Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $128.87/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 432 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $129.49/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 540 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $129.36/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 484 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 720 812 0
Feeder cattle 408 576 0
Slaughter cattle 116 96 0
Replacement cattle 196 140 0

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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with very good demand on pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 162.00–166.00 $163.98 $672 +3.98
450–490 472 3 150.00–155.00 $153.06 $722 —
580 580 1 132.00 $132.00 $766 -5.00
600–635 617 3 122.00–125.00 $123.34 $761 —
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 —
765 765 1 102.00 $102.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 —
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 —
600–640 620 2 132.00–140.00 $135.87 $842 —
650 650 1 132.00 $132.00 $858 +7.00
720–735 728 2 117.00–121.00 $119.02 $866 -1.98
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 422 3 147.00–155.00 $152.22 $642 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 -2.00
580 580 1 122.00 $122.00 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 142.00 $142.00 $433 +2.39
350–395 367 12 131.00–137.00 $132.10 $485 -3.06
400–445 432 32 125.00–132.00 $128.87 $557 +0.87
450–480 468 4 120.00–125.00 $123.03 $576 +0.48
500–525 510 3 115.00–117.00 $115.66 $590 -0.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–548 526 14 129.00–132.00 $130.19 $685 +0.83
550–586 573 12 122.00–130.00 $125.41 $719 —
600–645 628 8 117.00–122.00 $120.24 $755 +2.23
655 fancy 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 +1.02
735–745 740 2 107.00–110.00 $108.51 $803 +0.51
795 795 1 103.00 $103.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 427 3 135.00–138.00 $136.02 $581 +0.19
450–495 473 5 130.00–132.00 $130.79 $619 +1.40
500–515 510 4 124.00–127.00 $125.99 $643 +3.46
550–590 564 8 115.00–120.00 $118.00 $666 +1.02
650–685 673 3 102.00–107.00 $104.66 $704 —
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 +5.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 382 3 157.00–162.00 $158.70 $606 -0.86
405–445 425 8 147.00–153.00 $150.00 $638 -2.24
450–495 472 7 138.00–145.00 $141.00 $666 +1.55
500–548 540 20 127.00–135.00 $129.49 $699 -2.15
550–585 566 7 122.00–124.00 $122.58 $694 -2.89
600–615 608 2 115.00 $115.00 $699 -3.00
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 +2.00
705–710 708 2 102.00–107.00 $104.51 $740 —
785 785 1 102.00 $102.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 381 5 147.00–152.00 $148.35 $565 -3.85
410–425 422 5 137.00–145.00 $140.42 $593 -0.40
458–495 484 15 128.00–132.00 $129.36 $626 -4.75
540–548 546 4 125.00 $125.00 $682 -0.48
550–575 563 2 112.00–125.00 $118.64 $668 +1.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 417 6 157.00–162.00 $159.77 $666 +1.75
450–475 461 5 150.00–155.00 $152.63 $704 +3.96
500–515 508 2 137.00–142.00 $139.46 $708 -5.51
555–595 575 6 126.00–137.00 $130.39 $750 -1.38
600–615 608 2 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $751 -1.12
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 -3.03
750 750 1 112.00 $112.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1240 979 80-85% 9 56.00–61.00 $59.16 $579 —
885–1320 1091 80-85% 24 62.00–67.00 $64.56 $704 —
1035–1200 1116 80-85% 8 68.00–70.00 $68.60 $766 +2.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1570 1250 75-80% 17 71.00–75.00 $72.32 $904 +1.34
930–1685 1337 75-80% 22 65.00–70.00 $67.95 $908 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1010 905 85-90% 3 54.00–55.00 $54.63 $494 +3.10
855–1000 925 85-90% 4 48.00–52.00 $50.11 $464 -5.86
920–945 933 85-90% 2 44.00 $44.00 $411 -11.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1420 1258 3 80.00–84.00 $82.06 $1,032 —
1615 1615 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,437 —
2080 2080 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,893 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1305 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,275.00–1,350.00 $1,310.02
1125–1310 1204 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,286.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1380 1289 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,108.32
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1250 1017 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,424.18 —
950–1425 1142 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 46 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,253.28 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,525.00–1,575.00 $1,563.37 —
1000–1350 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 40 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,454.90 —

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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.