Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.80/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 531 lb · 54 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.69/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 581 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.33/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 435 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	969	785	845
Feeder cattle	860	609	754
Slaughter cattle	69	62	59
Replacement cattle	40	114	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
455	455	5	162.00	$162.00	$737	—
500–536	526	29	150.00–156.00	$152.42	$802	+1.42
550–595	584	23	141.00–147.00	$143.02	$835	-5.90
602–640	616	13	136.00–142.00	$139.16	$857	—
651–670	658	5	130.00–137.00	$135.57	$892	+5.57
660 value added	660	6	139.00	$139.00	$917	—
715–725	722	3	122.00–130.00	$127.36	$920	+1.72
750 fancy	750	1	125.00	$125.00	$938	—
765–780	770	3	117.00–122.00	$118.66	$914	-4.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–425	410	4	159.00–165.00	$163.50	$670	-1.50
460–495	479	4	149.00–157.00	$153.21	$734	+3.21
503–545	516	10	140.00–148.00	$143.74	$742	+0.25
600–645	613	8	127.00–133.00	$131.48	$806	+3.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	441	4	150.00–157.00	$152.73	$674	+2.21
460–495	479	5	140.00–143.00	$141.99	$680	-3.50
500–540	518	3	132.00–137.00	$134.70	$698	-0.30
585	585	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$758	—
620	620	1	121.00	$121.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	422	3	142.00–145.00	$143.66	$606	-0.34
460 fancy	460	1	144.00	$144.00	$662	—
450–490	462	15	136.00–143.00	$138.72	$641	+2.22
500–547	531	54	131.00–136.00	$133.80	$710	+3.04
550 fancy	550	1	135.00	$135.00	$742	—
550–596	582	37	124.00–132.00	$128.52	$748	+1.53
600–630	617	11	117.00–122.00	$120.89	$746	-2.47
641 fancy	641	8	130.00	$130.00	$833	—
675 fancy	675	1	123.00	$123.00	$830	-2.00
655–690	677	3	112.00–114.00	$112.67	$763	-7.65
715	715	1	106.00	$106.00	$758	-7.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	377	3	140.00–145.00	$142.29	$536	—
415–442	435	30	135.00–141.00	$138.33	$602	+1.83
450–495	480	12	131.00–135.00	$132.92	$638	+2.86
500–545	525	13	126.00–130.00	$128.24	$673	+2.91
555–580	565	6	117.00–122.00	$120.98	$684	-1.02
605–645	625	2	114.00–115.00	$114.48	$716	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	7	140.00–144.00	$141.44	$460	-3.56
360–380	371	4	135.00–139.00	$136.97	$508	-2.14
405–445	423	15	127.00–135.00	$131.51	$556	+0.84
465–480	475	5	122.00–127.00	$124.59	$592	+0.05
510–545	525	11	117.00–122.00	$120.17	$631	+0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	157.00–160.00	$158.59	$592	+0.08
400–425	410	5	147.00–152.00	$148.83	$610	+1.26
450–490	469	20	137.00–145.00	$141.59	$664	-0.51
500–540	520	22	129.00–136.00	$132.39	$688	+0.35
560–595	574	11	125.00–127.00	$126.10	$724	+2.12
600–625	612	3	122.00–123.00	$122.33	$749	+2.33
690	690	1	115.00	$115.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	158.00	$158.00	$632	—
480	480	1	155.00	$155.00	$744	—
500–545	514	9	137.00–142.00	$138.36	$711	-2.15
550–595	569	13	130.00–133.00	$130.83	$744	-0.82
600–645	615	10	125.00–130.00	$126.59	$779	-1.34
650–665	655	4	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$806	+3.99
780	780	1	105.00	$105.00	$819	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	378	8	147.00–155.00	$148.29	$561	-0.93
400–440	422	19	142.00–146.00	$143.09	$604	+0.77
455–495	473	6	132.00–136.00	$133.19	$630	+0.64
520–545	535	6	123.00–128.00	$126.35	$676	+1.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–975	901	85-90%	4	47.00–52.00	$49.84	$449	—
825–1155	1010	85-90%	9	53.00–58.00	$55.52	$561	+5.45
880–1125	1033	85-90%	4	60.00–62.00	$61.23	$633	+11.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1310	1208	75-80%	3	77.00–82.00	$80.32	$970	+8.02
1240–1525	1384	75-80%	6	73.00–76.00	$74.51	$1,031	—
1240–1625	1400	75-80%	6	65.00–70.00	$67.61	$947	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1265	1138	80-85%	7	75.00–78.00	$76.85	$875	+18.83
1060–1280	1154	80-85%	4	68.00–73.00	$70.05	$808	—
1145–1305	1225	80-85%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.47	$778	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–1815	1717	3	98.00–102.00	$99.28	$1,705	—
1815–1865	1840	2	88.00–93.00	$90.53	$1,666	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–895	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$739.49
1055–1185	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	810.00–835.00	$822.03
1265–1385	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	910.00–950.00	$927.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1250	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$852.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320–1350	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,363.20	—

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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.