Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

1,163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $120.96/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 790 lb · 49 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.93/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 668 lb · 43 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.00/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 686 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,163	653	1,091
Feeder cattle	1,022	499	928
Slaughter cattle	74	88	90
Replacement cattle	67	66	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
305–325	319	4	177.00–180.00	$178.22	$569	-8.78
350–370	355	5	172.00–178.00	$175.36	$623	-0.29
450–460	455	2	153.00–155.00	$154.01	$701	—
550–570	558	4	142.00–147.00	$144.23	$805	-3.77
600–620	610	4	137.00–140.00	$138.00	$842	—
650–695	686	42	124.00–131.00	$128.00	$878	+1.12
715–745	724	6	120.00–123.00	$121.97	$883	-2.03
753–797	790	49	118.00–122.00	$120.96	$956	+5.96
943	943	6	111.00	$111.00	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	170.00–174.00	$172.03	$550	—
350–370	356	9	165.00–167.00	$165.23	$588	-5.49
410–430	424	7	153.00–158.00	$154.99	$657	+0.94
460–490	480	7	147.00–152.00	$147.97	$710	-0.84
500–540	519	8	140.00–145.00	$142.00	$737	+3.50
555–585	580	27	135.00–139.00	$135.47	$786	+4.80
610–630	619	4	127.00–132.00	$128.50	$795	—
680	680	1	122.00	$122.00	$830	—
710	710	1	117.00	$117.00	$831	—
785–790	788	2	112.00–115.00	$113.50	$894	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	162.00	$162.00	$543	—
365–390	376	6	155.00–162.00	$159.29	$599	+2.96
405–445	425	12	145.00–152.00	$149.57	$636	+4.82
450–493	483	11	138.00–142.00	$139.63	$674	+1.09
565–580	573	3	130.00–134.00	$132.32	$758	+7.32
618–645	621	13	120.00–122.50	$122.18	$759	—
680–685	681	4	110.00–112.00	$110.50	$753	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	372	5	140.00–147.00	$141.41	$526	—
405	405	1	135.00	$135.00	$547	—
455–479	467	9	130.00–134.00	$132.26	$618	—
500–547	538	10	127.00–131.00	$130.53	$702	-0.21
550–575	563	6	120.00–125.00	$122.83	$692	+0.17
610–612	612	20	119.00–121.00	$119.20	$730	—
665 fancy	665	33	119.00	$119.00	$791	—
650–690	680	10	109.00–115.00	$110.09	$749	-4.91
730	730	1	107.00	$107.00	$781	—
908	908	11	98.00	$98.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462	—
350–390	373	10	132.00–137.00	$134.32	$501	—
405–430	417	6	127.00–130.00	$128.51	$536	—
455–495	470	7	125.00–128.00	$126.44	$594	+0.11
500–532	527	19	120.00–124.00	$123.16	$649	+5.16
550–595	573	2	115.00–121.00	$118.12	$677	+3.12
600–627	621	7	107.00–115.00	$113.90	$707	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–395	384	2	130.00	$130.00	$499	+1.22
410–445	430	6	122.00–126.00	$124.64	$536	+2.78
470	470	1	120.00	$120.00	$564	+1.31
510–535	523	6	107.00–115.00	$110.78	$579	+0.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	180.00	$180.00	$459	—
310–345	334	4	172.00–175.00	$174.22	$582	—
350–390	376	5	167.00–170.00	$167.56	$630	-0.54
400–435	414	7	150.00–155.00	$151.96	$629	+1.30
450–490	462	10	145.00–150.00	$147.11	$680	-1.26
500–530	515	5	139.00–142.00	$140.21	$722	-2.08
550–560	555	3	135.00–140.00	$138.02	$766	+8.41
615–625	618	6	120.00–126.00	$122.67	$758	+0.90
650	650	1	117.00	$117.00	$760	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	5	165.00–167.00	$166.21	$532	-3.10
375–395	389	4	152.00–157.00	$154.74	$602	-0.93
430–445	438	2	145.00–147.00	$146.02	$640	+0.18
460–490	480	10	137.00–144.00	$140.70	$675	+1.03
530–540	534	4	135.00–138.00	$136.75	$730	+7.03
565–580	575	3	125.00–132.00	$128.01	$736	+5.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	150.00	$150.00	$492	-13.52
360–390	377	3	140.00–147.00	$143.91	$543	-0.76
460–480	470	2	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$599	-3.46
505–520	510	3	120.00–127.00	$124.03	$633	+4.40
580–590	585	2	120.00	$120.00	$702	+10.02

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1500	1219	75-80%	6	58.00–63.00	$60.85	$742	+7.61
1035–1515	1291	75-80%	11	64.00–69.00	$66.82	$863	—
1065–1680	1373	75-80%	2	54.00–57.00	$55.16	$757	-1.73

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1230	1046	80-85%	5	52.00–55.00	$53.69	$562	+1.83
1105–1240	1170	80-85%	3	64.00–69.00	$66.76	$781	—
1010–1395	1243	80-85%	8	57.00–62.00	$59.63	$741	+1.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–910	855	85-90%	2	44.00–54.00	$48.68	$416	—
775–1050	908	85-90%	7	45.00–47.00	$46.00	$418	+4.00
935–1045	990	85-90%	2	49.00–53.00	$51.11	$506	+1.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1210	1055	3	70.00–75.00	$71.61	$755	—
1380–2130	1818	3	84.00–87.00	$85.54	$1,555	-0.16
1765–1945	1837	3	78.00–82.00	$80.69	$1,482	-5.01

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1470	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–925.00	$868.11
1000–1345	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–775.00	$722.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1345	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–850.00	$840.75
1040–1450	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,006.33

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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.