Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

946 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.14/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 421 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.80/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 515 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $175.64/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 383 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 946 907 1,257
Feeder cattle 764 625 1,040
Slaughter cattle 141 174 152
Replacement cattle 41 108 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 91. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. 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
290 290 1 260.00 $260.00 $754 —
345 345 1 235.00 $235.00 $811 +3.00
383 383 3 232.50 $232.50 $890 +7.60
400–410 value added 405 2 225.00–235.00 $230.06 $932 —
410–430 423 6 212.50–222.00 $215.36 $911 +5.36
500–538 528 9 195.00–205.00 $198.30 $1,047 +1.30
565–595 587 9 185.00–190.00 $186.88 $1,097 +0.09
625 value added 625 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,200 —
679–695 681 7 165.00–175.00 $173.54 $1,182 +9.54
798 798 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 3 225.00 $225.00 $720 —
360–395 378 2 210.00–215.00 $212.38 $803 —
460 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 -2.00
570–590 580 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,015 —
690 690 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 230.00 $230.00 $678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 228 3 210.00–215.00 $213.25 $486 —
260 260 1 200.00 $200.00 $520 —
350–390 365 3 180.00–185.00 $181.60 $663 —
400–445 421 16 175.00–180.00 $177.14 $746 +4.74
450–475 fancy 463 3 177.00–180.00 $177.97 $824 —
450–485 469 8 167.00–175.00 $170.25 $798 +4.84
511–540 515 16 162.00–165.00 $163.80 $844 +1.50
555–565 fancy 560 2 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $930 +5.00
575–585 580 4 152.00–162.00 $159.52 $925 +2.65
600 fancy 600 1 163.00 $163.00 $978 —
605–620 615 3 145.00–152.00 $148.98 $916 +1.71
670 fancy 670 1 145.00 $145.00 $972 -6.00
655–688 681 8 136.00–142.00 $137.45 $936 +0.46
755 755 1 127.00 $127.00 $959 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 325 6 180.00–185.00 $182.44 $593 —
350–397 383 12 172.00–177.00 $175.64 $673 +3.17
400–430 413 4 165.00–172.00 $167.18 $690 +6.00
450–495 479 4 162.00–165.00 $162.70 $779 +9.01
515–545 531 5 150.00–157.00 $152.81 $811 +0.30
550–590 571 5 140.00–150.00 $142.45 $813 -1.49
600–645 623 2 137.00–142.00 $139.59 $870 -0.41
700–725 713 2 125.00 $125.00 $891 —
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
320–345 329 4 170.00–177.00 $173.07 $569 +1.07
355–390 375 5 162.00–170.00 $165.64 $621 +1.04
405–435 423 4 152.00–160.00 $155.28 $657 +0.81
520–530 523 3 140.00 $140.00 $732 -3.97
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 3 230.00–240.00 $233.36 $532 —
255–275 265 2 230.00–235.00 $232.41 $616 —
315–330 323 2 225.00–230.00 $227.44 $735 —
350–395 368 4 215.00–225.00 $219.30 $807 —
410–445 434 9 200.00–210.00 $206.04 $894 +12.09
450–465 456 5 190.00–197.00 $193.19 $881 +6.36
500 fancy 500 2 192.00–195.00 $193.50 $968 —
500–540 521 4 180.00–190.00 $185.53 $967 +12.01
550–595 571 9 172.00–182.00 $178.02 $1,016 +10.28
615 615 1 160.00 $160.00 $984 +6.59
745 745 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,095 +12.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 205.00–210.00 $207.46 $633 +2.46
370–395 383 2 202.00–205.00 $203.45 $779 —
400–435 419 7 190.00–197.00 $193.17 $809 +12.21
460–490 481 10 180.00–187.00 $182.70 $879 +9.07
500–545 519 7 172.00–177.00 $173.41 $900 +9.49
590 590 2 162.00–170.00 $166.00 $979 +11.79
600–615 608 3 150.00–155.00 $153.36 $932 +12.00
660–680 670 2 142.00–147.00 $144.54 $968 +12.76
700 700 1 135.00 $135.00 $945 +12.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 210.00 $210.00 $504 —
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 +10.00
350–390 372 5 190.00–195.00 $191.38 $712 +11.38
405–435 420 3 175.00–185.00 $178.90 $751 +4.22
450–480 468 4 172.00–177.00 $174.55 $817 +9.30
515–525 520 2 165.00–172.00 $168.53 $876 +13.53
560 560 1 157.00 $157.00 $879 +15.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1485 1148 80-85% 15 72.00–77.00 $74.84 $859 —
950–1695 1251 80-85% 25 78.00–83.00 $80.81 $1,011 —
1020–1695 1268 80-85% 27 84.00–89.00 $85.85 $1,089 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1115 938 85-90% 5 55.00–60.00 $57.80 $542 -2.53
790–1030 944 85-90% 9 61.00–66.00 $64.37 $608 —
875–1300 1073 85-90% 14 67.00–72.00 $69.29 $743 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1330 1295 75-80% 2 85.00–87.00 $85.97 $1,113 —
1245–1495 1349 75-80% 4 75.00 $75.00 $1,012 -16.21
1240–1630 1491 75-80% 10 78.00–83.00 $80.24 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2065 1499 6 90.00–96.00 $93.88 $1,407 —
1445–1890 1717 5 97.00–103.00 $100.32 $1,722 —
1780–1940 1864 4 104.00–110.00 $107.27 $2,000 —

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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 5 813.00–935.00 $859.60
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 623.00–800.00 $720.00

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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) 2 975.00–1,125.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.