Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.24/cwt ≈ $996/hd at 529 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.61/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 472 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.86/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 436 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 867 1,028 341
Feeder cattle 718 862 225
Slaughter cattle 100 93 78
Replacement cattle 49 73 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 100. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 5 220.00–227.00 $224.46 $837 +4.46
400–420 413 3 215.00 $215.00 $888 +10.00
465–490 476 7 207.00–210.00 $208.42 $992 —
585–590 588 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $1,094 —
655–690 673 2 152.00–157.00 $154.57 $1,040 -0.43
735 735 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 4 220.00–230.00 $223.73 $946 +5.02
465–490 481 4 212.00–222.00 $214.55 $1,032 +2.97
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 +3.70
590 590 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,133 +3.64
610–615 613 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,165 +13.97
760 760 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 207.00 $207.00 $849 +12.16
635 635 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,016 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 314 4 200.00–202.50 $201.82 $634 -4.53
355–360 359 4 195.00–200.00 $196.25 $705 +4.30
388 fancy 388 15 207.50 $207.50 $805 —
405–445 429 11 185.00–195.00 $188.82 $810 +1.37
443–445 fancy 443 10 197.00–200.00 $197.30 $874 -1.67
450–485 fancy 466 14 190.00–197.00 $193.35 $901 —
450–495 478 12 177.00–187.00 $180.92 $865 +1.63
500–505 fancy 503 2 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $910 -1.36
500–535 519 6 167.00–177.00 $170.33 $884 -6.04
555–590 572 3 162.00–165.00 $163.00 $932 -0.64
620 fancy 620 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,035 -8.00
620–647 638 3 160.00–162.00 $161.35 $1,029 +2.87
710–740 725 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $1,027 +0.63
710–740 fancy 727 3 149.00–150.00 $149.67 $1,088 -2.33
790 fancy 790 3 142.00–145.00 $143.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–530 529 47 185.00–189.00 $188.24 $996 —
576 576 14 177.00 $177.00 $1,020 —
672 672 7 160.00 $160.00 $1,075 —
731 731 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
300–335 319 10 190.00–195.00 $190.49 $608 +3.30
350–385 366 11 185.00–192.00 $188.08 $688 +3.86
400–445 425 10 177.00–182.00 $178.67 $759 +2.66
455–495 475 7 165.00–170.00 $168.00 $798 +0.23
500–545 523 6 157.00–165.00 $160.65 $840 -2.37
555–590 573 2 155.00–157.00 $155.97 $894 +0.55
600–640 623 3 145.00–152.00 $149.00 $928 +2.97
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 190.00–195.00 $192.34 $535 +7.34
310–330 320 2 180.00–185.00 $182.42 $584 +2.42
360–395 376 7 175.00–180.00 $177.42 $667 +4.27
400–440 424 5 165.00–172.00 $167.48 $710 +3.81
455–490 473 2 160.00 $160.00 $757 +0.32
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 ±0.00
565–595 580 2 150.00 $150.00 $870 +4.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 240.00–247.00 $243.53 $799 +15.31
350–395 369 8 235.00–245.00 $238.11 $879 +17.12
400–445 429 10 225.00–235.00 $228.46 $980 +19.19
465–485 473 3 210.00–215.00 $213.36 $1,009 +12.38
505–535 515 3 200.00–210.00 $204.90 $1,055 +11.51
510–520 fancy 515 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,092 +12.00
565–585 575 2 182.00–190.00 $186.07 $1,070 +6.07
675 675 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,094 —
750–785 765 5 142.00–147.00 $144.20 $1,103 +0.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 245.00 $245.00 $681 +15.00
325–340 332 3 230.00–235.00 $231.63 $769 +11.63
370–395 386 5 220.00–230.00 $225.98 $872 +14.25
400–440 428 6 210.00–220.00 $215.82 $924 +18.33
450–485 473 3 195.00–205.00 $201.83 $955 +13.66
545 545 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 —
575–590 582 3 170.00–175.00 $171.66 $999 +1.66
620–640 630 2 160.00–165.00 $162.54 $1,024 +0.54
650–685 668 4 150.00–157.00 $154.02 $1,029 +1.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 230.00–235.00 $232.59 $628 +15.02
305–345 325 2 215.00–225.00 $220.31 $716 +13.61
410–430 418 3 195.00–200.00 $196.65 $822 +15.63
450–470 458 3 180.00–190.00 $186.58 $855 +8.59
515–540 527 3 170.00–180.00 $174.92 $922 —
555–595 575 2 162.00–165.00 $163.45 $940 —
600–635 621 4 150.00–155.00 $151.21 $939 -5.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1500 1080 80-85% 12 77.00–83.00 $79.32 $857 —
925–1345 1143 80-85% 17 84.00–90.00 $87.45 $1,000 +9.66
1180–1445 1314 80-85% 12 92.00–97.00 $93.77 $1,232 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1075 944 85-90% 4 57.00–62.00 $60.55 $572 +2.67
705–1135 950 85-90% 10 64.00–69.00 $66.96 $636 +2.85
960–1200 1088 85-90% 7 70.00–76.00 $72.94 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1455 1300 75-80% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.56 $1,034 —
1085–1425 1303 75-80% 3 89.00–93.00 $90.11 $1,174 —
1315–1700 1522 75-80% 3 82.00–87.00 $83.86 $1,276 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1775 1473 3 94.00–100.00 $98.24 $1,447 +0.82
1260–1880 1610 5 103.00–106.00 $104.47 $1,682 —
1595–1820 1660 4 108.00–110.00 $109.25 $1,814 —

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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) 4 925.00–1,125.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,183.33 —

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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.