Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.83/cwt +14.81 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 626 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.34/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 510 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.14/cwt ≈ $816/hd at 574 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 913 1,068 0
Feeder cattle 776 830 0
Slaughter cattle 100 184 0
Replacement cattle 37 54 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 4 192.00–200.00 $195.33 $719 —
415 value added 415 1 195.00 $195.00 $809 —
410–425 418 2 185.00–186.00 $185.49 $775 —
457–486 value added 482 15 182.00–187.50 $186.80 $900 —
513 value added 513 3 179.00 $179.00 $918 —
577 577 6 158.00 $158.00 $912 —
650–655 653 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $957 —
725 725 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
805 value added 805 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,087 —
820 820 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 192.00 $192.00 $659 —
355–395 368 6 182.00–188.00 $186.66 $687 +12.96
400–425 410 3 174.00–177.00 $175.32 $719 +13.32
455–495 475 2 167.00 $167.00 $793 —
515–545 531 3 157.00–160.00 $158.00 $839 +11.00
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 +5.00
685 685 1 140.00 $140.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 182.00 $182.00 $610 +10.00
490 490 1 154.00 $154.00 $755 +8.06
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–468 467 5 149.00–152.00 $149.60 $699 —
500–535 510 15 145.00–147.00 $145.34 $741 +10.34
552–595 574 15 137.00–146.00 $142.14 $816 —
600–625 609 4 130.00–138.00 $134.76 $821 +7.28
650 fancy 650 1 139.00 $139.00 $904 —
650–695 680 5 125.00–132.00 $128.77 $876 +9.31
705–710 fancy 708 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $917 +8.50
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 +4.33
760 fancy 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–398 384 12 156.00–157.00 $156.31 $600 —
400–440 417 3 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $630 +9.03
450–495 477 6 142.00–147.00 $143.80 $686 +8.80
505–536 523 7 140.00–142.00 $140.57 $735 +10.57
555–595 570 3 130.00 $130.00 $741 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–377 363 6 150.00–155.00 $150.84 $548 +10.67
420–440 434 5 142.00–147.00 $144.82 $629 +10.81
460–495 478 3 135.00–140.00 $136.67 $653 +7.14
500–520 505 4 130.00–135.00 $133.76 $675 +12.01
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 187.00 $187.00 $692 —
415 415 1 177.00 $177.00 $735 +8.01
460–470 465 2 172.00–175.00 $173.52 $807 +11.41
505–520 512 5 161.00–165.00 $162.79 $833 —
555–595 581 7 147.00–155.00 $150.27 $873 —
600–645 626 15 140.00–148.00 $142.83 $894 +14.81
650–685 663 7 135.00–142.00 $138.27 $917 +13.27
700–720 708 3 130.00–132.00 $130.68 $925 —
785–795 790 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $952 +6.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 3 177.00–185.00 $180.72 $669 +10.72
410–445 431 7 170.00–175.00 $172.26 $742 +9.45
450–490 465 4 157.00–162.00 $158.24 $736 +6.91
505–520 513 2 146.00–152.00 $149.04 $765 +12.04
555–590 571 5 137.00–142.00 $139.99 $799 +10.27
615–640 628 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $823 +8.67
650–660 657 3 122.00–130.00 $124.68 $819 +11.21
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 +5.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 3 177.00 $177.00 $575 +10.00
375–395 388 5 170.00–175.00 $172.21 $668 +12.51
405 405 1 165.00 $165.00 $668 +14.78
465–495 480 4 142.00–152.00 $146.87 $705 +5.88
520–540 530 6 137.00–145.00 $141.13 $748 +9.19
555–595 581 4 127.00–135.00 $131.04 $761 +8.01
615 615 1 122.00 $122.00 $750 +7.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1325 1170 80-85% 13 59.00–64.00 $62.72 $734 +7.97
995–1630 1209 80-85% 17 65.00–70.00 $67.33 $814 —
1070–1540 1286 80-85% 7 71.00–76.00 $73.59 $946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1215 969 85-90% 11 48.00–52.00 $50.60 $490 —
975–1005 988 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $41.64 $411 —
850–1210 1053 85-90% 15 53.00–56.00 $54.69 $576 +3.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1395 1340 75-80% 2 71.00–76.00 $73.40 $984 +9.10
1405–1535 1460 75-80% 5 62.00–64.00 $62.81 $917 —
1365–1610 1488 75-80% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.29 $1,001 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1620 1525 5 90.00–95.00 $92.84 $1,416 —
1580–2060 1765 3 98.00–100.00 $99.09 $1,749 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.