Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

1,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.84/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 576 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.74/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 575 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $122.36/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 516 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,337	1,275
Feeder cattle	1,093	904
Slaughter cattle	128	156
Replacement cattle	116	215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	142.00	$142.00	$795	-0.43
605 value added	605	1	142.00	$142.00	$859	-3.00
606–610	607	8	130.00–139.00	$137.87	$837	+2.87
663–670 value added	664	5	135.00	$135.00	$896	—
665–695	686	4	123.00–127.00	$125.52	$861	+0.95
745	745	1	125.00	$125.00	$931	+3.00
765–775	770	2	122.00	$122.00	$939	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–523	520	11	140.00–142.00	$141.64	$737	-1.35
595	595	1	137.00	$137.00	$815	+2.53
600	600	2	122.00–126.00	$124.00	$744	-2.00
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	—
700–745	723	2	112.00–115.00	$113.55	$821	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	148.00–150.00	$149.03	$630	—
465	465	1	145.00	$145.00	$674	-0.98
545	545	2	130.00–137.00	$133.50	$728	-2.49
660–675	668	2	115.00	$115.00	$768	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–458	457	11	135.00–143.00	$142.28	$650	—
501–538	516	8	128.00–130.00	$128.64	$664	-3.34
550–590	566	5	124.00–127.00	$125.22	$709	-3.24
578 fancy	578	14	130.00	$130.00	$751	—
605–640	621	10	117.00–125.00	$120.21	$747	-0.48
650–660 fancy	655	2	120.00	$120.00	$786	—
650–685	674	4	115.00–116.00	$115.75	$780	-1.25
700–710	704	4	111.00–115.00	$113.75	$801	-1.25
720 fancy	720	2	117.00	$117.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	137.00	$137.00	$425	—
380	380	2	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$507	+1.50
400–435	417	7	125.00–130.00	$126.17	$526	-0.18
455–490	474	14	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$583	+0.56
500–545	522	12	112.00–120.00	$114.81	$599	-3.71
555–590	574	4	110.00–114.00	$112.00	$643	-0.60
605–625	615	2	105.00–107.00	$105.98	$652	-4.02
660–670	665	2	102.00	$102.00	$678	-2.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	152.00	$152.00	$479	—
410–425	415	3	132.00–135.00	$132.99	$552	-2.01
455–497	481	8	127.00–130.00	$128.61	$619	-2.72
505–545	522	12	122.00–127.00	$124.30	$649	+0.03
555–590	575	7	115.00–120.00	$116.56	$670	-3.44
630–635	633	3	115.00	$115.00	$728	±0.00
660	660	1	107.00	$107.00	$706	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	—
305–310	308	2	162.00–167.00	$164.52	$507	+12.52
355–385	376	4	157.00–160.00	$157.77	$593	+12.08
400–405	402	3	145.00–150.00	$148.34	$596	+7.07
465–485	477	5	137.00–139.00	$137.40	$655	+4.58
505–545	519	6	127.00–132.00	$127.84	$663	-1.77
550–590	576	22	121.00–127.00	$122.84	$708	-0.75
605–645	627	10	115.00–119.00	$117.18	$735	-0.67
655–685	668	8	107.00–114.00	$110.37	$737	-1.37
730	730	1	102.00	$102.00	$745	-7.00
760–770	765	2	100.00	$100.00	$765	-6.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$520	+12.50
350–380	365	2	155.00	$155.00	$566	+18.38
400–445	428	11	137.00–142.00	$139.90	$599	+7.68
450–495	475	11	127.00–135.00	$131.35	$624	+2.63
500–540	516	14	117.00–126.00	$122.36	$631	-0.05
560–595	573	6	112.00–118.00	$115.20	$660	+0.20
615–630	625	3	107.00–112.00	$110.32	$690	±0.00
705	705	1	97.00	$97.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	3	175.00–182.00	$177.20	$572	—
350–380	358	9	165.00–167.00	$165.22	$591	+5.22
600–625	615	5	120.00–127.00	$123.79	$761	-0.21
650–675	661	7	115.00–120.00	$116.43	$770	-2.29
705–740	731	4	110.00–117.00	$112.78	$824	-1.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1395	1125	80-85%	25	55.00–60.00	$57.65	$649	-7.35
950–1345	1198	80-85%	5	49.00–54.00	$52.68	$631	-6.88
1115–1255	1203	80-85%	8	61.00–66.00	$62.37	$750	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1135	998	85-90%	11	40.00–42.00	$41.40	$413	+2.05
875–1185	1005	85-90%	10	44.00–47.00	$45.21	$454	—
930–1190	1055	85-90%	4	49.00–51.00	$50.10	$529	+6.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1405	1317	75-80%	3	62.00	$62.00	$817	—
1105–1550	1376	75-80%	13	63.00–67.00	$64.33	$885	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1715	1662	3	83.00–84.00	$83.67	$1,391	—
1430–1850	1695	3	86.00–87.00	$86.36	$1,464	—
2380	2380	1	91.00	$91.00	$2,166	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1095	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	575.00–710.00	$641.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1230	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	825.00–975.00	$897.71
1145 fancy	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
845–1490	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–1,100.00	$1,042.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
870–1180	1051	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$847.15

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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
850–900	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.71	—
750–1000	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.92	—
800–1125	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,145.64	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1300	979	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,064.55	—

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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.