Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

1,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $173.00/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 399 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.75/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 476 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.09/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 519 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,027 1,238 0
Feeder cattle 863 974 0
Slaughter cattle 107 127 0
Replacement cattle 57 137 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 30 173.00 $173.00 $690 —
470 470 2 157.00–160.00 $158.50 $745 -5.45
540 540 4 152.00 $152.00 $821 -2.67
567–595 577 4 147.00–150.00 $149.23 $861 -2.20
605–635 620 2 142.00 $142.00 $880 +0.79
665 665 1 137.00 $137.00 $911 ±0.00
765–785 775 2 115.00–121.00 $117.96 $914 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 12 162.00–165.00 $162.25 $771 —
505–525 515 5 157.00–162.00 $159.81 $823 -3.05
558–570 560 9 152.00–158.00 $153.23 $858 -4.55
666 666 10 145.00 $145.00 $966 +0.90
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 ±0.00
775 775 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
807 807 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 ±0.00
455–495 472 3 152.00–155.00 $152.96 $722 -1.08
525–540 533 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $786 +2.91
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 429 8 140.00–145.00 $141.74 $608 -1.53
450–495 476 18 135.00–140.00 $136.75 $651 -2.06
500–540 521 8 132.00–135.00 $133.12 $694 -1.77
560–595 580 8 125.00–130.00 $127.88 $742 +2.38
610–640 626 4 122.00 $122.00 $764 +0.65
693 693 7 113.00 $113.00 $783 —
765 765 1 102.00 $102.00 $780 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 142.00–145.00 $143.53 $675 -3.06
505–545 536 14 136.00–139.00 $137.58 $737 -2.47
550–555 fancy 552 3 138.00–139.00 $138.34 $764 —
550–590 567 9 132.00–137.00 $134.24 $761 -2.51
605–645 625 15 126.00–131.00 $128.45 $803 -2.33
655 655 1 122.00 $122.00 $799 -1.47
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 +1.94
773 773 3 110.00 $110.00 $850 —
817–830 821 3 102.00–107.00 $103.68 $851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 149.00 $149.00 $447 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 -0.29
400–445 422 11 135.00–139.00 $137.48 $580 -0.88
455–485 468 6 130.00–134.00 $132.32 $619 -1.92
500–545 519 5 125.00–130.00 $128.44 $667 +1.76
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 ±0.00
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 177.00 $177.00 $540 —
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 —
450–495 464 11 153.00–162.00 $155.83 $723 +6.33
505–513 fancy 511 4 156.00–158.00 $156.49 $800 +5.49
500–535 522 12 145.00–152.00 $147.96 $772 +3.65
550–595 580 15 136.00–142.00 $137.56 $798 -2.72
600–635 612 14 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $811 -0.10
650–682 669 5 127.00–130.00 $127.99 $856 +0.34
700–705 703 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $886 +2.00
736 fancy 736 3 128.00 $128.00 $942 —
750–790 768 6 115.00–123.00 $119.78 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 —
320 320 1 172.00 $172.00 $550 +5.00
350–395 371 9 162.00–167.00 $165.43 $614 +3.93
405–420 411 4 155.00–162.00 $157.95 $649 +6.74
455–495 470 9 144.00–152.00 $148.02 $696 +1.89
510–545 534 15 136.00–140.00 $137.94 $737 -1.05
550–595 570 10 132.00–135.00 $133.22 $759 +1.60
600–645 629 8 125.00–129.00 $127.27 $801 +1.58
655–695 671 11 122.00–126.00 $124.09 $833 —
710–745 726 4 115.00–120.00 $116.98 $849 +6.98
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 +3.00
320–345 332 5 160.00–162.00 $161.58 $536 -2.44
360–395 383 8 152.00–157.00 $154.99 $594 +3.34
405–445 428 14 146.00–152.00 $148.07 $634 +4.40
475–495 485 12 135.00–142.00 $137.82 $668 +0.38
500–545 520 7 132.00–135.00 $132.87 $691 +0.20
560–575 567 3 125.00–127.00 $125.66 $712 -1.03
620–645 637 3 117.00–122.00 $119.66 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1215 1147 80-85% 3 62.00 $62.00 $711 +1.40
1050–1575 1210 80-85% 12 70.00–74.00 $71.27 $862 +4.95
985–1620 1245 80-85% 16 64.00–69.00 $66.98 $834 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1465 1245 75-80% 11 70.00–75.00 $73.09 $910 —
1065–1550 1364 75-80% 9 76.00–81.00 $78.05 $1,065 +13.68
1360–1545 1424 75-80% 4 66.00–69.00 $68.28 $972 -0.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1060 881 85-90% 12 45.00–49.00 $46.37 $409 —
930–1145 1024 85-90% 5 50.00–54.00 $51.66 $529 —
1035–1190 1112 85-90% 6 56.00–60.00 $58.53 $651 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1720 1459 4 82.00–86.00 $83.83 $1,223 —
1435–1575 1488 3 92.00–93.00 $92.35 $1,374 —
1495–1930 1751 4 96.00–100.00 $98.38 $1,723 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 (<2 yrs)Open 3 695.00 $695.00
825–1115 969 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,048.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1470 fancy 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1050–1505 1338 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 975.00–1,075.00 $1,023.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–820 770 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 685.00–725.00 $706.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1210 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,125.00–1,260.00 $1,190.69 —

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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.