Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

1,277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.03/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 473 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $157.28/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 368 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.22/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 512 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,277 1,257 213
Feeder cattle 1,011 1,040 161
Slaughter cattle 176 152 31
Replacement cattle 90 65 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 116. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
355–360 358 2 210.00–215.00 $212.52 $761 +12.52
475 475 1 182.00 $182.00 $864 -6.65
510–540 528 6 172.00–175.00 $174.50 $921 -9.10
550–570 557 5 160.00–167.00 $164.60 $917 -14.29
600–625 613 2 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $926 -12.00
623 value added 623 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,028 —
697 value added 697 11 152.50 $152.50 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 2 220.00 $220.00 $565 —
345 345 2 200.00 $200.00 $690 -3.29
455–495 486 14 171.00–177.00 $172.50 $838 -9.01
505–545 534 4 160.00–167.00 $163.81 $875 -9.18
570–580 575 2 157.00 $157.00 $903 -8.00
610 610 1 145.00 $145.00 $884 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 190.00–192.00 $191.02 $583 -0.98
405–445 424 4 170.00–175.00 $171.72 $728 -9.16
515–540 525 4 152.00–157.00 $153.25 $805 -9.32
555–590 571 4 142.00–147.00 $143.98 $822 —
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 362 3 170.00–172.00 $171.34 $620 —
405 405 1 165.00 $165.00 $668 +2.26
450–495 473 17 157.00–163.00 $160.03 $757 +1.02
505–545 512 15 150.00–160.00 $158.22 $810 +3.68
550–565 558 3 147.00–150.00 $148.01 $826 -2.58
600 fancy 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 -7.37
605–640 625 10 135.00–142.50 $139.27 $870 -1.48
660–685 666 4 127.00–136.00 $129.97 $866 -5.03
735 735 5 127.00 $127.00 $933 -3.00
765 fancy 765 3 128.00 $128.00 $979 —
775 775 5 118.00–122.50 $121.60 $942 -5.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 167.00 $167.00 $443 +5.50
300–345 322 5 160.00–165.00 $161.79 $521 +1.33
350–385 368 17 155.00–160.00 $157.28 $579 +2.09
400–435 414 7 147.00–155.00 $152.43 $631 +3.60
450–490 470 11 137.00–145.00 $142.16 $668 -0.24
505–525 513 3 132.00–137.00 $134.69 $691 -4.12
560–595 578 5 127.00–132.00 $130.24 $753 -2.30
605–620 613 2 120.00 $120.00 $736 -5.00
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 273 3 175.00–177.00 $176.34 $481 +6.34
330–345 338 3 167.00–172.00 $168.70 $570 +2.50
355–395 377 9 162.00–168.00 $164.89 $622 +3.80
400–445 421 10 157.00–162.00 $159.33 $671 +1.60
450–495 476 7 147.00–155.00 $152.67 $727 +1.16
550–575 560 4 135.00–140.00 $136.78 $766 -3.62
605–640 623 2 127.00–128.00 $127.51 $794 -3.00
680–685 683 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $837 -2.51
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 205.00 $205.00 $554 -6.00
305–330 320 3 192.00–195.00 $193.02 $618 -8.32
375–380 378 2 180.00 $180.00 $680 -13.00
400–440 417 10 170.00–175.00 $172.57 $720 -2.43
450–495 473 13 160.00–167.00 $162.60 $769 -5.25
500–545 515 11 150.00–157.00 $152.81 $787 -3.69
555–590 571 4 142.00–148.00 $144.71 $826 -7.58
600–645 629 7 132.00–137.00 $135.55 $853 -1.96
670–690 680 3 127.00–131.00 $129.35 $880 +2.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 195.00 $195.00 $546 -7.77
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 -10.49
350–395 372 12 170.00–177.00 $173.04 $644 -6.29
400–445 422 11 160.00–167.00 $164.06 $692 -1.45
455–495 478 9 150.00–157.00 $153.31 $733 -5.57
500–545 525 7 140.00–147.00 $143.99 $756 -3.58
555–595 574 9 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $789 -0.45
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 212.00 $212.00 $594 —
310 fancy 310 1 215.00 $215.00 $666 —
310–345 330 11 200.00–210.00 $202.71 $669 -8.22
355–365 360 2 190.00–192.00 $190.99 $688 -12.07
450–475 466 9 169.00–172.00 $169.77 $791 -7.46
505–535 517 9 160.00–167.00 $162.47 $840 -6.97
555–570 560 4 152.00–157.00 $155.25 $869 -7.01
600–610 607 3 142.00–145.00 $144.01 $874 -6.20
650–675 659 9 132.00–140.00 $138.43 $912 -0.54

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1190 960 85-90% 16 49.00–55.00 $52.62 $505 +2.45
885–1230 1073 85-90% 15 56.00–61.00 $58.77 $631 —
975–1235 1088 85-90% 13 62.00–67.00 $64.98 $707 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1510 1194 80-85% 27 70.00–76.00 $72.18 $862 -11.28
1140–1385 1215 80-85% 4 85.00–90.00 $88.09 $1,070 —
1085–1365 1224 80-85% 12 77.00–83.00 $80.15 $981 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1625 1419 75-80% 9 84.00–90.00 $87.16 $1,237 —
1035–1670 1430 75-80% 11 70.00–76.00 $72.52 $1,037 —
1265–1790 1453 75-80% 6 79.00–83.00 $80.65 $1,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1600 1525 2 89.00–95.00 $92.15 $1,405 -7.64
1485–1975 1656 4 96.00–102.00 $99.06 $1,640 —
1885–2080 2001 5 107.00–112.00 $110.23 $2,206 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1345 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,025.00 $946.66
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 924.00 $924.00
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1320 fancy 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
975–1055 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $737.99
1095–1230 1168 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–885.00 $838.25
1125–1345 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,008.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
950–1210 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,156.02 —
1230–1360 1304 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,305.42 —

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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.