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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.87/cwt +25.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 718 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.10/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 525 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.99/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 571 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 908 1,153 801
Feeder cattle 782 956 653
Slaughter cattle 126 197 148

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 165.00 $165.00 $380 -21.40
260 260 1 167.50 $167.50 $436 -17.81
360–365 363 2 170.00–185.00 $177.45 $644 -8.15
400–445 416 5 170.00–180.00 $174.61 $726 +7.87
450–490 463 4 166.00–175.00 $171.22 $793 +4.65
500–540 515 10 160.00–170.00 $164.40 $847 +2.32
505–548 value added 534 3 173.00–175.00 $174.37 $931 +1.91
568–570 value added 569 8 174.00–175.00 $174.62 $994 +5.31
550–595 572 13 159.00–172.00 $165.52 $947 +6.01
600–615 value added 606 4 168.00–172.00 $170.25 $1,032 +5.25
615–635 624 4 157.00–166.00 $161.28 $1,006 +3.12
651–695 662 13 155.00–163.00 $160.90 $1,065 +16.53
718–740 721 10 154.00–160.00 $158.90 $1,146 +15.90
750 750 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,192 +18.00
788 value added 788 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,324 +21.50
820 820 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,222 +21.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 +10.00
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 -3.69
410–445 423 5 127.50–160.00 $142.13 $601 +12.13
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -34.04
505–540 524 4 120.00–156.00 $136.03 $713 -9.67
558 558 2 144.00 $144.00 $804 -1.17
610–640 631 5 127.00–144.00 $133.53 $843 -14.47
665 665 4 122.50 $122.50 $815 -11.15
710–745 722 3 115.00–129.00 $119.82 $865 —
770 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 —
860–870 865 2 116.00–118.00 $117.01 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 150.00–152.50 $151.32 $416 -18.68
305 305 1 152.50 $152.50 $465 -10.99
355–395 377 9 160.00–170.00 $164.45 $620 +13.80
410–448 436 9 150.00–162.00 $158.94 $693 +16.26
465–485 473 12 148.00–160.00 $154.13 $729 +8.32
500–545 522 16 138.00–150.00 $142.39 $743 +2.43
530–538 value added 533 6 156.00 $156.00 $831 +10.50
550–595 570 16 140.00–148.00 $144.75 $825 +3.90
600–645 621 16 134.00–145.00 $140.65 $873 +0.07
650–698 675 11 127.50–138.00 $133.13 $899 -1.27
680 680 2 146.00 $146.00 $993 +11.60
700–745 711 10 116.00–126.00 $122.46 $871 -4.89
719 value added 719 70 159.50 $159.50 $1,147 +17.50
763–790 770 4 114.00–118.00 $116.97 $901 -7.77
805 805 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $958 -0.96
885 885 1 94.00 $94.00 $832 -20.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 321 4 120.00–147.50 $131.85 $423 -6.90
355–390 368 3 135.00–150.00 $143.35 $528 +16.88
410–445 423 8 127.50–147.50 $137.42 $581 +15.39
450–495 475 6 117.50–140.00 $125.95 $598 -1.69
510–540 523 9 110.00–135.00 $125.71 $657 +0.52
550–590 563 8 110.00–134.00 $117.74 $663 -1.80
598 value added 598 2 149.00 $149.00 $891 —
615–645 626 8 115.00–130.00 $126.25 $790 +6.23
655–695 672 3 107.50–126.00 $118.30 $795 -3.37
725 725 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $805 -0.24
795 795 1 104.00 $104.00 $827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 6 168.00–185.00 $176.39 $676 +8.89
400–440 427 7 165.00–178.00 $173.88 $742 +1.77
455–495 464 6 162.00–174.00 $169.60 $787 +16.25
510–545 529 12 150.00–162.00 $157.36 $832 +14.13
555–590 566 12 145.00–156.00 $151.12 $855 +10.35
605–645 623 6 138.00–148.00 $141.99 $885 +2.18
650–685 662 3 125.00–127.00 $126.35 $836 -6.87
705–740 724 4 121.00–130.00 $125.82 $911 +2.50
760–795 769 4 124.00–130.00 $127.21 $978 +10.24
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 +12.00
870–875 873 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $1,069 +24.49
900 900 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,044 —
990 990 1 96.00 $96.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 5 135.00–160.00 $147.94 $626 -4.00
455–485 470 4 140.00–158.00 $148.72 $699 +10.04
500–540 509 7 122.50–146.00 $136.96 $697 +11.45
550–595 576 7 122.50–142.00 $135.17 $779 +4.46
605–640 618 4 110.00–128.00 $120.72 $746 -5.59
710 710 2 105.00–116.00 $110.50 $785 +2.55
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 104.00 $104.00 $686 +14.00
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1445 1053 85-90% 19 30.00–48.00 $41.42 $436 —
820–1590 1113 85-90% 16 50.00–57.00 $52.38 $583 -2.52
1160 1160 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $731 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1415 1258 80-85% 4 45.00–54.00 $50.36 $634 -2.64
1035–1535 1294 80-85% 19 55.00–65.00 $58.52 $757 +5.52
1305–1515 1410 80-85% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.46 $979 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1530 1338 75-80% 2 52.00–55.00 $53.72 $719 —
1320–1495 1390 75-80% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.01 $959 —
1150–1615 1434 75-80% 12 57.00–65.00 $60.48 $867 +4.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1825 1583 2 82.00–86.00 $84.31 $1,335 +8.22
1235–2135 1721 6 67.00–80.00 $74.70 $1,286 —

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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.