Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

1,228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.53/cwt ≈ $437/hd at 372 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.10/cwt ≈ $481/hd at 407 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $102.54/cwt ≈ $486/hd at 474 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,228	1,542	1,123
Feeder cattle	976	—	1,001
Slaughter cattle	132	—	85
Replacement cattle	120	—	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trend available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305	305	1	143.00	$143.00	$436
410–435	420	5	127.50–132.50	$130.43	$548
485	485	1	122.50	$122.50	$594
510–545	538	6	115.00–122.50	$119.20	$641
655–670	663	2	97.00–100.00	$98.48	$653
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
550	550	1	131.00	$131.00	$720
640–645	643	3	115.00–122.50	$117.49	$755
695	695	1	118.00	$118.00	$820
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781
760	760	1	102.50	$102.50	$779

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275	275	2	140.00	$140.00	$385
315	315	1	137.50	$137.50	$433
395	395	1	132.50	$132.50	$523
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305	305	5	127.50–128.00	$127.60	$389
375	375	5	122.50	$122.50	$459
400–430	407	16	115.00–122.50	$118.10	$481
470–490	478	6	110.00–115.00	$112.18	$536
500–510	504	10	107.50–112.50	$110.50	$557
560–590	571	5	97.50–108.00	$101.69	$581
635–640	636	4	97.50–100.00	$99.37	$632
675–695	684	5	93.00–97.50	$95.58	$654
720–745	732	3	87.00–91.00	$89.34	$654
785	785	2	82.00	$82.00	$644

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–290	267	3	125.00–127.50	$126.59	$338
310–335	321	4	120.00–126.00	$123.94	$398
350–390	372	17	110.00–122.50	$117.53	$437
440	440	3	112.50	$112.50	$495
455–495	474	13	99.00–107.50	$102.54	$486
515–530	523	6	95.00–102.50	$98.80	$517
575–590	583	2	90.00–95.00	$92.53	$539
620–645	636	5	92.50–93.00	$92.60	$589
730	730	1	85.00	$85.00	$620

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
452–455	454	4	117.50–127.50	$121.26	$551
505–517	513	8	115.00	$115.00	$590
605–640	609	8	102.50–111.00	$108.89	$663
705	705	1	98.00	$98.00	$691

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	155.00	$155.00	$372
275–295	286	4	140.00–147.50	$143.03	$409
320	320	2	137.50	$137.50	$440
355–360	359	5	127.50–132.50	$130.51	$469
405–445	425	5	120.00–126.00	$124.21	$528
455–485	472	9	112.50–120.00	$116.01	$548
515–545	530	6	107.50–112.50	$109.23	$579
580–595	586	5	99.00–107.50	$105.28	$617
605–645	627	12	90.00–99.00	$94.43	$592
665–670	669	4	90.00–92.50	$91.88	$615
700–745	723	2	85.00–87.50	$86.21	$623
755	755	4	81.00–82.50	$82.13	$620

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–410	406	4	127.50–130.00	$128.13	$520
475–485	479	4	122.50–125.00	$123.51	$592
505–530	513	9	115.00–122.50	$118.98	$610
555–565	559	4	110.00–112.50	$111.49	$623
600–645	616	7	101.00–110.00	$104.78	$645
655	655	1	95.00	$95.00	$622
710	710	1	92.50	$92.50	$657
765–785	775	2	85.00–87.50	$86.23	$668

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
465	465	1	135.00	$135.00	$628
570	570	1	119.00	$119.00	$678
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140	1140	80-85%	2	54.00	$54.00	$616
1015–1375	1225	80-85%	24	42.00–47.00	$45.28	$555
1210–1305	1273	80-85%	25	48.00–52.00	$50.08	$638

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1075	1029	85-90%	12	37.00–42.00	$40.82	$420
935–1260	1064	85-90%	5	43.00–48.00	$45.06	$479

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1300–1630	1474	75-80%	7	45.00–50.00	$48.39	$713

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1345	886	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	530.00–780.00	$628.76
780–1040	959	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	420.00–460.00	$442.71
1060–1315	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	620.00–900.00	$704.44
950–1425	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	480.00–675.00	$617.93
960–1375	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	420.00–640.00	$571.03

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–900	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	510.00–575.00	$532.56
890–945	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	380.00–460.00	$413.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1225	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	575.00–650.00	$605.30
830–1610	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	700.00–1,175.00	$912.22

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1045	957	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	500.00–600.00	$552.18

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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.