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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

1,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.25/cwt ≈ $1,817/hd at 660 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $304.00/cwt ≈ $1,602/hd at 527 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.00/cwt ≈ $1,595/hd at 628 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,180 807 1,231
Feeder cattle 811 702 1,051
Slaughter cattle 146 76 120
Replacement cattle 223 29 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 27 254.00 $254.00 $1,595 —
660 value added 660 80 275.25 $275.25 $1,817 —
772 772 23 239.00 $239.00 $1,845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 335 7 350.00–360.00 $358.55 $1,201 —
350–385 369 4 330.00–340.00 $336.24 $1,241 —
405–420 411 4 315.00–325.00 $319.22 $1,312 —
527 value added 527 49 304.00 $304.00 $1,602 —
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —
681 value added 681 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,754 —
700 value added 700 2 252.00–255.00 $253.50 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,088 —
370–395 383 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,187 +25.00
400 400 2 290.00–295.00 $292.50 $1,170 +17.50
475 475 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,340 —
520–535 531 6 250.00–260.00 $252.82 $1,342 —
640 640 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,485 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,122 —
510 510 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,387 +20.87
555–595 577 7 250.00–260.00 $254.23 $1,467 +11.73
610–640 625 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 —
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 210 3 320.00–340.00 $329.76 $692 —
330–345 337 3 290.00 $290.00 $977 -11.56
355–380 366 5 280.00–290.00 $284.31 $1,041 -7.30
405–430 417 5 265.00–270.00 $266.42 $1,111 -1.71
450–495 480 15 252.00–265.00 $256.72 $1,232 —
500–531 519 11 245.00–255.00 $247.05 $1,282 +6.74
555–575 559 6 240.00–242.50 $241.65 $1,351 +3.86
605–640 618 5 225.00–230.00 $227.38 $1,405 -2.54
660 fancy 660 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,531 +1.44
650–695 680 5 220.00–225.00 $223.06 $1,517 +2.62
700 fancy 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 +5.00
715–730 723 2 207.00–210.00 $208.48 $1,507 +3.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 331 5 280.00–285.00 $283.38 $938 -9.12
351–382 374 13 267.00–275.00 $271.24 $1,014 -3.80
405–445 430 9 255.00–260.00 $258.32 $1,111 +1.86
450–490 471 7 242.00–250.00 $246.01 $1,159 +1.03
506 506 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,214 +6.91
560–595 575 10 225.00–230.00 $229.19 $1,318 +4.62
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 +1.70
680 680 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 285.00 $285.00 $826 —
300–305 303 2 275.00 $275.00 $833 -3.77
390–395 393 3 255.00–260.00 $258.35 $1,015 -6.65
410–440 424 4 240.00–250.00 $243.83 $1,034 -3.25
465–475 470 4 235.00–240.00 $238.74 $1,122 +2.50
515–526 523 4 220.00–230.00 $222.46 $1,163 —
575–595 583 3 215.00–220.00 $217.31 $1,267 +3.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 355.00 $355.00 $763 —
255 255 2 330.00–335.00 $332.50 $848 +10.00
315–338 331 6 315.00–320.00 $318.40 $1,054 +8.40
360–370 365 2 300.00–305.00 $302.47 $1,104 +8.39
401–440 409 8 280.00–290.00 $286.16 $1,170 +1.67
463–475 466 12 270.00–275.00 $274.15 $1,278 +3.65
500–525 516 12 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,303 +12.51
550–585 570 5 240.00–245.00 $242.80 $1,384 +9.43
600–635 615 3 232.00–238.00 $235.04 $1,445 +9.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 330.00 $330.00 $808 +15.00
260–285 275 5 315.00–325.00 $317.93 $874 +8.99
305–345 332 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,013 +5.00
365–395 383 3 285.00–295.00 $288.17 $1,104 +12.14
415–423 421 4 270.00–275.00 $273.77 $1,153 +6.52
465 465 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,232 +10.42
500–540 518 5 240.00–245.00 $242.32 $1,255 +10.88
550–590 573 3 230.00–237.00 $234.76 $1,345 +12.64
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 +3.35
675 675 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,451 +11.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 fancy 258 2 365.00 $365.00 $942 —
270 270 1 345.00 $345.00 $932 ±0.00
315–345 330 2 335.00–340.00 $337.61 $1,114 +20.61
350–390 373 5 310.00–325.00 $319.05 $1,190 +9.97
410–430 420 3 295.00–300.00 $296.71 $1,246 -5.61
450–475 456 4 285.00–290.00 $287.47 $1,311 +2.51
655 655 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,506 +4.34
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1505 1170 80-85% 33 110.00–115.00 $112.31 $1,314 +1.96
910–1410 1184 80-85% 21 116.00–121.00 $117.95 $1,397 +1.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1095 911 85-90% 20 90.00–96.00 $92.58 $843 —
790–1175 1039 85-90% 8 98.00–102.00 $100.00 $1,039 —
755–1295 1074 85-90% 21 105.00–109.00 $105.78 $1,136 +6.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1415 1408 75-80% 3 111.00–113.00 $111.67 $1,572 -0.33
1310–1775 1570 75-80% 9 115.00–120.00 $116.18 $1,824 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1785 1668 3 148.00–151.00 $149.67 $2,496 —
1340–1985 1753 6 140.00–146.00 $142.81 $2,503 -9.48
2000 2000 1 160.00 $160.00 $3,200 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,254.69
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,650.00–2,100.00 $1,892.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,575.00 $1,458.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 2,200.00–2,750.00 $2,465.38
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,750.00–2,450.00 $2,177.27
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,650.00 $2,650.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,750.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,250.00–1,600.00 $1,409.09

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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 10 2,500.00–2,950.00 $2,700.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 2,175.00–2,550.00 $2,418.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,200.00–3,275.00 $3,256.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,800.00–2,075.00 $1,922.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,125.00–2,400.00 $2,262.50 —

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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.