Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

1,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.42/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 518 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $132.08/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 524 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.15/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 466 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,263 1,595 1,337
Feeder cattle 991 1,242 1,093
Slaughter cattle 184 243 128
Replacement cattle 88 110 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 —
450–469 461 8 172.00–177.00 $174.60 $805 +2.60
515–525 519 4 162.00–165.00 $163.01 $846 -1.47
555 value added 555 1 162.00 $162.00 $899 —
560–595 569 9 150.00–157.00 $151.77 $864 -5.23
610–630 625 4 140.00–150.00 $146.98 $919 -5.02
680 680 1 137.00 $137.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 180.00 $180.00 $693 —
420 420 1 177.00 $177.00 $743 +1.33
475 475 1 167.00 $167.00 $793 +7.00
510–530 518 3 150.00–157.00 $153.00 $793 +1.00
575 575 1 147.00 $147.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 ±0.00
425–440 433 2 162.00–167.00 $164.54 $712 +5.04
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 —
510–545 528 2 140.00–145.00 $142.42 $752 —
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–434 428 6 152.00–155.00 $152.47 $653 -7.53
500–545 518 17 140.00–142.00 $140.42 $727 -6.58
585–595 592 3 130.00–135.00 $133.32 $789 -12.17
605–640 623 5 125.00–129.00 $126.18 $786 -15.82
660 fancy 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
650–690 666 4 120.00–121.00 $120.25 $801 -10.09
710–725 718 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $829 -7.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 466 13 137.00–144.00 $140.15 $653 -5.24
500–540 524 7 132.00–137.00 $134.84 $707 -5.67
575–595 585 3 122.00–125.00 $124.02 $726 -9.41
600–615 608 6 115.00–120.00 $118.65 $721 -9.92
655–690 667 3 110.00–115.00 $113.28 $756 -7.75
725–730 728 2 102.00–106.00 $104.01 $757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 418 10 140.00–142.00 $141.39 $591 +0.29
455–495 470 5 130.00–135.00 $132.36 $622 -3.12
520–540 531 4 125.00–130.00 $127.98 $680 -2.31
550–575 568 4 115.00–120.00 $118.73 $674 -6.64
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -8.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 372 5 157.00–165.00 $161.52 $601 —
410–425 416 5 147.00–152.00 $149.63 $622 -1.41
450–490 466 7 137.00–142.00 $140.52 $655 -3.07
505–545 524 13 130.00–135.00 $132.08 $692 -2.70
555–595 580 5 122.00–128.00 $125.04 $725 -5.13
605–625 617 6 115.00–122.00 $119.84 $739 -1.50
690–695 693 2 107.00–115.00 $111.01 $769 -5.00
735 735 1 102.00 $102.00 $750 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 365 4 170.00–175.00 $172.98 $631 +1.58
420–445 436 4 162.00–165.00 $163.53 $713 +2.36
460–485 470 3 147.00–150.00 $148.97 $700 -2.54
505–545 517 6 140.00–142.00 $140.65 $727 -1.35
550–580 566 7 130.00–132.00 $130.28 $737 -5.53
600–645 621 4 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $792 -4.60
650–695 683 6 117.00–125.00 $120.17 $821 -3.30
710–735 725 3 112.00–115.00 $113.99 $826 -7.35
760–775 768 2 102.00–107.00 $104.52 $803 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 172.00–177.00 $173.67 $738 +1.67
450 450 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $724 +4.00
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 —
700–703 702 4 118.00–125.00 $119.74 $841 -7.74
755–795 778 3 112.00–120.00 $116.27 $905 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1405 1138 80-85% 38 60.00–64.00 $61.79 $703 +3.38
995–1500 1234 80-85% 36 65.00–70.00 $66.95 $826 —
1215–1515 1348 80-85% 6 71.00–74.00 $72.04 $971 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1100 917 85-90% 10 42.00–47.00 $44.86 $411 —
830–1275 1053 85-90% 10 48.00–52.00 $50.72 $534 —
870–1275 1056 85-90% 20 54.00–59.00 $55.73 $589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1560 1418 75-80% 14 65.00–70.00 $67.11 $952 +1.03
1275–1885 1539 75-80% 7 62.00–64.00 $62.58 $963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2065 1597 10 85.00–90.00 $87.18 $1,392 —
1610–2295 1954 8 92.00–97.00 $93.07 $1,819 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 703.00–806.00 $743.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 537.00–693.00 $606.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–974.00 $933.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 825.00 $825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 725.00–775.00 $741.67

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,195.83 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,525.00 $1,437.50 —

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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.