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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.75/cwt +27.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 732 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.31/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 467 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $195.71/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 373 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 665 0
Feeder cattle 592 563 0
Slaughter cattle 89 93 0
Replacement cattle — 9 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed for the past two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 282 3 200.00–215.00 $206.54 $582 —
305–335 321 7 195.00–220.00 $205.68 $660 +27.43
375–385 380 2 197.50–205.00 $201.20 $765 +10.18
405–415 410 2 195.00 $195.00 $800 +9.61
455–475 468 8 180.00–197.00 $187.83 $879 -2.97
510–535 524 12 180.00–192.00 $184.96 $969 +8.61
560–595 583 8 172.00–185.00 $177.25 $1,033 +3.44
600–625 608 3 160.00–171.00 $166.73 $1,014 +5.88
650–670 661 4 154.00–164.00 $156.71 $1,036 +3.20
705–708 707 5 142.00–147.00 $143.00 $1,011 -2.21
765 765 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,148 +2.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 170.00 $170.00 $799 +20.00
515–525 520 3 142.00–176.00 $161.07 $838 +15.07
565–590 578 2 148.00–160.00 $153.87 $889 +0.97
640–645 643 2 148.00–156.00 $151.98 $977 +7.74
713 713 3 136.50 $136.50 $973 +20.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 180.00 $180.00 $414 —
280–295 288 2 175.00–195.00 $185.26 $534 +15.26
300–335 317 3 180.00–195.00 $188.13 $596 +14.10
390–395 392 3 160.00–165.00 $161.66 $634 -11.34
405–445 423 15 157.50–170.00 $162.30 $687 +1.67
450–495 467 26 155.00–172.00 $166.31 $777 +8.62
500–545 519 14 148.00–161.00 $156.34 $811 +1.28
555–585 564 11 140.00–148.00 $141.91 $800 -2.83
615–641 634 8 138.00–143.00 $141.16 $895 +0.74
655–695 675 2 134.00–138.00 $136.06 $918 -1.84
710–735 723 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $972 +2.29
732 value added 732 67 160.50 $160.50 $1,175 —
755–760 758 2 127.50–138.00 $132.77 $1,006 +3.46
800–810 805 2 124.00–129.00 $126.48 $1,018 -2.41
925 925 1 106.00 $106.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 +31.25
370 370 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $564 -2.50
400–440 417 5 140.00–150.00 $147.55 $615 +9.91
475–490 483 6 140.00–154.00 $148.33 $716 +0.91
530–545 541 9 132.00–145.00 $140.13 $758 +2.07
560–585 577 5 130.00–138.00 $135.21 $780 -2.14
630–645 638 2 127.50 $127.50 $813 -1.34
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 132.00 $132.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 373 15 180.00–215.00 $195.71 $730 +4.98
405–445 427 10 187.50–210.00 $192.40 $822 +21.23
455–485 474 10 172.00–185.00 $179.59 $851 +5.63
505–543 537 15 170.00–180.00 $172.44 $926 +11.91
550–585 572 3 166.00–170.00 $167.96 $961 +15.93
640 640 2 149.00 $149.00 $954 +2.85
654–670 656 8 140.00–153.00 $151.34 $993 +17.74
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 +3.52
770 770 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 +7.84
500–510 505 3 140.00–145.00 $143.33 $724 +3.20
555–575 564 5 132.50–156.00 $141.18 $796 +5.93

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1255 974 85-90% 8 35.00–53.00 $42.97 $419 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $714 —
930–1285 1097 85-90% 15 55.00–65.00 $60.28 $661 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1565 1276 80-85% 16 63.00–74.00 $67.33 $859 +1.02
1320–1710 1520 80-85% 3 83.00–86.00 $84.57 $1,285 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1725 1511 75-80% 10 66.00–76.00 $71.56 $1,081 +4.82
1370–1900 1590 75-80% 7 79.00–89.00 $83.38 $1,326 +3.89
1590 1590 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $954 -19.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–2135 1741 10 85.00–96.00 $89.23 $1,553 —
1725–2560 2143 2 79.00–80.00 $79.40 $1,702 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
753 753 2 95.00 $95.00 $715 —

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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.