Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.52/cwt ≈ $999/hd at 655 lb · 29 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.00/cwt ≈ $1,122/hd at 774 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.00/cwt ≈ $963/hd at 621 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	806	933	1,010
Feeder cattle	640	719	812
Slaughter cattle	125	117	111
Replacement cattle	41	97	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 92, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
621	621	15	155.00	$155.00	$963	—
650	650	18	151.00	$151.00	$982	—
664 value added	664	11	155.00	$155.00	$1,029	—
731	731	7	149.00	$149.00	$1,089	—
774 value added	774	29	145.00	$145.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	185.00	$185.00	$786	—
515–540	534	9	167.00–175.00	$168.39	$899	-3.42
572–590	579	4	162.00–168.00	$166.24	$963	+5.56
625	625	1	152.00	$152.00	$950	-7.03
650	650	1	147.00	$147.00	$956	-5.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	167.00–170.00	$168.52	$725	-7.98
465–490	478	2	157.00–162.00	$159.43	$762	-8.08
505–545	521	6	150.00–157.00	$153.46	$800	—
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	177.00	$177.00	$788	-3.52
460–495	473	4	167.00–172.00	$170.29	$805	-3.53
515	515	1	160.00	$160.00	$824	-2.96
590	590	3	150.00	$150.00	$885	-4.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$578	-6.66
400–445	424	10	146.00–150.00	$147.19	$624	-2.76
450–495	471	11	137.00–142.00	$140.05	$660	-3.43
520	520	2	135.00–137.00	$136.00	$707	-1.86
565–595	579	6	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$729	-3.56
615–620	618	2	115.00–122.00	$118.49	$732	-6.51
695	695	1	115.00	$115.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	439	6	151.00–152.00	$151.17	$664	—
455–495	474	7	145.00–147.00	$146.14	$693	-3.42
510–525	516	4	139.00–142.00	$140.76	$726	-2.57
550–595	576	8	130.00–135.00	$132.00	$760	-4.27
605–645	628	6	125.00–131.00	$126.83	$796	-3.51
745	745	1	117.00	$117.00	$872	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–530	527	3	145.00–147.00	$145.66	$768	—
550–555	553	3	137.00–142.00	$138.67	$767	-7.19
600–630	610	3	132.00–134.00	$132.69	$809	-4.01
667	667	13	132.00	$132.00	$880	-3.00
750	750	1	117.00	$117.00	$878	-5.00
825–840	833	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$929	—
860	860	1	107.00	$107.00	$920	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	315	4	180.00–182.00	$181.02	$570	-3.69
355–395	376	7	165.00–175.00	$170.22	$640	-4.44
400–440	420	7	157.00–165.00	$158.85	$667	-6.46
460–495	477	10	150.00–155.00	$153.08	$730	-2.51
530–545	537	5	137.00–145.00	$141.81	$762	-3.48
560–590	574	4	130.00–135.00	$131.77	$756	—
625–630	628	2	125.00	$125.00	$785	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	373	3	177.00–182.00	$179.60	$670	-4.06
400–445	420	14	167.00–175.00	$170.31	$715	-3.49
455–490	476	4	157.00–165.00	$160.93	$766	-3.62
515–540	529	5	147.00–155.00	$151.21	$800	-2.77
565–595	576	5	137.00–145.00	$142.83	$823	-2.43
610	610	1	132.00	$132.00	$805	-5.00
655–695	678	3	122.00–130.00	$127.31	$863	-2.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	485	3	167.00–170.00	$168.02	$815	-5.96
505–545	529	8	160.00–165.00	$161.23	$853	-2.50
550–595	574	9	147.00–157.00	$149.80	$860	-5.99
615	615	1	142.00	$142.00	$873	-4.47
660–670	665	2	132.00–138.00	$134.98	$898	-3.00
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	-2.00
855	855	1	116.00	$116.00	$992	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1750	1191	80-85%	18	71.00–76.00	$73.36	$874	-11.65
1140–1290	1231	80-85%	5	83.00–88.00	$85.80	$1,056	—
995–1435	1238	80-85%	12	77.00–82.00	$79.17	$980	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1085	974	85-90%	9	52.00–57.00	$54.37	$530	-6.45
955–1125	1014	85-90%	7	58.00–64.00	$60.40	$612	-7.87
955–1155	1080	85-90%	10	65.00–70.00	$66.55	$719	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1270	1243	75-80%	3	79.00–82.00	$80.67	$1,003	—
1375–1460	1420	75-80%	3	86.00–89.00	$87.00	$1,235	+0.31
1315–1530	1423	75-80%	2	72.00–75.00	$73.61	$1,047	-13.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1560	1466	4	96.00–101.00	$98.97	$1,451	—
1795–2070	1931	5	109.00–115.00	$111.67	$2,156	—
1730–2420	1996	5	102.00–107.00	$104.32	$2,082	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	935.00–1,064.00	$999.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,435.00	$1,435.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.