Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.56/cwt ≈ $888/hd at 590 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.54/cwt ≈ $782/hd at 523 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.50/cwt ≈ $1,006/hd at 567 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	662	397	727
Feeder cattle	565	290	547
Slaughter cattle	65	73	146
Replacement cattle	32	34	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	195.00	$195.00	$741	—
405–430	417	3	182.50–190.00	$184.93	$771	+10.36
450–488	466	10	178.00–182.50	$180.55	$841	+14.51
500–545	517	10	172.00–177.00	$173.99	$900	+13.99
565	565	1	172.00	$172.00	$972	+19.50
650	650	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,008	—
700	700	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	—
755–790	770	3	137.00–140.00	$137.98	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	13	177.50	$177.50	$1,006	—
706	706	10	154.00	$154.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	187.00	$187.00	$739	—
470	470	1	172.00	$172.00	$808	—
520–525	523	2	162.00–170.00	$166.02	$868	—
570	570	1	156.00	$156.00	$889	—
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—
665–675	668	3	140.00–147.00	$143.02	$955	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	365	2	177.00–180.00	$178.44	$651	—
410	410	1	172.00	$172.00	$705	—
455–485	470	2	160.00–167.00	$163.61	$769	—
520	520	1	155.00	$155.00	$806	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	157.00	$157.00	$581	—
400–430	419	7	152.00–157.00	$153.14	$642	—
456 fancy	456	4	156.00	$156.00	$711	—
450–485	466	8	147.00–152.00	$149.74	$698	+2.23
500–540 fancy	513	6	151.00–153.00	$152.16	$781	—
510–545	529	9	142.00–150.00	$147.80	$782	—
555–580	567	7	136.00–143.00	$138.59	$786	-1.20
550–590 fancy	571	4	145.00–149.00	$147.49	$842	—
600–630	610	3	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$805	-4.88
620 fancy	620	1	139.00	$139.00	$862	-1.00
655–675	665	2	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$835	—
720	720	1	122.00	$122.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	383	6	150.00–155.00	$152.13	$583	—
405–445	423	6	145.00–150.00	$147.19	$623	+6.69
455–470	466	6	142.00–145.00	$143.83	$670	+6.43
500–535	516	6	137.00–140.00	$138.51	$715	+5.06
555–595	583	4	130.00–134.00	$131.53	$767	+4.53
635	635	1	125.00	$125.00	$794	—
700–710	705	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$758	-7.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578–592	590	20	148.00–151.00	$150.56	$888	—
699	699	8	136.00	$136.00	$951	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	162.00	$162.00	$405	—
315–335	326	4	152.00–155.00	$154.25	$503	+9.25
355–365	360	2	142.00–149.00	$145.45	$524	+4.14
405–430	415	3	140.00–142.00	$141.35	$587	+6.35
450–465	458	2	135.00–138.00	$136.52	$625	+5.51
515	515	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$682	+6.51
590	590	1	127.00	$127.00	$749	+5.00
615	615	1	122.00	$122.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	200.00–205.00	$202.48	$593	—
360–390	373	5	182.00–185.00	$183.18	$683	+7.17
400 fancy	400	1	182.00	$182.00	$728	—
405–440	423	6	175.00–180.00	$177.65	$751	+11.40
465–490	471	6	165.00–175.00	$170.35	$802	+12.15
490 fancy	490	1	177.00	$177.00	$867	—
500–545	514	6	157.00–167.00	$162.69	$836	+7.69
550–580	563	3	150.00–157.00	$152.96	$861	—
615–640	630	3	140.00–146.00	$142.03	$895	—
650–690	670	3	137.00–140.00	$138.34	$927	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	187.00–195.00	$190.78	$525	—
380–390	385	3	177.00	$177.00	$681	+12.42
420	420	2	165.00–172.00	$168.50	$708	+15.89
450–460	456	4	152.00–162.00	$157.77	$719	+9.27
510–540	526	4	145.00–152.00	$150.20	$790	+12.65
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	+9.33
600–615	608	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$775	+2.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	258	3	180.00–185.00	$181.74	$469	—
315	315	1	172.00	$172.00	$542	+9.44
350–375	363	2	165.00–172.00	$168.62	$612	+16.17
400–430	415	2	155.00	$155.00	$643	+10.32
460–485	473	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$674	+4.55
515–530	523	2	135.00	$135.00	$706	+5.56
555–565	560	2	127.00–130.00	$128.49	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1250	1073	80-85%	6	57.00–62.00	$59.85	$642	—
1000–1300	1131	80-85%	8	70.00–75.00	$72.33	$818	+14.84
970–1380	1162	80-85%	12	64.00–69.00	$66.66	$775	+4.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1505	1311	75-80%	7	74.00–79.00	$76.54	$1,003	+0.67
1225–1495	1355	75-80%	7	80.00–85.00	$81.89	$1,110	+15.92
1235–1900	1488	75-80%	6	66.00–72.00	$69.57	$1,035	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–900	868	85-90%	2	45.00–49.00	$47.07	$409	—
800–945	873	85-90%	2	41.00–43.00	$41.92	$366	—
895–1125	1003	85-90%	3	53.00–55.00	$53.92	$541	+8.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1380	1258	2	80.00–83.00	$81.65	$1,027	-4.35
1300–1420	1372	3	87.00–91.00	$88.61	$1,216	—
1660	1660	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,610	+20.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–925	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1135	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–775.00	$758.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	938.00	$938.00

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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
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.