Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

1,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.12/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 487 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.95/cwt -5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 433 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.72/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 521 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,517	727	743
Feeder cattle	1,289	547	616
Slaughter cattle	153	146	73
Replacement cattle	75	34	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle and replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand on replacements. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	331	6	165.00–172.00	$168.12	$556	-9.42
375–385	380	3	160.00–165.00	$163.02	$619	+0.31
405–445	424	7	152.00–155.00	$152.83	$648	+0.41
450–495	479	10	142.00–149.00	$145.96	$699	+5.30
511–522	520	17	130.00–137.00	$131.98	$686	-0.68
550–585	559	6	127.00–132.00	$128.33	$717	+2.71
630–640	635	2	122.00–130.00	$126.03	$800	+5.54
685	685	1	117.00	$117.00	$801	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	182.00	$182.00	$537	—
310–345	328	5	175.00–180.00	$177.20	$581	—
350–375	362	9	167.00–175.00	$169.99	$615	-12.98
400–445	425	4	157.00–162.00	$158.18	$672	-2.08
455–480	468	4	151.00–155.00	$152.52	$714	+1.00
500–535	514	6	140.00–150.00	$144.31	$742	+3.02
580–590	585	2	137.00	$137.00	$801	+2.99
610–615	613	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$831	+7.98
665	665	2	122.00–127.00	$124.50	$828	+3.52
700–720	710	2	112.00–117.00	$114.46	$813	-4.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	155.00	$155.00	$542	—
425–445	435	4	145.00–147.00	$146.26	$636	+2.25
490–495	491	7	128.00–135.00	$130.57	$641	-4.03
530	530	1	127.00	$127.00	$673	+5.68
644	644	5	117.00	$117.00	$753	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	369	17	135.00–137.00	$136.06	$502	-8.72
405–448	433	18	132.00–136.00	$134.95	$584	-3.71
460–493	487	23	125.00–132.00	$130.12	$634	+0.12
505–540	521	18	121.00–127.00	$124.72	$650	-1.39
550–585	566	9	117.00–122.00	$119.34	$675	-0.99
610–644	636	11	112.00–115.00	$112.53	$716	-4.30
650–670	660	7	110.00–112.00	$110.28	$728	+0.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–296	278	9	135.00–137.00	$136.18	$379	—
300–345	323	6	127.00–132.00	$130.09	$420	—
355–390	373	6	120.00–127.00	$124.67	$465	-3.81
400–440	427	7	117.50–122.00	$119.14	$509	-0.59
470–490	480	2	115.00–117.00	$115.98	$557	+1.29
520–545	531	4	111.00–113.00	$111.99	$595	—
560–570	567	3	110.00	$110.00	$624	±0.00
610–640	625	2	107.00	$107.00	$669	+1.00
655	655	1	102.00	$102.00	$668	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	137.00	$137.00	$425	—
350–395	366	4	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$479	-6.43
405–435	419	6	125.00–130.00	$127.22	$533	-4.28
455–490	475	7	120.00–125.00	$122.28	$581	-3.28
505–545	523	6	117.00–120.00	$118.00	$617	-5.51
555–595	574	7	112.00–115.00	$113.15	$649	-2.84
620–625	623	2	110.00	$110.00	$685	-2.50
660–680	670	2	107.00	$107.00	$717	+2.00
715	715	1	102.00	$102.00	$729	—
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	313	5	162.00–167.00	$165.93	$519	+1.26
350–390	379	17	155.00–165.00	$161.66	$613	+8.47
400–445	424	7	146.00–156.00	$151.46	$642	+5.67
465–480	471	14	142.00–147.00	$145.00	$683	+7.49
500–515	511	14	135.00–142.00	$139.37	$712	+8.17
555–580	564	14	125.00–132.00	$126.70	$715	+1.70
615–640	628	3	118.00–122.00	$120.66	$758	-0.36
660–680	663	10	115.00–120.00	$117.10	$776	-0.58
771	771	3	104.00	$104.00	$802	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	150.00–157.00	$153.47	$511	+1.47
370–395	385	5	145.00–150.00	$147.03	$566	+2.00
400–440	429	10	140.00–145.00	$143.60	$616	+2.64
465–485	476	6	135.00–140.00	$137.02	$652	+5.02
500–545	518	10	127.00–132.00	$129.49	$671	+3.46
575–595	585	3	117.00–120.00	$118.00	$690	-2.66
605–625	615	3	112.00–117.00	$113.67	$699	-1.72
655–675	665	2	111.00	$111.00	$738	+2.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	3	140.00–147.00	$143.04	$461	—
360–370	365	3	138.00–142.00	$140.67	$513	+3.67
410–445	425	3	135.00–139.00	$137.05	$582	+15.05
490–495	491	7	125.00–133.00	$128.57	$631	—
500–540	526	4	117.00–125.00	$121.51	$639	—
575–595	585	2	115.00	$115.00	$673	-1.59
615–645	633	4	105.00–110.00	$106.75	$676	-5.25
670–690	680	2	103.00–105.00	$104.01	$707	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1515	1139	80-85%	19	50.00–53.00	$51.95	$592	—
950–1335	1169	80-85%	17	54.00–58.00	$55.34	$647	—
1085–1310	1198	80-85%	5	59.00–61.00	$59.82	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1340	1249	75-80%	4	59.00–60.00	$59.73	$746	-0.11
1030–1495	1336	75-80%	23	54.00–58.00	$55.13	$737	—
1195–1815	1423	75-80%	9	52.00–53.00	$52.21	$743	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1145	922	85-90%	6	49.00–51.00	$49.29	$454	+6.77
760–1120	960	85-90%	10	45.00–48.00	$46.47	$446	—
770–1360	1006	85-90%	8	40.00–44.00	$42.96	$432	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1510	1253	3	64.00–66.00	$65.39	$819	—
1255–2030	1564	5	73.00–79.00	$76.41	$1,195	+5.45
1435–1955	1653	3	82.00–86.00	$83.47	$1,380	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1500	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	840.00–985.00	$890.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
890–1225	1052	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–825.00	$791.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1300	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,193.94	—

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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.