Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.89/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 525 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.86/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 572 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.76/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 818 798
Feeder cattle 649 702 555
Slaughter cattle 152 60 157
Replacement cattle 129 56 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 109, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 135. Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 value added 408 4 277.00–280.00 $278.50 $1,136 —
430–438 436 5 261.00–267.00 $262.40 $1,144 +7.55
495 495 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 +14.00
505–541 534 5 242.00–250.00 $243.51 $1,300 +12.56
550–567 560 11 235.00–245.00 $237.70 $1,331 +10.51
648 648 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,497 +13.46
650 650 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —
952 value added 952 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 +9.97
500 500 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 +15.00
585 585 2 230.00–232.00 $231.00 $1,351 +15.46
618 618 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,360 —
660–680 670 2 205.00–210.00 $207.54 $1,391 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,041 —
465 465 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,070 +7.41
595 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 —
610 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
775 775 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–485 473 9 212.00–220.00 $215.67 $1,020 +2.68
510–535 524 14 210.00–215.00 $211.57 $1,109 +4.87
528 fancy 528 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,148 +1.84
550–582 fancy 561 7 207.00–212.00 $208.97 $1,172 +1.03
560–592 582 8 190.00–200.00 $195.64 $1,139 +4.62
605–630 618 6 182.00–190.00 $185.18 $1,144 -1.93
650 fancy 650 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,216 —
650–685 663 3 175.00–182.00 $177.30 $1,175 —
745 745 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,281 +4.90
770–790 780 4 160.00–170.00 $165.50 $1,291 +7.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 240.00 $240.00 $523 —
315–325 320 2 225.00 $225.00 $720 -5.72
350 350 1 220.00 $220.00 $770 -3.54
400–445 417 12 210.00–215.00 $211.61 $882 -2.82
450–490 474 14 205.00–210.00 $207.76 $985 +3.75
505–545 524 8 195.00–205.00 $202.71 $1,062 +9.38
550–570 557 5 180.00–185.00 $181.02 $1,008 -3.98
640 640 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 —
675 675 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,114 ±0.00
745 745 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 230.00 $230.00 $644 +2.57
305–345 326 7 215.00–220.00 $219.30 $715 -4.24
380–395 386 4 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $820 +0.05
405–440 431 9 200.00–207.00 $203.44 $877 +0.07
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 +10.00
515–545 530 4 185.00–190.00 $188.73 $1,000 +3.73
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 265.00 $265.00 $922 +5.00
350–390 370 6 250.00–260.00 $252.52 $934 +1.31
408–415 410 8 240.00–250.00 $243.78 $999 +1.99
450–475 463 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,065 +1.47
505–540 517 8 217.00–222.00 $218.39 $1,129 -0.11
555–595 573 6 210.00–215.00 $211.16 $1,210 +1.16
600–630 612 6 200.00–205.00 $202.01 $1,236 +2.01
655–696 688 5 192.00–197.00 $196.05 $1,349 —
730 730 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 —
765 765 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 255.00 $255.00 $854 +3.27
350–370 364 8 240.00–245.00 $240.64 $876 -2.76
410–440 421 4 230.00–235.00 $233.69 $984 +1.26
450–492 471 10 220.00–225.00 $222.75 $1,049 +4.47
500–545 522 9 210.00–215.00 $212.40 $1,109 +1.82
555–575 565 6 200.00–205.00 $203.31 $1,149 -0.19
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 ±0.00
660–665 663 2 180.00–185.00 $182.51 $1,210 —
710–735 723 2 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $1,247 -2.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $732 —
300–325 310 4 240.00 $240.00 $744 -3.56
355 355 2 230.00–235.00 $232.50 $825 +2.49
405–420 413 2 220.00–225.00 $222.55 $919 +0.44
450–495 475 4 210.00–215.00 $212.39 $1,009 -1.74
515–545 527 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,080 +1.27
565–595 574 4 195.00–197.00 $195.98 $1,125 +5.98
680–690 685 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,199 ±0.00
700 700 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,162 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1525 1139 80-85% 21 86.00–91.00 $89.56 $1,020 —
980–1380 1150 80-85% 35 92.00–98.00 $95.17 $1,094 —
1040–1585 1295 80-85% 14 99.00–105.00 $101.59 $1,316 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1500 1320 75-80% 3 97.00–98.00 $97.67 $1,289 —
1150–1590 1413 75-80% 16 91.00–96.00 $94.04 $1,329 -0.26
1330–1565 1448 75-80% 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,303 -4.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $637 —
880–1055 959 85-90% 7 75.00–80.00 $77.33 $742 -0.38
810–1305 1053 85-90% 11 82.00–86.00 $84.15 $886 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1805 1490 3 110.00–111.00 $110.30 $1,643 —
1400–1905 1625 9 115.00–120.00 $117.93 $1,916 +10.70
1675–2120 1861 6 121.00–128.00 $124.61 $2,319 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 984.00–1,151.00 $1,092.33
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 739.00–932.00 $860.11

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,186.00–1,350.00 $1,299.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,450.00–1,625.00 $1,560.53
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,463.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.00

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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 13 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,469.23 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,250.00–1,375.00 $1,314.29 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,733.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,175.00 $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.