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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

1,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $239.52/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 476 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $247.50/cwt ≈ $1,299/hd at 525 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $231.63/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 569 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,333 1,158 721
Feeder cattle 1,029 750 597
Slaughter cattle 185 233 90
Replacement cattle 119 175 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderated 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
320–340 330 2 360.00–375.00 $367.27 $1,212 -2.73
350 value added 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260 —
355–360 358 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,217 ±0.00
405–410 408 2 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $1,275 —
550 550 11 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 —
603–625 604 16 250.00–257.50 $257.02 $1,552 —
655–695 680 7 240.00–247.50 $246.06 $1,673 -4.83
720 720 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,085 —
500–546 531 6 260.00–262.00 $260.34 $1,382 —
560–585 577 8 250.00–257.00 $252.11 $1,455 -5.39
600–649 641 9 245.00–247.50 $246.41 $1,579 -4.62
650 650 2 235.00–237.00 $236.00 $1,534 -0.71
710 710 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,619 -2.00
750–770 760 2 215.00–220.00 $217.53 $1,653 +5.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,153 -21.78
400–445 414 4 280.00–287.00 $283.04 $1,172 —
485–492 490 3 260.00–265.00 $261.65 $1,282 -20.35
506–530 514 7 250.00–257.50 $253.74 $1,304 -1.26
560–585 578 4 240.00–245.00 $243.73 $1,409 -6.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 18 247.50 $247.50 $1,299 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 300.00–310.00 $305.11 $717 —
255 255 1 290.00 $290.00 $740 -6.74
325–330 329 4 280.00–290.00 $285.48 $939 —
360–375 368 2 265.00–275.00 $270.10 $994 -5.47
410–430 418 6 245.00–252.00 $248.63 $1,039 -6.37
450–499 476 21 235.00–240.00 $239.52 $1,140 -3.22
505–545 525 13 227.00–230.00 $229.77 $1,206 -3.14
550–590 572 6 220.00–225.00 $222.45 $1,272 -1.30
600–645 623 5 205.00–210.00 $207.98 $1,296 -4.25
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 283 4 305.00–315.00 $310.02 $877 +0.02
345 345 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,052 —
355–375 365 5 277.00–285.00 $280.81 $1,025 -7.14
400–425 417 3 255.00–260.00 $256.60 $1,070 -7.34
450–480 461 5 245.00–255.00 $246.95 $1,138 -5.54
515–526 523 5 235.00–240.00 $239.00 $1,250 -6.00
550–595 569 16 230.00–235.00 $231.63 $1,318 -0.29
616–620 617 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,388 +2.71
670 670 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,440 +5.00
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 -3.31
765 765 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,492 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 278 3 320.00–335.00 $329.07 $915 —
300–345 320 7 310.00–327.00 $318.22 $1,018 +4.59
600–640 617 9 230.00–239.00 $234.84 $1,449 —
650–695 673 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,481 -2.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 330.00 $330.00 $776 -5.00
360–399 392 9 282.00–290.00 $283.47 $1,111 -16.50
400–445 419 5 272.00–280.00 $275.49 $1,154 -10.57
450–490 467 5 255.00–260.00 $256.98 $1,200 -8.20
510–540 525 13 240.00–247.50 $244.20 $1,282 -7.42
550–595 583 10 227.00–237.00 $230.78 $1,345 -9.23
625–640 633 4 220.00–227.00 $221.77 $1,404 -10.23
650–685 671 8 210.00–215.00 $213.35 $1,432 -4.08
700–710 705 2 200.00–210.00 $205.04 $1,446 -4.96
780–790 785 2 195.00–200.00 $197.48 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 345.00 $345.00 $845 —
300–315 308 2 320.00–325.00 $322.44 $993 -0.56
352–385 364 6 300.00–310.00 $304.98 $1,110 -11.23
400–440 419 7 280.00–292.00 $286.67 $1,201 -9.45
470–475 473 2 275.00–280.00 $277.51 $1,313 -7.16
500–545 528 6 250.00–260.00 $251.72 $1,329 -7.99
550–555 553 2 240.00–241.00 $240.50 $1,330 —
610–615 613 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,410 -8.45
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -11.00
700–745 726 5 212.00–215.00 $214.38 $1,556 -2.62
755–785 770 2 202.00–207.00 $204.55 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,106 +5.00
305–345 334 4 330.00–345.00 $338.99 $1,132 -1.01
360–370 365 3 320.00–325.00 $321.64 $1,174 -1.63
400–405 403 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,209 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1340 1117 80-85% 21 121.00–125.00 $123.75 $1,382 —
805–1635 1171 80-85% 36 126.00–131.00 $128.28 $1,502 -3.20
1030–1690 1236 80-85% 12 132.00–137.00 $134.75 $1,666 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1035 894 85-90% 9 104.00–107.00 $105.41 $942 —
760–1265 997 85-90% 23 110.00–116.00 $114.13 $1,138 —
750–1425 1025 85-90% 20 117.00–122.00 $119.89 $1,229 +7.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1735 1533 75-80% 5 120.00–125.00 $123.20 $1,889 —
1340–1870 1540 75-80% 9 126.00–130.00 $129.22 $1,990 —
1600–1770 1685 75-80% 2 134.00–135.00 $134.53 $2,267 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1905 1597 5 152.00–156.00 $154.49 $2,467 —
1570–2170 1879 7 160.00–165.00 $163.15 $3,066 —
1590–2215 1886 8 168.00–175.00 $170.92 $3,224 —

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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) 17 1,450.00–1,800.00 $1,603.24
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,501.25
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,650.00–2,200.00 $1,885.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,850.00 $1,800.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,385.00 $1,307.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,533.33

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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 2,050.00–2,150.00 $2,100.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,400.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.