Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

1,218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $240.00/cwt ≈ $871/hd at 363 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $225.68/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 631 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $216.50/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 428 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,218 1,620 1,742
Feeder cattle 953 1,384 1,528
Slaughter cattle 170 122 143
Replacement cattle 95 114 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady with high yield boning cows up to 103.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 275.00–280.00 $277.52 $1,021 —
395 value added 395 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,146 —
420–440 430 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 —
455–495 481 5 250.00–260.00 $253.33 $1,219 -16.66
480–495 value added 488 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,293 -17.41
505–520 value added 512 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,331 —
500–535 523 4 245.00–252.00 $248.54 $1,300 —
550–597 583 14 230.00–242.00 $236.57 $1,379 -0.93
600–642 631 16 220.00–227.50 $225.68 $1,424 -0.56
660–680 670 2 210.00–212.00 $210.99 $1,414 -9.01
765 765 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,492 —
770 value added 770 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,578 -7.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 290.00 $290.00 $667 —
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
350 350 1 265.00 $265.00 $928 -8.77
405–445 422 3 250.00–255.00 $253.36 $1,069 -6.64
475 475 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 —
525–545 537 7 230.00–240.00 $235.98 $1,267 —
555–596 585 6 220.00–225.00 $224.21 $1,312 -8.14
620–630 625 2 212.00–215.00 $213.51 $1,334 -6.49
765 765 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 275.00 $275.00 $756 —
525–530 528 3 220.00–225.00 $221.67 $1,170 -13.33
645 645 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,335 -3.00
720 720 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,296 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 255.00 $255.00 $523 —
302–345 310 6 225.00–230.00 $229.18 $710 +4.18
385–390 387 5 217.00–225.00 $220.82 $855 -1.15
405–445 428 15 215.00–217.50 $216.50 $927 -2.21
450–480 469 6 205.00–210.00 $207.50 $973 -1.28
505–545 528 4 195.00–200.00 $198.77 $1,050 -2.60
600 600 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 -5.00
660 660 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 —
705–740 723 2 150.00–160.00 $154.88 $1,120 -5.12
770 770 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 227.50 $227.50 $826 —
405–440 427 3 220.00–227.00 $222.89 $952 -1.16
450–485 468 8 215.00–217.00 $215.26 $1,007 -2.31
500–545 519 10 205.00–210.00 $207.47 $1,077 -5.57
555–590 571 9 195.00–205.00 $202.22 $1,155 +1.69
635 635 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,187 -1.65
655 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 +2.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 472 11 220.00–232.50 $224.58 $1,060 +1.15
503–520 511 9 215.00–220.00 $217.15 $1,110 -3.52
555–585 572 7 207.00–215.00 $209.85 $1,200 -2.61
600–640 609 7 195.00–205.00 $197.75 $1,204 -4.49
615 value added 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 —
670 670 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,320 +3.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 260.00 $260.00 $728 +5.00
320–345 326 9 240.00–250.00 $241.74 $788 -8.32
350–395 372 9 232.00–240.00 $235.81 $877 -3.14
405–440 421 8 225.00–230.00 $225.60 $950 -4.09
460–480 473 3 215.00–222.00 $219.06 $1,036 -3.33
500–540 523 9 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,072 -7.57
555–590 568 3 190.00–200.00 $194.90 $1,107 -4.71
625–645 635 2 180.00–185.00 $182.46 $1,159 -2.48
680–695 688 2 170.00–175.00 $172.53 $1,187 -5.02
700–735 714 5 165.00–167.00 $165.41 $1,181 -7.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 245.00 $245.00 $919 -6.62
425–445 433 4 235.00–242.00 $238.03 $1,031 -5.70
455–490 472 8 225.00–232.00 $228.38 $1,078 -0.78
500–525 514 5 215.00–220.00 $218.02 $1,121 -1.98
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 +1.15
620–645 635 3 190.00–200.00 $194.93 $1,238 -3.06
650–670 658 4 182.00–190.00 $185.24 $1,219 -4.76
710–745 723 3 170.00–175.00 $171.65 $1,241 -11.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 value added 228 2 300.00–305.00 $302.42 $690 —
400–435 422 7 245.00–255.00 $248.79 $1,050 -4.44
450–480 467 3 235.00–240.00 $238.29 $1,113 —
500–530 515 3 227.00–237.00 $231.24 $1,191 -1.73
550–555 553 2 215.00–220.00 $217.51 $1,203 —
605–638 630 4 205.00–210.00 $206.20 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 21 240.00 $240.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,053 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1525 1166 80-85% 34 83.00–89.00 $86.18 $1,005 +0.50
1005–1390 1210 80-85% 12 95.00–100.00 $96.52 $1,168 —
1005–1660 1225 80-85% 33 89.00–94.00 $90.78 $1,112 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1205 1006 85-90% 8 72.00–76.00 $74.43 $749 —
865–1140 1015 85-90% 3 65.00–70.00 $66.42 $674 —
780–1290 1047 85-90% 11 79.00–84.00 $81.80 $856 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1685 1410 75-80% 10 84.00–88.00 $86.02 $1,213 —
1150–1670 1495 75-80% 10 89.00–94.00 $91.49 $1,368 +4.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1950 1614 4 101.00–108.00 $103.45 $1,670 —
1580–2020 1771 5 109.00–114.00 $111.31 $1,971 —
1745–1830 1790 3 115.00–119.00 $116.34 $2,082 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,020.00–1,113.00 $1,049.30
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 729.00–946.00 $865.10

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 925.00–1,050.00 $982.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,070.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,160.00–1,400.00 $1,257.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,237.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,065.00–1,150.00 $1,107.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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 4 1,375.00–1,550.00 $1,443.75 —

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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.