Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $188.85/cwt ≈ $619/hd at 328 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $131.47/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 471 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.09/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 471 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,135 1,686 248
Feeder cattle 856 1,364 171
Slaughter cattle 131 163 35
Replacement cattle 148 159 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on heavy weight heifers. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 167.00 $167.00 $698 -5.00
450–482 467 5 160.00–165.00 $163.03 $761 +0.39
500–530 510 3 150.00–152.00 $151.35 $772 -2.19
565–575 570 4 138.00–147.00 $143.03 $815 -1.96
605–630 618 7 130.00–138.00 $134.29 $830 -0.09
750 750 1 112.00 $112.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 187.00 $187.00 $533 —
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 +4.77
400–435 413 3 157.00–165.00 $161.33 $666 +2.52
465–490 482 5 152.00–157.00 $153.57 $740 -1.36
510–540 530 3 137.00–145.00 $139.57 $740 +1.33
555–580 568 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $724 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–529 523 5 157.00–158.00 $157.81 $825 -6.41
570–585 578 2 154.00 $154.00 $890 +3.61
600 600 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $846 -0.53
650–680 660 3 132.00–140.00 $135.94 $897 -0.45
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 9 137.00–141.00 $138.37 $529 +2.71
400–440 415 6 134.00–137.00 $135.16 $561 +4.77
455–485 471 11 127.00–135.00 $131.47 $619 +5.11
515–535 525 2 127.00 $127.00 $667 +8.60
615 615 1 105.00 $105.00 $646 —
650 650 1 103.00 $103.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 471 10 136.00–142.00 $139.09 $655 +7.66
500–545 527 10 130.00–135.00 $132.19 $697 +4.75
550–555 553 2 125.00 $125.00 $691 -0.05
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 +4.00
655–680 668 3 105.00–110.00 $107.35 $717 —
700–745 723 2 100.00–102.00 $100.97 $730 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 516 5 137.00–140.00 $138.00 $712 +5.15
555–595 571 4 130.00–138.00 $132.46 $756 +4.85
615–645 629 8 120.00–130.00 $126.14 $793 +6.43
658–695 665 6 115.00–118.00 $116.98 $778 -0.02
700–720 710 2 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $763 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 182.00 $182.00 $510 —
315–340 329 5 170.00–175.00 $172.41 $567 +6.43
360–390 369 7 160.00–167.00 $164.16 $606 +4.16
405–440 420 7 147.00–155.00 $150.65 $633 -0.57
455–495 480 5 140.00–147.00 $143.62 $689 +3.50
505–540 518 6 130.00–137.00 $134.45 $696 +2.45
550–590 560 4 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $658 -9.03
600–645 620 3 110.00–112.00 $110.69 $686 -5.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 334 6 177.00–182.00 $181.14 $605 +9.83
365–380 373 6 170.00–175.00 $172.30 $643 +7.31
405–430 418 6 160.00–165.00 $164.14 $686 +8.39
460–485 473 7 152.00–157.00 $155.72 $737 +7.37
515–540 529 4 140.00–145.00 $142.99 $756 -0.45
555 555 1 132.00 $132.00 $733 —
635–640 638 2 117.00–122.00 $119.51 $762 -2.49
650–695 666 4 112.00–117.00 $114.74 $764 -1.26
725 725 1 107.00 $107.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–332 328 11 185.00–190.00 $188.85 $619 —
390 390 1 177.00 $177.00 $690 +3.47
405 405 2 172.00 $172.00 $697 +8.93
500–535 513 3 147.00–152.00 $149.67 $768 -2.82
560 560 2 139.00–145.00 $142.00 $795 -0.22
610–630 620 2 132.00 $132.00 $818 -1.00
705–715 710 2 112.00–115.00 $113.49 $806 -5.99

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1470 1290 75-80% 14 63.00–68.00 $65.42 $844 —
1155–1680 1373 75-80% 13 59.00–67.00 $61.14 $839 +0.39
1270–1700 1456 75-80% 10 54.00–57.00 $55.64 $810 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1160 1118 80-85% 2 65.00 $65.00 $727 +6.60
945–1260 1131 80-85% 8 55.00–58.00 $56.58 $640 -1.82
900–1295 1140 80-85% 10 59.00–63.00 $61.00 $695 +2.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1015 857 85-90% 6 42.00–54.00 $45.02 $386 —
890–1060 960 85-90% 4 51.00–54.00 $52.77 $507 +10.08
850–1260 964 85-90% 4 47.00–50.00 $48.66 $469 +5.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1775 1448 5 75.00–80.00 $78.39 $1,135 —
1550–2010 1757 5 82.00–87.00 $85.05 $1,494 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1285 1033 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–775.00 $740.25
895–1565 1126 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–950.00 $915.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205–1425 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,036.45 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.