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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.34/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 614 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.51/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 477 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 397 1,056 1,291
Feeder cattle 290 867 1,079
Slaughter cattle 73 145 150
Replacement cattle 34 44 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 416 4 172.00–177.00 $174.57 $726 —
450–485 468 2 165.00–167.00 $166.04 $777 -4.92
505 value added 505 1 177.50 $177.50 $896 —
512–520 514 4 160.00 $160.00 $822 -7.26
552 value added 552 2 167.50 $167.50 $925 —
586 586 4 152.50 $152.50 $894 -3.99
625 value added 625 3 159.00 $159.00 $994 —
750 value added 750 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,031 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 185.00 $185.00 $629 —
425–430 428 2 165.00–170.00 $167.51 $717 —
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 477 14 145.00–148.00 $147.51 $704 -0.48
550–595 563 5 135.00–142.00 $139.79 $787 +2.65
605–613 610 8 133.00–138.00 $136.88 $835 +4.76
605–621 fancy 619 7 140.00 $140.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 -7.00
370–395 380 3 140.00–142.00 $141.31 $537 -2.44
400–435 415 4 135.00 $135.00 $560 -2.17
460–485 473 6 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $620 +0.41
500–525 514 4 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $648 +0.99
560–590 575 2 122.00 $122.00 $702 +2.46
675 675 1 105.00 $105.00 $709 -2.00
770 770 1 95.00 $95.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 411 4 140.00–142.00 $140.50 $577 -3.33
450–485 462 3 135.00–140.00 $137.40 $635 +0.84
515–530 523 2 130.00–137.00 $133.45 $698 +1.10
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 -1.14
700–720 710 2 110.00–120.00 $114.93 $816 +9.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 372 3 160.00–167.00 $164.58 $612 -7.07
405–440 426 7 150.00–157.00 $152.61 $650 -10.70
465 465 2 145.00–152.00 $148.50 $691 -5.94
515–535 525 2 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $722 -4.17
555–570 563 3 130.00–132.00 $130.67 $736 -4.33
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 -5.00
670–690 678 4 112.00–117.00 $114.76 $778 -7.48
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -2.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 182.00–185.00 $183.49 $593 -13.51
350–370 363 5 172.00–182.00 $176.01 $639 -7.38
410–440 432 6 160.00–170.00 $166.25 $718 -4.90
470–490 483 5 155.00–162.00 $158.20 $764 -4.01
539 539 4 155.00 $155.00 $835 +0.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 —
310–340 323 6 160.00–165.00 $162.56 $525 -9.34
350–395 370 4 150.00–155.00 $152.45 $564 -12.78
405–440 417 3 142.00–147.00 $144.68 $603 -10.24
455–495 466 5 132.00–142.00 $137.88 $643 -5.11
520–545 533 2 127.00–132.00 $129.44 $690 -4.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1250 1100 80-85% 14 54.00–59.00 $57.49 $632 —
910–1420 1184 80-85% 9 60.00–65.00 $62.66 $742 —
1100–1320 1237 80-85% 3 67.00–70.00 $68.25 $844 +5.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1430 1332 75-80% 6 75.00–78.00 $75.87 $1,011 —
1130–1695 1335 75-80% 16 69.00–74.00 $71.20 $951 —
1340–1380 1360 75-80% 2 64.00–68.00 $65.97 $897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1045 922 85-90% 5 35.00–40.00 $37.11 $342 -5.71
875–1145 1010 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $454 —
990–1130 1073 85-90% 5 49.00–52.00 $50.99 $547 +3.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,101 —
1505 1505 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,385 —
1595–1745 1670 2 75.00–77.00 $76.04 $1,270 -7.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1590 1352 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–975.00 $883.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1215–1335 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00

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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.