Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

1,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.00/cwt ≈ $1,223/hd at 810 lb · 43 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.75/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 668 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.10/cwt ≈ $1,082/hd at 676 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,193 798 785
Feeder cattle 1,011 555 609
Slaughter cattle 128 157 62
Replacement cattle 54 86 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 mostly steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 20 160.10 $160.10 $1,082 —
810 810 43 151.00 $151.00 $1,223 —
934 934 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 465 5 179.00–180.00 $179.81 $836 —
500–545 517 5 172.00–178.00 $174.45 $902 +3.11
550–565 value added 560 3 172.00–175.00 $173.68 $973 —
565–595 587 13 161.00–168.00 $165.40 $971 -1.71
615–625 value added 620 3 162.00–166.00 $164.34 $1,019 +7.34
600–648 623 12 152.00–161.00 $154.74 $964 -4.53
650–675 658 6 145.00–152.50 $150.03 $987 +3.03
710–735 721 4 137.00–145.00 $142.24 $1,026 +1.75
740 value added 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
755–795 760 8 132.00–141.00 $137.59 $1,046 —
880–885 value added 883 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 474 7 170.00–175.00 $171.68 $814 -3.70
515–545 529 4 162.00–167.00 $163.98 $867 -1.76
555–590 579 7 151.00–158.00 $154.55 $895 —
600–640 620 4 145.00–150.00 $147.98 $917 +5.98
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
715–735 725 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $925 +0.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 197.00 $197.00 $571 —
300–340 320 2 185.00 $185.00 $592 —
365–390 380 3 177.00–180.00 $179.04 $680 —
415–425 420 2 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $739 +1.97
470–490 478 3 162.00–167.00 $164.63 $787 —
610–620 615 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $846 +7.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 428 16 152.00–157.00 $153.84 $658 -1.46
450–495 470 14 146.00–151.00 $148.91 $700 +0.33
500–545 520 14 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $741 -0.21
550–590 568 9 132.00–137.00 $134.99 $767 +0.31
600–635 610 12 125.00–130.00 $129.57 $790 +0.84
670–685 680 3 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
775–785 780 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 6 165.00–170.00 $166.17 $460 —
300–325 309 4 157.00–165.00 $160.47 $496 +0.99
355–395 381 9 150.00–155.00 $151.73 $578 -1.50
400–440 423 14 145.00–150.00 $146.87 $621 -3.28
465–485 476 8 137.00–145.00 $141.50 $674 -0.37
520–545 531 12 130.00–137.00 $133.94 $711 +3.94
555–595 575 8 125.00–130.00 $128.14 $737 +1.34
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 29 148.75 $148.75 $994 —
792 792 11 125.00 $125.00 $990 —
931 931 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,071 —
956 fancy 956 8 118.50 $118.50 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 433 3 158.00–160.00 $158.64 $687 —
450–490 467 9 152.00–160.00 $154.72 $723 —
505–530 513 6 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $757 -2.71
590–597 595 4 140.00–145.00 $142.51 $848 —
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 —
705–733 724 10 120.00–125.00 $122.69 $888 +2.69
725–740 fancy 732 7 127.00–132.00 $129.86 $951 —
770–780 773 3 115.00–120.00 $116.66 $902 +4.66
866 fancy 866 4 115.00 $115.00 $996 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 321 4 187.00–192.00 $188.94 $606 —
365–395 378 8 177.00–185.00 $181.08 $684 +1.08
400–445 422 16 167.00–175.00 $168.90 $713 -1.60
450–495 478 11 157.00–165.00 $160.79 $769 +2.15
500–545 521 15 147.00–155.00 $151.02 $787 +1.25
555–590 576 9 140.00–145.00 $144.12 $830 +0.69
605–640 620 5 135.00–137.00 $135.82 $842 +0.57
680–690 685 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $863 -0.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 202.00 $202.00 $475 —
305–345 331 8 177.00–185.00 $180.28 $597 -0.68
355–375 367 3 167.00–175.00 $172.42 $633 +1.18
405–445 421 9 160.00–165.00 $161.57 $680 -1.22
455–495 480 12 147.00–155.00 $151.41 $727 +0.96
500–545 528 8 140.00–145.00 $144.36 $762 -0.21
570–595 583 3 132.00–135.00 $134.02 $781 +0.72
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 416 8 177.00–180.00 $178.85 $744 —
450–490 464 13 167.00–175.00 $170.05 $789 -6.95
500–545 523 2 157.00–167.00 $161.78 $846 +1.65
560–590 573 6 147.00–150.00 $147.99 $848 -4.39
605–635 621 4 140.00–144.00 $141.51 $879 -5.47
655–685 672 5 135.00–137.00 $136.41 $917 +1.44
710–720 715 3 126.00–132.00 $129.33 $925 +8.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1475 1145 80-85% 18 71.00–77.00 $73.68 $844 —
1115–1345 1224 80-85% 7 78.00–84.00 $80.41 $984 —
1065–1325 1226 80-85% 7 85.00–89.00 $86.97 $1,066 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1005 929 85-90% 7 55.00–57.00 $55.29 $514 —
905–1240 1013 85-90% 9 59.00–64.00 $60.88 $617 —
1030–1235 1095 85-90% 11 65.00–70.00 $67.35 $737 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1430 1388 75-80% 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,041 —
1135–1650 1393 75-80% 11 79.00–84.00 $80.79 $1,125 —
1235–1555 1396 75-80% 5 85.00–90.00 $87.89 $1,227 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1610 1389 7 95.00–101.00 $98.05 $1,362 —
1535–1780 1658 2 115.00–118.00 $116.39 $1,930 —
1740–1960 1874 4 106.00–109.00 $107.73 $2,019 +13.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 943.00 $943.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.