Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report, Florence, AL

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

1,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 626 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.00/cwt ≈ $1,058/hd at 490 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $263.44/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 471 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,409	1,213	718
Feeder cattle	1,024	1,045	574
Slaughter cattle	294	130	109
Replacement cattle	91	38	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 117, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	300.00	$300.00	$885	—
325–330	328	3	290.00	$290.00	$951	-9.79
460 value added	460	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,265	±0.00
460–490	472	18	260.00–270.00	$262.80	$1,240	+2.59
505 value added	505	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,348	-3.00
510–545	521	4	250.00–260.00	$253.67	$1,322	-4.49
575 value added	575	4	247.50	$247.50	$1,423	—
575–595	585	3	235.00–240.00	$238.30	$1,394	-16.70
613	613	6	232.50	$232.50	$1,425	-4.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	6	285.00–290.00	$286.67	$731	-18.33
330–340	339	8	270.00–275.00	$274.39	$930	—
350	350	1	265.00	$265.00	$928	-10.00
400–435	405	9	255.00–265.00	$259.97	$1,053	-3.45
465–495	480	2	250.00–252.00	$250.97	$1,205	+0.97
515–540	528	2	235.00–240.00	$237.56	$1,254	-5.73
655–660	659	7	205.00–210.00	$206.42	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	8	190.00	$190.00	$1,338	—
810	810	19	175.00	$175.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	250.00	$250.00	$962	-12.55
420–440	432	3	240.00–245.00	$243.30	$1,051	-6.70
460–485	473	2	235.00–240.00	$237.57	$1,124	—
620–635	628	2	210.00–215.00	$212.53	$1,335	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 value added	300	10	255.00	$255.00	$765	—
350–365	352	14	235.00	$235.00	$827	—
412–415	413	12	227.00–230.00	$229.25	$947	-3.25
505–517	514	7	215.00	$215.00	$1,105	-7.04
555–575	570	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,168	-14.24
600–649	626	27	192.00–199.00	$195.00	$1,221	-12.00
650–660	655	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,212	—
730	730	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,204	-18.35
757 value added	757	10	167.50	$167.50	$1,268	—
755–785	767	3	160.00–165.00	$163.29	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	9	220.00–225.00	$221.66	$951	-0.74
450–495	478	13	210.00–215.00	$212.48	$1,016	-4.37
500–545	524	9	205.00–210.00	$206.65	$1,083	-6.14
555–585	574	4	192.00–200.00	$195.45	$1,122	-4.53
640	640	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,184	-5.36
740–745	743	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$1,170	—
750–785	765	3	142.00–150.00	$146.39	$1,120	-18.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	3	235.00	$235.00	$494	—
345	345	1	225.00	$225.00	$776	-5.00
350–395	367	3	215.00	$215.00	$789	-7.65
400–440	423	8	210.00–215.00	$214.40	$907	+1.94
460–485	471	4	205.00	$205.00	$966	-3.71
500–525	511	4	190.00–200.00	$193.78	$990	-3.68
555–590	574	7	180.00–190.00	$184.28	$1,058	-3.18
605–615	610	2	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$1,052	—
670–695	685	3	160.00–165.00	$162.33	$1,112	—
720	720	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	21	216.00	$216.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	280.00–290.00	$285.06	$818	-14.91
330	330	1	280.00	$280.00	$924	-1.25
355–360	358	2	265.00	$265.00	$949	-5.07
409–441	423	9	254.00–255.00	$254.54	$1,077	—
455–485	473	4	242.00–252.00	$246.07	$1,164	-6.48
500–506	505	8	230.00–240.00	$238.76	$1,206	+4.96
560–580	568	3	220.00–225.00	$221.64	$1,259	+1.64
600–645	621	4	210.00–220.00	$214.33	$1,331	—
735	735	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,323	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	265.00	$265.00	$697	-2.41
300–325	312	3	250.00–255.00	$253.34	$790	+3.34
355–395	376	6	240.00–245.00	$242.47	$912	+2.47
400–435	416	7	230.00–235.00	$233.57	$972	-0.50
460–480	469	4	220.00–225.00	$221.99	$1,041	-1.35
500–545	518	6	210.00–215.00	$213.65	$1,107	+1.32
580–585	583	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,166	-2.48
610–620	615	2	190.00–195.00	$192.52	$1,184	—
710–745	728	2	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	285.00	$285.00	$684	-5.00
260–280	270	2	275.00	$275.00	$742	-12.61
340	340	1	265.00	$265.00	$901	—
375	375	3	250.00	$250.00	$938	-5.00
405–440	427	6	240.00–245.00	$242.48	$1,035	-2.52
465–495	480	3	230.00–240.00	$235.05	$1,128	+0.06
510–535	523	2	222.00–225.00	$223.46	$1,169	+1.72
555–590	564	4	210.00–215.00	$212.46	$1,198	-1.55
620–645	633	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,298	+3.39
715–725	720	2	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$1,242	-9.98
790	790	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1540	1132	80-85%	73	93.00–98.00	$95.79	$1,084	-2.61
950–1370	1173	80-85%	39	99.00–104.00	$101.21	$1,187	-4.01
1000–1575	1221	80-85%	18	105.00–110.00	$107.14	$1,308	-4.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1060	939	85-90%	13	75.00–81.00	$78.37	$736	—
770–1220	1004	85-90%	37	83.00–88.00	$86.42	$868	—
735–1280	1051	85-90%	56	89.00–94.00	$91.08	$957	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1490	1383	75-80%	6	95.00–97.00	$96.31	$1,332	—
1370–1460	1415	75-80%	2	105.00–108.00	$106.55	$1,508	—
1170–1595	1434	75-80%	17	98.00–103.00	$100.27	$1,438	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1750	1502	8	110.00–114.00	$111.35	$1,672	—
1640–1900	1770	2	120.00–121.00	$120.54	$2,134	+4.54
1905	1905	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,457	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	777.00–997.00	$892.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,225.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,283.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	935.00–1,015.00	$976.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	754.00–798.00	$776.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,050.00	$976.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,333.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,340.00–1,550.00	$1,451.25	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,625.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,137.50	—

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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.