Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.05/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 671 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.03/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 557 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.34/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 562 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,046	830	1,118
Feeder cattle	873	698	918
Slaughter cattle	115	77	141
Replacement cattle	58	55	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeders. 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
515–540	527	3	159.00–162.00	$160.66	$847	-4.99
553–580	556	29	152.00–159.00	$156.62	$871	+5.59
560–580 value added	567	3	160.00–162.00	$161.00	$913	—
600–645	625	6	145.00–150.00	$148.38	$927	+0.56
655 value added	655	1	149.00	$149.00	$976	±0.00
655–688	676	8	141.00–145.00	$143.77	$972	—
705–720	711	4	135.00–141.00	$137.51	$978	+4.51
772	772	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	471	4	162.00–167.00	$163.31	$769	+0.14
511–545	519	8	157.00–158.00	$157.37	$817	+3.13
573–585	576	9	147.00–151.00	$150.11	$865	+4.12
625–635	628	3	138.00–144.00	$139.99	$879	+0.52
670–695	685	3	135.00–137.00	$135.68	$929	+0.68
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	406	4	160.00–162.00	$160.52	$652	-0.50
455	455	1	152.00	$152.00	$692	-3.56
505–540	515	4	142.00–150.00	$147.23	$758	+3.56
550–555	554	7	137.00–142.00	$138.00	$765	-1.54
680–685	683	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$891	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	467	10	142.00–150.00	$144.40	$674	-0.60
500–545	521	20	136.00–144.00	$139.44	$726	-0.74
550–556 fancy	555	21	141.50–144.00	$141.69	$786	+1.69
550–590	577	10	132.00–137.00	$134.42	$776	-2.34
605–645	618	9	127.00–136.00	$129.54	$801	-2.77
650–685	671	42	122.00–129.00	$128.05	$859	+0.82
720–735	731	4	118.00–120.00	$119.51	$874	-2.81
850	850	1	112.00	$112.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–383	374	12	141.00–147.00	$145.20	$543	+2.58
400–442	421	13	135.00–141.00	$138.16	$582	-0.20
465–485	477	5	127.00–131.00	$129.21	$616	-6.98
515	515	1	127.00	$127.00	$654	-4.36
565–590	581	4	122.00	$122.00	$709	-2.54
600	600	1	117.00	$117.00	$702	-3.98
705	705	1	107.00	$107.00	$754	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	429	8	142.00–150.00	$145.11	$623	+1.36
455–495	476	11	135.00–141.00	$138.33	$658	-1.67
505–545	523	6	134.00–135.00	$134.83	$705	-1.70
555–590	573	6	127.00–131.00	$129.01	$739	-3.31
600–630	614	5	120.00–125.00	$121.79	$748	-4.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	167.00	$167.00	$610	+2.03
400–445	421	8	155.00–163.00	$159.37	$671	+5.78
450–490	473	15	147.00–152.00	$148.60	$703	+1.61
500–545	516	16	138.00–145.00	$141.31	$729	+2.85
550–590	569	11	132.00–137.00	$135.18	$769	+2.20
622–635	627	10	127.00–137.00	$133.37	$836	+7.34
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-2.00
725–745	735	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$853	+2.51
750–790	770	2	112.00	$112.00	$862	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	412	3	165.00–167.00	$165.65	$682	—
450	450	1	157.00	$157.00	$706	+0.70
500–540	519	8	146.00–153.00	$149.04	$774	+6.68
570 fancy	570	1	149.00	$149.00	$849	—
550–595	579	16	138.00–140.00	$138.55	$802	+0.75
620 fancy	620	1	140.00	$140.00	$868	—
600–645	626	16	135.00–138.00	$136.05	$852	+3.05
665–690	680	6	127.00–135.00	$130.47	$887	+2.12
700–730	717	6	120.00–127.50	$124.90	$896	+0.90
755 fancy	755	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$944	-2.00
750–795	769	5	116.00–123.00	$119.98	$923	-0.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	165.00–167.00	$166.33	$562	+2.32
350–390	370	3	157.00–160.00	$159.00	$588	+4.77
400–445	428	11	145.00–152.00	$150.46	$644	+6.30
460–490	479	14	137.00–145.00	$142.36	$682	+1.45
500–540	521	10	130.00–137.00	$134.20	$699	+2.43
560–585	572	3	125.00–131.00	$126.99	$726	—
660	660	1	117.00	$117.00	$772	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1185	989	85-90%	15	43.00–48.00	$45.58	$451	-6.77
845–1105	1004	85-90%	4	55.00–58.00	$55.83	$561	+9.84
950–1155	1058	85-90%	11	49.00–54.00	$51.84	$548	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1170	1110	80-85%	3	72.00–73.00	$72.34	$803	—
1000–1450	1142	80-85%	13	59.00–62.00	$60.79	$694	—
1075–1760	1320	80-85%	13	63.00–68.00	$64.88	$856	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1495	1280	75-80%	4	78.00–82.00	$79.36	$1,016	—
1055–1565	1369	75-80%	8	72.00–75.00	$73.33	$1,004	—
1285–1550	1417	75-80%	5	67.00–71.00	$68.37	$969	-9.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1680	1387	6	83.00–88.00	$85.01	$1,179	-4.64
1275–1800	1588	6	90.00–95.00	$91.00	$1,445	—
1580–2230	1965	3	97.00–104.00	$101.00	$1,985	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
930–1225	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00	$825.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1370	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–1,013.00	$890.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1010	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–775.00	$761.23

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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
925–1100	1013	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,135.00	$1,129.57	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.