Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.15/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 522 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $126.35/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 476 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $119.55/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 577 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	885	1,337	1,228
Feeder cattle	714	1,093	976
Slaughter cattle	78	128	132
Replacement cattle	93	116	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
510–547	524	9	149.00–155.00	$150.55	$789	—
550–580	568	5	140.00–145.00	$142.17	$808	+0.17
608–645	620	4	135.00–140.00	$137.95	$855	+0.08
655–680	668	2	132.00–135.00	$133.47	$892	+7.95
700	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	—
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	-2.00
805–845	812	6	115.00–120.00	$115.87	$941	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	150.00	$150.00	$645	+0.97
450–485	464	10	136.00–145.00	$139.41	$647	-5.59
505–535	514	4	130.00–135.00	$132.25	$680	-1.25
590	590	2	122.00–127.00	$124.50	$735	—
610	610	1	122.00	$122.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	155.00	$155.00	$721	—
525	525	1	140.00	$140.00	$735	-1.64
595	595	1	135.00	$135.00	$803	-2.00
605–638	628	5	126.00–132.00	$127.38	$800	+3.38
660–675	668	2	122.00–125.00	$123.48	$825	+3.48
710–725	718	2	117.00–120.00	$118.52	$851	+4.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	142.00	$142.00	$618	—
460–495	475	4	137.00–142.00	$139.00	$660	-3.28
500–549	522	21	135.00–139.00	$137.15	$716	+8.51
555–590	574	5	130.00–135.00	$133.57	$767	+8.35
575–580 fancy	576	11	138.00–139.00	$138.09	$795	+8.09
615–635	625	2	122.00–128.00	$124.95	$781	+4.74
625 fancy	625	1	133.00	$133.00	$831	—
658–695	675	7	117.00–122.50	$120.85	$816	+5.10
705–740	722	3	116.00–117.00	$116.67	$842	+2.92
792	792	2	114.00	$114.00	$903	—
812	812	2	110.00	$110.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	140.00	$140.00	$441	+3.00
350–365	358	11	135.00–140.00	$136.80	$490	+3.30
405–445	429	8	127.00–131.00	$128.91	$553	+2.74
450–495	476	20	122.00–128.00	$126.35	$601	+3.35
500–535	519	7	116.00–122.00	$118.86	$617	+4.05
550–595	572	7	110.00–115.00	$112.15	$641	+0.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	145.00	$145.00	$536	—
420–448	436	8	135.00–140.00	$138.41	$603	+5.42
450–495	473	7	129.00–135.00	$133.31	$631	+4.70
500–540	519	11	125.00–132.00	$128.34	$666	+4.04
550–570	560	2	117.00	$117.00	$655	+0.44
600–635	609	6	112.00–117.00	$112.87	$687	-2.13
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	170.00–172.00	$170.67	$435	—
300–340	317	6	157.00–165.00	$160.77	$510	+3.27
355–390	370	7	147.00–155.00	$150.71	$558	-4.29
410–440	427	13	136.00–145.00	$142.19	$607	+2.29
455–495	477	9	130.00–135.00	$132.88	$634	+1.53
500–535	524	9	122.00–128.00	$124.45	$652	+2.09
553–598	577	19	116.00–122.50	$119.55	$690	+4.35
610–640	630	3	112.00–117.00	$114.37	$721	+4.05
655–690	673	2	107.00–110.00	$108.46	$730	—
700	700	1	102.00	$102.00	$714	+5.00
785	785	1	92.00	$92.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	310	3	167.00–170.00	$167.98	$521	+3.46
365–395	378	4	160.00–165.00	$162.97	$616	+5.20
400–445	426	7	147.00–155.00	$148.54	$633	+0.20
450–495	470	9	137.00–145.00	$140.45	$660	+3.05
500–540	523	18	130.00–135.00	$131.93	$690	+4.09
550–595	570	9	124.00–129.00	$126.10	$719	+3.26
605–635	620	8	120.00–123.00	$121.39	$753	+4.21
650–685	668	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$785	+7.14
730	730	3	105.00–112.00	$107.33	$784	+5.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	167.00	$167.00	$635	+1.78
425	425	1	157.00	$157.00	$667	—
451–465	456	6	147.00–155.00	$152.42	$695	—
500–515	505	3	137.00–140.00	$138.98	$702	—
555–595	575	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$762	—
615–620	618	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$782	+2.71
655–685	667	3	119.00–123.00	$120.70	$805	+4.27
760–790	775	3	110.00–113.00	$111.32	$863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1330	1117	80-85%	6	51.00–55.00	$52.81	$590	-4.84
1055–1325	1154	80-85%	8	56.00–60.00	$58.12	$671	—
1080–1385	1230	80-85%	10	62.00–67.00	$63.88	$786	+1.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1520	1347	75-80%	10	62.00–67.00	$64.52	$869	+2.52
1235–1530	1365	75-80%	7	57.00–61.00	$59.47	$812	-4.86
1615	1615	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,114	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1175	998	85-90%	4	39.00–41.00	$39.72	$396	-1.68
945–1130	1027	85-90%	8	44.00–49.00	$46.51	$478	+1.30
1060–1160	1093	85-90%	5	50.00–51.00	$50.61	$553	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1970	1658	3	78.00–82.00	$79.90	$1,325	-3.77
1760–2025	1893	2	89.00	$89.00	$1,685	—
1625–2275	1907	3	92.00–98.00	$94.95	$1,811	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235–1390	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	861.00–925.00	$882.09
1375 fancy	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1330–1700	1442	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,088.00	$1,022.24
1660 fancy	1660	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1390	1136	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–925.00	$867.01
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
1105–1310	1228	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$914.99

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00

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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
1130–1380	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,260.00	$1,203.63	—
1200–1465	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,391.79	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1320	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,345.45	—

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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.