Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

1,652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $331.94/cwt +17.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 421 lb · 23 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $345.00/cwt ≈ $1,204/hd at 349 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $355.37/cwt +20.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 384 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,652 1,798 867
Feeder cattle 1,441 1,574 718
Slaughter cattle 140 125 100
Replacement cattle 71 99 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 124.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–345 325 5 360.00–375.00 $363.19 $1,180 +8.19
350–396 384 18 355.00–360.00 $355.37 $1,365 +20.39
405–440 418 6 340.00–355.00 $344.28 $1,439 +19.28
450 450 9 325.00 $325.00 $1,462 +11.30
560–595 581 5 280.00–290.00 $284.96 $1,656 -3.37
610–615 612 3 270.00–275.00 $273.34 $1,673 -5.14
735 735 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 —
762 value added 762 8 252.50 $252.50 $1,924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,240 —
465–475 470 2 300.00–305.00 $302.53 $1,422 +7.53
500 500 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 -12.54
580 580 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,549 -3.00
605 605 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,512 —
670 670 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 —
700–735 718 2 220.00–225.00 $222.56 $1,598 —
755 755 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,172 +20.98
395 395 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,363 —
400 400 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,320 +17.40
455–475 465 2 310.00–315.00 $312.45 $1,453 —
530–545 538 2 282.00–290.00 $285.94 $1,538 -9.06
625–640 633 2 260.00–265.00 $262.47 $1,661 —
655 655 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 280 4 310.00–315.00 $311.14 $871 +0.32
315–345 333 6 300.00–305.00 $302.46 $1,007 -2.30
360–397 380 4 282.00–290.00 $284.63 $1,082 -15.37
400–440 425 14 272.00–280.00 $277.03 $1,177 -8.73
460–480 471 5 255.00–260.00 $258.41 $1,217 -8.90
505–545 522 12 242.00–252.00 $247.97 $1,294 -3.87
575–585 580 4 235.00–242.00 $237.99 $1,380 +3.12
600–635 613 4 220.00–230.00 $226.33 $1,387 +3.10
675 675 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,465 —
755–780 770 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–327 317 12 310.00–315.00 $311.62 $988 -0.93
350–397 372 10 292.00–300.00 $295.75 $1,100 -11.76
400–430 413 11 282.00–295.00 $289.41 $1,195 -6.16
450 450 2 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,249 +2.73
500–510 505 3 255.00–260.00 $256.65 $1,296 -8.70
550–570 559 4 245.00–250.00 $246.23 $1,376 -5.25
600 fancy 600 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,506 —
600–610 605 3 235.00–245.00 $239.99 $1,452 +1.94
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 -12.02
700 700 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 +0.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 295.00–305.00 $300.04 $879 —
300–345 333 6 280.00–290.00 $286.66 $955 -8.34
360–365 363 4 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $1,007 -10.00
405–440 428 5 260.00–270.00 $265.46 $1,136 -4.94
455–490 473 2 245.00–252.00 $248.63 $1,176 -8.88
505–545 525 3 230.00–240.00 $235.13 $1,234 +1.09
560–595 575 4 220.00–230.00 $226.21 $1,301 —
670–690 676 4 200.00–205.00 $202.49 $1,369 —
730 730 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 +3.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 375.00 $375.00 $769 +15.00
230 fancy 230 1 400.00 $400.00 $920 —
260–285 273 3 360.00 $360.00 $983 +18.81
325–345 335 3 355.00–360.00 $356.62 $1,195 +19.08
355–394 376 12 340.00–350.00 $345.47 $1,299 +20.65
400–425 fancy 418 12 335.00–340.00 $338.73 $1,416 —
405–442 424 11 320.00–330.00 $324.53 $1,376 +9.70
450–475 456 12 310.00–317.00 $311.01 $1,418 +12.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 330.00–340.00 $332.50 $798 +2.50
280–295 288 2 320.00–325.00 $322.57 $929 -2.43
305–325 320 4 315.00–325.00 $318.65 $1,020 +8.54
360–395 380 5 300.00–305.00 $303.05 $1,152 +8.16
400–425 409 4 290.00–300.00 $292.45 $1,196 +7.48
455–495 476 5 280.00–290.00 $283.97 $1,352 +11.46
500–530 509 4 260.00–265.00 $262.98 $1,339 -0.46
555–560 558 2 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,409 —
610 610 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 -3.00
665 665 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,510 +9.43
705–735 720 3 205.00–212.00 $208.95 $1,504 +0.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 355.00 $355.00 $816 +10.00
260–270 265 2 337.00–340.00 $338.53 $897 +7.29
300–345 321 5 330.00–335.00 $333.10 $1,069 +10.50
355–380 363 5 325.00–330.00 $325.98 $1,183 +16.75
420–445 434 4 305.00–310.00 $308.79 $1,340 +11.39
480–485 483 3 295.00–302.00 $299.01 $1,444 +14.94
500–530 506 11 270.00–280.00 $274.70 $1,390 +0.53
685 685 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,610 —
700 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 +5.49
765 765 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 18 345.00 $345.00 $1,204 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1575 1146 80-85% 27 99.00–106.00 $103.69 $1,188 —
980–1440 1151 80-85% 16 107.00–114.00 $109.39 $1,259 —
1025–1470 1211 80-85% 12 115.00–121.00 $116.53 $1,411 +13.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–910 812 85-90% 5 80.00–81.00 $80.78 $656 —
750–1195 927 85-90% 15 85.00–91.00 $87.64 $812 —
785–1420 1057 85-90% 20 92.00–98.00 $95.14 $1,006 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,399 +7.81
1370–1530 1442 75-80% 3 114.00–116.00 $115.02 $1,659 +9.58
1255–1755 1453 75-80% 6 105.00–107.00 $105.65 $1,535 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1670 1389 7 113.00–119.00 $117.26 $1,629 —
1640–2310 1981 7 121.00–128.00 $124.56 $2,468 +2.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,510.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,350.00–1,650.00 $1,593.75
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,268.75

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,825.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.