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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

1,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,758/hd at 748 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.85/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,519/hd at 678 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $306.64/cwt +18.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 483 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,294 1,320 1,218
Feeder cattle 1,082 1,139 953
Slaughter cattle 95 132 170
Replacement cattle 117 49 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with 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
310 310 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 —
355–365 358 3 330.00–340.00 $333.40 $1,194 +5.90
400–425 418 5 302.00–312.50 $308.98 $1,292 -3.52
478–486 483 26 305.00–307.50 $306.64 $1,481 +18.72
505–545 537 24 280.00–291.00 $289.05 $1,552 —
555 value added 555 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,596 —
588–590 589 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,590 +2.60
620–643 639 8 257.50–272.00 $259.81 $1,660 —
664–690 671 13 245.00–257.50 $250.27 $1,679 +8.59
745 745 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,751 -3.89
901 901 13 215.00 $215.00 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 72 235.00 $235.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,213 +13.00
430–445 438 2 290.00–295.00 $292.46 $1,281 —
480–495 488 6 280.00–290.00 $284.31 $1,387 —
505–545 521 4 270.00–277.00 $274.27 $1,429 +14.27
565–580 570 5 260.00–267.50 $265.50 $1,513 +15.50
617 617 13 245.00 $245.00 $1,512 +2.53
660–671 670 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 —
710–738 735 8 222.00–223.00 $222.88 $1,638 +7.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,071 —
430 430 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 -1.02
465 465 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 —
520–545 533 3 260.00–265.00 $263.38 $1,404 +9.65
565 565 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,441 —
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,060 +1.00
455–480 468 2 250.00–255.00 $252.57 $1,182 +1.89
510–542 527 24 239.00–245.00 $242.66 $1,279 -0.30
550–596 587 19 230.00–235.00 $230.25 $1,352 -8.88
600–640 615 3 225.00–232.00 $229.01 $1,408 -1.91
655 fancy 655 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,539 —
650–680 679 44 215.00–224.00 $223.60 $1,518 -1.94
705 705 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,445 -2.97
826 fancy 826 8 207.50 $207.50 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 277.50 $277.50 $882 -3.33
352–375 363 10 265.00–270.00 $267.29 $970 -1.01
400–440 427 15 250.00–255.00 $250.67 $1,070 -5.96
450–495 470 23 240.00–247.00 $243.33 $1,144 -0.95
510–545 527 9 230.00–237.00 $233.40 $1,230 +2.32
550–585 568 5 220.00–227.00 $223.40 $1,269 -0.41
600–630 612 9 210.00–220.00 $217.22 $1,329 +2.18
655–665 660 2 200.00–210.00 $205.04 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 3 265.00–267.00 $265.68 $885 +1.83
350–385 362 9 250.00–260.00 $252.77 $915 -2.39
400–445 425 10 240.00–247.00 $243.22 $1,034 -1.37
460–495 487 6 230.00–237.00 $232.86 $1,134 +1.19
525–548 543 5 220.00–225.00 $220.97 $1,200 -1.87
550–570 557 3 210.00–215.00 $211.65 $1,179 -3.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 7 340.00–350.00 $346.42 $1,119 +16.42
350–390 367 8 320.00–335.00 $326.22 $1,197 +13.74
400–405 403 3 295.00–305.00 $300.69 $1,212 +10.19
450–480 467 6 277.00–285.00 $281.01 $1,312 +5.01
500–530 514 7 262.00–270.00 $265.13 $1,363 +8.41
550–590 576 11 245.00–255.00 $247.21 $1,424 +2.21
602–645 625 10 235.00–245.00 $238.57 $1,491 +5.48
660–680 673 6 230.00–240.00 $235.84 $1,587 +5.86
705–735 718 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,580 —
775–790 783 2 210.00–217.00 $213.53 $1,672 +11.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $1,189 +7.45
420–446 440 18 280.00–290.00 $287.38 $1,264 +7.39
450–490 476 8 270.00–275.00 $272.53 $1,297 +6.48
530 530 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 +3.58
560–565 563 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,362 +10.02
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 +4.05
675 675 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,519 +10.00
745 745 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 +1.98
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 +4.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 330.00 $330.00 $808 —
250 250 2 315.00 $315.00 $788 +5.00
350–398 381 8 285.00–310.00 $296.33 $1,129 +16.38
415–445 430 12 265.00–275.00 $270.40 $1,163 +2.92
460–495 482 8 255.00–260.00 $256.51 $1,236 +8.08
505–530 515 5 235.00–245.00 $240.01 $1,236 +5.04
550–565 558 4 230.00–235.00 $231.27 $1,290 +8.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1205 955 85-90% 15 85.00–90.00 $87.92 $840 -3.93
720–1205 1050 85-90% 11 91.00–96.00 $94.46 $992 —
955–1270 1103 85-90% 9 100.00–102.00 $100.79 $1,112 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1290 1160 80-85% 13 105.00–107.00 $105.55 $1,224 —
1055–1530 1268 80-85% 13 110.00–115.00 $111.51 $1,414 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1815 1532 75-80% 3 105.00–110.00 $108.57 $1,663 —
1300–1815 1558 75-80% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.58 $1,801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–2000 1652 3 140.00–145.00 $142.02 $2,346 —
1550–1895 1713 7 130.00–135.00 $134.21 $2,299 -6.11

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,114.00–1,378.00 $1,221.38

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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) 6 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,304.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,550.00–1,950.00 $1,737.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 2,000.00–2,250.00 $2,134.62
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,750.00–2,200.00 $1,850.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,650.00 $1,537.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,075.00–1,450.00 $1,239.23

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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 3 1,950.00–2,150.00 $2,083.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.