Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.35/cwt ≈ $870/hd at 620 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.99/cwt +12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 510 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.06/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 618 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 987 213 667
Feeder cattle 885 161 488
Slaughter cattle 50 31 103
Replacement cattle 52 21 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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
500–510 505 2 152.00–158.00 $154.97 $783 +2.30
550–575 563 6 146.00–153.00 $149.81 $843 +9.81
600–641 620 47 139.00–145.00 $140.35 $870 —
658 658 2 140.00 $140.00 $921 +18.00
708–740 717 19 122.00–127.00 $125.77 $902 +10.77
758 758 3 115.00 $115.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 418 4 160.00–164.00 $162.01 $677 +2.01
465 465 1 157.00 $157.00 $730 —
510–540 532 11 144.00–150.00 $148.38 $789 +11.38
560–593 582 3 135.00 $135.00 $786 +5.00
605–631 623 7 122.00–134.00 $130.59 $814 +4.59
700–745 725 4 115.00–120.00 $117.23 $850 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
305–320 313 2 170.00–172.00 $171.02 $535 —
350–395 373 5 165.00–167.00 $166.58 $621 —
415–445 426 4 150.00–155.00 $152.21 $648 —
460–490 474 5 142.00–150.00 $148.35 $703 —
510–535 528 7 132.00–140.00 $137.34 $725 —
590 590 1 132.00 $132.00 $779 —
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 —
680–695 688 2 110.00–116.00 $113.03 $778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 145.00–147.00 $145.67 $503 —
350–375 367 3 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $516 +12.21
405–435 415 3 135.00–137.00 $135.65 $563 +13.16
450–490 475 9 129.00–135.00 $130.56 $620 +10.56
500–545 510 25 122.00–128.00 $126.99 $648 +12.33
555–592 574 7 115.00–120.00 $118.18 $678 +7.18
625–640 631 8 107.00–113.00 $110.73 $699 —
651–695 666 6 102.00–105.00 $103.27 $688 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 149.00 $149.00 $559 —
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 +12.15
550–585 571 10 123.00–127.00 $124.10 $709 —
610–620 fancy 615 18 125.00–127.50 $125.91 $774 —
630–635 631 5 116.00–121.00 $117.41 $741 —
660–665 663 2 115.00 $115.00 $762 +3.00
758–780 767 8 102.00–108.00 $106.87 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 331 9 137.00–142.00 $139.80 $463 —
365–375 370 3 135.00–137.00 $136.32 $504 +11.56
400–445 424 11 130.00–133.00 $131.65 $558 +13.85
460–485 473 10 122.00–128.00 $124.33 $588 +10.81
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 +3.00
565–575 568 5 107.00–112.00 $110.59 $628 +4.91
615–645 627 3 102.00 $102.00 $640 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 316 5 162.00–167.00 $163.90 $518 +14.55
355–395 378 5 152.00–157.00 $153.61 $581 +11.61
400–445 434 9 140.00–147.00 $141.68 $615 +7.87
470–495 485 6 130.00–137.00 $133.50 $647 —
500–545 524 11 120.00–127.00 $123.39 $647 —
560–580 576 5 115.00–117.00 $116.19 $669 —
605–625 615 4 105.00–110.00 $107.73 $663 —
665–670 668 2 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $685 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
320–325 323 2 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $557 +12.53
365–390 381 4 160.00–165.00 $162.46 $619 +13.02
400–435 414 8 150.00–158.00 $154.63 $640 +13.25
455 455 3 142.00–145.00 $143.00 $651 +8.30
500–545 521 10 130.00–135.00 $132.76 $692 +7.76
555–585 568 3 120.00–122.00 $121.34 $689 +2.93
600–645 620 5 115.00–116.00 $115.21 $714 —
660 660 2 107.00–112.00 $109.50 $723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 182.00 $182.00 $592 —
405 405 3 160.00–162.00 $161.33 $653 +6.33
480–495 488 3 153.00–158.00 $155.36 $758 +14.08
505–525 515 3 140.00–147.00 $142.95 $736 +8.48
555 555 2 131.00–135.00 $133.00 $738 +8.71
600–605 603 3 122.00 $122.00 $736 —
665–695 677 3 116.00–120.00 $117.97 $799 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1300 1135 80-85% 8 62.00–67.00 $64.50 $732 —
995–1380 1156 80-85% 4 68.00–72.00 $70.31 $813 +2.04
950–1420 1202 80-85% 9 57.00–61.00 $59.16 $711 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1570 1293 75-80% 4 62.00–67.00 $64.16 $830 -14.84
1235–1715 1412 75-80% 3 68.00–71.00 $69.18 $977 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $1,074 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–940 860 85-90% 4 42.00–47.00 $45.24 $389 —
775–1135 951 85-90% 3 51.00–54.00 $53.19 $506 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,638 —
2030 2030 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,604 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1105 1097 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 725.00–875.00 $754.54
1105–1500 1357 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,050.00 $991.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1325 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00–850.00 $828.12
1030–1200 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,013.45
1200 fancy 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.