Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.00/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 669 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.27/cwt ≈ $1,035/hd at 680 lb · 34 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.50/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 788 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 933 740 720
Feeder cattle 719 545 408
Slaughter cattle 117 138 116
Replacement cattle 97 57 196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 90. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 200.00 $200.00 $724 ±0.00
450–460 455 4 180.00–185.00 $182.01 $828 —
535–548 545 6 170.00–177.00 $171.81 $936 -1.19
555–590 570 22 160.00–167.00 $160.68 $916 -10.82
615 value added 615 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,009 —
605–630 616 4 155.00–161.00 $159.03 $980 -4.47
650–681 680 34 147.00–152.50 $152.27 $1,035 —
788 value added 788 28 143.50 $143.50 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 190.00 $190.00 $694 —
415–445 431 4 180.00–182.00 $180.52 $778 -1.89
455–495 476 6 170.00–177.00 $173.82 $827 -1.02
510–535 520 3 160.00–167.00 $162.96 $847 —
580–595 588 2 152.00–157.00 $154.53 $909 -2.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 381 5 185.00–187.00 $185.81 $708 —
400–420 413 4 175.00–177.00 $176.50 $729 +5.12
465–490 478 2 167.00–168.00 $167.51 $801 -0.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–458 456 4 154.00–157.00 $154.74 $706 -0.93
555–568 567 22 142.00–147.00 $145.86 $827 +4.88
600–620 608 3 135.00–140.00 $136.70 $831 —
669 669 35 135.00 $135.00 $903 +9.33
770 770 1 122.00 $122.00 $939 +5.00
800 fancy 800 13 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 161.00 $161.00 $560 -4.00
384–385 384 9 155.00–158.00 $157.67 $605 +2.26
405–445 430 17 147.00–152.00 $149.95 $645 -1.05
480–490 485 2 142.00–145.00 $143.48 $696 -0.16
505–530 515 6 135.00–140.00 $137.86 $710 +3.67
550–585 568 9 127.00–132.00 $129.55 $736 +2.60
625–630 628 2 125.00 $125.00 $785 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 155.00 $155.00 $620 -0.99
450–490 467 14 147.00–152.00 $149.56 $698 -0.25
505–535 516 6 142.00–147.00 $143.33 $740 +0.09
550–590 566 8 135.00–140.00 $136.27 $771 +0.29
600–640 616 9 127.00–132.00 $130.34 $803 +2.67
670 670 1 122.00 $122.00 $817 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 324 4 190.00–197.00 $195.19 $632 +3.19
350–395 380 10 180.00–187.00 $183.66 $698 +1.66
400–440 423 12 170.00–178.00 $173.80 $735 +0.06
450–495 475 11 160.00–168.00 $164.55 $782 +0.04
505–545 528 4 150.00–156.00 $153.98 $813 +2.09
555–595 573 4 142.00–147.00 $145.26 $832 +2.30
640 640 1 137.00 $137.00 $877 +2.00
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 190.00 $190.00 $684 ±0.00
400–440 409 9 180.00–187.00 $184.10 $753 —
470–495 479 7 170.00–177.00 $173.98 $833 +2.27
500–545 516 8 160.00–170.00 $163.73 $845 -0.47
550–590 fancy 570 3 162.00–170.00 $165.91 $946 —
570–595 585 5 150.00–160.00 $155.79 $911 +0.38
600–645 626 4 142.00–150.00 $146.47 $917 +3.20
650–675 665 3 137.00–140.00 $137.98 $918 +4.61
665 fancy 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 —
735 735 1 132.00 $132.00 $970 +3.46
755 fancy 755 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 6 180.00–187.00 $184.71 $602 -2.29
365–390 377 9 172.00–177.00 $174.66 $658 +2.41
400–445 428 8 162.00–167.00 $165.31 $708 -0.27
450–495 479 5 152.00–157.00 $155.59 $745 +1.10
510–540 521 4 142.00–147.00 $145.29 $757 +0.69
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–975 869 85-90% 8 54.00–57.00 $55.13 $479 —
840–1115 961 85-90% 14 59.00–63.00 $60.82 $584 +4.91
820–1200 1046 85-90% 19 65.00–71.00 $68.27 $714 +6.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1280 1117 80-85% 9 77.00–82.00 $80.45 $899 —
1000–1445 1151 80-85% 16 71.00–76.00 $73.57 $847 -0.84
1120–1185 1158 80-85% 4 84.00–86.00 $85.01 $984 +10.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1665 1423 75-80% 5 85.00–89.00 $86.69 $1,234 —
1305–1565 1467 75-80% 6 75.00–77.00 $75.51 $1,108 -16.84
1470–1490 1480 75-80% 2 80.00–82.00 $81.01 $1,199 -11.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1655 1394 4 92.00–98.00 $94.31 $1,315 —
1625–1895 1732 3 109.00–112.00 $110.28 $1,910 +6.44
1320–2275 1864 7 99.00–104.00 $101.22 $1,887 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1045–1280 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,272.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–845 823 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
920–1475 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 925.00–1,025.00 $969.24

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760–985 923 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,081.73 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795–1040 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,134.63 —
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -71.81

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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.