Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

1,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.21/cwt -9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 472 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $219.75/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 627 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.42/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 569 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,033 794 1,224
Feeder cattle 774 593 1,038
Slaughter cattle 161 165 152
Replacement cattle 98 36 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 139.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
400 400 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,140 +3.36
455 value added 455 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,342 —
498 498 14 281.00 $281.00 $1,399 —
515–535 527 3 265.00–275.00 $269.95 $1,423 +2.63
565–580 576 5 250.00–260.00 $257.02 $1,480 +2.02
620 620 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,488 -7.00
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,022 +5.00
400–420 417 6 277.00–280.00 $277.48 $1,157 +9.89
450 450 2 265.00–272.00 $268.50 $1,208 —
500–540 514 7 250.00–257.00 $254.88 $1,310 +4.88
565–575 572 3 240.00–245.00 $243.32 $1,392 -1.68
620–625 622 3 230.00–235.00 $233.32 $1,451 +3.32
695 695 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,121 —
450 450 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,136 —
530 530 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 —
550–560 555 3 230.00–237.00 $232.35 $1,290 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 472 17 225.00–232.00 $226.21 $1,068 -4.33
500–530 515 6 220.00–227.00 $223.65 $1,152 -3.53
550–590 569 15 215.00–225.00 $219.42 $1,248 +5.14
600–645 616 4 205.00–212.00 $209.68 $1,292 -1.30
650–670 662 3 202.00–205.00 $203.99 $1,350 +11.52
715–735 725 2 185.00–190.00 $187.53 $1,360 +0.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 235.00 $235.00 $870 ±0.00
401–445 416 13 225.00–230.00 $225.54 $938 -1.82
480–495 488 4 220.00–222.00 $220.49 $1,076 -3.26
500–545 518 12 210.00–215.00 $211.61 $1,096 -6.99
585–590 588 2 205.00–210.00 $207.49 $1,220 -1.22
630 630 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,228 -5.00
655–690 673 2 185.00–192.00 $188.41 $1,268 —
705–725 715 2 175.00–180.00 $177.53 $1,269 —
760–785 773 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 3 235.00–240.00 $236.72 $734 -0.37
350–395 376 8 225.00–232.00 $228.33 $859 -1.07
400–445 423 2 220.00 $220.00 $931 —
455–475 465 2 210.00–215.00 $212.45 $988 -0.04
525–535 528 3 202.00–207.00 $204.68 $1,081 -1.36
565–595 580 4 195.00–200.00 $198.78 $1,153 +1.24
605–615 610 2 185.00–190.00 $187.48 $1,144 —
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
765 765 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 +9.15
400–445 425 3 255.00–265.00 $260.06 $1,105 +5.06
450–490 466 6 245.00–255.00 $249.93 $1,165 +3.30
505–510 value added 508 3 247.00–255.00 $250.68 $1,273 —
500–525 513 2 240.00–242.00 $241.02 $1,236 +4.38
555–595 564 9 225.00–230.00 $228.54 $1,289 +6.67
600–637 627 16 215.00–227.00 $219.75 $1,378 +2.75
650–680 665 4 207.00–215.00 $211.68 $1,408 +1.68
765 765 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,507 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 4 250.00–260.00 $253.74 $820 -0.68
355–395 379 5 240.00–250.00 $244.84 $928 -0.20
410–440 429 6 230.00–235.00 $231.65 $994 -2.19
460–490 476 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,071 -1.75
530–540 535 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 +6.24
560–585 573 2 210.00–215.00 $212.55 $1,218 —
600 600 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —
655–685 670 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 —
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 255.00 $255.00 $994 ±0.00
420–440 430 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,054 -0.99
450–498 485 8 230.00–240.00 $233.70 $1,133 -6.30
505–540 524 4 225.00–230.00 $228.75 $1,199 +1.26
555–585 572 3 220.00–222.00 $220.67 $1,262 +6.73
660 660 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,287 -5.00
705–740 722 3 185.00–190.00 $188.34 $1,360 -1.66

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1110 930 85-90% 6 80.00–83.00 $81.87 $761 —
775–1240 955 85-90% 23 85.00–89.00 $86.54 $826 —
835–1285 1042 85-90% 37 90.00–94.00 $91.75 $956 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1355 1234 80-85% 10 106.00–111.00 $108.60 $1,340 +3.46
960–1640 1238 80-85% 20 94.00–99.00 $97.02 $1,201 -8.12
965–1505 1262 80-85% 21 100.00–105.00 $102.90 $1,299 -9.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1535 1389 75-80% 4 95.00–99.00 $96.32 $1,338 —
1380–1560 1497 75-80% 3 100.00–101.00 $100.35 $1,502 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1855 1564 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,799 —
1420–1900 1630 8 120.00–124.00 $120.79 $1,969 —
1815–1975 1884 4 127.00–134.00 $130.79 $2,464 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 745.00–991.00 $881.25

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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) 8 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,271.63
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,579.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,625.00 $1,612.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,343.00–1,575.00 $1,428.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,019.00 $1,009.50

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,775.00–1,950.00 $1,875.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,420.83 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,191.67 —

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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.