Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

1,238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.81/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 485 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.27/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 434 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.86/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 510 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,238	1,028	641
Feeder cattle	974	751	545
Slaughter cattle	127	172	36
Replacement cattle	137	105	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 107. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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
508–525	510	21	162.00–163.00	$162.86	$831	+9.42
555–560	557	9	157.00–161.00	$157.78	$879	+8.78
600–632	621	17	145.00–152.50	$150.55	$935	+5.39
655 value added	655	1	149.00	$149.00	$976	—
660–678	672	11	140.00–145.00	$144.10	$968	+3.12
703	703	5	140.00	$140.00	$984	+5.20
810–835 value added	823	2	126.00–135.00	$130.43	$1,073	—
878–880 value added	878	7	125.00–127.00	$126.71	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	461	4	160.00–167.00	$163.95	$756	+8.45
515–540	525	6	152.00–157.00	$154.67	$812	+11.66
570–590	578	7	150.00–152.00	$151.43	$875	—
605–647	638	9	141.00–142.00	$141.21	$901	+5.20
690	690	2	137.00	$137.00	$945	+5.00
700–720	710	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$927	+8.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	160.00	$160.00	$712	+8.00
450–485	467	3	152.00–155.00	$154.04	$719	+8.78
505–545	517	11	142.00–150.00	$144.63	$748	+8.13
595	595	1	140.00	$140.00	$833	+5.00
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	+8.00
685	685	1	127.00	$127.00	$870	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–438	434	23	142.00–149.00	$143.27	$622	+1.60
450–498	485	37	137.00–142.00	$138.81	$673	+1.26
500–540	517	11	132.00–137.00	$134.89	$697	+2.39
560–595	572	6	125.00–127.00	$125.50	$718	-1.11
600–635	618	6	117.00–125.00	$121.35	$750	+0.01
740	740	1	106.00	$106.00	$784	—
750	750	1	102.00	$102.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	422	3	150.00–155.00	$152.34	$643	—
450–475	466	5	144.00–150.00	$146.59	$683	+5.40
500–537	527	20	138.00–145.00	$140.05	$738	+2.62
550–595	570	9	134.00–140.00	$136.75	$779	+1.85
600–645	615	14	127.00–135.00	$130.78	$804	+2.85
665–690	678	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$837	-1.79
700–706	704	8	117.00–120.00	$118.06	$831	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	365	7	140.00–142.00	$140.29	$512	+2.77
400–445	423	18	135.00–141.00	$138.36	$585	+4.01
450–465	460	4	132.00–135.00	$134.24	$618	+4.16
505–540	525	3	125.00–130.00	$126.68	$665	+0.94
555–585	570	3	120.00–122.00	$121.32	$692	+0.33
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	167.00	$167.00	$509	—
355–370	361	4	160.00–162.00	$161.50	$583	+4.16
400–445	423	18	150.00–155.00	$151.21	$640	+0.37
450–491	482	18	142.00–147.00	$146.13	$704	+3.56
500–545	532	10	137.00–141.00	$138.99	$739	+2.65
550–595	568	13	130.00–135.00	$131.62	$748	-0.38
620–640	628	3	122.00–129.00	$125.69	$789	+3.56
720–735	728	2	110.00	$110.00	$801	—
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	-3.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	167.00	$167.00	$484	—
305–345	331	8	160.00–165.00	$164.02	$543	+4.02
355–385	372	6	150.00–152.00	$151.65	$564	-1.85
405–435	421	10	140.00–147.00	$143.67	$605	+1.02
460–495	478	11	135.00–141.00	$137.44	$657	+0.27
500–545	522	7	130.00–135.00	$132.67	$693	+1.34
565–595	583	3	125.00–128.00	$126.69	$739	+1.69
715	715	1	107.00	$107.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	157.00	$157.00	$652	—
455–475	464	6	149.00–151.00	$149.50	$694	-1.87
500 fancy	500	1	151.00	$151.00	$755	—
515–545	530	13	142.00–147.00	$144.31	$765	+1.44
550 fancy	550	1	149.00	$149.00	$820	—
550–590	566	13	136.00–143.00	$140.28	$794	+3.57
605–625	616	5	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$817	+2.87
650 fancy	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	—
670–695	683	3	125.00–130.00	$127.65	$872	+3.19
700	700	1	124.00	$124.00	$868	+7.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1400	1121	80-85%	12	59.00–62.00	$60.60	$679	+0.76
1095–1265	1158	80-85%	5	70.00–75.00	$72.58	$840	—
885–1510	1208	80-85%	22	64.00–69.00	$66.32	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1010	952	85-90%	7	45.00–49.00	$47.76	$455	-12.53
755–1180	990	85-90%	19	50.00–55.00	$52.72	$522	-7.57
980–1135	1072	85-90%	6	56.00–58.00	$57.13	$612	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1475	1326	75-80%	7	72.00–76.00	$73.81	$979	—
1195–1535	1356	75-80%	5	62.00–65.00	$64.37	$873	-2.48
1195–1635	1415	75-80%	5	67.00–71.00	$68.47	$969	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1625	1588	2	85.00–88.00	$86.46	$1,373	—
1630–2050	1846	7	96.00–100.00	$98.02	$1,809	—
1480–2270	1870	5	89.00–94.00	$91.63	$1,713	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
863	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00
980–1000 fancy	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,058.22
1020–1310	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1240	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–850.00	$807.64
1020–1360	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,064.19

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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
850–1100	981	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,104.65	—
1120–1400	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,275.00–1,400.00	$1,325.62	—
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1150	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,107.57	—
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.