Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

1,235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.88/cwt -10.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 580 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.91/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 483 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $206.93/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 474 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,235	1,231	1,068
Feeder cattle	1,011	1,051	830
Slaughter cattle	167	120	184
Replacement cattle	57	60	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	475	2	260.00–265.00	$262.42	$1,246	-10.90
520 value added	520	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,378	—
550 value added	550	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,414	—
565–580	571	4	240.00–245.00	$242.48	$1,385	-2.46
615	615	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	260.00–262.00	$261.01	$1,135	-3.99
470	470	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,198	±0.00
545	545	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,346	—
555–585	565	3	235.00–237.00	$235.69	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	3	245.00–255.00	$248.35	$1,075	+0.89
520–525	523	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,229	—
570	570	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521–535	526	15	212.00–225.00	$216.80	$1,140	-5.91
550 value added	550	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	-4.41
550–591	581	27	205.00–215.00	$208.47	$1,211	-4.73
600–625	618	10	195.00–202.00	$196.37	$1,214	-7.78
660–685	672	6	185.00	$185.00	$1,243	-10.93
670–675 value added	673	2	195.00–200.00	$197.51	$1,329	-22.49
710–730	720	2	175.00–185.00	$179.93	$1,295	-5.07
740 value added	740	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,443	—
750–785	770	3	170.00–175.00	$173.32	$1,335	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	230.00	$230.00	$897	—
414–437	421	16	220.00–225.00	$222.72	$938	-6.16
450–496	483	24	215.00–220.00	$216.91	$1,048	-1.65
500–545	521	11	205.00–210.00	$207.27	$1,080	-7.73
580–595	588	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,147	-5.00
605–635	617	6	185.00–190.00	$189.14	$1,167	-1.88
680–685	683	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,161	—
710	710	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	—
785	785	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	10	210.00–215.00	$213.71	$913	-4.99
450–495	474	18	200.00–210.00	$206.93	$981	-5.54
500–530	509	6	190.00–200.00	$195.78	$997	-6.77
560–590	575	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,064	-7.49
775	775	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,124	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	368	14	225.00–235.00	$228.92	$842	-11.55
400–445	419	13	215.00–225.00	$222.45	$932	-5.59
450–475	465	5	205.00–215.00	$211.96	$986	-8.65
500–540	519	13	195.00–205.00	$199.75	$1,037	-15.64
560–590	586	12	185.00–195.00	$191.42	$1,122	-9.87
600–645	611	16	175.00–185.00	$181.94	$1,112	-4.01
650–696	686	8	170.00–175.00	$173.17	$1,188	-1.83
710	710	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	±0.00
765	765	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,186	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	270.00	$270.00	$621	—
400–440	414	9	227.00–237.00	$230.61	$955	-10.75
450–495	460	7	217.00–225.00	$220.96	$1,016	-10.02
510–520	515	3	212.00–215.00	$214.00	$1,102	-6.00
550–590	570	11	197.00–205.00	$201.29	$1,147	-8.71
600–640	618	8	190.00–195.00	$191.99	$1,186	-4.69
650–695	689	17	180.00–185.00	$180.70	$1,245	-4.30
700–735	721	4	170.00–172.00	$170.50	$1,229	—
755–785	774	4	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$1,258	+2.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,046	-10.00
557	557	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,170	—
600–630	613	3	205.00–210.00	$206.66	$1,267	-8.34
705	705	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,269	-4.49
750	750	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1465	1207	80-85%	23	83.00–89.00	$86.35	$1,042	-2.25
1010–1825	1284	80-85%	30	90.00–96.00	$93.10	$1,195	—
1030–1555	1316	80-85%	14	97.00–103.00	$98.83	$1,301	-3.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1235	967	85-90%	24	79.00–85.00	$82.55	$798	+4.87
900–1040	978	85-90%	3	65.00–70.00	$66.77	$653	-10.91
795–1225	981	85-90%	15	72.00–78.00	$74.89	$735	-2.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1900	1460	75-80%	12	90.00–94.00	$90.90	$1,327	-3.41
1435–1910	1676	75-80%	4	85.00–89.00	$87.79	$1,471	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2090	1723	6	105.00–109.00	$107.50	$1,852	-9.80
1530–2240	2011	4	110.00–115.00	$112.17	$2,256	—

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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	4	979.00–1,073.00	$1,016.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,487.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,087.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,025.00	$972.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,716.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,035.00–1,100.00	$1,067.50	—

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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.