Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

1,665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.00/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 675 lb · 292 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.50/cwt ≈ $1,904/hd at 691 lb · 148 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $288.71/cwt +23.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 620 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,665	1,379	754
Feeder cattle	1,454	1,224	530
Slaughter cattle	87	100	150
Replacement cattle	124	55	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	148	275.50	$275.50	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,126	—
305–325	315	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,166	—
455–475	460	6	320.00–327.00	$321.50	$1,479	+14.07
500–515	506	4	317.00–320.00	$317.74	$1,608	+35.74
552–580	567	16	292.00–315.00	$305.87	$1,734	+33.35
611–626	620	49	285.00–291.00	$288.71	$1,790	+23.71
655–660	659	7	270.00–279.00	$276.44	$1,822	+17.06
710–743	736	32	251.00–262.00	$260.56	$1,918	—
805	805	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,404	—
485	485	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,528	+30.00
515–528	527	9	295.00–305.00	$296.09	$1,560	+21.09
555–590	570	3	285.00–290.00	$288.27	$1,643	+23.27
605–628	619	5	265.00–275.00	$268.48	$1,662	+17.52
700–730	715	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,716	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,156	—
580	580	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,595	—
605–615	610	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$1,540	+16.26
675	675	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,654	—
720	720	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,692	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	292	255.00	$255.00	$1,721	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	3	315.00–320.00	$318.42	$892	—
310–320 fancy	315	2	320.00–330.00	$324.92	$1,023	—
305–345	330	4	305.00–315.00	$308.88	$1,019	—
350–375	360	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,062	—
390 fancy	390	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,209	—
400–441	426	10	285.00–297.00	$286.67	$1,221	+19.60
435 fancy	435	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,305	—
450–485	463	8	275.00–287.00	$282.24	$1,307	+22.32
500–520	511	7	260.00–275.00	$264.75	$1,353	+17.29
510–523 fancy	520	4	277.00–287.50	$284.92	$1,482	—
551–565	558	7	255.00–260.00	$258.57	$1,443	—
562 fancy	562	20	272.50	$272.50	$1,531	—
605–615	610	2	245.00–252.00	$248.47	$1,516	+12.21
670–685	680	3	235.00–246.00	$242.39	$1,648	+12.39
760–795	778	2	210.00–215.00	$212.44	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	323	5	295.00–300.00	$299.01	$966	+10.79
365–370	368	3	280.00–290.00	$286.65	$1,055	+8.31
400–442	427	11	270.00–277.50	$275.39	$1,176	+16.42
470–495	485	8	260.00–270.00	$266.26	$1,291	+20.91
500–540	524	9	250.00–257.00	$251.29	$1,317	—
560–580	568	3	242.00–245.00	$243.32	$1,382	+18.32
600–640	623	10	230.00–240.00	$233.99	$1,458	+10.25
655–695	675	2	222.00–225.00	$223.54	$1,509	—
725–740	733	3	210.00–215.00	$213.32	$1,564	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	300.00	$300.00	$720	—
300–335	314	4	285.00–290.00	$286.71	$900	+13.13
360–370	364	4	270.00–275.00	$272.51	$992	+5.52
400–445	422	5	260.00–265.00	$261.99	$1,106	+14.95
465–485	473	3	250.00–257.00	$252.39	$1,194	+14.94
520–545	528	4	242.00–245.00	$244.26	$1,290	—
560–590	573	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,347	+15.00
640	640	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,440	+18.33
655	655	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,376	—
795	795	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,550	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	345.00–355.00	$350.09	$1,015	+15.09
335	335	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,106	+13.01
355–365	361	4	315.00–325.00	$322.51	$1,164	+19.68
400–445	415	8	300.00–310.00	$303.49	$1,259	+17.09
460–485	466	10	290.00–302.00	$297.27	$1,385	+23.44
525–535	530	2	275.00–280.00	$277.48	$1,471	+18.45
555–590	570	6	260.00–265.00	$260.83	$1,487	+13.32
620–625	623	2	245.00–255.00	$250.02	$1,558	+19.18
650–667	663	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,591	+17.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	335.00	$335.00	$972	+16.72
325	325	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,056	+19.39
365–395	381	5	300.00–310.00	$303.99	$1,158	+12.02
400–425	413	2	285.00–295.00	$289.85	$1,197	+16.52
477–480	477	7	280.00–285.00	$280.72	$1,339	+20.76
520–540	527	3	260.00–270.00	$263.29	$1,388	+18.87
550–590	573	6	250.00–255.00	$254.17	$1,456	+17.76
600–645	630	3	235.00–240.00	$238.29	$1,501	+14.68
710–722	718	3	215.00–217.00	$215.66	$1,548	+10.66
770	770	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 fancy	230	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,012	+40.00
235	235	1	400.00	$400.00	$940	+23.21
270	270	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,012	—
310–325	318	2	345.00–355.00	$350.12	$1,113	+10.12
350	350	2	330.00–335.00	$332.50	$1,164	+17.50
385 fancy	385	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,405	+32.50
410–425	420	5	315.00–332.00	$323.35	$1,358	+28.35
460–485	472	5	305.00–320.00	$312.80	$1,476	+28.17
505–525	515	3	295.00–305.00	$298.33	$1,536	+23.98
530 fancy	530	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,670	—
550–555	553	2	280.00–290.00	$284.98	$1,576	+19.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1535	1207	80-85%	16	105.00–110.00	$108.21	$1,306	+4.70
1055–1405	1241	80-85%	11	111.00–116.00	$113.82	$1,413	+4.71
1230–1600	1415	80-85%	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,698	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1110	941	85-90%	10	85.00–90.00	$87.52	$824	—
920–1055	996	85-90%	7	100.00	$100.00	$996	—
930–1345	1085	85-90%	7	92.00–95.00	$94.41	$1,024	-0.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1390	1308	75-80%	2	100.00–105.00	$102.66	$1,343	—
1330–1400	1376	75-80%	4	112.00–118.00	$114.46	$1,575	—
1395	1395	75-80%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1610	1495	2	135.00	$135.00	$2,018	—
1780–1955	1883	4	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$2,683	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,187.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,516.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,350.00–2,550.00	$2,490.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,200.00	$2,110.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,835.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,050.00	$3,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,787.50	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,766.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,900.00–2,950.00	$2,925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,875.00–2,250.00	$2,025.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,250.00–2,650.00	$2,475.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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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.