Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.83/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 617 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.29/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 524 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $125.62/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 583 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	727	1,291	654
Feeder cattle	547	1,079	490
Slaughter cattle	146	150	115
Replacement cattle	34	62	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	3	180.00–187.00	$182.97	$655	+25.49
400–405	401	4	157.00–165.00	$160.26	$643	+10.26
450–465	458	2	150.00–153.00	$151.52	$694	+3.52
500–530	524	13	137.50–147.50	$141.29	$740	-2.30
550–570	557	6	132.50–137.00	$134.01	$746	—
600–625	616	4	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$786	-2.94
650–670	666	5	120.00–125.00	$120.98	$806	-6.02
705–710	708	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$839	-2.49
750–775	763	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$881	—
852	852	2	110.00	$110.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	175.00–180.00	$177.54	$541	+17.54
355–395	370	4	160.00–167.00	$162.71	$602	+12.71
400–425	415	8	145.00–155.00	$152.42	$633	+6.10
460–495	475	3	135.00–145.00	$140.66	$668	+3.56
505–535	526	6	130.00–135.00	$132.66	$698	—
550–595	583	13	120.00–130.00	$125.62	$732	-0.99
605–635	616	6	117.00–122.00	$120.49	$742	-4.03
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	162.00–167.00	$164.40	$515	+14.40
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	+9.06
410–440	428	6	140.00–147.00	$144.01	$616	+7.01
455–495	470	3	132.00–137.00	$134.60	$633	+4.60
500–530	517	3	120.00–122.00	$121.32	$627	-8.17
590	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	-0.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	5	142.00–147.00	$144.78	$518	+14.78
400–440	411	7	135.00–142.00	$138.66	$570	+12.68
420–425 fancy	423	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$622	—
455–495	471	7	128.00–132.00	$130.00	$612	—
500–545	518	10	125.00–127.00	$126.11	$653	+5.51
560–565	562	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$676	+3.76
610–621	617	19	115.00–120.00	$116.83	$721	+3.23
650–692	678	3	110.00	$110.00	$746	—
720	720	3	101.00	$101.00	$727	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	363	5	135.00–140.00	$137.41	$499	+9.89
430–435	433	2	131.00–132.00	$131.50	$569	—
455–493	484	7	125.00–127.00	$125.56	$608	+3.56
530–540	533	4	123.00–125.00	$123.51	$658	+7.47
565–575	570	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$661	+0.99
613	613	6	112.50	$112.50	$690	+7.50
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	375	6	125.00–133.00	$128.48	$482	+4.21
425–440	430	4	117.00–125.00	$119.73	$515	-0.27
450–460	457	3	112.00–120.00	$114.69	$524	-4.43
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	+3.01
640–645	643	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$682	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	3	162.00–167.00	$164.67	$532	+4.67
350–393	376	5	152.00–155.00	$153.19	$576	+2.38
425–445	434	5	145.00–147.00	$145.79	$633	+0.79
450–480	462	12	135.00–142.00	$137.51	$635	-3.50
500–530	516	5	130.00–132.00	$131.20	$677	+1.92
566–575	568	6	125.00	$125.00	$710	—
610–640	625	2	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$756	-1.48
665–690	675	3	113.00–120.00	$117.68	$794	—
710	710	1	108.00	$108.00	$767	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	152.00	$152.00	$483	-0.44
355–393	380	5	142.00–150.00	$145.03	$551	+0.03
400–440	421	4	140.00–142.00	$140.96	$593	+3.19
455–490	474	8	131.00–133.00	$132.00	$626	+0.68
505–540	523	2	125.00–127.00	$126.03	$659	+3.53
565–585	575	6	120.00–122.00	$120.66	$694	-1.33
610–645	626	8	115.00–118.00	$115.39	$722	+2.10
670–675	672	3	107.00–110.00	$108.33	$728	+2.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–280	263	4	150.00–155.00	$151.33	$398	—
375	375	1	137.00	$137.00	$514	+2.00
400	400	1	122.00	$122.00	$488	-11.53
565–595	582	5	115.00–117.00	$116.59	$679	+2.61
610–640	630	3	112.00	$112.00	$706	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1440	1241	75-80%	20	59.00–62.00	$59.84	$743	—
1015–1570	1282	75-80%	31	54.00–58.00	$56.47	$724	—
1020–1560	1290	75-80%	8	53.00–60.00	$54.61	$704	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1165	1041	80-85%	6	50.00–52.00	$51.10	$532	—
910–1355	1078	80-85%	11	59.00–64.00	$60.93	$657	—
955–1355	1096	80-85%	28	54.00–58.00	$55.86	$612	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$382	—
835–965	884	85-90%	4	48.00–49.00	$48.25	$427	—
900–990	945	85-90%	2	42.00–43.00	$42.52	$402	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1865	1588	6	69.00–73.00	$70.96	$1,127	—
1755–2195	1975	2	76.00–79.00	$77.67	$1,534	—
1890–2150	2012	3	82.00–85.00	$83.07	$1,671	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1265	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–750.00	$732.56
1180–1320	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–875.00	$822.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1500	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–975.00	$896.85

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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.