Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

1,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.50/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 480 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.50/cwt ≈ $1,397/hd at 576 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.40/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 580 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,622	721	1,369
Feeder cattle	1,237	597	1,089
Slaughter cattle	247	90	221
Replacement cattle	138	34	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 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
365–395	380	2	300.00–305.00	$302.40	$1,149	—
415	415	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,224	+10.00
455	455	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,320	+8.35
509 value added	509	5	297.00	$297.00	$1,512	+17.00
505–545	525	2	275.00–282.00	$278.63	$1,463	+3.63
558 value added	558	5	282.50	$282.50	$1,576	—
583–590	587	5	250.00–252.50	$251.51	$1,476	-7.51
600–629	626	11	245.00–251.00	$250.48	$1,568	—
685	685	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,589	—
700–705	702	3	220.00–225.00	$221.67	$1,556	—
727 value added	727	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,690	—
755	755	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,661	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529	529	9	267.50	$267.50	$1,415	—
576	576	20	242.50	$242.50	$1,397	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	315.00	$315.00	$693	—
375–380	378	2	285.00–290.00	$287.52	$1,087	+2.52
486–490	486	9	265.00–275.00	$266.12	$1,293	+1.12
510	510	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,300	—
585	585	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,433	+3.00
643	643	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,479	—
695	695	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,564	—
700–720	710	3	210.00–215.00	$213.31	$1,515	—
750–755	753	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,506	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,155	+10.00
575–585	580	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,334	—
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	265.00–270.00	$267.45	$735	+2.45
370–375	373	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$942	+2.42
400–448	426	10	240.00–250.00	$247.14	$1,053	+5.58
460–485 value added	472	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,180	+3.77
450–487	481	25	235.00–245.00	$240.48	$1,157	+6.34
508 value added	508	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,240	+4.02
505–535	518	9	230.00–237.00	$234.08	$1,213	+2.12
560–595	575	4	220.00–230.00	$225.03	$1,294	-0.56
552–586 value added	581	15	235.00–240.00	$235.63	$1,369	—
635	635	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,365	-4.49
650–685	667	3	207.00–215.00	$210.64	$1,405	+11.63
705–735	718	3	200.00–205.00	$201.64	$1,448	+15.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	255.00	$255.00	$816	+7.52
355–390	373	2	242.00–245.00	$243.57	$909	+7.92
400–430	415	2	235.00	$235.00	$975	+2.16
450–490	464	5	225.00–230.00	$225.97	$1,049	+0.97
515–525	522	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,174	+1.38
567–575	568	14	215.00	$215.00	$1,221	+2.52
610	610	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,232	-0.46
655–670	662	3	190.00–200.00	$193.30	$1,280	+5.81
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	255.00	$255.00	$599	—
260–290	275	2	245.00–250.00	$247.64	$681	—
305–330	318	2	240.00–245.00	$242.40	$771	+4.92
355–395	383	5	230.00–235.00	$233.97	$896	+3.97
415–445	433	3	220.00–227.00	$223.93	$970	+1.55
475–480	478	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,052	+1.68
500–515	508	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,067	-3.41
550–590	578	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,185	+5.00
630	630	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,228	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	260.00–265.00	$262.40	$1,097	—
455–485	470	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,175	-1.73
510–530	519	6	240.00–250.00	$244.00	$1,266	+1.61
550–575	567	3	230.00–232.00	$230.65	$1,308	-1.42
605–625	610	10	225.00–232.00	$228.09	$1,391	+3.39
650–675	664	5	210.00–220.00	$213.38	$1,417	-3.02
720–735	728	2	200.00–202.00	$201.01	$1,463	-13.99
795	795	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	3	265.00	$265.00	$975	+2.40
435–445	440	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,122	+2.86
465–490	479	5	240.00–245.00	$243.39	$1,166	+0.90
500–540	526	6	235.00–237.50	$236.62	$1,245	+3.32
550–575	563	2	215.00–225.00	$220.11	$1,239	-3.24
650–675	663	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,359	—
775	775	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	282	3	275.00	$275.00	$776	—
325–335	330	2	260.00–265.00	$262.54	$866	-2.46
400–440	420	2	240.00–245.00	$242.38	$1,018	+1.18
470–490	480	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,128	+2.01
500–535	513	4	220.00–225.00	$222.48	$1,141	-0.04
580–595	588	2	205.00–210.00	$207.47	$1,220	-5.06
605–630	618	2	200.00–205.00	$202.55	$1,252	-2.45
750	750	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1125	935	85-90%	29	80.00–85.00	$83.05	$777	—
755–1360	1014	85-90%	36	86.00–91.00	$89.57	$908	+8.78
740–1355	1070	85-90%	35	92.00–97.00	$93.63	$1,002	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1485	1184	80-85%	37	94.00–99.00	$97.21	$1,151	—
950–1530	1237	80-85%	35	100.00–106.00	$102.56	$1,269	—
1005–1800	1327	80-85%	16	107.00–112.00	$109.00	$1,446	+1.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	75-80%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,378	—
1340–1620	1428	75-80%	6	100.00–102.00	$100.50	$1,435	-0.28
1470	1470	75-80%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,455	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1750	1483	3	111.00–115.00	$112.53	$1,669	—
1450–2150	1774	7	120.00–126.00	$122.35	$2,170	—
1865–2035	1934	4	130.00–136.00	$132.53	$2,563	—

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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	17	772.00–1,036.00	$931.88
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,334.20

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,525.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,350.00–1,650.00	$1,495.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,620.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,250.00–1,529.00	$1,397.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,273.00	$1,168.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00–1,057.00	$1,008.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,117.86

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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	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,683.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,437.50	—

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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.