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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report, Florence, AL

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.90/cwt ≈ $1,037/hd at 555 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $220.27/cwt ≈ $1,275/hd at 579 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.29/cwt ≈ $1,166/hd at 522 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,144 205 803
Feeder cattle 824 — 580
Slaughter cattle 208 121 149
Replacement cattle 112 84 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle compared to one week ago sold steady to 3.00 lower, with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 126. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 4 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $926 —
410 value added 410 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,046 —
415–445 428 4 240.00–245.00 $241.71 $1,035 —
450–475 468 4 230.00–240.00 $233.78 $1,094 —
500–540 522 12 220.00–230.00 $223.29 $1,166 —
565–585 579 18 220.00–225.00 $220.27 $1,275 —
845 845 2 162.00–167.50 $164.75 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 245.00–247.00 $246.03 $942 —
406–437 421 6 230.00–235.00 $231.73 $976 —
465–480 473 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,041 —
500–545 510 6 210.00–217.00 $211.57 $1,079 —
555–565 558 3 205.00–210.00 $206.66 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 225.00 $225.00 $922 —
485–495 490 3 210.00–215.00 $212.34 $1,040 —
576–585 578 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 3 205.00–207.00 $205.67 $864 —
460–495 480 10 195.00–202.00 $197.92 $950 —
500–520 fancy 507 3 200.00–202.00 $200.68 $1,017 —
510–535 525 7 187.00–192.00 $190.15 $998 —
555–565 555 21 185.00–187.00 $186.90 $1,037 —
685 685 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 207.00–210.00 $208.47 $594 —
300–340 320 5 205.00 $205.00 $656 —
370–395 385 3 190.00–200.00 $194.98 $751 —
415–436 429 7 185.00–190.00 $188.61 $809 —
470 470 1 180.00 $180.00 $846 —
540 540 9 173.00–175.00 $173.22 $935 —
575–595 585 2 160.00 $160.00 $936 —
600–645 620 4 150.00–155.00 $152.45 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 313 3 210.00 $210.00 $657 —
355–375 364 5 205.00–207.00 $205.39 $748 —
415–440 424 5 195.00–200.00 $196.98 $835 —
460–481 476 9 190.00 $190.00 $904 —
505 505 1 180.00 $180.00 $909 —
565–585 577 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,010 —
625 625 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 —
680 680 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,054 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 255.00 $255.00 $740 —
340 340 1 240.00 $240.00 $816 —
360–375 368 2 232.00–235.00 $233.47 $859 —
400–425 414 6 220.00–225.00 $220.82 $914 —
455–495 471 7 210.00–215.00 $212.86 $1,003 —
500–540 511 10 195.00–202.50 $200.19 $1,023 —
560–570 563 3 185.00–190.00 $188.34 $1,060 —
630 630 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,147 —
725 725 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $763 —
365–390 373 3 220.00–225.00 $223.37 $833 —
425–440 434 5 210.00–215.00 $212.02 $920 —
450–495 476 4 200.00–205.00 $203.77 $970 —
500–525 513 2 185.00–190.00 $187.44 $962 —
560–590 570 4 175.00–180.00 $178.77 $1,019 —
600–640 625 5 165.00–170.00 $168.38 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 255.00 $255.00 $854 —
370–385 376 4 240.00–250.00 $244.97 $921 —
420–440 427 3 230.00–235.00 $231.64 $989 —
450–465 455 4 220.00–230.00 $226.25 $1,029 —
505–545 520 6 205.00–215.00 $209.09 $1,087 —
550–555 553 2 195.00–197.00 $196.00 $1,084 —
780 780 2 152.00–157.00 $154.50 $1,205 —
835 835 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,102 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1435 1103 80-85% 38 84.00–90.00 $87.58 $966 —
980–1455 1156 80-85% 44 91.00–97.00 $93.66 $1,083 -0.53
1000–1520 1200 80-85% 16 98.00–104.00 $99.99 $1,200 -2.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1165 957 85-90% 11 63.00–69.00 $65.40 $626 -10.51
815–1155 978 85-90% 17 70.00–76.00 $73.24 $716 -2.67
835–1220 993 85-90% 23 77.00–83.00 $80.67 $801 +4.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1500 1356 75-80% 12 85.00–88.00 $86.96 $1,179 -6.99
1110–1595 1368 75-80% 7 89.00–93.00 $90.90 $1,244 -3.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1325 1270 3 103.00–104.00 $103.65 $1,316 —
1255–2095 1562 7 105.00–110.00 $106.62 $1,665 —
1520–1910 1655 4 111.00–113.00 $112.29 $1,858 —

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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 13 569.00–877.00 $742.54

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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) 8 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,053.63
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,160.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–875.00 $850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,037.50

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 925.00–1,125.00 $1,005.00
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $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 7 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,382.14 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,191.67 —

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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.