Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 727 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.85/cwt +3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 510 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.37/cwt +5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 430 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 722 1,272 1,135
Feeder cattle 548 938 856
Slaughter cattle 124 185 131
Replacement cattle 50 149 148

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
325 325 1 210.00 $210.00 $682 -2.00
360–375 367 3 200.00–207.00 $202.29 $742 +0.29
400–420 406 4 190.00–192.00 $191.02 $776 +1.02
450 450 1 182.00 $182.00 $819 +2.00
515–535 529 4 175.00 $175.00 $926 +2.49
550–563 561 6 171.00–172.00 $171.16 $960 —
655–685 671 4 147.00–156.00 $151.01 $1,013 +10.01
717–740 727 44 145.00 $145.00 $1,054 —
750 750 1 132.00 $132.00 $990 —
891 891 8 119.00 $119.00 $1,060 —
955–962 value added 958 10 119.00–120.00 $119.60 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 180.00 $180.00 $756 -3.46
455–496 480 8 170.00–178.00 $175.42 $842 —
510–545 529 5 162.00–170.00 $165.77 $877 -1.23
565–585 575 2 152.00–155.00 $153.53 $883 —
600–635 613 4 147.00–152.00 $148.99 $913 +6.99
675 675 1 142.00 $142.00 $958 +5.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 430 4 172.00–177.00 $174.75 $751 -0.67
495 495 1 167.00 $167.00 $827 +2.31
500–525 517 3 155.00–160.00 $157.37 $814 +2.76
575 575 1 142.00 $142.00 $816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 165.00 $165.00 $652 —
400–446 430 20 155.00–162.00 $157.37 $677 +5.37
450–465 458 6 147.00–150.00 $149.00 $682 +0.43
500–530 507 14 142.00–147.00 $144.99 $735 +2.36
555–560 558 2 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $745 -5.01
605–640 630 17 127.00–132.00 $130.06 $819 -1.62
685 685 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $829 -1.54
765 765 14 110.00 $110.00 $842 +1.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–496 481 12 155.00–163.00 $156.26 $752 —
500–520 510 22 150.00–155.00 $150.85 $769 +3.85
550–565 558 2 142.00–146.00 $144.03 $804 +1.56
602–630 615 4 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $833 -4.51
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 ±0.00
754 754 7 120.00 $120.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 152.00–157.00 $154.52 $592 +1.03
402–445 409 13 150.00–152.00 $151.15 $618 +4.02
460–495 478 2 145.00 $145.00 $693 +4.77
560–585 573 2 127.00–130.00 $128.47 $736 +0.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 378 4 182.00–187.00 $185.47 $701 +2.74
410–445 428 13 170.00–178.00 $172.98 $740 +1.64
450–480 462 6 160.00–167.00 $163.83 $757 -0.63
500–532 523 8 150.00–157.00 $152.35 $797 -2.40
565–575 570 3 142.00–147.00 $144.66 $825 +2.12
615–620 618 2 137.00 $137.00 $847 +0.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 202.00 $202.00 $656 —
370–390 380 2 190.00–195.00 $192.57 $732 +2.57
405–436 426 10 180.00–187.00 $182.92 $779 +0.92
450–470 461 4 170.00–180.00 $174.97 $807 +2.64
525–535 530 2 162.00–167.00 $164.48 $872 +2.09
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 ±0.00
610–640 623 4 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $879 -1.49
665–690 673 4 135.00–140.00 $138.00 $929 +2.46
710–720 715 2 127.00–133.00 $130.02 $930 -2.16
750–780 fancy 765 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $987 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 4 180.00–187.00 $183.49 $565 +2.49
365–385 375 2 170.00–172.00 $171.03 $641 -4.28
405 405 1 167.00 $167.00 $676 ±0.00
470–495 483 5 150.00–157.00 $153.80 $743 -0.05
505 505 1 142.00 $142.00 $717 -3.61
550 550 1 132.00 $132.00 $726 -1.45
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1435 1074 80-85% 22 68.00–73.00 $69.89 $751 —
990–1590 1191 80-85% 12 75.00–80.00 $77.12 $918 -7.54
990–1630 1281 80-85% 6 81.00–86.00 $82.68 $1,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–970 873 85-90% 5 51.00–52.00 $51.82 $452 -0.53
815–1110 964 85-90% 16 55.00–60.00 $56.31 $543 —
800–1180 1027 85-90% 6 61.00–66.00 $63.90 $656 +4.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1530 1380 75-80% 4 81.00–83.00 $82.22 $1,135 +2.29
1115–1600 1396 75-80% 7 85.00–90.00 $86.56 $1,208 —
1220–1780 1505 75-80% 7 70.00–76.00 $72.05 $1,084 -0.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–2010 1544 4 90.00–95.00 $91.82 $1,418 —
1440–1950 1794 4 98.00–102.00 $99.33 $1,782 —
1555–2100 1915 10 105.00–110.00 $107.72 $2,063 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 622.00–700.00 $668.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 835.00–975.00 $905.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.