Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.72/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 565 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.22/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 626 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $164.89/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 483 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	814	951	1,193
Feeder cattle	669	800	994
Slaughter cattle	91	116	122
Replacement cattle	54	35	77

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 and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with 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
515 fancy	515	1	170.00	$170.00	$876	—
505–535	518	5	160.00–167.00	$162.18	$840	+1.18
565–568	567	4	155.00–157.00	$156.50	$887	-0.15
600–635	626	22	147.00–153.00	$149.22	$934	-0.78
655–695	669	4	145.00–147.00	$146.48	$980	+4.31
725	725	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,015	—
765–785	774	7	130.00–135.00	$134.29	$1,039	-1.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	180.00	$180.00	$585	—
420–440	430	2	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$735	—
475–490	483	2	165.00	$165.00	$797	—
520–545	533	3	152.00–157.00	$154.69	$824	+0.04
560–590	573	3	147.00–150.00	$148.97	$854	+1.97
605–615	607	5	140.00	$140.00	$850	+2.01
675	675	1	137.00	$137.00	$925	+3.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–395	373	4	170.00–172.00	$170.53	$636	—
423	423	3	165.00	$165.00	$698	+2.49
490	490	1	157.00	$157.00	$769	+7.00
515	515	1	147.00	$147.00	$757	+2.00
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	±0.00
680	680	1	131.00	$131.00	$891	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	528	6	137.00–145.00	$139.29	$735	-4.11
550–595	565	28	132.00–139.00	$136.45	$771	-1.54
565–570 fancy	568	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$798	—
605–630	621	10	125.00–131.00	$129.01	$801	-2.05
658 fancy	658	5	136.00	$136.00	$895	+3.00
659–675	662	8	122.00–124.00	$123.49	$818	-0.63
700–742	718	6	117.00–123.00	$119.73	$860	—
750–780	769	4	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$892	—
800–815	808	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$901	—
880	880	1	108.00	$108.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	363	6	140.00–142.00	$141.33	$513	-5.67
405–445	425	17	136.00–141.00	$139.32	$592	+2.90
450–495	478	12	130.00–135.00	$132.14	$632	-0.06
530–535	533	2	127.00–130.00	$128.51	$685	-2.48
560–595	573	6	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$693	-4.32
610–620	615	3	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$715	-3.67
650–660	656	4	110.00–112.00	$111.50	$731	+0.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	12	142.00–147.00	$142.66	$612	-2.96
450–495	473	12	136.00–143.00	$138.65	$656	+1.05
505–545	529	8	131.00–135.00	$133.51	$706	-1.08
570–580	574	5	125.00–130.00	$126.40	$726	-4.91
600–640	620	5	120.00–122.00	$121.60	$754	-2.73
650–695	673	2	117.00	$117.00	$787	±0.00
700–715	708	2	112.00	$112.00	$793	±0.00
790	790	1	107.00	$107.00	$845	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	6	175.00	$175.00	$668	±0.00
400–440	417	6	165.00–175.00	$168.99	$705	+4.98
450–490	462	7	155.00–165.00	$160.62	$742	+4.12
470–497 fancy	495	12	166.00–167.50	$167.38	$829	—
505–545	526	4	145.00–152.00	$148.71	$782	-2.67
550–591	577	10	137.00–143.00	$138.60	$800	+0.13
605–645	619	4	132.00–137.00	$134.04	$830	-0.47
650–690	669	7	125.00–133.00	$127.83	$855	-0.87
660–685 fancy	676	5	135.00–138.00	$135.60	$917	+1.60
700–730	715	4	120.00–126.00	$122.51	$876	-0.26
720 fancy	720	1	137.00	$137.00	$986	—
770	770	1	118.00	$118.00	$909	-2.00
800 fancy	800	1	117.00	$117.00	$936	—
830	830	2	107.00	$107.00	$888	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	175.00–177.00	$175.98	$554	+5.98
350–395	376	7	165.00–172.00	$169.18	$636	+2.83
405–445	424	7	155.00–162.00	$159.75	$677	+4.54
455–495	478	9	145.00–150.00	$146.79	$702	-1.05
525–530	528	2	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$744	+3.29
550–570	560	4	130.00–132.00	$131.49	$736	-2.52
600–645	623	2	125.00–127.00	$126.04	$785	-2.96
650–660	655	2	122.00	$122.00	$799	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	165.00	$165.00	$495	+2.53
350–395	371	8	155.00–162.00	$157.67	$585	+4.19
425–435	430	2	147.00–150.00	$148.48	$638	+0.27
450–495	474	7	135.00–142.00	$137.98	$654	-0.95
505–545	529	8	130.00–135.00	$132.88	$703	-0.77
550–595	574	8	125.00–129.00	$126.75	$728	-0.75
630	630	1	122.00	$122.00	$769	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1340	1272	75-80%	3	79.00–80.00	$79.68	$1,014	—
1185–1560	1328	75-80%	12	72.00–77.00	$74.03	$983	-0.91
1315–1485	1378	75-80%	4	66.00–70.00	$67.69	$933	-13.62

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1370	1119	80-85%	4	63.00–64.00	$63.55	$711	—
1025–1380	1199	80-85%	8	71.00–73.00	$72.02	$864	+6.26
990–1525	1223	80-85%	6	65.00–70.00	$67.54	$826	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–960	852	85-90%	3	46.00–51.00	$49.01	$418	—
910–1005	947	85-90%	3	55.00–56.00	$55.35	$524	—
930–1150	1017	85-90%	3	58.00–62.00	$59.81	$608	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1835	1600	2	86.00–89.00	$87.72	$1,404	—
1555–2150	1709	7	91.00–96.00	$93.98	$1,606	—
1650–1925	1823	8	98.00–101.00	$99.61	$1,816	+4.64

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–900.00	$862.50
1285–1610	1448	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	912.00–1,062.00	$995.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1300	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–975.00	$896.67
1275–1700	1488	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,020.00–1,125.00	$1,065.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,058.00	$1,058.00
1475	1475	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1485	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1015	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	740.00–850.00	$798.84
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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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
950–1100	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,281.10	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1200	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,302.42	—

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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.