Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.57/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 574 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $162.73/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 465 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.86/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 617 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	989	1,275	1,275
Feeder cattle	823	1,059	904
Slaughter cattle	128	155	156
Replacement cattle	38	61	215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
365–390	374	5	202.00–210.00	$204.77	$766	—
400–425	413	3	192.00–195.00	$193.97	$801	—
460–490	473	3	180.00–187.00	$182.93	$865	-4.07
500–540	525	4	172.00–175.00	$172.77	$907	—
560–570 value added	568	4	177.00–178.00	$177.25	$1,007	—
630–632	632	4	152.00–157.00	$155.75	$984	—
677–695	683	3	150.00–151.00	$150.66	$1,029	-1.34
712 value added	712	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,157	—
841 value added	841	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,253	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	197.00	$197.00	$690	—
435–445	440	2	180.00–184.00	$181.98	$801	+1.98
460–490	478	3	172.00–179.00	$174.37	$833	+1.86
530	530	1	167.00	$167.00	$885	+5.02
560	560	1	157.00	$157.00	$879	±0.00
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
706	706	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	175.00	$175.00	$770	—
505–520	513	2	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$783	+0.06
550–590	570	2	140.00	$140.00	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–498	481	8	152.00–155.00	$153.63	$739	-2.11
515–530	523	2	147.00–150.00	$148.48	$777	-3.00
568	568	3	145.00	$145.00	$824	-0.33
600–625	613	10	135.00–141.00	$138.33	$848	-1.94
637 fancy	637	2	147.50	$147.50	$940	—
652–685 fancy	659	5	140.00–142.50	$141.98	$936	—
655–680	665	3	132.00–135.00	$132.98	$884	+1.77
725	725	1	126.00	$126.00	$914	+0.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	162.00	$162.00	$518	+1.18
355–380	364	4	152.00–157.00	$154.53	$562	+0.17
410–445	429	8	145.00–150.00	$147.37	$632	-2.37
450–495	469	5	142.00–145.00	$143.18	$672	+0.52
510–535	524	4	132.00–137.00	$133.98	$702	-4.35
550–590	570	6	127.00–132.00	$129.65	$739	-1.03
615–645	630	3	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
650	650	1	117.00	$117.00	$760	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	6	152.00–155.00	$152.52	$648	-3.00
455–496	485	11	147.00–150.00	$148.67	$721	-1.09
505–540	523	8	140.00–146.00	$141.99	$743	-2.32
605–640	620	5	127.00–132.00	$128.59	$797	-3.41
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	190.00–192.00	$191.02	$636	-2.30
425–445	438	4	172.00–177.00	$174.51	$764	-0.11
455–485	465	12	160.00–167.00	$162.73	$757	-1.86
550–595	574	14	140.00–145.00	$141.57	$813	-3.91
600–645	626	8	132.00–137.00	$135.26	$847	-2.75
660–690	673	3	125.00–130.00	$127.30	$857	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	210.00	$210.00	$609	—
300–325	314	4	200.00–205.00	$202.98	$637	-8.03
350–395	375	8	190.00–200.00	$196.30	$736	+3.08
400–445	429	4	180.00–185.00	$181.28	$778	-3.38
460	460	1	172.00	$172.00	$791	+1.91
550–560	555	2	149.00–152.00	$150.49	$835	-3.70
650–670	656	5	132.00–137.00	$134.21	$880	-6.54
720 fancy	720	2	137.00–140.00	$138.50	$997	—
705–735	722	5	130.00–135.00	$132.79	$959	-4.69
775–795 fancy	785	2	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	2	177.00	$177.00	$643	+4.54
440–445	443	2	160.00–162.00	$161.01	$713	-1.25
450–495	478	5	150.00–157.00	$155.38	$743	+0.19
500–545	520	11	140.00–147.00	$143.53	$746	-1.88
550–595	576	5	132.00–137.00	$134.23	$773	+1.70
600–640	620	4	125.00–130.00	$127.21	$789	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1410	1145	80-85%	24	70.00–75.00	$72.77	$833	—
1055–1600	1259	80-85%	23	76.00–81.00	$78.13	$984	-4.20
1240–1445	1359	80-85%	4	82.00–83.00	$82.47	$1,121	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1055	968	85-90%	7	58.00–62.00	$59.85	$579	—
920–1065	1020	85-90%	4	51.00–55.00	$52.81	$539	-13.11
995–1300	1091	85-90%	15	64.00–69.00	$66.51	$726	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1570	1344	75-80%	8	76.00–79.00	$77.16	$1,037	—
1160–1655	1478	75-80%	3	82.00–85.00	$83.10	$1,228	+8.27
1245–1790	1573	75-80%	7	74.00–75.00	$74.74	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1950	1484	4	96.00–99.00	$97.86	$1,452	+1.68
1455–1655	1572	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,698	—
1385–2275	1774	8	100.00–105.00	$100.92	$1,790	—

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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	1,250.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,075.00	$955.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–750.00	$730.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$825.00

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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	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.