-14.85
455–498	477	10	135.00–149.00	$144.78	$691	-3.52
505–540	522	10	130.00–145.00	$138.21	$721	-7.40
555–590	570	14	125.00–144.00	$135.43	$772	-4.54
600–640	615	7	114.00–135.00	$124.49	$766	-13.50
685	685	3	130.00–134.00	$131.33	$900	-2.67
710	710	1	125.00	$125.00	$888	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	140.00	$140.00	$651	—
610	610	1	126.00	$126.00	$769	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	370	3	175.00–187.50	$180.92	$669	-5.37
400–445	420	4	174.00–185.00	$178.99	$752	-6.39
450–495	471	15	172.00–186.00	$177.25	$835	-1.25
505–530	515	10	164.00–178.00	$167.61	$863	-6.69
550–595	566	13	152.00–163.00	$157.36	$891	-2.11
600–645	621	22	143.00–154.00	$150.34	$934	-2.26
650–695	671	7	144.00–151.00	$147.02	$987	+5.51
700–720	711	6	135.00–146.00	$138.85	$987	-4.86
750–790	771	4	131.00–138.00	$134.45	$1,037	-12.55
925	925	1	105.00	$105.00	$971	-11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	377	3	165.00–172.50	$167.73	$632	—
415–435	425	2	160.00–166.00	$163.07	$693	-10.93
455–495	470	10	157.50–170.00	$163.93	$770	+8.12
500–545	525	13	140.00–162.00	$154.01	$809	-0.72
550–590	568	10	138.00–150.00	$142.23	$808	-5.37
600–645	626	8	120.00–141.00	$134.21	$840	—
675–695	685	3	136.00–138.00	$136.67	$936	+3.67
700–745	729	5	120.00–132.00	$127.59	$930	-0.94
825	825	1	112.00	$112.00	$924	-8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	112.50	$112.50	$585	—
580	580	1	140.00	$140.00	$812	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1695	1400	75-80%	20	78.00–88.00	$83.03	$1,162	-3.52
1430–1510	1470	75-80%	2	91.00–94.00	$92.46	$1,359	—
1290–1610	1478	75-80%	6	73.00–77.00	$74.85	$1,106	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1220	1203	80-85%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.49	$848	-8.18
965–1540	1210	80-85%	22	72.00–82.00	$77.06	$932	-1.61
1220–1590	1352	80-85%	3	87.00–91.00	$88.62	$1,198	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1200	994	85-90%	17	49.00–63.00	$57.46	$571	+1.60
1000–1215	1129	85-90%	8	65.00–76.00	$71.18	$804	+2.29
1145	1145	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$939	+13.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1820	1414	6	85.00–100.00	$93.62	$1,324	+1.70
1780–2100	1915	7	105.00–116.00	$109.02	$2,088	—
1985	1985	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,322	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	105.00	$105.00	$872	—
895	895	1	110.00	$110.00	$984	—

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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.