Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $164.60/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 386 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $210.00/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 407 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $141.23/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 573 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 907 1,364 1,524
Feeder cattle 625 1,127 1,171
Slaughter cattle 174 172 209
Replacement cattle 108 65 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with very good 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
340 340 1 232.00 $232.00 $789 +9.57
365–370 value added 368 2 235.00–245.00 $239.97 $883 —
365–380 373 2 220.00–230.00 $224.90 $839 +13.55
415 415 1 210.00 $210.00 $872 +7.49
460–465 463 3 197.00–205.00 $200.68 $929 +5.45
515 515 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,015 +7.67
550–560 555 5 182.00–190.00 $186.79 $1,037 +7.00
625–640 634 7 172.00–176.00 $174.31 $1,105 +10.18
662 value added 662 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,165 +13.00
675 675 2 162.00–166.00 $164.00 $1,107 +12.98
708 value added 708 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,140 +5.00
700–747 731 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,096 +0.94
769–770 value added 770 8 152.00–155.00 $153.50 $1,182 -1.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 200.00 $200.00 $830 +8.54
465 465 1 192.00 $192.00 $893 +7.16
510–540 528 3 180.00–185.00 $183.30 $968 +11.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 170.00–175.00 $172.40 $729 +1.73
450–495 473 9 162.00–167.00 $165.41 $782 -3.34
500–515 508 3 157.00–165.00 $162.30 $824 +0.26
550–565 fancy 558 2 160.00–162.00 $161.01 $898 -1.29
555–595 581 9 155.00–158.00 $156.87 $911 +6.36
600–637 627 14 142.00–152.00 $147.27 $923 -1.71
650–660 655 4 132.00–140.00 $136.99 $897 -4.26
672 fancy 672 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,015 +1.00
700–715 706 4 127.00–132.00 $130.76 $923 -5.57
750 750 1 122.00 $122.00 $915 -10.19
755 fancy 755 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 172.00 $172.00 $533 +5.00
351–396 386 25 160.00–165.00 $164.60 $635 +2.22
415–445 435 4 152.00–157.00 $154.47 $672 -0.75
505–545 521 4 142.00–147.00 $143.97 $750 +1.87
560–590 577 3 135.00–137.00 $135.68 $783 -1.12
600–630 610 3 130.00 $130.00 $793 ±0.00
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $673 +3.96
400–425 413 6 160.00–165.00 $161.18 $666 -2.63
475–485 478 3 152.00–157.00 $153.69 $735 -6.90
500–530 515 4 152.00–154.00 $152.51 $785 +1.50
550–580 568 3 140.00–147.00 $143.94 $818 -0.08
600–620 610 2 140.00 $140.00 $854 +2.02
685–695 690 2 132.00 $132.00 $911 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 257 3 195.00–205.00 $200.06 $514 -2.48
320 320 1 190.00 $190.00 $608 ±0.00
355–385 370 2 180.00 $180.00 $666 -5.00
400–440 415 6 170.00–177.00 $174.68 $725 -1.31
455–495 469 7 162.00–167.00 $165.25 $775 -0.74
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 +0.95
550–595 573 14 140.00–145.00 $141.23 $809 -3.77
610–640 625 3 130.00–137.00 $132.98 $831 -2.02
675–685 680 2 120.00–127.00 $123.53 $840 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 5 190.00–200.00 $193.95 $824 +2.97
450–485 473 4 182.00–190.00 $186.83 $884 +3.19
460–480 fancy 474 4 195.00–200.00 $196.21 $930 —
500–525 513 4 170.00–177.00 $173.52 $890 -5.85
552 fancy 552 2 180.00 $180.00 $994 —
575–585 580 4 162.00–172.00 $167.74 $973 -0.66
605–630 615 3 150.00–160.00 $153.41 $943 +3.61
660 660 2 140.00 $140.00 $924 -1.58
700–745 717 7 132.00–135.00 $134.16 $962 -2.40
750–785 768 2 122.00–130.00 $126.09 $968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 210.00–215.00 $212.43 $612 +2.43
300–320 310 2 205.00 $205.00 $636 ±0.00
410–440 425 2 180.00–182.00 $180.96 $769 -3.70
455–490 473 2 170.00–177.00 $173.63 $821 -0.41
500–545 521 4 160.00–167.00 $163.92 $854 -5.70
555–590 569 5 150.00–157.00 $154.21 $877 -8.61
600–640 628 5 140.00–145.00 $141.36 $888 -0.14
670–692 682 5 130.00–135.00 $131.78 $899 -1.04
705–725 715 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $876 —
765 765 1 117.00 $117.00 $895 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 22 210.00 $210.00 $855 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1235 1087 80-85% 17 72.00–77.00 $74.52 $810 —
960–1485 1183 80-85% 20 78.00–84.00 $81.78 $967 +12.79
985–1500 1212 80-85% 20 85.00–91.00 $87.12 $1,056 +12.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1145 853 85-90% 9 50.00–56.00 $52.87 $451 —
790–1080 907 85-90% 21 58.00–63.00 $60.33 $547 —
825–1265 971 85-90% 22 64.00–70.00 $65.95 $640 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1435 1216 75-80% 5 81.00–85.00 $83.68 $1,018 —
1120–1535 1328 75-80% 2 75.00–79.00 $76.69 $1,018 —
1215–1430 1333 75-80% 4 90.00–92.00 $91.21 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1500 1384 4 94.00–99.00 $96.20 $1,331 —
1625–2075 1792 3 112.00–114.00 $113.07 $2,026 —
1690–1920 1825 3 100.00–105.00 $102.22 $1,866 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 526.00–644.00 $596.38

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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) 3 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,183.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 900.00–1,100.00 $1,005.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $837.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $912.50

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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 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.