Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.84/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 625 lb · 25 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.00/cwt ≈ $980/hd at 852 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.05/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 526 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 929 722 1,235
Feeder cattle 732 548 999
Slaughter cattle 124 124 99
Replacement cattle 73 50 137

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with breaking cows up to 93, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 215.00–217.00 $215.98 $698 +5.98
355–360 358 2 200.00–207.00 $203.48 $728 +1.19
400–440 423 3 190.00–192.00 $190.68 $807 -0.34
450–485 470 12 182.00–190.00 $186.17 $875 +4.17
510–539 526 19 177.00–185.00 $181.05 $952 +6.05
550–595 576 10 165.00–172.50 $170.14 $980 -1.02
600–635 620 4 155.00–165.00 $158.70 $984 —
680–691 690 17 144.00–152.00 $144.93 $1,000 -6.08
720–735 value added 728 2 147.00–150.00 $148.52 $1,081 —
838 value added 838 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,148 —
874 value added 874 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 3 202.00–207.00 $203.59 $682 —
400–445 416 6 182.00–187.00 $184.32 $767 +4.32
455–480 469 7 172.00–180.00 $175.68 $824 +0.26
500–546 532 13 162.00–172.00 $166.05 $883 +0.28
550–585 579 19 152.00–162.00 $153.46 $889 -0.07
600–640 622 5 140.00–150.00 $145.42 $905 -3.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 190.00–197.00 $193.45 $629 —
380–390 385 2 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $716 —
400–425 413 2 175.00–180.00 $177.58 $733 +2.83
450–475 465 3 162.00–170.00 $167.28 $778 +0.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 163.00 $163.00 $725 —
455–492 478 7 154.00–157.00 $154.84 $740 -1.42
500–540 526 11 148.00–153.00 $151.75 $798 +0.90
550–580 563 5 142.00–145.00 $143.22 $806 -0.81
600–635 625 25 135.00–137.00 $136.84 $855 +1.35
655–680 663 4 130.00–135.00 $133.01 $882 —
705–733 731 13 120.00–125.00 $120.37 $880 -4.63
850–854 fancy 852 19 115.00 $115.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 162.00–165.00 $163.50 $613 -1.50
415–420 418 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $658 +0.14
450–495 476 10 147.00–152.00 $149.41 $711 +0.41
500–545 519 11 140.00–147.00 $143.97 $747 -1.02
550–595 567 8 132.00–140.00 $135.73 $770 +2.24
605–635 618 5 127.00–130.00 $128.18 $792 -1.88
650–670 658 6 120.00–125.00 $122.33 $805 +1.33
725 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 3 155.00–157.00 $155.69 $592 +1.17
400–445 425 8 147.00–152.00 $148.76 $632 -2.39
470–495 484 7 140.00–146.00 $143.46 $694 -1.54
505–515 512 3 135.00–137.00 $136.33 $698 —
550–590 575 7 125.00–130.00 $128.58 $739 +0.11
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 230.00 $230.00 $513 —
285 285 8 217.00 $217.00 $618 —
305–330 322 3 202.00–210.00 $207.26 $667 +5.26
355–385 370 5 190.00–197.00 $193.16 $715 +0.59
400–430 417 15 180.00–190.00 $184.61 $770 +1.69
455–470 fancy 463 2 182.00–185.00 $183.52 $850 —
455–495 469 5 170.00–180.00 $173.53 $814 -1.44
520 fancy 520 1 175.00 $175.00 $910 —
510–545 528 2 162.00 $162.00 $855 -2.48
550–595 573 6 150.00–160.00 $155.27 $890 +5.27
615 fancy 615 1 153.00 $153.00 $941 —
605–635 621 7 140.00–150.00 $144.53 $898 +3.51
690 690 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $973 +3.00
700 fancy 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 —
710–740 720 3 132.00–136.00 $134.69 $970 +4.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 5 190.00–197.00 $192.68 $626 —
355–395 382 8 180.00–187.00 $183.90 $702 -1.57
405–445 416 8 170.00–177.00 $171.73 $714 -1.25
455–495 479 11 162.00–167.00 $164.39 $787 +0.56
500–540 516 7 150.00–157.00 $153.80 $794 +1.45
580–590 585 2 145.00 $145.00 $848 +0.34
635 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 -5.00
660–685 673 2 127.00–130.00 $128.47 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 190.00–192.00 $191.07 $516 —
310–345 326 5 180.00–187.00 $184.52 $602 +1.03
365–380 369 5 170.00–175.00 $173.39 $640 +2.36
405–445 432 9 160.00–167.00 $163.65 $707 -3.35
455–495 478 6 150.00–157.00 $151.96 $726 -1.84
505–535 522 3 142.00–147.00 $145.39 $759 +3.39
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1310 1164 80-85% 14 73.00–79.00 $75.32 $877 -1.80
995–1480 1194 80-85% 19 80.00–85.00 $82.94 $990 +5.82
1065–1480 1233 80-85% 6 86.00–91.00 $87.64 $1,081 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1160 971 85-90% 6 55.00–58.00 $56.11 $545 -0.20
790–1150 975 85-90% 16 60.00–65.00 $63.49 $619 +7.18
905–1110 1009 85-90% 4 68.00–71.00 $69.57 $702 +5.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1475 1278 75-80% 6 82.00–85.00 $83.72 $1,070 —
1280–1585 1372 75-80% 5 87.00–91.00 $89.64 $1,230 +7.42
1265–1585 1453 75-80% 11 73.00–78.00 $75.34 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1520 1363 3 90.00–94.00 $92.70 $1,264 —
1540–1910 1742 5 99.00–106.00 $103.15 $1,797 —
1495–2100 1830 6 107.00–114.00 $110.54 $2,023 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
960–1065 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,192.04
1105–1280 fancy 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,350.00 $1,309.75
1130–1280 fancy 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,392.97
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1100 fancy 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,525.00–1,575.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.