Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.18/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 531 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.42/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $485/hd at 428 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 840 1,228 663
Feeder cattle 716 976 570
Slaughter cattle 98 132 51
Replacement cattle 26 120 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 +9.57
450–470 453 6 139.00 $139.00 $630 +16.50
505–515 512 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $669 +11.46
570 570 2 125.00 $125.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 125.00 $125.00 $416 -2.60
367–385 373 5 120.00–125.00 $123.36 $460 +0.86
405–445 428 12 112.00–115.00 $113.42 $485 -4.68
455–470 462 7 107.00–114.00 $110.68 $511 -1.50
510–545 531 15 102.00–110.00 $106.18 $564 -4.32
550–585 563 6 100.00–105.00 $102.52 $577 +0.83
625 625 2 95.00–98.00 $96.50 $603 -2.87
690 690 1 90.00 $90.00 $621 -5.58
845 845 5 86.00 $86.00 $727 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 132.00 $132.00 $482 —
400–405 403 2 122.00 $122.00 $492 —
455 455 1 116.00 $116.00 $528 -5.26
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 ±0.00
550–595 568 3 108.00–111.00 $109.63 $623 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 3 108.00–110.00 $109.34 $461 -3.16
475–485 480 2 102.00–105.00 $103.52 $497 +0.98
545 545 1 100.00 $100.00 $545 +1.20
555 555 1 95.00 $95.00 $527 +2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 147.00–150.00 $149.00 $492 —
365–393 384 3 137.00–143.00 $141.10 $542 —
400–415 409 4 130.00–135.00 $131.73 $539 +3.60
455–490 473 6 120.00–132.00 $124.83 $590 +1.32
500–540 518 3 120.00–125.00 $122.35 $634 +3.37
555–565 560 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $658 +6.03
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 415 6 137.00–145.00 $141.52 $587 —
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 +2.00
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
675 675 1 117.00 $117.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 +0.79
485 485 1 118.00 $118.00 $572 +1.99
540–545 541 6 110.00–115.00 $110.84 $600 +1.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1355 1176 80-85% 7 45.00 $45.00 $529 —
1120–1290 1218 80-85% 3 53.00–55.00 $53.97 $657 +8.69
1020–1540 1268 80-85% 31 47.00–52.00 $49.50 $628 -0.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1585 1488 75-80% 3 47.00–52.00 $49.78 $741 +1.39
1515–1550 1533 75-80% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.51 $698 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1025 988 85-90% 3 43.00–46.00 $44.37 $438 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1575 1362 3 70.00–72.00 $70.77 $964 —
1620–2140 1855 4 75.00–79.00 $76.47 $1,419 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 +569.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.