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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

1,405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $334.10/cwt ≈ $1,417/hd at 424 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.04/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 418 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.42/cwt ≈ $1,636/hd at 669 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,405 1,051 1,309
Feeder cattle 1,192 878 1,008
Slaughter cattle 163 102 187
Replacement cattle 50 71 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 158.00 cwt, and high yielding breaking cows up to 152.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with 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
375 375 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 —
405–435 424 31 330.00–340.00 $334.10 $1,417 —
455–485 468 5 320.00–325.00 $322.03 $1,507 -9.79
500–530 515 2 307.00–317.00 $311.85 $1,606 -2.26
560–585 573 2 292.00–297.00 $294.45 $1,687 +0.25
625 625 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,794 —
650–692 688 11 262.00–270.00 $262.69 $1,807 -17.31
700 700 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 —
780–788 785 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 380.00 $380.00 $893 —
310–315 313 2 340.00–345.00 $342.48 $1,072 —
375–390 383 2 330.00–335.00 $332.45 $1,273 —
410–427 421 3 315.00–325.00 $318.24 $1,340 -4.22
485 485 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,528 —
523–530 525 6 290.00–300.00 $295.83 $1,553 +3.83
557 557 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,582 —
640 640 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,760 +5.00
720–745 733 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,023 —
365–395 380 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,235 —
500–510 502 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,441 —
580–590 585 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 350.00 $350.00 $798 -25.00
265 fancy 265 1 365.00 $365.00 $967 —
265–290 274 5 340.00–350.00 $341.93 $937 +6.93
305–315 310 6 330.00–340.00 $334.17 $1,036 +17.13
360–390 375 2 317.00–320.00 $318.56 $1,195 +4.86
415–418 418 27 296.00–297.00 $296.04 $1,237 +8.68
520–521 521 10 257.50–262.00 $257.95 $1,344 -3.86
550–574 569 8 250.00–255.00 $254.39 $1,447 -4.16
625 625 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 -1.70
655 fancy 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 —
650–688 670 20 235.00–245.00 $244.14 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 345.00 $345.00 $811 —
255–295 277 5 325.00–335.00 $331.95 $920 +9.40
325–348 345 17 312.50–325.00 $313.77 $1,083 —
370–390 379 5 300.00–307.00 $302.75 $1,147 +2.93
400–430 415 5 290.00–292.00 $291.20 $1,208 +13.13
450–470 460 2 275.00–280.00 $277.45 $1,276 +14.69
500–540 518 9 250.00–255.00 $253.88 $1,315 -0.44
570–595 582 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,426 -1.83
615 615 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,445 -6.66
745 745 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,602 —
787 787 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 335.00 $335.00 $770 —
290 290 1 310.00 $310.00 $899 —
330–340 333 3 300.00–310.00 $303.40 $1,010 —
370–380 375 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,088 —
400–445 427 7 280.00–282.00 $280.58 $1,198 —
460–490 474 8 260.00–270.00 $267.52 $1,268 —
500–540 525 3 240.00–245.00 $241.71 $1,269 —
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 —
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 —
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 365.00–370.00 $367.53 $893 —
305–330 319 4 332.00–335.00 $333.51 $1,064 +3.43
350–390 371 9 322.00–330.00 $324.92 $1,205 +5.54
400–430 415 5 310.00–317.00 $313.33 $1,300 +10.98
465–480 473 2 300.00–307.00 $303.56 $1,436 +14.82
510 510 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 +7.44
560 560 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,523 +10.33
650–655 653 2 240.00–245.00 $242.51 $1,584 —
725–730 728 2 230.00–237.00 $233.49 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 332.00–340.00 $336.04 $951 —
310–315 313 3 320.00–330.00 $325.00 $1,017 —
370–395 385 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 +8.00
445 445 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 —
465–490 478 4 285.00–295.00 $289.93 $1,386 —
515–535 528 3 265.00–270.00 $267.30 $1,411 —
575–580 578 2 255.00–260.00 $257.49 $1,488 —
625 625 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 —
680 680 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 390.00 $390.00 $897 —
255–265 260 2 370.00–375.00 $372.55 $969 +7.55
305 305 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,098 +10.00
400–430 420 6 320.00–327.00 $321.50 $1,350 -4.41
460–475 467 3 315.00–320.00 $316.70 $1,479 +8.89
500–520 506 4 290.00–302.00 $293.08 $1,483 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1370 1124 80-85% 25 127.00–134.00 $130.86 $1,471 -3.67
1035–1525 1243 80-85% 20 135.00–142.00 $139.17 $1,730 -8.67
1055–1500 1275 80-85% 18 143.00–150.00 $145.68 $1,857 +6.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1185 1020 85-90% 8 106.00–111.00 $109.21 $1,114 —
830–1260 1069 85-90% 16 114.00–119.00 $116.46 $1,245 —
865–1360 1101 85-90% 17 120.00–126.00 $123.30 $1,358 -4.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1650 1418 75-80% 2 143.00–149.00 $145.51 $2,063 +10.20
1245–1630 1438 75-80% 2 136.00–142.00 $138.60 $1,993 -11.35
1405–1945 1639 75-80% 4 130.00–135.00 $133.38 $2,186 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1615 1443 7 153.00–157.00 $154.84 $2,234 —
1400–2140 1674 13 159.00–165.00 $161.89 $2,710 —
1390–1945 1699 4 166.00–173.00 $169.53 $2,880 —

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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) 2 1,400.00–1,720.00 $1,560.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,035.00–2,050.00 $2,042.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,100.00 $1,975.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,475.00

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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 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,987.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,264.29 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.