Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.42/cwt +3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 470 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.17/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 509 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	909	1,798	1,056
Feeder cattle	762	1,413	867
Slaughter cattle	122	291	145
Replacement cattle	25	94	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 81. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	210.00–212.00	$210.95	$776	—
400–440	417	5	190.00–200.00	$194.19	$810	+4.19
435 value added	435	1	202.00	$202.00	$879	—
460 value added	460	1	195.00	$195.00	$897	—
460–490	475	4	182.00–190.00	$185.44	$881	+1.32
510–540	525	3	172.00–177.00	$175.29	$920	—
555–565	560	2	167.00–170.00	$168.51	$944	+1.06
560–575 value added	568	3	175.00–177.00	$176.33	$1,002	-0.99
600–630	615	2	152.00–155.00	$153.46	$944	-1.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	372	3	190.00–197.00	$192.32	$715	—
405–430	420	3	182.00	$182.00	$764	-1.99
455–490	473	2	170.00–174.00	$172.07	$814	-5.93
510–530	520	2	160.00–165.00	$162.45	$845	—
695	695	1	130.00	$130.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	370	4	180.00–182.00	$181.03	$670	—
420	420	1	177.00	$177.00	$743	+0.62
450–485	468	3	160.00–162.00	$160.69	$752	—
570	570	1	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
375–395	384	6	167.00–170.00	$167.50	$643	—
400–440	417	5	162.00–167.00	$162.96	$680	—
450 fancy	450	1	164.00	$164.00	$738	—
450–495	472	13	153.00–162.00	$156.91	$741	+2.54
500–530	509	11	150.00–155.00	$152.17	$775	+5.17
555–570	563	2	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$802	+1.55
600–640	621	4	135.00–140.00	$137.98	$857	-0.23
650–695	673	2	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$858	+3.42
710–740	725	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$888	+2.45
705–741 fancy	735	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,000	—
775 fancy	775	1	122.00	$122.00	$946	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	167.00	$167.00	$568	—
355–390	370	8	162.00–165.00	$162.37	$601	—
400–447	429	9	155.00–160.00	$157.60	$676	+2.87
460–490	475	7	147.00–152.00	$150.69	$716	+3.41
505–548	533	8	142.00–147.00	$145.10	$773	+3.21
560–590	577	6	132.00–135.00	$134.49	$776	-0.83
645	645	1	130.00	$130.00	$838	-1.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	162.00	$162.00	$535	+4.49
350–375	364	7	152.00–157.00	$156.02	$568	+3.07
405–445	428	8	147.00–152.00	$150.14	$643	+2.47
550–595	572	5	130.00	$130.00	$744	±0.00
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653	653	4	136.00	$136.00	$888	+16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	368	3	180.00–187.00	$182.31	$671	+0.79
410–445	430	8	170.00–177.00	$171.13	$736	-1.94
460–490	476	4	162.00–167.00	$165.25	$787	+2.43
520–545	534	6	150.00–157.00	$152.68	$815	+1.31
550–590	571	6	140.00–146.00	$141.36	$807	-3.96
600–645	627	3	130.00–137.00	$133.96	$840	+1.96
680	680	2	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$874	+0.22
700–745	717	5	112.00–120.00	$116.57	$836	-4.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	422	7	180.00–187.00	$182.01	$768	+1.58
455–495	478	3	170.00–177.00	$174.78	$835	+2.78
515–545	530	2	160.00–165.00	$162.43	$861	+3.92
550–590	571	4	150.00–158.00	$153.25	$875	+2.23
600	600	2	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$879	±0.00
650–695	673	2	132.00–140.00	$135.87	$914	-0.79
710–740	726	4	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$922	+2.00
755–790	773	4	117.00–127.00	$122.23	$945	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	9	180.00–185.00	$183.06	$586	+4.03
350–395	365	4	170.00–175.00	$173.05	$632	+0.92
405–440	422	3	160.00–167.00	$162.94	$688	-0.93
465–485	475	2	152.00–157.00	$154.45	$734	-0.31
525–540	533	2	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$778	+4.72
565–590	578	2	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$766	+2.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1430	1103	80-85%	16	67.00–71.00	$69.31	$764	+6.31
1000–1475	1143	80-85%	9	63.00–66.00	$64.69	$739	+1.69
920–1600	1213	80-85%	23	73.00–78.00	$74.96	$909	+1.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1270	1026	85-90%	10	52.00–55.00	$54.40	$558	-3.77
910–1370	1130	85-90%	5	58.00–60.00	$59.00	$667	—
1085–1220	1153	85-90%	2	50.00–51.00	$50.47	$582	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1420	1265	75-80%	2	65.00	$65.00	$822	—
1230–1695	1344	75-80%	5	73.00–76.00	$74.45	$1,001	—
1220–1695	1439	75-80%	9	69.00–72.00	$69.73	$1,003	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1980	1612	8	84.00–88.00	$86.01	$1,386	—
1525–2045	1746	4	91.00–95.00	$93.22	$1,628	—
2125	2125	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,125	—

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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	2	627.00–759.00	$693.00

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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.