Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

1,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.95/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 677 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $177.64/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 478 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.37/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 468 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,257 943 0
Feeder cattle 1,040 768 0
Slaughter cattle 152 92 0
Replacement cattle 65 83 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with breaking cows up to 93, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 116. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 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
300–345 322 3 207.00–215.00 $209.49 $675 -6.51
372–388 384 8 200.00 $200.00 $768 -7.50
405–430 427 9 197.00–200.00 $199.68 $853 +8.02
450–475 459 6 185.00–190.00 $188.65 $866 +6.14
508–525 value added 510 8 191.00–195.00 $191.51 $977 —
503–545 520 12 180.00–187.00 $183.60 $955 +6.75
560–580 577 7 172.00–180.00 $178.89 $1,032 +13.21
605–630 617 3 162.00–165.00 $162.98 $1,006 +2.70
660–690 677 36 152.00–154.00 $153.95 $1,042 +1.41
725–742 737 5 142.00–150.00 $145.41 $1,072 —
775 775 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,100 —
825–831 830 8 131.00–132.00 $131.12 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 192.00 $192.00 $653 —
385 385 1 187.00 $187.00 $720 +2.56
408–440 416 7 180.00–182.00 $180.88 $752 +9.90
475–490 484 9 175.00–177.00 $176.22 $853 +13.22
500–530 515 2 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $837 +5.57
601 601 4 145.00 $145.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 3 200.00–205.00 $203.29 $685 -3.71
385 385 1 192.00 $192.00 $739 -7.08
400–440 420 2 190.00 $190.00 $798 +7.59
455–490 469 4 180.00–182.00 $181.51 $851 +4.77
515–520 518 3 172.00–175.00 $172.99 $896 +7.20
580 580 1 165.00 $165.00 $957 —
645 645 5 150.00 $150.00 $968 +3.00
727 727 2 135.00 $135.00 $981 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 424 14 161.00–167.00 $162.74 $690 +7.74
450–490 464 16 157.00–163.00 $159.01 $738 +8.41
479 fancy 479 6 164.00 $164.00 $786 —
500–540 513 16 152.00–157.00 $154.54 $793 +7.07
500–535 fancy 513 3 159.00–160.00 $159.67 $819 —
565 fancy 565 1 156.00 $156.00 $881 +9.00
550–595 570 17 145.00–153.00 $150.59 $858 +13.59
600–640 fancy 620 4 148.00–164.00 $152.37 $945 —
605–634 629 11 135.00–142.00 $140.75 $885 +6.08
661 661 4 135.00 $135.00 $892 +9.34
740 740 1 130.00 $130.00 $962 +10.00
760 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 180.00 $180.00 $369 —
255 255 1 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
310–345 323 10 165.00–167.50 $166.20 $537 —
350–395 364 11 160.00–165.00 $161.09 $586 +4.25
400–445 421 11 155.00–160.00 $157.73 $664 +7.83
455–495 477 14 149.00–155.00 $151.51 $723 +6.93
525–545 535 3 142.00–150.00 $145.62 $779 +7.43
575–581 580 5 140.00–142.00 $140.40 $814 +8.24
605–625 615 4 130.00–132.00 $130.51 $803 +5.02
682–685 683 6 125.00 $125.00 $854 +5.00
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 165.00–170.00 $167.53 $407 —
280–295 288 4 160.00–162.00 $161.50 $465 +1.50
300–340 321 9 155.00–162.00 $160.46 $515 +5.19
370–390 385 5 152.00–157.00 $155.19 $597 +8.24
425–445 435 5 145.00–152.00 $148.83 $647 +6.67
450–475 462 5 140.00–145.00 $142.40 $658 +6.02
500–545 524 4 135.00–140.00 $138.81 $727 +11.44
555–575 565 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $749 —
610–640 620 3 125.00 $125.00 $775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 7 207.00–215.00 $210.93 $679 +6.45
350–380 366 10 197.00–207.00 $203.06 $743 +8.42
405–445 428 12 180.00–190.00 $184.14 $788 -4.30
475 fancy 475 1 187.00 $187.00 $888 —
450–490 478 23 175.00–180.00 $177.23 $847 -1.24
500 fancy 500 1 177.00 $177.00 $885 —
500–545 520 11 165.00–175.00 $169.44 $881 +0.29
555–560 fancy 558 2 172.00–178.00 $175.01 $977 +7.01
550–575 567 3 160.00–167.00 $162.26 $920 -0.51
605–640 628 3 147.00–157.00 $150.21 $943 +2.69
660–690 672 3 137.00–140.00 $138.97 $934 +5.71
720–730 725 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $932 -0.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 215.00 $215.00 $527 +19.55
250–280 261 4 200.00–207.00 $202.77 $529 +17.72
300–310 304 4 190.00–192.00 $190.49 $579 +15.49
370–390 378 7 177.00–185.00 $179.33 $678 +6.46
400–440 419 8 162.00–170.00 $165.51 $693 +3.02
455–495 472 8 155.00–162.00 $158.88 $750 +2.90
510–548 534 9 142.00–152.00 $147.57 $788 -2.07
550–595 571 6 135.00–142.00 $137.99 $788 -7.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 210.00–212.00 $211.00 $601 +8.86
315–335 327 3 197.00–205.00 $201.34 $658 +12.81
370–375 372 3 192.00–195.00 $193.00 $718 +12.35
425–440 432 6 172.00–177.00 $175.00 $756 -3.25
460–495 484 11 165.00–172.00 $167.85 $812 -1.11
505–543 528 12 155.00–162.00 $156.50 $826 -0.82
570–585 575 3 147.00–155.00 $152.29 $876 +1.63
625–630 628 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $864 -0.52
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 -1.45
710–745 728 2 122.00 $122.00 $888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1370 1133 80-85% 26 68.00–74.00 $70.93 $804 -3.41
975–1355 1148 80-85% 14 75.00–80.00 $76.32 $876 +1.98
1035–1320 1197 80-85% 9 82.00–86.00 $83.46 $999 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1670 1327 75-80% 10 85.00–90.00 $87.13 $1,156 +10.23
1225–1480 1363 75-80% 5 79.00–84.00 $81.22 $1,107 —
1205–1660 1393 75-80% 10 73.00–77.00 $74.60 $1,039 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1060 978 85-90% 6 50.00–51.00 $50.17 $491 —
890–1245 1033 85-90% 12 62.00–66.00 $63.82 $659 +6.21
825–1205 1034 85-90% 6 55.00–60.00 $56.73 $587 -0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1555 1308 8 85.00–90.00 $86.42 $1,130 —
1205–1925 1540 5 97.00–103.00 $99.79 $1,537 —
1740–2100 1896 5 106.00–112.00 $108.57 $2,058 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–1130 973 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–785.00 $770.33
920–1075 981 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–725.00 $689.75
1070–1220 1141 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 925.00–1,025.00 $967.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1110 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,062.85
1025–1475 1261 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,013.35

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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
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.