Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

1,370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.00/cwt ≈ $1,685/hd at 581 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.00/cwt ≈ $1,462/hd at 585 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.77/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 514 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,370 1,528 989
Feeder cattle 1,171 1,334 823
Slaughter cattle 135 151 128
Replacement cattle 64 43 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with high yielding boning cows up to 111.00 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 value added 581 80 290.00 $290.00 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,073 -9.97
405 value added 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 —
475–490 478 5 275.00–277.50 $276.99 $1,324 +6.99
486 value added 486 10 287.50 $287.50 $1,397 —
571 571 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,456 —
675 675 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,586 -2.86
700 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 -3.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 428 3 260.00–265.00 $263.31 $1,127 —
505–545 512 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,254 +7.48
550–590 574 4 230.00–235.00 $233.74 $1,342 -1.26
605–620 613 2 222.00–227.00 $224.47 $1,376 +4.47
680 680 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,462 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 +17.50
430 430 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 —
460–490 475 2 260.00–265.00 $262.42 $1,246 +2.42
500–545 535 5 250.00–255.00 $250.93 $1,342 -0.31
620–636 631 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,451 -2.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–385 358 8 240.00–245.00 $240.67 $862 —
415–440 423 9 235.00–240.00 $238.86 $1,010 -4.68
455–483 467 12 230.00–237.00 $233.28 $1,089 -4.57
500–545 513 21 225.00–230.00 $227.53 $1,167 -2.96
518 value added 518 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,212 —
550–575 value added 560 4 227.00–230.00 $229.26 $1,284 -5.74
560–576 571 7 215.00–225.00 $219.61 $1,254 -4.53
605–640 619 7 205.00–215.00 $209.99 $1,300 -7.83
660–690 675 2 195.00–200.00 $197.56 $1,334 -8.84
700–725 713 3 185.00–190.00 $188.31 $1,343 -3.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 value added 585 64 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 232.00–235.00 $234.24 $867 -8.24
440–445 442 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,017 -3.77
455–490 474 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,066 -2.04
506–540 516 6 212.00–220.00 $217.77 $1,124 -3.99
550–595 568 8 200.00–212.00 $206.63 $1,174 -7.13
600–625 608 7 195.00–200.00 $198.86 $1,209 -5.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 382 8 225.00–230.00 $228.16 $872 -5.17
400–445 416 12 220.00–225.00 $221.72 $922 -0.75
460 460 2 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $1,000 +0.82
500–540 519 4 200.00–210.00 $206.11 $1,070 -3.00
570–585 578 2 190.00–195.00 $192.53 $1,113 -6.50
620–640 630 2 187.00–190.00 $188.48 $1,187 -4.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 275.00 $275.00 $632 —
305–345 323 5 250.00–257.00 $254.47 $822 -6.48
350–370 360 2 240.00–245.00 $242.43 $873 -6.67
410–445 424 19 230.00–235.00 $231.03 $980 -7.50
450–495 473 19 220.00–230.00 $225.80 $1,068 -2.93
500–535 517 6 210.00–220.00 $215.74 $1,115 -4.29
550–590 568 4 205.00–210.00 $208.74 $1,186 -3.48
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 -3.98
660 660 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 -5.00
710–735 723 2 182.00–185.00 $183.53 $1,327 -1.47
750–790 773 3 170.00–177.00 $173.97 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–370 358 3 255.00 $255.00 $913 -8.42
400 400 1 245.00 $245.00 $980 -10.00
500–540 515 4 225.00–230.00 $226.24 $1,165 -4.74
550–570 557 3 215.00–222.00 $217.39 $1,211 -4.27
620–645 631 5 212.00–215.00 $214.39 $1,353 +0.77
660–675 669 5 200.00–210.00 $207.98 $1,391 +2.98
700–725 712 3 190.00–195.00 $191.66 $1,365 -1.35
780 780 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 265.00 $265.00 $928 —
555–595 575 7 225.00–232.00 $226.26 $1,301 -6.24
605–645 631 7 217.00–227.00 $221.87 $1,400 +1.87
650–680 668 4 212.00–220.00 $216.03 $1,443 +6.03
785 785 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1455 1151 80-85% 29 88.00–95.00 $91.94 $1,058 —
995–1590 1301 80-85% 18 96.00–102.00 $98.72 $1,284 —
1215–1700 1368 80-85% 9 103.00–109.00 $105.35 $1,441 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1130 1002 85-90% 3 73.00–75.00 $74.25 $744 -15.51
820–1270 1054 85-90% 25 85.00–90.00 $87.09 $918 —
960–1445 1201 85-90% 5 80.00–84.00 $81.85 $983 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1585 1436 75-80% 5 95.00–100.00 $97.79 $1,404 —
1465–1500 1478 75-80% 3 92.00–94.00 $92.68 $1,370 —
1330–1645 1491 75-80% 4 101.00–105.00 $102.95 $1,535 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2180 1598 8 110.00–116.00 $113.85 $1,819 —
1605–1935 1803 6 120.00–125.00 $122.38 $2,207 —
1805 1805 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,310 —

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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) 13 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,311.54
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,550.00 $1,516.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,875.00–2,100.00 $1,985.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,233.33 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.