Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.15/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 718 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.80/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 562 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.65/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 518 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 830 905 0
Feeder cattle 698 800 0
Slaughter cattle 77 71 0
Replacement cattle 55 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–520 518 17 163.00–166.00 $165.65 $858 +7.70
560–590 575 2 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $868 -0.62
600–630 616 11 145.00–150.00 $147.82 $911 -0.28
621 value added 621 6 153.00 $153.00 $950 —
665 value added 665 1 149.00 $149.00 $991 —
705–708 707 5 132.00–137.00 $133.00 $940 -3.01
720 value added 720 22 143.00 $143.00 $1,030 —
755 value added 755 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,027 —
810 810 2 122.50 $122.50 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
430–445 438 2 167.00–170.00 $168.53 $738 +3.53
455–490 470 6 160.00–165.00 $163.17 $767 +4.85
505–528 521 9 152.00–157.00 $154.24 $804 +2.58
585–595 590 2 145.00–147.00 $145.99 $861 +1.39
605–645 628 6 137.00–142.00 $139.47 $876 -0.23
665 665 1 135.00 $135.00 $898 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 +5.24
405–420 413 2 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $665 +2.62
455–480 468 9 152.00–159.00 $155.56 $728 +3.80
530–535 533 3 142.00–147.00 $143.67 $766 +2.35
550–595 575 7 137.00–142.00 $139.54 $802 —
600–630 620 3 132.00 $132.00 $818 +0.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 152.00 $152.00 $476 +3.48
350–380 369 5 142.00–145.00 $142.62 $526 +2.83
405–445 423 6 137.00–141.00 $138.36 $585 +2.06
455–495 477 14 132.00–137.00 $136.19 $650 +4.09
503–535 516 10 127.00–133.00 $131.36 $678 +5.34
550–570 560 4 122.00–127.00 $124.54 $697 +2.54
605–645 620 5 117.00–122.00 $120.98 $750 +5.98
680–685 683 4 107.00–112.00 $110.25 $753 -1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 417 12 142.00–145.00 $143.75 $599 +2.75
450–495 466 8 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $652 +2.42
500–545 521 13 135.00–138.00 $136.53 $711 +4.82
550–585 565 3 131.00–134.00 $132.32 $748 +4.21
610–640 625 7 125.00–128.00 $126.43 $790 +4.43
655–695 675 2 118.00–122.00 $119.94 $810 —
700–710 705 2 107.00–114.00 $110.48 $779 -0.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 4 145.00 $145.00 $677 —
520–545 526 6 139.00–142.00 $140.18 $737 +1.72
560 fancy 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 +1.00
550–595 575 12 135.00–139.00 $136.76 $786 +2.04
600–640 618 6 129.00–135.00 $132.31 $818 +1.57
650 fancy 650 1 132.00 $132.00 $858 —
655–672 669 9 125.00–129.00 $127.23 $851 +3.32
700–720 710 3 120.00–125.00 $122.32 $868 +7.00
792 792 2 112.50 $112.50 $891 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–495 469 6 153.00–157.00 $156.30 $733 -6.85
505–540 517 11 142.00–146.00 $142.36 $736 -9.46
550–595 562 23 137.00–142.00 $137.80 $774 -0.49
610–635 624 13 132.00–137.00 $133.00 $830 -0.09
651–685 662 8 125.00–132.00 $128.35 $850 -2.02
670 fancy 670 1 138.00 $138.00 $925 +3.00
710 710 3 122.00–125.00 $124.00 $880 +0.42
760 fancy 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 —
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 -2.00
820–825 fancy 823 2 117.00–119.00 $118.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 172.00 $172.00 $525 —
350–390 369 11 162.00–167.00 $164.97 $609 -0.03
400–440 417 12 152.00–157.00 $153.59 $640 —
465–485 478 5 145.00–148.00 $146.99 $703 -2.87
510–545 531 9 137.00–141.00 $138.46 $735 -4.41
555–595 574 9 130.00–135.00 $132.98 $763 -1.22
630–640 635 2 122.00–130.00 $126.03 $800 -3.08
650–675 663 2 122.00 $122.00 $809 +1.03
705–725 715 2 112.00–115.00 $113.48 $811 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 321 4 162.00–167.00 $164.01 $526 -0.99
350–395 381 5 152.00–157.00 $154.23 $588 -3.04
400–440 421 12 142.00–147.00 $144.16 $607 -7.74
455–490 472 8 135.00–142.00 $140.91 $665 -1.57
505–540 523 8 127.00–134.00 $131.77 $689 -0.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1545 1164 80-85% 12 60.00–65.00 $63.04 $734 —
1130–1275 1210 80-85% 5 72.00–76.00 $73.45 $889 —
1020–1675 1211 80-85% 8 66.00–71.00 $68.05 $824 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1475 1339 75-80% 6 70.00–73.00 $71.11 $952 —
1250–1825 1405 75-80% 5 76.00–81.00 $77.83 $1,094 +12.81
1405–1805 1557 75-80% 8 64.00–69.00 $65.31 $1,017 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1045 971 85-90% 7 50.00–55.00 $52.35 $508 +1.08
925–1095 1013 85-90% 5 45.00–47.00 $45.99 $466 -9.79
940–1255 1121 85-90% 4 56.00–59.00 $58.28 $653 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 84.00 $84.00 $995 —
1205–1555 1365 3 89.00–91.00 $89.65 $1,224 —
1785–2100 1937 3 96.00–103.00 $99.24 $1,922 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1095 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00–840.00 $822.66
1120–1165 fancy 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,126.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1480 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00

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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
950–1005 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,137.15 —
1000–1275 1106 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,425.71 —
1215–1510 1299 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,700.00–1,875.00 $1,763.23 —

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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.