Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.39/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 467 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $152.24/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 426 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $135.16/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 374 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 812 726 654
Feeder cattle 576 575 565
Slaughter cattle 96 105 58
Replacement cattle 140 46 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 -2.00
500–540 520 2 140.00–144.00 $141.92 $738 -3.28
550 550 1 137.00 $137.00 $754 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 +1.97
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 +5.01
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 147.00 $147.00 $713 +4.33
545 545 1 132.00 $132.00 $719 -0.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 147.00 $147.00 $434 —
305–330 315 3 137.00–142.00 $139.61 $440 +1.10
350–390 374 15 132.00–137.00 $135.16 $505 +0.44
410–445 429 13 125.00–132.00 $128.00 $549 -2.40
450–485 468 7 119.00–125.00 $122.55 $574 -2.63
520–545 534 4 113.00–117.00 $115.73 $618 +2.27
580 580 2 112.00 $112.00 $650 +4.57
620 620 1 107.00 $107.00 $663 +5.00
730 730 1 92.00 $92.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 +3.99
365–385 375 2 140.00–142.00 $141.03 $529 -0.98
416–440 421 6 135.00–140.00 $135.83 $572 -0.57
456–495 467 20 126.00–133.00 $129.39 $604 -3.29
500–540 526 5 120.00–126.00 $122.53 $645 -4.27
565–595 581 6 115.00–120.00 $116.98 $680 -1.84
605–635 620 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $710 +0.49
735–740 738 2 95.00–99.00 $96.99 $716 -4.01
755–760 758 2 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 —
510–525 518 3 127.00–133.00 $129.36 $670 -5.75
600–620 608 6 116.00–122.00 $118.01 $718 -1.98
655–685 670 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $764 -2.68
725 725 1 108.00 $108.00 $783 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
355–395 369 7 157.00–165.00 $159.56 $589 -3.16
400–445 426 17 147.00–155.00 $152.24 $649 -0.88
455–495 476 11 137.00–142.00 $139.45 $664 -3.87
500–545 520 9 130.00–136.00 $131.64 $685 -2.76
550–585 570 6 122.00–127.00 $125.47 $715 ±0.00
610–640 633 4 117.00–119.00 $118.00 $747 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
745 745 1 102.00 $102.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 180.00 $180.00 $378 —
310–340 325 2 157.00–160.00 $158.43 $515 -6.13
355–390 376 5 150.00–155.00 $152.20 $572 —
410–445 433 10 140.00–145.00 $140.82 $610 -3.17
485–495 490 9 130.00–135.00 $134.11 $657 +0.45
500–545 533 6 120.00–127.00 $125.48 $669 -0.50
555–585 570 2 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $669 —
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 167.00 $167.00 $623 -3.00
405–420 410 3 157.00–160.00 $158.02 $648 -3.59
455–465 462 3 148.00–150.00 $148.67 $687 -0.82
515–545 530 2 144.00–146.00 $144.97 $768 +2.04
565–595 584 4 130.00–137.00 $131.77 $770 +0.54
610–630 623 3 123.00–127.00 $124.64 $777 -2.11
660–680 670 2 116.00–120.00 $118.03 $791 -0.94
725 725 1 109.00 $109.00 $790 -5.49
790 790 1 103.00 $103.00 $814 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1400 1203 75-80% 13 75.00–79.00 $75.90 $913 —
985–1525 1259 75-80% 20 69.00–74.00 $70.98 $894 -3.17
1470 1470 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $985 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1330 1112 80-85% 12 64.00–69.00 $66.22 $736 —
1080–1295 1173 80-85% 5 70.00–74.00 $72.07 $845 —
865–1880 1195 80-85% 7 60.00–62.00 $60.81 $727 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–920 840 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $44.10 $370 —
850–955 903 85-90% 2 51.00–52.00 $51.53 $465 —
890–980 918 85-90% 5 54.00–57.00 $55.97 $514 +4.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1450 1433 2 80.00–81.00 $80.51 $1,154 —
1510–2435 1758 6 85.00–90.00 $87.51 $1,538 —
1530–2005 1777 6 91.00–98.00 $93.72 $1,665 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1070 1027 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 925.00–1,000.00 $976.11
1045–1365 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,150.00–1,325.00 $1,282.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1050–1170 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,178.85
960–1290 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–1,050.00 $1,004.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1315 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 40 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,157.87 +83.45

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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.