Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

1,742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $152.89/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 508 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.56/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 522 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $153.29/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 471 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,742	1,643	1,900
Feeder cattle	1,528	1,386	1,644
Slaughter cattle	143	180	147
Replacement cattle	71	77	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 81, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	3	181.00–186.00	$183.65	$744	-1.35
455–485	470	4	172.00–177.00	$173.98	$818	-4.02
505–535	520	2	167.00	$167.00	$868	+5.00
560	560	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$854	—
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	—
650–670	660	2	130.00–137.00	$133.55	$881	-3.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	187.00	$187.00	$711	—
420–445	433	2	176.00–177.00	$176.49	$764	+6.49
455–470	463	2	160.00–167.00	$163.44	$757	—
505–540	520	4	150.00–157.00	$154.30	$802	—
550–580	565	2	145.00–147.00	$145.97	$825	+0.97
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	465	2	182.00–191.00	$186.45	$867	+1.45
500	500	2	172.00–180.00	$176.00	$880	+1.55
550–580	563	4	162.00–170.00	$165.97	$934	-2.77
635	635	2	152.00–157.00	$154.50	$981	-8.50
650 value added	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	157.00–158.00	$157.51	$693	—
455–482	474	10	152.00–156.00	$154.70	$733	-0.03
500–545	522	18	147.00–150.00	$147.56	$770	-2.17
550–595	580	10	141.00–147.00	$144.70	$839	-2.55
600–625	614	6	136.00–143.00	$139.01	$854	-2.80
657 fancy	657	4	143.00	$143.00	$940	±0.00
655–675	670	4	126.00–135.00	$130.21	$872	-3.79
700–730	713	4	125.00–127.00	$125.49	$895	-2.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	333	3	157.00	$157.00	$523	-3.00
350–395	376	11	152.00–157.00	$155.25	$584	+1.87
400–445	427	12	142.00–150.00	$146.88	$627	+0.07
450–495	478	13	137.00–145.00	$140.86	$673	-0.75
510–535	522	8	132.00–137.00	$134.98	$705	+2.53
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	+0.35
695	695	1	115.00	$115.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–380	356	6	158.00–163.00	$162.11	$577	—
415–430	423	8	151.00–155.00	$152.75	$646	+0.99
450–490	472	12	147.00–151.00	$148.92	$703	-0.78
500–545	513	15	140.00–145.00	$143.83	$738	+1.42
560–585	573	3	135.00–137.00	$135.65	$777	-1.31
645	645	2	132.00	$132.00	$851	-0.50
725	725	1	115.00	$115.00	$834	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	5	177.00–184.00	$181.08	$688	+2.37
400–445	425	12	170.00–177.00	$173.08	$736	+0.86
450–470	460	5	160.00–165.00	$162.38	$747	-1.57
500–535	508	19	150.00–155.00	$152.89	$777	-0.78
570–595	579	13	140.00–145.00	$142.25	$824	-2.29
605–635	621	4	132.00–135.00	$134.27	$834	+0.83
650–680	665	2	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$848	-2.44
765	765	1	112.00	$112.00	$857	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	6	177.00–182.00	$179.51	$573	+1.70
350–365	355	4	170.00–175.00	$172.96	$614	+2.26
400–440	424	8	160.00–167.00	$162.63	$690	+0.21
455–495	471	16	150.00–157.00	$153.29	$722	-1.43
500–545	518	6	140.00–147.00	$143.94	$746	+0.45
555–575	567	6	130.00–137.00	$132.63	$752	-0.35
600–630	613	3	120.00–125.00	$123.29	$756	—
700–725	713	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$791	+0.98
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	355	2	186.00–187.00	$186.49	$662	—
400–440	421	5	179.00–183.00	$181.58	$764	-3.42
455	455	1	169.00	$169.00	$769	—
550–580	557	6	147.00–150.00	$148.49	$827	-3.85
610–628	624	7	141.00–142.00	$141.14	$881	-2.34
670–680	679	8	135.00	$135.00	$917	-7.00
720–740	737	7	125.00–130.00	$125.70	$926	-1.72
750–765	758	3	118.00–126.00	$121.33	$920	+0.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1190	1065	80-85%	20	58.00–63.00	$60.49	$644	—
960–1455	1166	80-85%	34	64.00–70.00	$66.98	$781	+1.78
1035–1420	1233	80-85%	13	71.00–77.00	$73.68	$908	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1130	968	85-90%	8	48.00–52.00	$50.28	$487	+0.16
725–1145	1010	85-90%	4	42.00–45.00	$44.21	$447	-10.71
915–1230	1033	85-90%	14	54.00–58.00	$55.69	$575	+0.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1670	1466	75-80%	7	67.00–70.00	$68.56	$1,005	—
1405–1605	1472	75-80%	3	64.00–65.00	$64.68	$952	—
1155–1975	1543	75-80%	3	72.00–76.00	$75.00	$1,157	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1760	1445	4	85.00–87.00	$85.90	$1,241	—
1450–1750	1611	6	90.00–95.00	$92.19	$1,485	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	523.00–676.00	$587.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–825.00	$785.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–975.00	$941.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,058.33	—

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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.