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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

1,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.06/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 520 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.02/cwt +13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 565 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.74/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 420 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,398 742 1,195
Feeder cattle 1,055 606 995
Slaughter cattle 217 72 152
Replacement cattle 126 64 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 —
385 385 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,097 —
455 value added 455 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,260 —
460–485 473 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,230 -5.00
500–535 520 6 250.00–260.00 $256.22 $1,332 +4.57
553 value added 553 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,410 —
575–590 578 6 248.00–250.00 $249.66 $1,443 +14.60
620–645 632 3 230.00–235.00 $233.36 $1,475 —
695 695 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 280.00 $280.00 $896 —
390 390 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,061 —
410–440 424 4 265.00–267.00 $266.48 $1,130 +2.97
450 450 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,148 +2.53
635 635 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,429 —
740 740 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,406 -2.00
795 795 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 275.00 $275.00 $880 +5.00
390 390 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,014 —
415 415 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 —
500–525 513 2 230.00–235.00 $232.56 $1,193 -4.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–407 405 7 232.00–235.00 $234.57 $950 —
465–495 477 9 225.00–235.00 $230.25 $1,098 +9.02
500–545 520 16 220.00–226.00 $224.45 $1,167 +8.93
508–545 fancy 520 6 230.00–231.00 $230.35 $1,198 —
550–570 fancy 561 10 225.00–227.50 $226.26 $1,269 —
565–595 578 3 210.00–220.00 $216.57 $1,252 +5.57
600–625 606 6 200.00–212.00 $203.63 $1,234 +7.65
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 +10.00
750 750 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 240.00 $240.00 $744 —
350–395 371 11 230.00–237.00 $233.04 $865 +1.04
400–430 420 12 225.00–230.00 $227.74 $957 +5.35
455–490 471 7 215.00–220.00 $219.30 $1,033 +3.36
500–530 515 3 210.00–215.00 $213.38 $1,099 +5.97
560–595 574 4 200.00–205.00 $202.54 $1,163 +10.14
650 650 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 240.00 $240.00 $715 —
340 340 1 235.00 $235.00 $799 +9.70
350–395 363 4 220.00–225.00 $222.57 $808 +0.04
400–442 433 7 215.00–220.00 $219.29 $950 +5.06
450–490 470 2 205.00 $205.00 $964 -3.14
520–545 534 4 200.00–205.00 $201.76 $1,077 +5.55
550–592 572 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,087 +6.00
625 625 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 —
755 755 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 377 5 260.00–265.00 $262.40 $989 +6.29
410–430 416 5 252.00–260.00 $256.77 $1,068 +8.06
455–495 475 11 240.00–250.00 $244.04 $1,159 +2.22
520–540 531 4 230.00–240.00 $236.22 $1,254 +1.67
550–580 575 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 +3.45
605 605 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,270 +5.00
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 +4.38
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 306 5 262.00–265.00 $264.35 $809 +9.35
360–390 376 5 255.00–257.00 $255.40 $960 +6.47
410–425 418 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,024 +9.02
465–485 475 5 230.00–235.00 $231.39 $1,099 +3.12
510–525 515 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,133 +2.50
565–590 576 4 210.00–215.00 $211.28 $1,217 +4.85
605–630 616 7 200.00–205.00 $202.15 $1,245 +3.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880 +11.23
355–390 375 4 240.00–245.00 $243.70 $914 +5.32
400 400 2 230.00–232.00 $231.00 $924 —
460–465 463 2 220.00–225.00 $222.49 $1,030 +4.47
505–530 518 2 210.00–215.00 $212.56 $1,101 +5.16
560–575 568 3 200.00–207.00 $204.03 $1,159 +12.35
600–645 623 3 192.00–197.00 $194.71 $1,213 +7.14
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
880–1445 1169 80-85% 24 83.00–89.00 $86.22 $1,008 +1.61
930–1735 1211 80-85% 38 90.00–96.00 $93.03 $1,127 +2.63
1105–1480 1310 80-85% 18 97.00–103.00 $99.18 $1,299 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–975 887 85-90% 3 65.00–66.00 $65.31 $579 —
720–1325 986 85-90% 26 79.00–85.00 $81.78 $806 +15.63
750–1190 1016 85-90% 14 73.00–78.00 $75.46 $767 -3.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1765 1454 75-80% 20 90.00–95.00 $91.47 $1,330 —
1345–1795 1577 75-80% 9 85.00–89.00 $87.51 $1,380 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1930 1624 7 104.00–109.00 $105.30 $1,710 —
1330–2120 1766 11 110.00–115.00 $112.98 $1,995 +2.98
2215 2215 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,614 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 722.00–916.00 $809.00

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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 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,192.31
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,150.00 $1,083.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,300.00–1,525.00 $1,386.11
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,316.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,152.78
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 975.00–1,075.00 $1,040.63

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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 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,375.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,850.00–1,900.00 $1,875.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,825.00–1,850.00 $1,837.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,685.00 —

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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.