Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.27/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $127.96/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.27/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 618 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	757	1,010
Feeder cattle	511	812
Slaughter cattle	94	111
Replacement cattle	152	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
505	505	1	152.00	$152.00	$768	+3.79
550	550	1	142.00	$142.00	$781	-1.89
600–635	618	12	132.00–139.00	$135.27	$836	-2.14
680–690	685	6	125.00–128.00	$125.83	$862	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	-3.01
710 fancy	710	1	127.00	$127.00	$902	—
760–772	771	8	115.00–117.00	$115.25	$889	-4.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–366	362	4	157.00	$157.00	$568	—
407–425	413	3	150.00–155.00	$153.28	$633	+2.95
530	530	1	130.00	$130.00	$689	—
555	555	1	122.00	$122.00	$677	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	145.00	$145.00	$761	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	375	8	132.00–138.00	$134.08	$503	-3.62
400–445	425	12	125.00–132.00	$127.96	$544	-1.86
455–495	474	14	121.00–125.00	$122.27	$580	+0.04
515–545	532	7	114.00–120.00	$117.43	$625	-0.77
550–575	564	4	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$618	-2.51
605	605	2	102.00	$102.00	$617	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	407	3	135.00–139.00	$137.34	$559	—
455–495	474	7	127.00–133.00	$129.41	$613	-1.39
505–535	518	5	121.00–125.00	$123.03	$637	-1.78
565–585	572	3	115.00–120.00	$117.36	$671	-2.64
600–625	613	4	110.00–115.00	$112.72	$691	+0.72
650–675	665	3	102.00–105.00	$103.01	$685	—
710	710	1	97.00	$97.00	$689	-3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	527	3	127.00–130.00	$128.70	$678	-3.59
555–592	579	9	122.00–127.00	$124.43	$720	-2.29
600–625	611	4	117.00–124.00	$120.98	$739	+1.98
660–680	670	2	112.00	$112.00	$750	-2.78
710	710	2	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$735	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	3	147.00–152.00	$149.67	$641	—
450–495	466	7	137.00–142.00	$140.42	$654	+3.33
500–540	522	3	127.00–130.00	$128.96	$673	-2.07
555–585	572	7	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$704	+2.69
615–635	625	3	112.00–117.00	$115.02	$719	-1.47
680–695	688	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$753	—
700	700	1	102.00	$102.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	157.00–165.00	$160.85	$536	+3.11
355–395	369	8	147.00–152.00	$148.34	$547	-0.64
415–440	434	4	142.00–145.00	$144.03	$625	+2.67
465–480	473	4	131.00–137.00	$133.75	$633	+2.60
530–535	534	4	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$657	-1.69
600–620	610	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$656	-3.04
680–695	688	2	102.00–105.00	$103.48	$712	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	526	5	135.00–144.00	$136.83	$720	-1.18
560–565	563	2	126.00–130.00	$127.99	$721	+0.84
600–620	608	3	119.00–127.00	$123.62	$752	-1.38
665–670	668	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$792	—
705–730	712	7	110.00–112.00	$111.56	$794	+0.90
750–790	771	4	101.00–107.00	$104.74	$808	+2.74

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–955	906	85-90%	8	42.00–45.00	$44.49	$403	-6.27
810–1010	917	85-90%	9	47.00–52.00	$49.80	$457	-0.96
850–1090	962	85-90%	7	54.00–57.00	$55.20	$531	+9.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1135	987	80-85%	6	58.00–60.00	$58.83	$581	—
855–1400	1111	80-85%	10	61.00–66.00	$63.43	$705	+2.26
1040–1400	1176	80-85%	7	67.00–70.00	$68.26	$803	+1.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1520	1260	75-80%	5	74.00–78.00	$76.17	$960	—
1265–1650	1503	75-80%	5	67.00–72.00	$69.68	$1,047	—
1485–1690	1568	75-80%	3	64.00–66.00	$64.63	$1,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1665	1552	6	81.00–85.00	$83.17	$1,291	—
1450–2220	1744	5	87.00–91.00	$90.14	$1,572	—
1825	1825	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,679	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1040	892	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–700.00	$665.05
1030–1235	1134	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–850.00	$818.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310 fancy	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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
875–1300	1071	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	1,035.00–1,150.00	$1,088.46	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1175	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,269.82	—
975–1425	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,414.84	—

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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.