Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	205	862	345
Feeder cattle	—	672	—
Slaughter cattle	121	121	214
Replacement cattle	84	69	131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 107, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 135. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on cow calf pairs. Feeder market not covered, coverage will resume 4/3/23.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1260	935	85-90%	7	70.00–74.00	$72.04	$674	+0.99
765–1260	965	85-90%	18	75.00–78.00	$75.91	$733	-2.66
905–1300	1010	85-90%	11	80.00–85.00	$82.88	$837	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1255	1143	80-85%	10	86.00–91.00	$87.94	$1,005	-4.35
920–1365	1167	80-85%	13	92.00–97.00	$94.19	$1,099	-4.22
990–1355	1231	80-85%	7	99.00–105.00	$102.01	$1,256	-4.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1420	1355	75-80%	2	93.00–95.00	$93.95	$1,273	+5.56
1300–1485	1408	75-80%	3	80.00–85.00	$83.24	$1,172	-18.88
1350–1460	1409	75-80%	7	88.00–91.00	$88.99	$1,254	-13.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,491	—
1250–1620	1440	3	106.00–110.00	$108.47	$1,562	—
1505–1730	1618	2	119.00–121.00	$119.93	$1,940	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,462.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$937.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–900.00	$766.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,575.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,395.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,575.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,185.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.