Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $255.34/cwt ≈ $2,007/hd at 786 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.46/cwt +5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,697/hd at 667 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.08/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 375 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 945 1,398
Feeder cattle 440 789 1,055
Slaughter cattle 57 81 217
Replacement cattle 24 75 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 142.00 cwt and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 162.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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
330 330 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,370 +11.82
350 value added 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 —
360 360 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,332 -19.80
405–440 420 4 350.00–370.00 $357.37 $1,501 -21.38
450–480 462 7 340.00–355.00 $348.84 $1,612 -6.09
510–535 524 4 320.00–327.00 $322.99 $1,692 +9.38
565 565 4 300.00–305.00 $301.25 $1,702 -2.22
600–631 622 5 290.00–300.00 $298.07 $1,854 +8.07
712 712 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,915 —
786–787 786 29 245.00–257.50 $255.34 $2,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,128 —
375–390 383 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,398 ±0.00
460–485 473 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,514 -15.02
545 545 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,690 —
555–591 582 4 285.00–290.00 $288.81 $1,681 —
610 610 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,708 +9.80
675 675 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 367 3 330.00–335.00 $331.73 $1,217 -28.27
400–445 418 4 315.00–325.00 $319.85 $1,337 -20.15
525 525 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,522 —
612–640 620 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 340.00 $340.00 $945 -2.41
345 345 8 330.00–337.50 $336.25 $1,160 -3.75
350–395 375 16 320.00–325.00 $324.08 $1,215 +0.44
400–445 421 14 310.00–325.00 $316.52 $1,333 +6.53
450–475 457 7 292.50–310.00 $296.73 $1,356 +3.08
500–525 512 5 270.00–290.00 $280.01 $1,434 -0.99
561–590 569 5 260.00–262.50 $261.48 $1,488 +0.77
605 fancy 605 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,603 —
600–637 626 7 250.00–260.00 $257.54 $1,612 +6.85
651–667 fancy 663 15 255.00–257.50 $255.65 $1,695 —
665–686 681 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,702 +1.00
700 fancy 700 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 —
700–737 725 3 237.00–237.50 $237.34 $1,721 —
804 804 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,761 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–340 335 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,072 +8.70
360–395 377 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,169 +5.00
440–445 443 4 290.00–300.00 $292.51 $1,296 -5.40
460–495 478 11 280.00–290.00 $283.06 $1,353 +9.37
500–540 526 6 260.00–265.00 $262.46 $1,381 -0.05
550–590 560 5 250.00–257.00 $251.78 $1,410 -1.50
635 635 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,568 +5.00
660–695 675 3 227.00–237.00 $233.04 $1,573 —
745 745 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 320.00 $320.00 $912 —
305 305 1 305.00 $305.00 $930 —
355–385 370 2 290.00–300.00 $294.80 $1,091 -0.20
425–440 433 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,234 +5.00
455–490 473 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,301 +12.45
520–525 522 3 245.00–255.00 $248.35 $1,296 -6.07
560–590 580 3 235.00–240.00 $236.70 $1,373 -6.29
635–645 640 2 225.00–235.00 $230.04 $1,472 -1.96
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,116 —
350–380 360 3 340.00–345.00 $341.76 $1,230 -13.19
425–430 428 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,391 -9.93
460–475 466 5 310.00–320.00 $314.01 $1,463 +0.22
505–545 528 5 295.00–300.00 $297.01 $1,568 +1.35
575–595 592 10 275.00–280.00 $275.49 $1,631 -10.38
600–620 607 6 257.00–267.00 $259.83 $1,577 -0.17
675–686 684 8 245.00–252.00 $246.62 $1,687 —
730–740 735 3 227.00–232.00 $229.66 $1,688 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 410.00 $410.00 $984 —
310 310 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,178 -5.00
370 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 -30.10
400–440 421 5 335.00–350.00 $342.99 $1,444 -19.02
455–490 477 7 330.00–340.00 $334.24 $1,594 -2.01
500–535 524 8 310.00–320.00 $312.46 $1,637 +2.87
570–595 583 2 285.00–300.00 $292.66 $1,706 —
605 605 2 270.00–272.00 $271.00 $1,640 —
787 787 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 370 3 330.00–335.00 $331.64 $1,227 -4.16
405–425 415 3 310.00–315.00 $313.29 $1,300 -4.18
460–490 478 3 295.00–305.00 $298.89 $1,429 -4.41
500–520 514 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,439 -3.21
555–595 575 2 260.00–265.00 $262.59 $1,510 -4.38
605–645 624 4 250.00–255.00 $253.00 $1,579 +4.37
655–665 660 2 235.00–240.00 $237.48 $1,567 -0.02
790 790 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1420 1206 80-85% 13 122.00–128.00 $124.61 $1,503 -1.37
1085–1660 1237 80-85% 15 115.00–121.00 $117.93 $1,459 +5.06
1280–1460 1386 80-85% 5 129.00–135.00 $132.72 $1,839 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1055 1015 85-90% 3 104.00–107.00 $106.00 $1,076 +6.00
1030–1115 1073 85-90% 2 108.00–114.00 $111.12 $1,192 —
1095–1265 1180 85-90% 2 96.00–98.00 $97.07 $1,145 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1430 1423 75-80% 2 127.00–129.00 $127.99 $1,821 —
1435 1435 75-80% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,751 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1835 1609 4 145.00–146.00 $145.23 $2,337 —
1760 1760 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,376 —
1735–1870 1803 2 154.00–159.00 $156.41 $2,820 —

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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 11 1,204.00–1,561.00 $1,439.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,737.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,450.00 $1,425.00

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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.