Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $116.92/cwt ≈ $755/hd at 646 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.79/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 561 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $155.21/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 462 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 1,163 772
Feeder cattle 518 1,022 678
Slaughter cattle 74 74 45
Replacement cattle 50 67 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–405 404 16 165.00 $165.00 $667 —
451–485 462 18 152.00–162.00 $155.21 $717 +1.20
510–535 518 4 145.00–150.00 $146.50 $759 —
550 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 -2.23
620–635 633 8 139.00–141.00 $139.25 $881 +1.25
660–671 667 5 128.00–130.00 $128.40 $856 +0.40
725 725 1 125.00 $125.00 $906 +3.03
815 815 1 117.00 $117.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 147.00 $147.00 $723 -0.97
545 545 1 142.00 $142.00 $774 ±0.00
571 571 3 136.00 $136.00 $777 +0.53
650–680 663 3 122.00 $122.00 $809 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–540 524 10 135.00–145.00 $139.57 $731 +9.04
553–595 561 18 130.00–135.00 $133.79 $751 +10.96
610–630 617 7 121.00–125.00 $122.58 $756 +3.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 5 137.00–145.00 $140.50 $458 —
395 395 1 138.00 $138.00 $545 +8.00
405–445 425 7 130.00–134.00 $131.57 $559 +6.93
455–490 468 10 127.00–131.00 $129.09 $604 +9.09
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 +9.22
570–595 582 3 111.00–120.00 $116.28 $677 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
665–672 670 3 105.00–106.00 $105.67 $708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 140.00–145.00 $142.52 $517 +8.20
425–435 430 2 138.00–141.00 $139.48 $600 +10.97
462–490 477 6 132.00–135.00 $132.75 $633 +6.31
505–545 529 8 130.00–132.00 $131.24 $694 +8.08
565–570 567 5 127.00–128.00 $127.80 $725 +9.68
600–625 613 2 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $730 +5.12
675–690 682 3 110.00–112.00 $110.66 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 180.00–185.00 $182.34 $507 —
330–345 338 2 172.00 $172.00 $581 +5.79
355–385 372 5 160.00–168.00 $163.03 $606 +8.29
400–440 414 5 150.00–157.00 $153.38 $635 +7.36
450–492 475 12 140.00–145.00 $143.19 $680 +2.49
510–549 529 17 132.00–139.00 $136.55 $722 -0.20
560–575 570 3 125.00–130.00 $127.35 $726 -0.66
625–649 646 19 116.00–122.00 $116.92 $755 —
750 750 1 106.00 $106.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 4 170.00–177.00 $173.04 $637 +5.48
400–405 403 2 160.00 $160.00 $645 +8.04
455–490 468 3 147.00–150.00 $147.98 $693 +0.87
500–545 519 8 140.00–145.00 $142.30 $739 +2.09
555–585 568 6 131.00–137.00 $134.99 $767 -3.03
605–630 620 3 125.00–127.00 $126.33 $783 +3.66
652 652 5 122.50 $122.50 $799 +5.50
790 790 1 112.00 $112.00 $885 —
803 803 5 100.00 $100.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 172.00 $172.00 $490 —
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 +15.00
350–395 377 3 155.00–158.00 $156.67 $591 +12.76
410–440 428 6 140.00–148.00 $143.54 $614 —
480–490 485 2 135.00–139.00 $136.98 $664 +9.43
550–595 567 3 115.00–122.00 $119.07 $675 -0.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1175 1071 80-85% 10 60.00–65.00 $62.59 $670 —
1015–1350 1150 80-85% 6 54.00–59.00 $56.80 $653 -9.96
1045–1315 1194 80-85% 6 66.00–71.00 $68.47 $818 +1.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1510 1333 75-80% 8 67.00–72.00 $69.38 $925 —
1110–1585 1371 75-80% 8 64.00–66.00 $65.26 $895 +10.10
1305–1505 1405 75-80% 2 56.00–60.00 $57.86 $813 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–860 853 85-90% 2 42.00–44.00 $43.01 $367 -5.67
850–885 868 85-90% 2 46.00–48.00 $46.98 $408 -1.70
840–1165 985 85-90% 5 50.00–52.00 $50.82 $501 -0.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1175 1095 2 82.00–85.00 $83.39 $913 —
1165–1860 1533 3 74.00–78.00 $75.82 $1,162 —
1235–2160 1698 2 89.00 $89.00 $1,511 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1195 1078 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–775.00 $748.30
960–1340 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $864.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1505 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,022.19
1415 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,020.00 $1,020.00 —

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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.