Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $141.87/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 479 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.34/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 530 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.40/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 635 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 798 806 757
Feeder cattle 555 640 511
Slaughter cattle 157 125 94
Replacement cattle 86 41 152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
500–548 530 14 168.00–174.00 $171.34 $908 +2.95
560–595 567 5 160.00–169.00 $167.11 $948 +0.87
610–631 628 8 154.00–160.00 $159.27 $1,000 +7.27
646 value added 646 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,014 —
650 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 ±0.00
715–720 718 2 139.00–142.00 $140.49 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 463 3 172.00–177.00 $175.38 $812 +5.09
510–540 526 4 162.00–167.00 $165.74 $872 +5.74
605 605 1 142.00 $142.00 $859 —
725 725 1 127.00 $127.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 403 3 170.00–177.00 $174.02 $701 +5.50
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -3.46
585–595 588 3 142.00–147.00 $144.68 $851 -0.32
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 157.00–162.00 $159.48 $547 —
365–390 375 4 151.00–155.00 $153.23 $575 +2.22
400–445 417 6 147.00–152.00 $150.15 $626 +2.96
455–495 479 16 140.00–145.00 $141.87 $680 +1.82
520–535 528 3 130.00 $130.00 $686 -6.00
570–580 576 5 122.00–130.00 $126.80 $730 +0.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 167.00 $167.00 $543 —
405–440 418 3 154.00–157.00 $155.30 $649 +4.13
450–485 465 5 147.00–151.00 $148.58 $691 +2.44
500–535 518 4 142.00–145.00 $142.78 $740 +2.02
555–590 570 10 132.00–137.00 $134.68 $768 +2.68
600–630 614 11 125.00–132.00 $128.73 $790 +1.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–508 506 5 147.00–151.00 $150.21 $760 +4.55
555–557 557 4 140.00–142.00 $141.50 $788 +2.83
653–697 672 7 130.00–133.00 $131.67 $885 -0.33
715–720 718 2 120.00 $120.00 $862 —
790 790 1 112.00 $112.00 $885 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 +0.40
405–430 422 6 167.00–175.00 $170.50 $720 +0.19
450–485 468 8 157.00–162.00 $158.64 $742 -2.29
500–525 513 4 147.00–152.00 $149.77 $768 -1.44
560–590 573 7 140.00–147.00 $143.43 $822 +0.60
635–645 639 4 134.00–137.00 $135.25 $864 +3.25
660–695 673 5 122.00–130.00 $126.75 $853 -0.56
780 780 1 112.00 $112.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 180.00–182.00 $180.96 $594 -0.06
360–395 377 7 167.00–175.00 $171.24 $646 +1.02
410–440 424 6 157.00–165.00 $162.79 $690 +3.94
450–485 469 7 147.00–152.00 $150.45 $706 -2.63
530–545 533 7 142.00–145.00 $144.57 $771 +2.76
550–590 575 3 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $766 +1.53
610–630 623 3 122.00–130.00 $125.71 $783 +0.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 177.00 $177.00 $858 +8.98
506–535 514 9 157.00–165.00 $160.13 $823 -1.10
550–585 568 3 150.00–154.00 $152.38 $866 +2.58
600–615 608 2 145.00–149.00 $146.98 $894 +4.98
650–690 670 4 131.00–137.00 $134.97 $904 -0.01
720–730 725 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $877 -8.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1295 1054 80-85% 19 67.00–73.00 $69.97 $737 —
985–1545 1157 80-85% 25 74.00–80.00 $76.30 $883 +2.94
1185–1405 1313 80-85% 3 84.00–86.00 $84.71 $1,112 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1130 958 85-90% 14 48.00–54.00 $51.16 $490 -3.21
845–1110 985 85-90% 15 55.00–60.00 $57.05 $562 +2.68
835–1275 1049 85-90% 16 61.00–66.00 $63.10 $662 +2.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1685 1419 75-80% 11 77.00–82.00 $78.54 $1,114 -8.46
1270–1710 1470 75-80% 13 72.00–76.00 $73.91 $1,086 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1900 1770 2 102.00–105.00 $103.61 $1,834 —
1470–2325 1850 3 92.00–95.00 $93.74 $1,734 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,450.00–1,850.00 $1,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,235.00 $1,230.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,100.00 $987.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $837.50

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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 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,160.00 —

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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.