Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

1,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.89/cwt +12.96 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 476 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.55/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 529 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.62/cwt ≈ $971/hd at 666 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,364 1,195 662
Feeder cattle 1,127 995 565
Slaughter cattle 172 152 65
Replacement cattle 65 48 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 108. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred replacement cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 235.00 $235.00 $611 —
325–345 335 2 220.00–225.00 $222.43 $745 +2.43
355–380 363 3 210.00–212.00 $211.35 $767 -2.65
400–430 414 4 200.00–205.00 $202.51 $838 -2.09
450–475 464 4 192.00–197.00 $195.23 $906 +3.23
505 value added 505 1 197.00 $197.00 $995 —
500–520 514 9 185.00–192.00 $189.33 $973 +5.31
555 value added 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 —
565–595 578 4 175.00–182.00 $179.79 $1,039 +8.77
600–640 613 3 160.00–170.00 $164.13 $1,006 -3.61
610–634 value added 621 11 180.00–183.00 $181.80 $1,129 —
650–680 665 2 150.00–152.00 $151.02 $1,004 -12.47
680 value added 680 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,108 —
725 value added 725 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,131 —
700–747 742 10 140.00–150.00 $149.06 $1,106 —
760 760 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 -5.00
760–785 value added 768 3 152.00–157.00 $155.30 $1,193 —
875–877 value added 877 11 140.00 $140.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 200.00 $200.00 $760 -7.00
425–440 430 7 190.00–195.00 $191.46 $823 -2.55
455–490 465 6 182.00–187.00 $184.84 $860 -1.17
525 525 1 172.00 $172.00 $903 -5.00
550 550 1 162.00 $162.00 $891 -3.00
630 630 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,002 —
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 205.00 $205.00 $636 —
380–395 385 3 190.00–195.00 $191.71 $738 -3.29
410–425 418 2 180.00 $180.00 $752 —
590 590 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $900 —
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 434 6 170.00–172.00 $170.67 $741 +6.85
455–490 475 19 165.00–170.00 $168.75 $802 +11.82
479 fancy 479 7 173.00 $173.00 $829 —
505–518 fancy 515 6 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
515–548 535 13 157.00–167.00 $162.04 $867 +8.24
555–590 fancy 570 3 160.00–165.00 $162.30 $925 +10.30
560–595 581 4 150.00–152.00 $150.51 $874 +4.85
600–630 609 11 142.00–152.00 $148.98 $907 +9.98
658 fancy 658 7 150.00 $150.00 $987 —
660–695 675 7 139.00–145.00 $141.25 $953 —
700–715 707 3 135.00–137.00 $136.33 $964 —
760–775 762 10 125.00–133.00 $132.19 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 382 13 167.00–172.00 $168.51 $644 +3.46
415–445 429 5 160.00–167.00 $163.81 $703 +6.30
450–495 474 5 157.00–162.00 $160.59 $761 +10.75
510–545 529 13 147.00–155.00 $151.01 $799 +6.44
550–580 564 4 142.00–147.00 $144.02 $812 +4.20
600–635 615 3 137.00–140.00 $137.98 $849 +5.98
665 665 1 135.00 $135.00 $898 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 167.00 $167.00 $568 ±0.00
355–395 381 8 160.00–165.00 $162.38 $619 +5.40
410–445 427 5 152.00–157.00 $155.22 $663 +3.73
475–495 485 2 150.00–155.00 $152.55 $740 +7.55
505–545 524 8 140.00–147.00 $142.10 $745 +2.10
560–595 576 4 132.00–140.00 $136.80 $788 —
615–625 618 3 130.00 $130.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 317 3 215.00 $215.00 $682 +5.21
355–390 364 8 200.00–210.00 $206.43 $751 +0.73
415–440 431 13 190.00–195.00 $190.98 $823 -1.52
450–495 465 8 182.00–187.00 $183.64 $854 +2.45
503–545 518 12 175.00–185.00 $179.37 $929 +2.56
550–585 568 7 167.00–175.00 $168.40 $957 +0.43
600–645 620 5 147.00–155.00 $149.80 $929 -8.37
650–680 676 10 140.00–147.00 $141.58 $957 -9.41
700–740 721 5 130.00–140.00 $136.56 $985 -1.18
750–755 fancy 753 2 130.00–137.00 $133.49 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 220.00 $220.00 $462 —
255–290 273 2 210.00 $210.00 $573 +5.00
300–340 320 2 205.00 $205.00 $656 +5.23
350–375 363 2 190.00–197.00 $193.38 $702 +2.08
405–445 431 8 180.00–187.00 $184.66 $796 +5.34
460–490 474 7 170.00–177.00 $174.04 $825 -2.04
500–530 518 3 167.00–172.00 $169.62 $879 +4.10
570–590 584 5 160.00–164.00 $162.82 $951 +7.70
610–635 623 4 140.00–142.00 $141.50 $882 -4.26
660–695 677 6 130.00–135.00 $132.82 $899 -3.18
780 780 1 117.00 $117.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 200.00–205.00 $202.54 $577 +7.97
320 320 1 190.00 $190.00 $608 -2.00
365 365 1 185.00 $185.00 $675 +1.00
405–440 419 4 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $737 +7.95
460–470 464 5 162.00–167.00 $165.99 $770 +0.84
505–540 523 6 150.00–160.00 $154.05 $806 +0.59
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 +0.99
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 +1.96

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1065 943 85-90% 9 50.00–54.00 $52.08 $491 —
780–1250 1016 85-90% 25 55.00–60.00 $57.32 $582 -1.58
905–1680 1062 85-90% 24 61.00–66.00 $63.40 $673 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1430 1169 80-85% 19 66.00–71.00 $68.99 $806 -0.10
995–1410 1200 80-85% 22 72.00–77.00 $74.30 $892 -1.33
1050–1525 1305 80-85% 10 78.00–83.00 $80.54 $1,051 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1645 1453 75-80% 6 74.00–79.00 $75.61 $1,099 +6.44
1420–1905 1561 75-80% 7 68.00–73.00 $70.18 $1,096 —
1485–1825 1655 75-80% 2 82.00–84.00 $82.90 $1,372 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1345 1230 3 85.00–90.00 $87.66 $1,078 —
1365–1795 1633 5 92.00–95.00 $93.70 $1,530 —
1720–2055 1888 2 98.00–100.00 $98.91 $1,867 —

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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 8 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,031.25
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 800.00–950.00 $891.67

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,138.00 $1,138.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 964.00 $964.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,222.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,075.00 $1,016.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $862.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.