Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

1,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 644 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.79/cwt +17.83 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 608 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.50/cwt ≈ $1,030/hd at 713 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,754 1,900 1,475
Feeder cattle 1,383 1,644 1,234
Slaughter cattle 175 147 139
Replacement cattle 196 109 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 value added 430 1 192.50 $192.50 $828 —
450–475 465 4 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $802 —
520–525 523 2 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $868 +21.00
555–575 565 2 157.00–160.00 $158.53 $896 +22.03
600–632 608 21 150.00–156.00 $150.79 $917 +17.83
730–735 734 5 132.00–141.00 $139.21 $1,022 +15.27
770 770 1 127.00 $127.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713 713 20 144.50 $144.50 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 +10.00
400–445 427 3 167.00–172.00 $168.70 $720 +9.70
455–490 470 3 162.00–165.00 $164.01 $771 —
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 +13.96
610–645 632 3 135.00–142.00 $138.04 $872 +16.04
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 +13.00
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 +10.99
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 172.00–175.00 $173.50 $581 +5.15
365 365 1 172.00 $172.00 $628 —
445 445 2 157.00–162.00 $159.50 $710 +6.50
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 +2.62
555–580 570 3 125.00–130.00 $127.30 $726 +3.96
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
360–380 374 6 152.00–157.50 $156.49 $585 —
400–425 413 4 147.00–152.00 $149.03 $615 —
415 fancy 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 —
450–490 463 3 140.00–145.00 $142.27 $659 +8.27
500–520 508 4 135.00–140.00 $136.77 $695 +6.03
555–590 570 8 130.00–137.00 $134.13 $765 +11.64
600–635 fancy 620 4 132.00–135.00 $132.74 $823 +2.74
615–645 630 2 122.00–130.00 $125.90 $793 +7.12
715–725 720 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $817 +4.15
755–785 765 3 107.00–110.00 $109.01 $834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 165.00 $165.00 $346 —
310–315 313 2 152.00 $152.00 $476 —
380–395 388 2 150.00 $150.00 $582 +10.00
410–445 428 6 137.00–145.00 $140.41 $601 +7.22
450–490 472 10 132.00–137.00 $134.01 $633 +4.96
505–545 521 9 126.00–132.00 $129.23 $673 +5.90
550–595 566 6 122.00–128.00 $123.33 $698 +4.13
610–645 628 2 115.00–117.00 $116.03 $729 +1.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 284 7 147.00–152.00 $149.25 $424 —
305–335 325 4 140.00–147.00 $142.75 $464 +5.75
360–395 384 5 137.00–142.00 $139.85 $537 +6.46
400–445 422 6 130.00–135.00 $132.18 $558 +4.20
470–480 476 4 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $600 +2.52
510–545 528 2 120.00–125.00 $122.58 $647 +5.12
600–640 620 3 110.00–112.00 $111.35 $690 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 22 132.00 $132.00 $850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 182.00 $182.00 $573 +5.00
370–385 378 2 170.00–175.00 $172.55 $652 +2.55
405–445 423 8 160.00–170.00 $164.38 $695 +4.85
450–485 463 4 150.00–160.00 $156.64 $725 +6.64
505–545 520 3 144.00–145.00 $144.65 $752 +5.85
550–575 564 5 132.00–142.00 $137.23 $774 +4.01
600–645 623 7 127.00–130.00 $128.70 $802 +0.22
650–660 fancy 653 3 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $849 —
670–675 673 2 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $851 +7.56
700–705 703 4 122.00–125.00 $123.50 $868 +11.50
750–775 761 6 115.00–123.00 $119.33 $908 +11.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 3 170.00–175.00 $171.68 $529 +2.41
365–395 381 7 160.00–167.00 $164.17 $625 +2.77
405 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 +5.77
460–490 475 5 140.00–148.00 $144.78 $688 +6.79
515 515 1 132.00 $132.00 $680 -0.68
570–595 583 3 125.00–130.00 $128.30 $748 +0.97
600–635 623 3 120.00–122.00 $120.68 $752 +0.11
670–695 683 2 115.00–117.00 $115.98 $792 +2.47
750–760 755 2 107.00–112.00 $109.52 $827 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 326 4 160.00–167.00 $163.44 $533 +1.61
350–395 375 6 150.00–157.00 $153.99 $577 +1.94
420–425 423 2 140.00–147.00 $143.48 $607 +2.80
450–485 471 4 132.00–137.00 $133.19 $627 +1.63
520–545 528 5 125.00–130.00 $127.19 $672 +2.71
570–585 575 3 120.00–122.00 $120.66 $694 +2.42
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1280 1018 85-90% 20 38.00–43.00 $41.08 $418 -2.03
935–1145 1021 85-90% 10 32.00–36.00 $34.98 $357 -8.13
985–1270 1120 85-90% 11 44.00–48.00 $45.82 $513 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1450 1137 80-85% 13 47.00–50.00 $48.77 $555 —
935–1450 1143 80-85% 24 51.00–56.00 $53.32 $609 —
1095–1310 1181 80-85% 4 57.00–59.00 $57.48 $679 +5.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1420 1336 75-80% 5 58.00–63.00 $60.22 $805 —
1105–1805 1487 75-80% 11 52.00–57.00 $54.49 $810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2030 1552 9 75.00–79.00 $77.00 $1,195 —
1470–2330 1939 9 80.00–85.00 $83.03 $1,610 —
2310 2310 1 89.00 $89.00 $2,056 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1230 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 600.00–710.00 $654.09
755–1295 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 725.00–850.00 $774.29
970–1440 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–900.00 $862.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
808–1275 1021 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 725.00–875.00 $781.44
985–1245 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 875.00–975.00 $936.75
1300–1565 1433 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,118.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1075 993 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–825.00 $802.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,400.00–1,660.00 $1,595.00 —

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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.