Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

1,651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $170.40/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 428 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $151.08/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 480 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.70/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 523 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,651	989	1,238
Feeder cattle	1,316	733	974
Slaughter cattle	272	217	127
Replacement cattle	63	39	137

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 91, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–495	493	2	182.00–190.00	$186.02	$917	+1.69
500–505	503	3	178.00–180.00	$179.34	$902	—
580 value added	580	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,015	+1.00
585–595	592	5	167.00–170.00	$167.59	$992	+2.85
600–620 value added	610	2	167.00–170.00	$168.48	$1,028	+0.50
605–620	613	6	155.00–163.00	$160.17	$982	+3.17
650–695	676	4	152.00–155.00	$154.23	$1,043	+9.23
660–690 value added	678	3	157.00–160.00	$158.02	$1,071	—
755–778 value added	771	7	154.00–162.00	$156.24	$1,205	—
770–771	771	5	149.00–150.00	$149.20	$1,150	—
821 value added	821	9	145.00	$145.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	180.00	$180.00	$765	-2.24
450–455	454	4	176.00–177.00	$176.25	$800	+3.28
505–540	517	6	165.00–167.00	$165.34	$855	-0.89
550	550	1	155.00	$155.00	$852	+1.65
605–630	622	3	145.00–151.00	$148.64	$925	—
660	660	1	145.00	$145.00	$957	—
720	720	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	172.00–175.00	$173.55	$746	+0.15
515	515	1	155.00	$155.00	$798	+2.18
555	555	1	142.00	$142.00	$788	-4.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	5	156.00	$156.00	$615	-4.00
441	441	9	155.00	$155.00	$684	+2.84
460–475	467	5	145.00–150.00	$146.42	$684	-0.79
500–545	519	13	137.00–142.00	$140.31	$728	-1.66
555–585	571	4	132.00–135.00	$134.25	$767	-1.42
600–640	626	9	125.00–130.00	$127.21	$796	-2.79
670–675	673	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$814	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	—
355–360	357	3	150.00–152.00	$151.33	$540	-0.96
405–425	416	7	145.00–147.00	$146.43	$609	-1.11
450–490	470	6	139.00–142.00	$140.50	$660	+3.23
500–535	519	6	130.00–135.00	$132.04	$685	-3.63
550–590	565	7	125.00–130.00	$127.16	$718	-2.84
620–635	628	2	120.00	$120.00	$754	-5.00
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–496	481	6	152.00–157.00	$153.31	$737	+0.65
500–545	523	14	145.00–152.00	$148.70	$778	+1.00
550–565	557	3	137.00–142.00	$140.31	$782	-5.35
615–640	628	2	135.00	$135.00	$848	-4.39
655–680	668	2	125.00–127.00	$126.02	$842	-3.98
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	-2.00
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–386	377	9	174.00–177.00	$174.95	$660	-7.05
410–435	428	17	165.00–172.00	$170.40	$729	-2.62
455–490	468	8	155.00–162.00	$158.23	$741	-3.16
500–545	517	13	147.00–152.00	$149.67	$774	-1.71
570–595	584	5	140.00–145.00	$141.83	$828	-2.04
625–640	634	4	130.00–137.00	$134.74	$854	-1.22
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	—
720–725	723	3	122.00	$122.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	190.00	$190.00	$484	—
325–340	331	4	175.00–182.00	$178.03	$589	+1.27
350–395	374	10	165.00–172.00	$168.54	$630	-4.03
410–440	427	11	155.00–162.00	$158.29	$676	-0.97
450–498	480	15	150.00–152.00	$151.08	$725	-0.90
500–545	527	5	140.00–145.00	$143.41	$756	-1.84
550–565	558	2	130.00–137.00	$133.45	$745	-3.55
625	625	1	127.00	$127.00	$794	—
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	167.00	$167.00	$777	-1.79
500–515	510	3	157.00–165.00	$162.39	$828	+3.89
550–580	569	4	147.00–155.00	$150.49	$856	-1.20
625 fancy	625	1	150.00	$150.00	$938	—
625–645	633	7	140.00–146.00	$143.43	$908	-0.04
650–690	672	3	136.00–141.00	$139.04	$934	+0.79
700–745	715	4	125.00–130.00	$126.73	$906	-3.27
781	781	3	125.00	$125.00	$976	—
826	826	5	117.00	$117.00	$966	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1210	1027	85-90%	16	52.00–57.00	$54.75	$562	-13.08
900–1340	1044	85-90%	30	60.00–64.00	$61.54	$642	-6.29
885–1280	1082	85-90%	34	65.00–70.00	$67.24	$728	-7.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1550	1189	80-85%	42	71.00–77.00	$73.78	$877	-6.42
1100–1595	1274	80-85%	23	78.00–83.00	$80.46	$1,025	—
1155–1665	1318	80-85%	12	84.00–89.00	$85.44	$1,126	-7.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1575	1418	75-80%	10	84.00–89.00	$86.25	$1,223	-0.93
1250–1760	1434	75-80%	17	78.00–83.00	$80.62	$1,156	-6.56
1375–1815	1563	75-80%	5	72.00–76.00	$74.70	$1,168	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2130	1750	6	95.00–100.00	$97.34	$1,703	—
1335–2020	1751	7	102.00–106.00	$104.10	$1,823	—
1525–2320	1915	5	109.00–115.00	$112.68	$2,158	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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	6	1,100.00–1,225.00	$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.