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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $320.00/cwt ≈ $1,600/hd at 500 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $262.50/cwt ≈ $1,620/hd at 617 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.59/cwt +24.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 433 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 945 1,665 1,398
Feeder cattle 789 1,454 1,055
Slaughter cattle 81 87 217
Replacement cattle 75 124 126

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,010 —
320–340 330 3 395.00–410.00 $403.18 $1,330 +33.18
360–390 368 4 380.00–395.00 $389.80 $1,434 —
400–410 405 4 370.00–385.00 $378.75 $1,534 —
455–470 462 3 350.00–365.00 $354.93 $1,640 +33.43
501–545 516 7 312.50–315.00 $313.61 $1,618 -4.13
555–565 560 2 300.00–307.00 $303.47 $1,699 -2.40
615 615 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,784 +1.29
654 value added 654 12 290.00 $290.00 $1,897 —
655 655 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,801 -1.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,004 —
260–290 275 2 385.00–390.00 $387.36 $1,065 —
355 355 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 —
415 415 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,473 +30.00
480–485 483 3 330.00–337.50 $335.02 $1,618 +20.02
633–635 633 10 270.00–272.00 $270.20 $1,710 +1.72
710 710 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,275 +40.00
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 —
430–445 438 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,489 —
625 625 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,656 +12.52
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 370.00 $370.00 $814 —
220–235 fancy 228 2 400.00–430.00 $415.49 $947 —
270–291 281 2 340.00–345.00 $342.41 $962 +23.99
310 310 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 +31.12
355–395 fancy 374 4 330.00–337.00 $331.66 $1,240 +21.66
360–395 376 11 315.00–325.00 $323.64 $1,217 +28.64
410–434 fancy 430 6 317.50–322.00 $318.22 $1,368 +18.22
400–449 434 13 305.00–315.00 $309.99 $1,345 +23.32
450–480 468 9 285.00–302.50 $293.65 $1,374 +11.41
505 505 4 275.00–287.00 $281.00 $1,419 +16.25
560–564 563 7 260.00–265.00 $260.71 $1,468 +2.14
600–630 612 3 250.00–252.00 $250.69 $1,534 +2.22
660–670 663 5 245.00–250.00 $249.00 $1,651 +6.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 325.00 $325.00 $942 —
305–340 321 4 305.00–320.00 $311.30 $999 +12.29
370–390 381 5 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $1,162 +18.35
410–448 434 7 295.00–300.00 $297.91 $1,293 +22.52
460–496 488 14 270.00–282.00 $273.69 $1,336 +7.43
525–530 528 2 260.00–265.00 $262.51 $1,386 +11.22
555–590 573 3 250.00–255.00 $253.28 $1,451 +9.96
625 625 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,512 +8.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 +13.29
390–395 391 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,153 +22.49
430 430 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 +18.01
450–470 460 2 260.00–265.00 $262.55 $1,208 +10.16
515–540 531 7 252.00–257.00 $254.42 $1,351 +10.16
570–595 580 3 242.00–245.00 $242.99 $1,409 +7.99
605–625 615 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,427 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 20 320.00 $320.00 $1,600 —
617 617 20 262.50 $262.50 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 370.00–380.00 $374.63 $1,012 +39.63
310–340 328 3 345.00–355.00 $350.15 $1,148 +25.15
355–395 382 5 330.00–345.00 $335.80 $1,283 +31.81
430–440 435 2 315.00–320.00 $317.47 $1,381 +27.62
450–475 465 3 300.00–305.00 $303.30 $1,410 +22.58
510–535 518 6 280.00–290.00 $283.21 $1,467 +19.92
550–580 568 6 262.00–270.00 $266.97 $1,516 +12.80
600–635 612 8 245.00–252.00 $248.63 $1,522 +10.34
650 650 2 235.00–240.00 $237.50 $1,544 —
700–720 712 3 220.00–222.00 $220.67 $1,571 +5.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,020 +25.00
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 +34.88
350–365 358 2 375.00–385.00 $380.10 $1,361 +47.60
400–445 422 13 352.00–370.00 $362.01 $1,528 +38.66
450–490 471 7 325.00–345.00 $336.25 $1,584 +23.45
500–530 510 8 305.00–315.00 $309.59 $1,579 +11.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,228 +40.00
350–385 366 4 350.00–360.00 $354.95 $1,299 +32.44
420–435 429 6 330.00–345.00 $334.93 $1,437 +31.44
450–490 475 5 310.00–317.00 $313.79 $1,491 +16.52
525–540 530 3 292.00–300.00 $295.66 $1,567 +18.18
555–576 570 6 280.00–287.50 $285.87 $1,629 +25.04
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 +9.98
755 755 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1290 1213 80-85% 9 124.00–130.00 $125.98 $1,528 +17.77
1010–1545 1225 80-85% 8 118.00–123.00 $120.37 $1,475 +6.55
1010–1565 1231 80-85% 10 110.00–116.00 $112.87 $1,389 -0.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1185 1037 85-90% 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,037 —
1020–1270 1126 85-90% 9 104.00–109.00 $107.04 $1,205 —
1235 1235 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,173 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,636 +20.34
1320–1625 1500 75-80% 4 117.00–120.00 $118.93 $1,784 —
1455–1750 1578 75-80% 3 115.00–116.00 $115.31 $1,820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1615 1575 2 130.00–136.00 $132.92 $2,093 —
1665–2115 1900 4 148.00–151.00 $149.70 $2,844 —
1565–2385 1919 5 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $2,717 —

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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) 2 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,425.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,850.00–2,150.00 $1,993.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,650.00 $2,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,714.29
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,058.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,316.67
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,800.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.