Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

1,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.22/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 568 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.80/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.23/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,010	720	982
Feeder cattle	812	408	823
Slaughter cattle	111	116	105
Replacement cattle	87	196	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	2	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$752	—
505–528	523	5	147.00–149.00	$148.21	$775	-3.79
550–573	562	10	141.00–145.00	$143.89	$809	+3.89
610–630	618	7	135.00–139.00	$137.41	$849	+1.54
705–710	708	2	121.00–125.00	$123.01	$871	+3.99
775	775	1	120.00	$120.00	$930	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	-8.98
465–495	478	5	145.00–150.00	$146.01	$698	-7.05
530	530	1	142.00	$142.00	$753	—
565–590	578	2	136.00–137.00	$136.49	$789	+4.49
605–635	622	3	130.00–133.00	$131.65	$819	+8.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	149.00–152.00	$150.33	$661	-1.89
470–495	480	3	142.00	$142.00	$682	—
595	595	1	125.00	$125.00	$744	+3.00
630	630	1	122.00	$122.00	$769	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	522	13	130.00–136.00	$132.29	$691	+2.10
550–560 fancy	555	2	132.00	$132.00	$733	—
550–590	569	19	122.00–130.00	$126.72	$721	+1.31
600–645	614	6	116.00–120.00	$119.00	$731	-1.24
650–680	668	4	112.00–117.00	$114.78	$767	-0.22
740	740	1	106.00	$106.00	$784	-2.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	387	6	135.00–140.00	$137.70	$533	+5.60
400–440	426	10	127.00–132.00	$129.82	$553	+0.95
455–490	473	14	120.00–126.00	$122.23	$578	-0.80
505–540	520	6	115.00–120.00	$118.20	$615	+2.54
585	585	1	112.00	$112.00	$655	—
630	630	1	107.00	$107.00	$674	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	473	15	127.00–135.00	$130.80	$619	+0.01
500–545	525	4	122.00–128.00	$124.81	$655	-1.18
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	+2.00
620–645	629	4	110.00–114.00	$112.00	$704	—
720	720	1	100.00	$100.00	$720	-2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	167.00	$167.00	$610	—
460–490	475	9	145.00–147.00	$146.33	$695	-6.30
500–545	526	10	135.00–143.00	$138.01	$726	-1.45
550–588	569	13	125.00–132.00	$127.15	$723	-3.24
610–645	627	6	122.00–128.00	$125.00	$784	+1.48
700–720	710	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$786	—
750	750	1	102.00	$102.00	$765	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$445	—
340–345	343	4	157.00–160.00	$157.74	$541	—
360–390	374	4	147.00–152.00	$148.98	$557	+0.63
405–430	417	11	135.00–142.00	$141.36	$589	+0.94
455–485	477	6	130.00–133.00	$131.15	$626	+1.79
520–535	530	3	122.00–127.00	$124.69	$661	-0.31
580–595	590	3	110.00–115.00	$113.03	$667	-5.61
640	640	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$707	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	176.00–180.00	$178.00	$463	—
310–320	315	2	165.00	$165.00	$520	—
355–365	360	2	157.00–162.00	$159.47	$574	+0.77
450–490	466	10	135.00–142.00	$137.09	$639	-3.91
500–540	519	8	130.00–134.00	$131.03	$680	+1.54
570–590	581	6	117.00–122.00	$120.31	$699	-2.27
620–625	623	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$726	+1.49

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1185	935	85-90%	16	48.00–53.00	$50.76	$475	+6.76
850–1090	976	85-90%	9	44.00–47.00	$45.44	$443	—
840–1180	1011	85-90%	7	54.00–55.00	$54.12	$547	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1210	1063	80-85%	6	55.00–58.00	$56.50	$601	-8.06
1005–1290	1135	80-85%	10	59.00–64.00	$61.17	$694	-7.43
1090–1275	1199	80-85%	4	65.00–69.00	$66.80	$801	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1585	1368	75-80%	11	68.00–73.00	$69.75	$954	—
1165–1520	1425	75-80%	4	76.00–79.00	$77.26	$1,101	—
1240–1665	1493	75-80%	3	62.00–65.00	$63.11	$942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1510	1336	4	79.00–81.00	$80.10	$1,070	—
1620–1715	1671	4	84.00–89.00	$86.77	$1,450	—
1545–2300	1998	3	91.00–96.00	$92.79	$1,854	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–985	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
895–1060	963	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–850.00	$796.06
1030–1625	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,020.00	$963.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1355	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,075.00	$995.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1575	1299	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,120.00–1,235.00	$1,169.87	—

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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.