Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

1,369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $165.70/cwt -14.30 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 420 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.13/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 476 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $151.25/cwt -5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 424 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,369	1,300	1,085
Feeder cattle	1,089	1,073	872
Slaughter cattle	221	184	90
Replacement cattle	59	43	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with high yielding boning and breaking cows up to 93. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	3	217.00–225.00	$219.68	$721	—
350–375	360	5	207.00–212.00	$210.60	$758	—
410–445	425	6	192.00–200.00	$193.96	$824	-22.02
450–460	456	5	184.00–192.00	$187.82	$856	-9.18
520–545	533	2	182.00–188.00	$185.07	$986	—
560–580	570	3	177.00–182.00	$180.33	$1,028	-1.34
700–740 value added	716	4	168.00–172.00	$169.24	$1,212	—
720–745	733	2	152.00–156.00	$153.97	$1,129	-13.03
750 value added	750	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	215.00	$215.00	$613	—
365–395	376	8	194.00–200.00	$198.33	$746	—
420	420	1	186.00	$186.00	$781	—
455–485	473	4	177.00–180.00	$179.23	$848	-5.77
605–645	625	2	155.00–162.00	$158.61	$991	-4.23
655	655	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,022	-2.00
700–730	718	3	142.00–150.00	$147.31	$1,058	-4.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	205.00	$205.00	$533	—
380–395	388	2	182.00–186.00	$184.04	$714	—
415	415	1	180.00	$180.00	$747	—
511–525	514	5	165.00–166.00	$165.20	$849	—
570–580	575	2	152.00–157.00	$154.48	$888	—
600–610	605	2	145.00–152.00	$148.53	$899	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	437	6	162.00–166.00	$165.32	$722	-5.15
460–495	476	15	155.00–162.00	$158.13	$753	-3.41
500–535	518	6	152.00–158.00	$153.87	$797	-4.96
557–570	561	7	146.00–154.00	$151.68	$851	-0.58
605 fancy	605	1	150.00	$150.00	$908	—
610–630	619	4	136.00–142.00	$138.76	$859	-2.55
705–715	712	3	125.00–131.00	$128.68	$916	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	304	4	162.00–164.00	$163.00	$496	—
360–395	378	10	154.00–160.00	$157.00	$593	-5.00
400–445	424	12	149.00–154.00	$151.25	$641	-5.75
460–490	477	6	145.00–147.00	$145.67	$695	-1.33
550–595	577	3	132.00–135.00	$133.01	$767	—
620–640	627	3	125.00–130.00	$128.35	$805	—
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–382	376	3	162.00–164.00	$163.35	$614	-2.65
400–445	426	7	155.00–160.00	$157.55	$671	-4.81
450–460	456	4	151.00–154.00	$152.76	$697	-0.74
505–535	522	10	145.00–150.00	$146.80	$766	-0.87
555–565	560	3	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$788	-1.34
680–690	685	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$874	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	266	4	190.00–200.00	$193.51	$515	—
323–335	325	6	182.00–186.00	$185.31	$602	—
350–385	368	4	172.00–180.00	$175.71	$647	—
400–445	420	15	162.00–170.00	$165.70	$696	-14.30
455–475	465	2	155.00–157.00	$156.02	$725	-3.98
505–540	519	11	142.00–150.00	$147.79	$767	-2.21
580–590	585	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$825	-4.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	3	187.00–190.00	$188.32	$721	-16.68
400–430	421	4	174.00–180.00	$176.18	$742	-7.63
450–495	476	7	164.00–168.00	$165.43	$787	-0.59
505–545	526	11	152.00–160.00	$156.82	$825	-0.81
557–595	569	8	145.00–149.00	$147.49	$839	-8.32
600–640	623	6	135.00–140.00	$137.83	$859	—
650–695	673	2	132.00	$132.00	$888	-8.00
735	735	2	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$908	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	3	200.00–206.00	$203.65	$668	-22.72
360–376	371	5	192.00–200.00	$194.55	$722	-22.83
400–420	409	5	182.00–190.00	$187.02	$765	-15.56
470	470	2	175.00–177.00	$176.00	$827	+1.94
503–520	507	4	167.00–168.00	$167.26	$848	-1.28
550	550	3	151.00–160.00	$154.33	$849	-7.67
625–640	631	8	142.00–150.00	$145.53	$918	-9.24
650–690	673	5	137.00–144.00	$141.39	$952	-5.46
710–725	718	2	127.00–135.00	$130.96	$940	—
735–745 fancy	740	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,066	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1535	1141	80-85%	31	72.00–76.00	$74.33	$848	—
990–1515	1165	80-85%	38	77.00–82.00	$79.21	$923	—
1000–1550	1251	80-85%	24	83.00–88.00	$84.68	$1,059	-8.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1110	973	85-90%	12	59.00–63.00	$60.99	$593	—
780–1225	982	85-90%	13	52.00–58.00	$54.50	$535	—
915–1240	1082	85-90%	20	65.00–70.00	$67.78	$733	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1470	1380	75-80%	10	79.00–84.00	$82.06	$1,132	—
1300–1645	1417	75-80%	5	73.00–78.00	$76.48	$1,084	—
1200–1645	1427	75-80%	10	85.00–90.00	$87.29	$1,246	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1600	1331	4	93.00–99.00	$97.03	$1,291	—
1400–1905	1704	10	100.00–106.00	$103.32	$1,761	-6.28
1555–1940	1743	3	108.00–112.00	$110.67	$1,929	+1.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,088.00–1,111.00	$1,099.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	850.00–935.00	$902.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,355.00	$1,355.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,075.00	$966.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,075.00	$1,026.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–850.00	$830.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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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.