Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $147.13/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 425 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,272 341 1,686
Feeder cattle 938 225 1,364
Slaughter cattle 185 78 163
Replacement cattle 149 38 159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 205.00 $205.00 $523 —
310–335 323 2 187.00–192.00 $189.40 $612 —
360–385 373 2 182.00 $182.00 $679 —
410–445 432 3 172.00–177.00 $175.42 $758 —
460–470 465 3 160.00–167.00 $164.69 $766 —
500–545 523 2 152.00–157.00 $154.61 $809 —
605–615 610 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $814 —
735 735 1 117.00 $117.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 202.00–205.00 $203.54 $682 —
355 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
410–420 415 2 180.00–187.00 $183.46 $761 -3.54
505 505 1 167.00 $167.00 $843 +7.00
600–645 623 2 142.00 $142.00 $885 —
670–685 678 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $922 —
735 735 1 127.00 $127.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 212.00 $212.00 $636 —
360 360 1 202.00 $202.00 $727 —
400 400 1 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 -7.51
500–505 503 2 170.00–175.00 $172.51 $868 —
630 630 1 152.00 $152.00 $958 +2.00
670 670 1 141.00 $141.00 $945 —
710–740 value added 725 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 371 4 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $569 -2.65
405–445 425 11 145.00–150.00 $147.13 $625 -2.87
450–490 472 6 137.00–145.00 $140.23 $662 +0.12
510–540 523 5 130.00–135.00 $133.23 $697 -1.77
550–585 563 5 125.00–131.00 $128.03 $721 +0.57
600–635 612 7 120.00–125.00 $123.40 $755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 152.00 $152.00 $608 -5.99
450–490 471 7 147.00–152.00 $148.57 $700 +2.10
500–545 518 5 142.00–145.00 $142.63 $739 +0.52
565 565 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $783 +3.00
605–620 613 3 130.00–133.00 $131.68 $807 +3.25
660–680 670 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $821 +3.05
775–795 785 2 107.00–110.00 $108.52 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 516 4 147.00 $147.00 $759 —
555–585 575 4 141.00–145.00 $142.47 $819 -0.29
610 610 2 140.00 $140.00 $854 +0.11
620 fancy 620 2 143.00 $143.00 $887 —
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 +0.70
706 706 4 125.00 $125.00 $882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 210.00 $210.00 $504 —
315 315 1 192.00 $192.00 $605 -2.51
350–395 377 6 180.00–187.00 $182.73 $689 -3.30
410–445 424 6 170.00–172.00 $171.34 $726 +1.34
460–475 468 2 162.00–167.00 $164.46 $770 -1.75
500–530 511 4 150.00–157.00 $154.75 $791 -4.67
570–590 580 2 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $827 -4.46
605–640 625 5 135.00–137.00 $136.19 $851 +1.96
650–670 660 4 127.00–131.00 $129.49 $855 —
700–720 713 3 115.00–117.00 $116.35 $830 —
760–785 773 2 112.00–115.00 $113.52 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 4 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $586 -6.00
355–395 376 8 172.00–177.00 $175.31 $659 +2.74
420–445 433 2 167.00 $167.00 $723 ±0.00
455–490 476 6 150.00–157.00 $153.85 $732 -3.15
510–545 523 5 142.00–147.00 $145.61 $762 —
550–590 570 2 132.00–135.00 $133.45 $761 —
630 630 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $803 —
685–695 690 2 117.00–122.00 $119.48 $824 —
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 220.00 $220.00 $528 —
385 385 1 190.00 $190.00 $732 -8.59
410 410 1 182.00 $182.00 $746 -2.44
455–485 465 3 170.00–175.00 $172.33 $801 -4.38
500–535 522 3 160.00–165.00 $162.39 $848 -1.78
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 -3.48
620–625 623 2 140.00–145.00 $142.51 $888 -5.07
650–695 666 6 132.00–138.00 $135.54 $903 -4.46
700–745 716 5 130.00–136.00 $132.18 $946 +0.18
755–780 765 3 120.00–122.00 $121.34 $928 -1.14
905 905 5 106.00 $106.00 $959 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1315 1104 80-85% 20 68.00–74.00 $70.89 $783 -4.93
985–1515 1134 80-85% 14 75.00–81.00 $77.69 $881 +7.58
1060–1375 1174 80-85% 14 82.00–87.00 $84.66 $994 +1.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1045 889 85-90% 17 50.00–55.00 $52.35 $465 —
870–1160 1042 85-90% 15 56.00–62.00 $59.33 $618 —
870–1210 1090 85-90% 10 63.00–68.00 $64.79 $706 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1465 1293 75-80% 9 84.00–90.00 $86.83 $1,123 —
1250–1475 1352 75-80% 5 77.00–83.00 $79.93 $1,081 -4.90
1395–1695 1504 75-80% 7 70.00–75.00 $72.14 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1645 1397 7 90.00–96.00 $93.11 $1,301 —
1175–1880 1463 8 97.00–103.00 $100.24 $1,467 —
1350–1940 1671 10 104.00–110.00 $107.86 $1,802 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–980 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–950.00 $937.83
985–1150 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 825.00–925.00 $883.48
1215 fancy 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1250 fancy 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1390 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1030–1265 1174 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,050.00 $1,013.79

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,225.00–1,300.00 $1,265.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,375.00–1,400.00 $1,387.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,140.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.