Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

1,309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $246.74/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,564/hd at 634 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $286.67/cwt ≈ $1,100/hd at 384 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.74/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 433 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,309 1,271 1,651
Feeder cattle 1,008 919 1,316
Slaughter cattle 187 193 272
Replacement cattle 114 159 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 114, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,102 —
417 417 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,188 —
474 value added 474 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,363 —
485 485 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,334 ±0.00
515 515 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,401 +14.50
560–595 572 3 255.00–265.00 $261.53 $1,496 +11.91
600–640 634 22 245.00–247.00 $246.74 $1,564 +8.52
665–685 675 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 +5.00
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
775 value added 775 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 —
892 892 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,695 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 260.00–270.00 $265.11 $1,259 —
502–545 529 7 250.00–260.00 $253.50 $1,341 —
568 568 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,363 +12.01
605–645 615 4 225.00–235.00 $232.38 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,212 —
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 +13.35
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 255.00 $255.00 $816 —
355–390 381 6 240.00–245.00 $240.78 $917 —
360–392 fancy 387 7 255.00 $255.00 $987 —
420–435 fancy 429 5 242.00–245.00 $244.41 $1,049 —
405–442 435 10 232.00–240.00 $234.41 $1,020 +3.37
455–485 476 15 227.00–235.00 $228.72 $1,089 +8.60
525–530 528 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,162 +4.03
558 fancy 558 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,228 —
575–585 580 4 210.00–217.00 $214.27 $1,243 +9.27
604–615 606 9 200.00–205.00 $204.44 $1,239 +12.44
650–660 655 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $1,261 +7.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 255.00 $255.00 $632 —
275–285 280 2 245.00 $245.00 $686 —
300–310 303 3 240.00 $240.00 $727 —
355–390 372 5 230.00 $230.00 $856 +1.08
415–435 429 7 225.00–230.00 $227.13 $974 +4.70
455–490 472 6 215.00–220.00 $216.68 $1,023 +3.72
531–540 535 5 210.00–215.00 $212.98 $1,139 +6.74
585–590 588 3 195.00–205.00 $199.99 $1,176 +4.99
655–675 663 3 170.00–180.00 $176.61 $1,171 +4.90
705–735 720 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,188 +5.00
775 775 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,201 +1.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 320 4 225.00–230.00 $226.23 $724 -0.45
360–395 380 4 220.00–225.00 $223.70 $850 -0.70
400–440 422 5 215.00–220.00 $218.05 $920 +6.37
485–495 490 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,029 —
520–545 527 5 200.00–205.00 $202.03 $1,065 +7.76
560 560 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 +4.94
725 725 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,124 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 331 5 290.00–295.00 $294.02 $973 —
350–355 value added 353 4 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $1,068 —
395 395 11 280.00–290.00 $280.91 $1,110 —
410–435 425 5 265.00–275.00 $271.00 $1,152 +21.00
460 value added 460 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,219 —
455–495 480 4 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $1,224 +12.50
500–540 514 7 240.00–250.00 $242.82 $1,248 +6.86
500–535 value added 518 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,321 —
560 560 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,316 +13.51
605 605 3 225.00–235.00 $228.33 $1,381 +12.65
650–675 660 4 210.00–217.00 $212.97 $1,406 +8.06
705 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —
750–775 760 5 185.00–195.00 $188.78 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 280.00–290.00 $285.09 $827 +15.09
310–325 318 4 275.00–280.00 $278.72 $886 +18.72
385–395 390 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,034 +11.29
425–449 444 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,132 +11.92
450–490 468 8 240.00–245.00 $241.23 $1,129 +5.59
510–545 530 6 230.00–235.00 $233.37 $1,237 +5.80
575–585 580 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 +8.03
610–642 634 4 210.00–215.00 $213.80 $1,355 +11.29
670 670 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,374 +10.00
700 700 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 —
755 755 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 270.00–275.00 $272.38 $716 —
300–340 325 6 260.00–270.00 $264.12 $858 +14.12
355–390 370 5 250.00–260.00 $255.99 $947 +10.99
410–415 413 2 240.00 $240.00 $991 +10.00
450–490 467 9 230.00–235.00 $231.65 $1,082 +6.66
510 510 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 +12.36
570–595 585 3 210.00–215.00 $213.38 $1,248 +10.53
665–670 668 2 190.00–195.00 $192.49 $1,286 +12.49
710–745 725 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 -7.56
785 785 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,256 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1500 1114 80-85% 41 94.00–99.00 $96.58 $1,076 —
955–1530 1175 80-85% 24 100.00–105.00 $102.37 $1,203 +8.70
1000–1780 1301 80-85% 15 106.00–112.00 $109.40 $1,423 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1155 886 85-90% 12 75.00–81.00 $77.77 $689 —
800–1190 956 85-90% 9 82.00–87.00 $84.70 $810 +1.79
795–1270 1017 85-90% 32 88.00–93.00 $90.86 $924 +1.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1225 1223 75-80% 2 89.00–93.00 $91.00 $1,113 —
1380–1430 1405 75-80% 2 100.00–101.00 $100.49 $1,412 —
1330–1830 1563 75-80% 12 94.00–98.00 $95.36 $1,490 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,743 —
1560–2300 1920 11 123.00–126.00 $124.53 $2,391 —
2200 2200 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,530 —

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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) 3 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,300.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,258.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,711.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 950.00–1,179.00 $1,072.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,466.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,187.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–1,000.00 $975.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,725.00 $1,637.50 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,750.00–2,000.00 $1,837.50 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,366.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,400.00–1,675.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,810.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,270.00 —

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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.