Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

1,055 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $174.31/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 433 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $179.55/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 474 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $156.82/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 370 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,055 929 384
Feeder cattle 710 732 296
Slaughter cattle 214 124 52
Replacement cattle 131 73 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
300–340 321 6 210.00–220.00 $213.96 $687 -2.02
350–390 372 6 202.00–210.00 $204.23 $760 +0.75
400–445 415 4 192.00–202.00 $196.56 $816 +5.88
457–480 464 8 187.00–191.00 $190.11 $882 +3.94
465 value added 465 1 197.00 $197.00 $916 —
500–545 519 12 175.00–185.00 $180.82 $938 -0.23
510–535 value added 523 2 187.00 $187.00 $978 —
555 value added 555 1 180.00 $180.00 $999 —
555–580 569 8 165.00–172.00 $168.37 $958 -1.77
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 +6.30
675–690 683 2 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $1,041 +7.54
710 710 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,030 —
790 value added 790 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,122 —
792 792 8 138.00 $138.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 205.00 $205.00 $687 +1.41
385 385 2 197.00 $197.00 $758 —
405–430 418 2 187.00–190.00 $188.54 $788 +4.22
460–495 484 7 177.00–182.00 $180.73 $875 +5.05
570–590 580 2 157.00–160.00 $158.47 $919 +5.01
635 635 1 147.00 $147.00 $933 +1.58
740 740 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 197.00 $197.00 $670 +3.55
430 430 3 180.00–182.00 $181.33 $780 +3.75
480–495 485 3 170.00–172.00 $170.68 $828 +3.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 379 8 162.00–167.00 $165.24 $626 +1.74
400–440 421 16 155.00–163.00 $159.15 $670 +1.64
450–490 470 8 150.00–158.00 $153.42 $721 +4.01
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 +1.03
555–599 590 9 135.00–140.00 $138.38 $816 +2.65
615–645 624 6 125.00–130.00 $127.81 $798 -0.37
660–675 670 3 120.00–125.00 $123.32 $826 +0.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
405–440 424 7 165.00–169.00 $167.01 $708 +4.01
450 fancy 450 1 168.00 $168.00 $756 —
450–490 465 13 160.00–165.00 $161.75 $752 +6.91
500–545 520 15 150.00–157.00 $153.03 $796 +1.28
565 565 1 147.00 $147.00 $831 +3.78
600–635 628 5 135.00–142.50 $141.07 $886 +4.23
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -0.37
766 fancy 766 3 123.00 $123.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 175.00–180.00 $177.39 $408 —
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 —
350–390 370 17 155.00–160.00 $156.82 $580 +1.13
400–445 416 10 152.00–155.00 $153.19 $637 +4.43
450–495 479 4 142.00–147.00 $144.70 $693 +1.24
510–535 519 5 135.00–140.00 $138.60 $719 +2.27
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 215.00 $215.00 $613 -2.00
320–345 332 10 200.00–207.00 $202.50 $672 -4.76
360–390 375 11 192.00–200.00 $195.90 $735 +2.74
400–443 422 12 182.00–190.00 $186.29 $786 +1.68
455–495 473 12 172.00–182.00 $176.65 $836 +3.12
460–485 fancy 478 5 185.00–187.50 $186.52 $892 +3.00
500–545 516 8 162.00–172.00 $166.36 $858 +4.36
555–595 572 10 152.00–160.00 $154.79 $885 -0.48
600 fancy 600 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $945 +4.50
605–635 620 2 152.00 $152.00 $942 +7.47
650–690 670 3 140.00–146.00 $143.73 $963 +2.73
700 fancy 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 ±0.00
730 730 1 136.00 $136.00 $993 +1.31
785 785 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 212.00 $212.00 $498 —
255–280 267 3 200.00–202.00 $201.36 $538 —
305–345 330 6 192.00–197.00 $194.11 $641 +1.43
375–395 383 8 182.00–190.00 $185.35 $710 +1.45
405–445 433 20 172.00–180.00 $174.31 $755 +2.58
465–470 468 4 167.00 $167.00 $782 +2.61
505–540 524 4 155.00–160.00 $158.02 $828 +4.22
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 ±0.00
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 +6.53
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 205.00–207.00 $206.00 $505 —
300–340 323 3 182.00–190.00 $186.27 $602 +1.75
350–385 367 8 172.00–180.00 $176.02 $646 +2.63
405–420 411 4 162.00–167.00 $164.77 $677 +1.12
485 485 1 157.00 $157.00 $761 +5.04
500–510 505 2 142.00–147.00 $144.52 $730 -0.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1425 1128 80-85% 20 83.00–89.00 $85.40 $963 —
1000–1430 1157 80-85% 31 76.00–82.00 $79.09 $915 +3.77
1060–1470 1233 80-85% 8 90.00–96.00 $93.16 $1,149 +5.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1235 946 85-90% 16 55.00–60.00 $56.70 $536 —
785–1145 972 85-90% 16 61.00–66.00 $63.71 $619 +7.60
845–1100 1010 85-90% 10 67.00–71.00 $68.62 $693 -0.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1425 1290 75-80% 17 82.00–87.00 $84.77 $1,094 +1.05
1275–1480 1353 75-80% 7 89.00–93.00 $90.69 $1,227 +1.05
1285–1605 1455 75-80% 10 75.00–81.00 $76.81 $1,118 +1.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1650 1493 6 100.00–103.00 $101.99 $1,523 —
1445–1925 1649 4 92.00–97.00 $94.56 $1,559 —
1595–1945 1771 5 106.00–111.00 $107.89 $1,911 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
853 fancy 853 (<2 yrs)Open 15 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–985 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–825.00 $809.35
925 fancy 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
995 fancy 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
940–1190 1081 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,050.00 $977.97
1025–1350 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,176.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1050 960 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $833.77
910–1320 1101 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $981.67

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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
780–1125 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,193.34 —
960–1300 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,325.00–1,425.00 $1,360.08 —
1130–1180 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.