Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

1,213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.00/cwt ≈ $1,067/hd at 586 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.00/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 466 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.35/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 673 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,213 939 1,046
Feeder cattle 967 758 873
Slaughter cattle 205 129 115
Replacement cattle 41 52 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 92, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–397 385 5 200.00–205.00 $202.79 $781 -1.73
400 400 2 195.00–197.00 $196.00 $784 —
420 value added 420 1 205.00 $205.00 $861 —
450 450 3 182.00–190.00 $186.33 $838 +6.33
473 value added 473 4 195.00 $195.00 $922 —
515 value added 515 1 187.00 $187.00 $963 —
500–545 519 7 172.00–182.00 $176.78 $917 —
550 value added 550 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,001 —
555–590 574 4 167.00–175.00 $168.93 $970 +3.93
619–645 624 9 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $1,005 —
680 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 +5.00
700–705 value added 703 2 156.00–160.00 $157.99 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 29 182.00 $182.00 $1,067 —
633 633 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
335 335 2 195.00–197.00 $196.00 $657 +1.00
355 355 1 182.00 $182.00 $646 ±0.00
405–430 418 4 172.00–177.00 $174.76 $730 +2.76
455–490 473 4 167.00–170.00 $167.72 $793 +0.72
535 535 1 155.00 $155.00 $829 —
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 205.00–207.00 $206.02 $628 —
435 435 1 185.00 $185.00 $805 —
450–495 464 4 175.00–180.00 $177.32 $823 —
520–525 523 2 162.00–167.00 $164.51 $860 -0.49
610 610 1 157.00 $157.00 $958 +7.00
650–665 658 2 150.00 $150.00 $987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 167.00 $167.00 $660 —
400–435 422 3 158.00–162.00 $159.60 $674 —
462 fancy 462 6 163.00 $163.00 $753 —
450–475 467 22 153.00–157.00 $155.36 $726 +0.87
500–545 520 14 150.00–155.00 $152.93 $795 +3.40
550–575 558 6 145.00–152.50 $149.33 $833 +8.39
610 fancy 610 1 147.00 $147.00 $897 —
605–645 631 7 140.00–145.00 $140.97 $890 +3.67
670–682 678 3 135.00–137.50 $136.68 $927 +2.92
735 735 1 127.00 $127.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391–397 394 9 162.00–163.00 $162.44 $640 +0.44
400–445 422 6 155.00–157.00 $156.65 $661 +3.13
460–495 475 9 150.00–152.00 $150.45 $715 +2.07
515–525 520 2 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $759 +7.07
567–596 585 14 140.00–142.00 $140.56 $822 +5.37
600–630 615 4 130.00–135.00 $133.72 $822 +5.21
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 19 157.00 $157.00 $868 —
610 610 5 155.00 $155.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 +5.34
375–395 385 2 152.00 $152.00 $585 -1.98
400–430 419 5 147.00–152.00 $147.95 $620 +1.05
450–495 471 9 142.00–147.00 $145.55 $686 +1.75
515–535 524 5 135.00–140.00 $138.39 $725 +4.93
560–595 578 2 135.00 $135.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 230.00 $230.00 $529 +10.00
325 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 -1.22
350–395 377 7 192.00–200.00 $195.41 $737 +2.47
405–425 415 2 182.00 $182.00 $755 +0.68
450–495 470 10 170.00–177.00 $171.38 $805 +1.65
500–530 517 14 160.00–170.00 $166.37 $860 +3.35
550–570 559 17 152.00–155.00 $152.35 $852 -1.06
600–645 626 6 145.00–150.00 $147.81 $925 +4.95
650–695 673 23 136.00–145.00 $141.35 $951 +2.23
705–710 708 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $974 +1.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 190.00–192.00 $190.98 $592 -3.48
350–390 371 4 182.00–185.00 $182.77 $678 —
400–445 426 9 170.00–177.00 $172.63 $735 +3.00
455–495 482 10 162.00–168.00 $166.71 $804 +7.00
505–545 520 3 155.00–157.00 $155.65 $809 +2.78
550–590 572 7 143.00–151.00 $149.15 $853 +6.69
625–648 642 5 136.00–142.00 $138.37 $888 —
675–695 683 3 135.00 $135.00 $922 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 192.00 $192.00 $509 —
320–325 323 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $585 +0.70
370–395 380 3 170.00–177.00 $172.93 $657 +4.45
405–445 424 4 160.00–165.00 $162.27 $688 -0.57
475 475 1 152.00 $152.00 $722 +1.63
510–545 523 3 142.00–150.00 $146.36 $765 +2.37
585–595 590 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $802 +3.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1425 1150 80-85% 31 70.00–76.00 $73.46 $845 —
945–1585 1156 80-85% 29 77.00–83.00 $79.81 $923 —
995–1345 1200 80-85% 15 84.00–90.00 $86.41 $1,037 +12.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1075 928 85-90% 22 50.00–56.00 $53.49 $496 +0.10
845–1205 987 85-90% 20 57.00–63.00 $60.13 $593 —
890–1195 1078 85-90% 21 64.00–69.00 $65.96 $711 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1710 1339 75-80% 8 78.00–83.00 $80.18 $1,074 —
1150–1640 1498 75-80% 8 72.00–77.00 $74.42 $1,115 —
1250–1920 1585 75-80% 2 85.00–86.00 $85.39 $1,353 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,343 —
1265–1815 1565 12 99.00–104.00 $101.50 $1,588 —
1870–1985 1936 4 108.00–112.00 $110.02 $2,130 —

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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) 1 750.00 $750.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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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 6 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,075.00 $1,025.00 —
— — 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.