Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.95/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 424 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 1,652 966
Feeder cattle 566 1,441 814
Slaughter cattle 108 140 109
Replacement cattle 88 71 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
210 210 1 400.00 $400.00 $840 —
260–285 273 2 390.00–400.00 $395.23 $1,079 —
305–325 315 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,197 +16.81
360–380 370 5 370.00–380.00 $374.00 $1,384 +18.63
415–430 420 3 340.00–355.00 $346.59 $1,456 +2.31
455–460 458 2 330.00–335.00 $332.51 $1,523 +7.51
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 —
728 728 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,784 -5.00
852 852 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,064 —
320–345 335 3 370.00–375.00 $371.59 $1,245 +16.59
365–395 385 4 360.00–365.00 $361.28 $1,391 +16.28
430 430 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,419 ±0.00
595 595 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,726 —
745 745 2 225.00–230.00 $227.50 $1,695 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,418 +2.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 3 325.00–330.00 $326.70 $931 —
305–340 326 7 315.00–320.00 $317.09 $1,034 +5.47
370–395 384 4 310.00–315.00 $313.79 $1,205 +18.04
400–440 420 11 300.00–310.00 $305.49 $1,283 +16.08
447 fancy 447 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,408 —
450–460 455 3 285.00–295.00 $289.98 $1,319 +12.48
500–525 514 4 265.00–280.00 $269.98 $1,388 +13.33
555–570 560 5 250.00–257.00 $253.79 $1,421 +7.56
600–635 613 4 232.00–240.00 $235.47 $1,443 -4.52
675 fancy 675 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,586 —
665–695 680 5 225.00–230.00 $227.83 $1,549 +7.83
730–745 741 4 220.00–222.50 $221.88 $1,644 —
780 780 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 3 315.00–320.00 $318.48 $869 +7.34
330 330 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,023 +7.54
350–395 380 4 295.00–300.00 $296.78 $1,128 +12.15
430–440 435 3 285.00–295.00 $290.02 $1,262 +12.99
455–485 473 5 267.00–275.00 $270.71 $1,280 +12.30
500–540 514 7 252.00–260.00 $255.69 $1,314 +7.72
555–575 565 2 240.00–245.00 $242.46 $1,370 +4.47
605–635 624 4 225.00–230.00 $227.48 $1,419 +1.15
690 690 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,497 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 300.00–310.00 $304.67 $817 +4.63
300–335 315 4 290.00–295.00 $291.29 $918 +4.63
365–370 368 2 285.00–290.00 $287.48 $1,058 +10.00
420–445 432 3 275.00–280.00 $278.38 $1,203 +12.92
465–490 475 5 255.00–265.00 $260.02 $1,235 +11.39
545 545 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 +4.87
590 590 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 +8.79
630 630 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,367 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 3 380.00–385.00 $381.56 $878 +6.56
275–290 283 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,033 +5.00
305–310 308 2 355.00–360.00 $357.48 $1,101 +0.86
350–375 363 2 340.00–350.00 $345.17 $1,253 -0.30
415–445 430 5 320.00–325.00 $323.97 $1,393 -0.56
460–490 470 9 310.00–317.00 $312.44 $1,468 +1.43
505–545 518 3 305.00–307.00 $306.30 $1,587 —
745 745 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 365.00 $365.00 $803 +10.00
250–290 273 3 350.00–360.00 $353.54 $965 +15.01
310–340 324 5 335.00–345.00 $339.95 $1,101 +6.85
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 +4.02
400–415 408 3 310.00–315.00 $313.33 $1,278 +4.54
455–495 484 7 295.00–302.00 $299.09 $1,448 +0.08
565–575 570 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,510 —
600 600 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 —
678 678 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,610 +2.50
710 710 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,612 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 225 3 340.00–350.00 $345.11 $776 +12.61
255–290 272 3 335.00–340.00 $336.66 $916 +14.09
390 390 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,228 +11.95
405–435 422 3 295.00–305.00 $298.44 $1,259 +5.99
480 480 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,392 +6.03
555–570 563 3 255.00–260.00 $258.33 $1,454 +5.84
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1180 901 85-90% 10 89.00–96.00 $91.96 $829 +4.32
830–1265 993 85-90% 8 101.00–104.00 $102.30 $1,016 —
830–1580 1033 85-90% 13 105.00–111.00 $107.87 $1,114 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1175 1062 80-85% 8 112.00–117.00 $114.42 $1,215 —
1055–1510 1161 80-85% 11 120.00–127.00 $123.94 $1,439 +14.55
1105–1715 1305 80-85% 12 128.00–134.00 $130.47 $1,703 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1565 1438 75-80% 4 119.00–126.00 $123.44 $1,775 +8.42
1515–1615 1565 75-80% 2 129.00–132.00 $130.55 $2,043 —
1560–1655 1603 75-80% 3 111.00–116.00 $114.34 $1,833 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1325 1273 2 124.00–125.00 $124.52 $1,585 —
1290–1810 1554 4 132.00–138.00 $136.19 $2,116 —
1615–1990 1814 8 140.00–147.00 $142.99 $2,594 —

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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) 5 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,650.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–1,950.00 $1,933.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,025.00 $1,987.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,128.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,275.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,145.83

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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 1,600.00–1,750.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,850.00–1,950.00 $1,916.67 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.