Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

1,271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.10/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 484 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $224.99/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 464 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.00/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 584 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,271	1,409	989
Feeder cattle	919	1,024	733
Slaughter cattle	193	294	217
Replacement cattle	159	91	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 110. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good 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
455–490	473	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,301	+12.20
535	535	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	$1,378	+3.83
550–585	573	3	245.00–252.00	$249.62	$1,430	+11.32
610–635	624	4	237.00–242.00	$238.22	$1,486	+5.72
655	655	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	517	3	225.00–230.00	$226.65	$1,172	—
620	620	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,314	-0.53
683	683	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,366	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–576	575	5	225.00–235.00	$227.99	$1,311	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	2	230.00–232.00	$231.04	$970	+1.79
475 value added	475	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,102	—
450–499	486	10	218.00–227.00	$220.12	$1,070	—
500–530	516	5	215.00–220.00	$215.97	$1,114	+0.97
555–595	564	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,156	±0.00
605	605	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,162	-3.00
614 value added	614	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,289	—
690	690	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,276	±0.00
692 value added	692	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,384	—
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	+6.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	383	4	227.00–232.00	$228.92	$877	—
400–440	424	5	220.00–225.00	$222.43	$943	+0.77
465–487	478	5	210.00–215.00	$212.96	$1,018	+0.48
515–540	526	4	205.00–210.00	$206.24	$1,085	-0.41
550–595	584	10	195.00	$195.00	$1,139	-0.45
600–645	620	5	182.00–190.00	$186.37	$1,155	+1.37
655–695	678	3	170.00–175.00	$171.71	$1,164	—
740	740	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,184	+2.51
770–790	780	2	150.00–157.00	$153.46	$1,197	+7.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	—
300–325	313	7	225.00–230.00	$226.68	$710	+1.68
350–395	372	10	217.00–232.00	$224.40	$835	+9.40
400–410	407	3	210.00–215.00	$211.68	$862	-2.72
500–540	520	7	190.00–200.00	$194.27	$1,010	+0.49
555–580	565	3	180.00–190.00	$185.06	$1,046	+0.78
600–635	618	4	175.00–180.00	$178.22	$1,101	+5.74
790	790	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,106	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	275.00	$275.00	$578	—
345	345	1	250.00	$250.00	$862	-3.34
360–385	378	4	245.00	$245.00	$926	+2.53
425–440	433	2	230.00	$230.00	$996	-3.57
455–490	464	11	220.00–227.00	$224.99	$1,044	+3.00
500–545	521	9	210.00–215.00	$212.64	$1,108	-1.01
565–595	580	6	200.00–205.00	$202.85	$1,177	+2.85
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
710–745	728	2	170.00–175.00	$172.56	$1,256	+10.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	-4.54
470–485	482	5	242.00–242.50	$242.40	$1,168	-3.67
500–518	514	7	232.00–237.50	$235.96	$1,213	-2.80
568–580	571	4	220.00–222.00	$221.49	$1,265	-0.15
610–635	627	3	212.00–220.00	$215.68	$1,352	+1.35
660 value added	660	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,419	—
655–680	668	2	200.00–210.00	$204.91	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	270.00	$270.00	$729	-5.00
310	310	1	260.00	$260.00	$806	-5.00
355–380	368	4	250.00–255.00	$253.71	$934	+3.71
400–440	417	5	240.00–245.00	$243.08	$1,014	+0.60
450–475	467	3	235.00–237.00	$235.64	$1,100	+0.59
505–535	520	2	225.00–230.00	$227.57	$1,183	+4.11
560–575	568	2	210.00–214.00	$211.97	$1,204	-0.49
605–635	618	4	200.00–205.00	$202.51	$1,252	-2.49
685	685	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,336	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1640	1151	80-85%	28	91.00–95.00	$93.67	$1,078	-7.54
955–1530	1211	80-85%	33	96.00–101.00	$98.02	$1,187	-9.12
1060–1505	1277	80-85%	20	102.00–107.00	$103.34	$1,320	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1015	941	85-90%	4	73.00–79.00	$75.86	$714	-2.51
700–1190	954	85-90%	18	80.00–86.00	$82.91	$791	—
795–1280	1043	85-90%	29	87.00–93.00	$89.74	$936	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1440	1158	75-80%	4	85.00–90.00	$88.62	$1,026	—
1010–1550	1270	75-80%	6	91.00–95.00	$93.02	$1,181	—
1490	1490	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,445	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1795	1537	11	110.00–115.00	$111.91	$1,720	+0.56
1560–1785	1677	6	125.00–130.00	$126.59	$2,123	—
1500–2110	1725	4	120.00–121.00	$120.22	$2,074	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,008.00–1,282.00	$1,118.93
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	670.00–990.00	$840.62

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	916.00–1,025.00	$961.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,387.00	$1,342.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,133.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,231.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,118.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–1,051.00	$985.20
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	717.00–822.00	$769.14

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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	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,850.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,417.31	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,615.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,291.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,083.33	—

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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.