Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.33/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 465 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.74/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 513 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 1,517 946
Feeder cattle 499 1,289 796
Slaughter cattle 88 153 80
Replacement cattle 66 75 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 187.00 $187.00 $570 +9.80
350–365 357 3 175.00–177.00 $175.65 $627 +5.66
512–535 520 3 150.00–151.00 $150.34 $782 +6.03
565 565 1 148.00 $148.00 $836 +11.00
675–681 680 8 126.00–127.00 $126.88 $863 +2.38
744 744 5 124.00 $124.00 $923 +9.54
788 788 2 115.00 $115.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 4 167.00–172.00 $170.72 $623 +7.70
405–425 412 3 150.00–157.00 $154.05 $635 +1.22
455–485 472 5 147.00–150.00 $148.81 $702 +2.85
510–520 515 4 135.00–142.00 $138.50 $713 +6.52
565–585 578 3 127.00–135.00 $130.67 $755 +2.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 172.00–175.00 $173.46 $465 —
360–380 372 3 155.00–157.00 $156.33 $582 +1.33
430–445 441 4 140.00–147.00 $144.75 $638 -1.51
450–480 465 4 137.00–140.00 $138.54 $644 +7.97
515–540 528 3 125.00–130.00 $128.30 $677 +1.30
560–565 563 2 125.00 $125.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 513 10 128.00–135.00 $130.74 $671 +6.02
550–590 579 9 119.00–125.00 $122.66 $710 +3.32
663 663 7 115.00 $115.00 $762 +4.72
885 885 2 90.00 $90.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 12 125.00–130.00 $126.33 $587 +4.05
510–545 527 3 117.00–120.00 $118.00 $622 ±0.00
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 +1.85
612–620 614 5 112.00–114.00 $112.40 $690 +2.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 5 132.00–135.00 $133.20 $437 +3.11
355–390 374 5 127.00–130.00 $128.78 $482 +4.11
405–445 419 5 120.00–125.00 $121.86 $511 +2.72
450–490 467 3 117.00–120.00 $118.69 $554 +2.71
510–545 530 3 110.00–112.00 $110.69 $587 -1.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 376 8 167.00–170.00 $168.10 $632 +6.44
400–440 417 3 150.00–152.00 $150.66 $628 -0.80
465–490 475 3 145.00–150.00 $148.37 $705 +3.37
500–545 515 7 140.00–145.00 $142.29 $733 +2.92
550–565 556 5 127.00–135.00 $129.61 $721 +2.91
610–625 616 4 120.00–125.00 $121.77 $750 +1.11
658 658 6 119.00 $119.00 $783 +1.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 5 167.00–175.00 $169.31 $547 +15.84
360–365 363 3 155.00–157.00 $155.67 $565 +8.64
410–440 429 7 145.00–147.00 $145.84 $626 +2.24
475–490 483 3 139.00–140.00 $139.67 $675 +2.65
510–545 529 9 127.00–135.00 $129.72 $686 +0.23
565–590 582 3 120.00–125.00 $122.97 $716 +4.97
605–635 616 4 110.00–117.00 $114.78 $707 +1.11
660–670 665 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $738 -0.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 162.00–165.00 $163.52 $523 +20.48
370–390 382 3 142.00–147.00 $144.67 $553 +4.00
420–440 430 4 135.00–142.00 $137.78 $592 +0.73
475–480 478 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $626 +2.44
505–545 525 3 117.00–122.00 $119.63 $628 -1.88
590–595 593 2 105.00–115.00 $109.98 $652 -5.02
688 688 4 101.00 $101.00 $695 -3.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1375 1043 80-85% 14 51.00–53.00 $51.86 $541 —
700–1275 1061 80-85% 9 54.00–57.00 $54.83 $582 —
1125–1375 1220 80-85% 5 58.00–59.00 $58.62 $715 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1380 1217 75-80% 3 52.00–54.00 $53.24 $648 -6.49
1260–1380 1325 75-80% 4 59.00–62.00 $60.02 $795 +4.89
970–1682 1365 75-80% 9 56.00–58.00 $56.89 $777 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $384 -7.29
875–1050 959 85-90% 6 44.00–48.00 $46.00 $441 -0.47
780–1245 968 85-90% 6 49.00–51.00 $49.63 $480 +3.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1250 1176 4 72.00–75.00 $73.52 $865 —
1090–1775 1550 8 76.00–79.00 $77.20 $1,197 +0.79
1440–2145 1827 3 84.00–87.00 $85.70 $1,566 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1500 1318 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,275.00 $1,157.17
1300–1445 1348 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,150.00–1,425.00 $1,326.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1425 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,031.37

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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.