Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

1,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $232.91/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 524 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $222.29/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 622 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $242.74/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 476 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,158 829 1,033
Feeder cattle 750 631 774
Slaughter cattle 233 124 161
Replacement cattle 175 74 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold stead to 2.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 183.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,088 —
355–370 363 4 310.00–315.00 $313.78 $1,139 —
460 460 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,297 +9.54
530–542 536 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,367 -12.13
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 ±0.00
615–635 625 2 240.00–242.00 $241.02 $1,506 -3.98
670 670 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,474 -10.00
720 720 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 —
405–425 415 3 300.00–305.00 $302.31 $1,255 +7.28
585 585 2 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $1,506 -8.50
615–625 620 2 247.00–255.00 $251.03 $1,556 -2.27
665–690 673 3 235.00–240.00 $236.71 $1,593 -5.83
715 715 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 +2.50
790 790 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 390.00–395.00 $392.48 $1,150 +32.48
310 value added 310 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,240 —
315 315 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,166 —
355 355 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,207 —
645 645 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,709 —
655–680 668 2 245.00–257.00 $250.89 $1,676 -3.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 278 3 295.00–300.00 $296.74 $825 —
355–395 386 8 270.00–280.00 $275.57 $1,064 +9.01
447 447 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,140 +4.42
450–495 476 16 240.00–247.00 $242.74 $1,155 +0.94
500–545 524 18 230.00–237.00 $232.91 $1,220 +2.89
550–595 572 8 220.00–225.00 $223.75 $1,280 +3.82
600–640 627 3 210.00–217.00 $212.23 $1,331 +0.57
665–680 673 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,346 —
710–735 723 2 190.00–195.00 $192.46 $1,391 —
765–795 782 3 180.00–190.00 $186.74 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 310.00 $310.00 $852 —
371–395 378 5 285.00–290.00 $287.95 $1,088 —
400–440 418 10 260.00–272.00 $263.94 $1,103 +5.77
460–475 469 4 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,184 +1.32
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 +3.81
550–595 573 8 230.00–235.00 $231.92 $1,329 -0.12
600–645 622 16 220.00–227.00 $222.29 $1,383 +2.29
655–695 674 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,415 -3.66
700–725 710 3 200.00–210.00 $203.31 $1,444 +2.31
760 760 2 197.00–200.00 $198.50 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 9 310.00–317.00 $313.63 $1,022 +18.63
335 fancy 335 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 —
350 fancy 350 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,127 —
350–375 362 3 300.00–310.00 $306.54 $1,110 —
400–435 413 11 275.00–285.00 $277.71 $1,147 —
450–460 455 2 262.00–265.00 $263.48 $1,199 —
650–670 660 2 220.00–225.00 $222.46 $1,468 -3.57
755 755 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,623 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 335.00 $335.00 $787 —
310–320 315 3 315.00 $315.00 $992 +3.00
365–385 378 7 295.00–305.00 $299.97 $1,134 +4.84
400–440 421 9 280.00–290.00 $286.06 $1,204 +13.56
450–495 476 9 260.00–270.00 $265.18 $1,262 +1.82
505–540 519 11 245.00–255.00 $251.62 $1,306 -1.74
550–590 570 9 235.00–245.00 $240.01 $1,368 -2.51
615–645 632 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,466 —
650–685 668 2 215.00–220.00 $217.43 $1,452 -4.57
715–740 728 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,529 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 355.00 $355.00 $710 —
250–290 270 2 335.00–350.00 $341.94 $923 —
305–340 322 5 320.00–325.00 $323.00 $1,040 +3.00
375–395 388 5 315.00–317.00 $316.21 $1,227 +9.54
405–430 418 2 292.00–300.00 $296.12 $1,238 +12.90
450–465 460 13 277.00–287.50 $284.67 $1,309 +10.42
500–515 509 7 257.00–262.00 $259.71 $1,322 -2.83
610–635 621 11 235.00–245.00 $238.45 $1,481 -5.71
650–690 668 5 230.00–235.00 $231.00 $1,543 -5.33
725 725 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,573 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,010 —
315 315 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,071 +7.60
360–375 367 3 320.00–330.00 $323.27 $1,186 +4.55
400 400 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,228 +8.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1510 1183 80-85% 47 128.00–134.00 $131.48 $1,555 +0.43
1015–1520 1263 80-85% 21 142.00–148.00 $143.58 $1,813 +5.23
980–1700 1264 80-85% 41 135.00–141.00 $137.65 $1,740 -0.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1190 1005 85-90% 6 110.00–115.00 $112.03 $1,126 -4.13
850–1270 1061 85-90% 20 123.00–129.00 $125.75 $1,334 +2.73
850–1315 1062 85-90% 19 116.00–122.00 $118.73 $1,261 -4.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1615 1413 75-80% 12 123.00–129.00 $127.16 $1,797 —
1305–1515 1427 75-80% 6 137.00–142.00 $139.03 $1,984 —
1240–1720 1485 75-80% 13 131.00–136.00 $133.50 $1,982 -4.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2010 1711 8 166.00–173.00 $169.33 $2,897 —
1575–2280 1754 7 160.00–165.00 $162.76 $2,855 —
1635–1905 1793 4 174.00–180.00 $176.73 $3,169 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00–2,200.00 $1,925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,200.00–1,600.00 $1,367.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,720.00–2,190.00 $1,915.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,525.00–1,850.00 $1,684.44
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,250.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,410.00 $1,355.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,630.00 $1,630.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,300.00

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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 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,675.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,850.00–2,300.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.