Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.49/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 528 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.51/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 468 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.05/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 581 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	501	747	1,570
Feeder cattle	433	638	1,398
Slaughter cattle	68	109	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	235.00	$235.00	$552	—
280–293	288	4	180.00–225.00	$196.01	$565	-0.61
320–345	333	9	185.00–215.00	$196.10	$653	-12.02
350–395	379	6	180.00–200.00	$189.63	$719	-14.08
400–440	414	4	190.00–200.00	$194.92	$807	-5.91
480–495	488	2	180.00–191.00	$185.42	$905	-0.52
500–515	505	3	182.00–190.00	$187.36	$946	+0.82
565–583	574	5	180.00–188.00	$183.37	$1,053	+2.70
600–645	612	10	174.00–179.00	$177.60	$1,087	+12.95
655–675	665	3	161.00–169.00	$166.29	$1,106	+6.59
715–740	725	3	142.00–151.00	$146.38	$1,061	-11.28
764 value added	764	14	165.50	$165.50	$1,264	—
790	790	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,217	+2.99
800 value added	800	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,232	—
945	945	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,370	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	175.00	$175.00	$376	—
270	270	1	180.00	$180.00	$486	—
315–345	329	4	160.00–180.00	$172.62	$568	+4.43
410–440	425	2	167.50–172.00	$169.83	$722	-11.02
590	590	1	164.00	$164.00	$968	+3.00
615–630	623	2	140.00–160.00	$149.88	$934	-5.12

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	138.00	$138.00	$945	+13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	177.50	$177.50	$524	-27.50
320–345	338	8	180.00–186.00	$183.56	$620	-0.19
355–395	374	11	170.00–180.00	$174.65	$653	+3.99
400–445	417	14	160.00–170.00	$167.23	$697	+2.22
455–485	468	21	160.00–170.00	$163.51	$765	+1.81
524 value added	524	7	164.00	$164.00	$859	-1.06
500–545	529	17	150.00–162.00	$157.64	$834	+5.37
555–595	574	10	146.00–156.00	$151.98	$872	+3.83
591 value added	591	7	157.00	$157.00	$928	—
615 value added	615	1	154.00	$154.00	$947	—
615–640	625	7	142.00–150.00	$145.28	$908	-0.22
670–676	675	6	136.00–148.00	$140.66	$949	+0.72
760	760	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,056	+11.00
850	850	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	3	140.00–162.50	$150.74	$577	-5.43
405–445	425	4	140.00–157.50	$149.46	$635	-5.04
455–470	460	3	132.50–145.00	$139.18	$640	-8.38
510	510	1	147.50	$147.50	$752	+4.83
580–585	583	2	127.50	$127.50	$743	-9.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—
660–680	670	2	130.00	$130.00	$871	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–397	384	12	190.00–210.00	$202.00	$776	-0.69
400–440	419	6	185.00–190.00	$187.57	$786	-6.96
455–490	470	12	180.00–190.00	$182.02	$855	-6.97
515–545	536	9	160.00–175.00	$162.75	$872	-11.09
555–575	565	2	162.00–170.00	$165.93	$938	+11.66
615	615	1	150.00	$150.00	$922	-5.55
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	-5.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	160.00–175.00	$167.25	$641	-2.33
400–440	419	4	152.50–170.00	$161.13	$675	-11.16
470–495	481	8	140.00–175.00	$161.17	$775	-1.89
505–545	528	13	132.50–158.00	$141.90	$749	-2.85
555–590	572	6	124.00–150.00	$141.89	$812	+2.77
665–683	679	5	124.00–130.00	$128.83	$875	—
790	790	1	114.00	$114.00	$901	—
805–840	823	2	110.00–118.00	$114.09	$939	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1325	1168	80-85%	4	86.00–92.00	$88.62	$1,035	+14.86
960–1340	1180	80-85%	15	73.00–82.00	$76.96	$908	+3.20
1210–1285	1248	80-85%	2	66.00–71.00	$68.42	$854	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1750	1483	75-80%	12	85.00–94.00	$87.93	$1,304	+4.41
1345–1665	1485	75-80%	7	74.00–83.00	$79.03	$1,174	-4.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1165	955	85-90%	11	64.00–71.00	$68.27	$652	—
930–1220	1035	85-90%	4	48.00–57.00	$51.09	$529	-12.92
1070–1135	1098	85-90%	3	74.00–76.00	$74.99	$823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1655	1570	2	81.00–85.00	$82.89	$1,301	—
1870	1870	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,113	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–580	565	2	102.50	$102.50	$579	—
640	640	1	102.50	$102.50	$656	—

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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.