Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

1,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.35/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 640 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $148.80/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 526 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $146.40/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 424 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,001	814	772
Feeder cattle	766	669	611
Slaughter cattle	117	91	102
Replacement cattle	118	54	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm with high yielding bulls up to 108. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	154.00	$154.00	$893	-2.50
638–645	640	14	147.00–150.00	$149.35	$956	+0.13
715–745	720	6	139.00–142.50	$141.83	$1,021	+1.83
781	781	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,101	+6.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	464	5	157.00–160.00	$159.41	$740	-5.59
515–545	523	10	152.50–156.00	$153.12	$801	-1.57
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	+3.00

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	-5.00
456–490	466	7	152.00–155.00	$153.82	$717	-3.18
520–540	530	2	147.00–148.00	$147.51	$782	+0.51
570–595	583	2	135.00–142.00	$138.42	$807	-1.58
625	625	1	137.00	$137.00	$856	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	155.00–160.00	$157.53	$367	—
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
305–325	317	3	147.00–150.00	$148.99	$472	—
350–385	368	8	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$519	-0.32
400–440	419	9	135.00–140.00	$137.12	$575	-2.20
450–497	479	9	130.00–134.00	$131.54	$630	-0.60
500–545	528	6	122.00–128.00	$124.69	$658	-3.82
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	-1.01
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	-4.33
655–667	665	6	111.00–112.00	$111.16	$739	-0.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	145.00	$145.00	$616	+2.34
450–490	462	9	135.00–140.00	$137.64	$636	-1.01
500–540	522	7	130.00–135.00	$132.71	$693	-0.80
565–595	581	5	125.00–127.00	$126.20	$733	-0.20
610–612	611	3	120.00–122.00	$120.67	$737	-0.93
730	730	1	115.00	$115.00	$840	+3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	8	136.00	$136.00	$711	-3.29
565 fancy	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	-0.50
560–595	576	4	132.00–135.00	$134.01	$772	-2.44
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	+0.99
655–685	664	6	122.00–128.00	$125.81	$835	+2.32
700–705	702	3	119.00–125.00	$121.33	$852	+1.60
810	810	1	110.00	$110.00	$891	-1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	472	3	158.00–160.00	$159.31	$752	-1.31
500–540	526	12	147.00–156.00	$148.80	$783	+0.09
550–595	574	8	135.00–140.00	$136.88	$786	-1.72
600–645	619	7	130.00–135.00	$132.31	$819	-1.73
620 fancy	620	2	137.00	$137.00	$849	—
650–665 fancy	658	2	136.00–137.00	$136.49	$898	+0.89
650–685	664	7	127.00–132.00	$128.15	$851	+0.32
710–740	721	4	122.00–125.00	$124.00	$894	+1.49
755–778	770	4	117.00–122.00	$118.48	$912	+0.48
825–840	833	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$925	+4.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	378	3	152.00–155.00	$153.04	$578	-4.63
400–445	424	12	142.00–150.00	$146.40	$621	-2.08
450–490	475	7	135.00–142.00	$139.40	$662	+1.42
500–545	522	7	127.00–132.00	$129.98	$678	-2.90
550–590	568	3	122.00–125.00	$122.99	$699	-3.76
605–645	620	3	117.00–122.00	$120.27	$746	-1.73
670	670	1	112.00	$112.00	$750	—
700–740	717	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$793	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	2	151.00–152.00	$151.49	$621	-8.26
455–490	470	11	145.00–152.00	$147.31	$692	+0.52
505–535	519	7	135.00–145.00	$137.97	$716	-3.03
555–595	576	11	127.00–132.00	$129.91	$748	-1.58
600–630	615	2	125.00–127.00	$126.02	$775	-0.02
685	685	1	122.00	$122.00	$836	±0.00
760	760	1	112.00	$112.00	$851	—
805	805	1	102.00	$102.00	$821	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1535	1138	80-85%	17	57.00–62.00	$59.93	$682	-3.62
1115–1315	1184	80-85%	8	69.00–74.00	$70.68	$837	-1.34
995–1535	1197	80-85%	16	63.00–68.00	$65.17	$780	-6.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1595	1234	75-80%	16	72.00–77.00	$74.68	$922	—
1060–1585	1319	75-80%	6	78.00–81.00	$79.20	$1,045	+5.17
1215–1770	1387	75-80%	10	68.00–71.00	$70.06	$972	+2.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1030	902	85-90%	10	45.00–49.00	$45.83	$413	—
850–1060	974	85-90%	4	51.00–54.00	$53.07	$517	—
995	995	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$557	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1475	1354	4	82.00–86.00	$83.52	$1,131	—
1410–2050	1647	3	92.00–95.00	$93.27	$1,536	—
1840–2255	2128	4	97.00–104.00	$100.63	$2,141	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073 fancy	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
965–1570	1289	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,025.00–1,255.00	$1,127.31
1306	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1320–1438	1379	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,386.36
1351–1540 fancy	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,405.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1165	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–838.00	$779.90
760–1550	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–950.00	$905.13
1255–1515	1356	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,090.60

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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
900–1000	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,349.78	—
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1400–1450	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,349.56	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1210	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00–1,250.00	$1,229.92	—
1100–1400	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,218.13	—

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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
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,040.00	$1,040.00	—

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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.