Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

1,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.00/cwt ≈ $1,989/hd at 861 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.05/cwt ≈ $1,835/hd at 703 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $263.81/cwt -14.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 427 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,112 982 1,213
Feeder cattle 724 829 1,045
Slaughter cattle 217 84 130
Replacement cattle 171 69 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 160.00 cwt, and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 180 cwt. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
200–240 220 2 390.00 $390.00 $858 —
370 370 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,276 -1.00
480 480 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,488 -19.09
702–705 703 21 255.00–265.00 $261.05 $1,835 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
861 861 26 231.00 $231.00 $1,989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,044 —
450–480 465 2 305.00–307.00 $306.03 $1,423 -7.09
510–515 513 2 290.00–292.00 $291.00 $1,493 -7.99
565–580 573 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,633 ±0.00
615 615 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,660 ±0.00
725 725 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,047 —
310 310 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,038 ±0.00
395 395 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 -6.71
400–435 418 2 305.00–310.00 $307.40 $1,285 —
515 515 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,442 -5.00
575–585 580 2 270.00–275.00 $272.48 $1,580 +2.48
600 600 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 —
660 660 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,531 —
790 790 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,754 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 325 3 290.00–300.00 $295.05 $959 -12.53
375–385 378 3 280.00–285.00 $281.70 $1,065 -6.29
405–445 427 20 260.00–270.00 $263.81 $1,126 -14.09
450–485 467 10 255.00–262.00 $259.82 $1,213 -2.87
500–540 514 7 240.00–247.00 $240.97 $1,239 +0.02
625–645 635 3 220.00–225.00 $222.34 $1,412 -5.17
705–745 730 4 190.00–200.00 $194.29 $1,418 -10.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 352.00 $352.00 $722 —
260–280 267 3 332.00–337.00 $334.60 $893 —
300–325 317 3 325.00–330.00 $326.71 $1,036 —
467 467 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,296 -7.50
500 500 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,325 -1.78
555–595 571 10 250.00–260.00 $255.48 $1,459 -0.05
605–645 620 3 240.00–242.00 $240.65 $1,492 -9.32
615–625 fancy 620 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,593 —
660–667 fancy 665 4 252.50–253.00 $252.62 $1,680 —
695 695 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,598 -17.09
755–760 758 3 210.00–215.00 $211.67 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 5 325.00–330.00 $327.96 $902 +2.96
300–340 325 3 310.00–315.00 $313.26 $1,018 —
350–360 355 2 290.00–300.00 $294.93 $1,047 —
425 425 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 -10.69
450–495 469 6 265.00–267.00 $265.32 $1,244 -7.76
505–540 531 6 250.00–257.00 $252.86 $1,343 -4.38
550–580 570 3 240.00–245.00 $241.61 $1,377 -3.86
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 355.00 $355.00 $852 +5.00
260–295 282 5 335.00–340.00 $337.00 $950 -6.31
325–345 338 9 315.00–325.00 $319.10 $1,079 -3.70
355–395 380 12 305.00–312.00 $308.24 $1,171 -2.79
400–445 420 15 290.00–295.00 $291.99 $1,226 -6.34
450–495 463 8 275.00–280.00 $279.01 $1,292 -10.89
500–535 524 10 260.00–270.00 $265.24 $1,390 -7.16
550–585 565 9 250.00–260.00 $254.40 $1,437 -11.27
615–645 634 5 245.00–250.00 $246.39 $1,562 -7.01
670 670 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,608 -4.00
725–740 730 3 210.00–215.00 $211.69 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 370.00 $370.00 $851 +5.00
265–275 272 3 350.00–360.00 $353.37 $961 —
305–335 319 4 327.00–335.00 $331.65 $1,058 +1.65
350–380 363 12 315.00–325.00 $320.38 $1,163 +0.38
400–435 415 16 300.00–310.00 $304.05 $1,262 -5.81
460 460 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 -13.41
500–510 503 3 275.00–280.00 $278.34 $1,400 -4.88
600–640 612 6 252.00–260.00 $255.63 $1,564 -5.39
665 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 -5.00
765–775 770 2 210.00–215.00 $212.48 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 267 3 365.00–375.00 $369.88 $988 +9.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1455 1171 80-85% 34 135.00–142.00 $138.00 $1,616 —
975–1715 1183 80-85% 28 128.00–134.00 $131.23 $1,552 —
995–1520 1272 80-85% 18 143.00–150.00 $146.16 $1,859 +3.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1020 915 85-90% 12 108.00–114.00 $111.35 $1,019 —
730–1205 968 85-90% 32 115.00–121.00 $118.57 $1,148 -7.42
865–1235 1040 85-90% 31 122.00–128.00 $124.76 $1,298 +13.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1570 1422 75-80% 5 141.00–144.00 $142.53 $2,027 +7.52
1420–1550 1485 75-80% 2 130.00–133.00 $131.57 $1,954 —
1140–1890 1576 75-80% 10 135.00–140.00 $136.36 $2,149 +5.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1445 1250 11 160.00–165.00 $162.13 $2,027 —
1170–1745 1458 2 156.00–158.00 $157.20 $2,292 -2.72
1475–1800 1685 4 168.00–173.00 $169.86 $2,862 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,520.00 $1,408.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,765.00 $1,765.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,700.00–2,050.00 $1,848.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,450.00–1,780.00 $1,594.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,800.00–1,985.00 $1,880.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,250.00–1,395.00 $1,324.17
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,485.00–1,650.00 $1,565.71

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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 7 1,900.00–2,150.00 $2,035.71 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,229.41 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,450.00–2,550.00 $2,500.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,650.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,300.00 $2,200.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00–1,950.00 $1,875.00 —

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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.