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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report, Florence, AL

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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.