Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.47/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 574 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.31/cwt +11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 513 lb · 22 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.42/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 625 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	665	1,256	1,001
Feeder cattle	563	1,099	801
Slaughter cattle	93	157	157
Replacement cattle	9	—	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 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
310–330	318	3	170.00–195.00	$178.25	$567	-7.79
350–385	365	3	187.50–197.50	$191.02	$697	+19.78
404–440	418	10	180.00–195.00	$185.39	$775	+7.33
490–495	494	5	187.50–192.50	$190.80	$943	+17.12
500–510 value added	505	2	185.00–186.00	$185.50	$937	+4.50
500–540	516	10	170.00–180.00	$176.35	$910	+4.88
555–595	581	7	167.00–179.00	$173.81	$1,010	+11.44
610 value added	610	9	171.50	$171.50	$1,046	+2.50
600–640	621	5	158.00–166.00	$160.85	$999	+2.15
653–682 value added	667	11	159.00–167.50	$161.23	$1,075	-1.27
660–690	669	8	151.00–156.00	$153.51	$1,027	-0.03
700–745	710	10	142.00–150.00	$145.21	$1,031	+0.81
710–740 value added	725	2	153.00–156.00	$154.53	$1,120	+3.53
755–777 value added	772	4	156.50–158.00	$156.87	$1,211	+6.80
775–795	784	5	144.00–151.00	$147.40	$1,156	+0.40
800–845 value added	817	7	150.50–155.00	$151.65	$1,239	-9.28
845	845	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,141	-17.50
870–880 value added	875	2	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$1,304	—
1150–1155	1153	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	150.00	$150.00	$502	-10.00
425–430	428	2	150.00–172.50	$161.32	$690	—
495	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	-3.65
500–535	512	5	130.00–162.00	$146.00	$748	-10.86
555–590	571	7	140.00–156.00	$152.90	$873	+11.42
600–640	623	3	132.00–152.00	$144.24	$899	+7.64
665–675	670	2	132.00–144.00	$137.96	$924	-4.41
720	720	2	110.00–122.00	$116.00	$835	—
755–785	770	4	110.00–137.50	$129.43	$997	-4.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	+10.00
300–345	325	4	165.00–180.00	$174.03	$566	+3.32
360–395	381	7	165.00–182.50	$173.00	$659	+11.00
400–435	424	9	155.00–165.00	$160.63	$681	+3.85
450–484	468	19	155.00–162.50	$157.69	$738	+5.38
503–525 value added	507	8	164.00	$164.00	$831	—
503–545	517	14	148.00–160.00	$155.06	$802	+7.95
555–566 value added	564	7	153.00–156.00	$153.71	$867	+2.51
560–593	578	16	140.00–152.00	$144.74	$837	+4.21
600–640	625	22	135.00–147.00	$140.42	$878	+5.07
650–695	675	14	132.00–142.00	$137.90	$931	+4.51
700–740	725	11	125.00–134.00	$132.20	$958	+3.22
760–795	773	3	128.00–132.00	$129.31	$1,000	+0.82
755–790 value added	775	3	135.00–137.00	$135.67	$1,051	—
800–840 value added	825	3	132.00–135.00	$133.66	$1,103	—
815–840	831	4	122.50–132.00	$128.89	$1,071	-1.20
860–870	865	2	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$1,082	—
890 value added	890	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	130.00–157.50	$143.75	$489	+3.75
375	375	1	155.00	$155.00	$581	+13.75
405–420	413	2	130.00–145.00	$137.64	$568	+5.83
450–465	458	2	142.50–152.50	$147.42	$675	+14.80
515–540	525	4	130.00–142.00	$138.06	$725	+3.92
550–595	568	8	135.00–139.00	$137.35	$780	+7.35
600–645	627	3	120.00–135.00	$128.84	$808	+12.94
670–680	675	2	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$843	+13.57
715	715	1	124.00	$124.00	$887	+2.00
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	377	3	187.50–195.00	$190.73	$719	+5.73
415–440	428	6	167.50–180.00	$171.17	$733	-0.11
465 fancy	465	3	187.50	$187.50	$872	—
450–495	469	5	167.50–180.00	$173.96	$816	+7.45
500–545	527	6	156.00–165.00	$160.53	$846	+3.70
560–595	578	6	144.00–156.00	$152.03	$879	+12.34
600–630	617	9	140.00–151.00	$146.15	$902	+7.23
660–695	672	15	130.00–138.00	$133.60	$898	-2.04
715–725	720	2	124.00–129.00	$126.48	$911	+4.48
750	750	1	130.00	$130.00	$975	+3.01
810–830	823	3	115.00–127.00	$121.98	$1,004	+7.98
875	875	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,032	+9.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	147.50	$147.50	$487	—
365–390	375	3	137.50–170.00	$158.44	$594	—
405–430	417	3	155.00–165.00	$158.24	$660	+3.57
455–495	474	5	142.00–162.50	$152.16	$721	+10.01
505–540	522	6	118.00–150.00	$140.13	$731	+2.45
560–585	571	5	128.00–145.00	$135.25	$772	+0.94
615–645	630	5	128.00–138.00	$134.63	$848	+8.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1305	1215	80-85%	2	73.00–74.00	$73.54	$894	+18.57
1035–1590	1259	80-85%	20	62.00–71.00	$66.31	$835	-5.82
1325	1325	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$702	-8.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–915	858	85-90%	5	35.00–52.00	$44.31	$380	—
825–1515	1059	85-90%	16	53.00–63.00	$57.21	$606	+16.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–2035	1538	75-80%	11	62.00–72.00	$66.74	$1,026	—
1575–1590	1583	75-80%	2	78.00–81.00	$79.49	$1,258	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1725	1565	4	68.00–79.00	$74.01	$1,158	-0.99
1125–2080	1779	5	84.00–93.00	$87.22	$1,552	+0.25
1885	1885	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,979	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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.