Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

1,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $283.50/cwt ≈ $1,568/hd at 553 lb · 85 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.00/cwt ≈ $2,017/hd at 761 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $290.97/cwt -11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 517 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,539	1,508	1,417
Feeder cattle	1,244	1,307	1,203
Slaughter cattle	144	121	149
Replacement cattle	151	80	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with high yielding boning cows up to 149.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
761	761	67	265.00	$265.00	$2,017	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,169	-25.00
405–430	419	4	355.00–367.00	$360.59	$1,511	-19.49
450	450	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,530	-10.17
535	535	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,685	-20.03
600–645	620	3	285.00–295.00	$288.31	$1,788	-29.19
751	751	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,915	-5.00
800	800	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,960	-3.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–435	430	6	337.50–340.00	$337.92	$1,453	-20.82
655–675	663	3	257.00–260.00	$259.01	$1,717	-23.99
704	704	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,795	—
795	795	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,241	—
545	545	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,608	-10.00
555	555	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,526	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	85	283.50	$283.50	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	4	360.00	$360.00	$850	—
280–295	288	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,008	-4.63
350–385	371	7	330.00–345.00	$335.77	$1,246	+2.23
400–440	428	11	315.00–327.50	$318.81	$1,365	-3.12
450–485	462	8	297.00–315.00	$306.97	$1,418	-7.22
500–530	512	3	285.00–295.00	$288.45	$1,477	+1.43
570	570	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,539	-5.00
623 fancy	623	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,695	—
600–649	633	9	257.50–265.00	$259.32	$1,641	-4.93
680	680	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,700	-4.94
725	725	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,704	-16.67
755 fancy	755	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,782	—
770–795	780	3	225.00–232.00	$228.96	$1,786	+3.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	340.00	$340.00	$782	-5.00
285–290	288	2	330.00–335.00	$332.48	$958	+6.31
330–335	333	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,082	+5.00
395	395	3	295.00–300.00	$298.33	$1,178	-13.46
443	443	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,285	—
475–497	492	6	270.00–280.00	$274.97	$1,353	-13.37
515–545	530	2	260.00–265.00	$262.57	$1,392	+7.57
550–580	565	4	245.00–255.00	$250.01	$1,413	—
600–645	619	4	237.00–245.00	$240.95	$1,491	—
685–695	690	3	222.00–230.00	$225.68	$1,557	—
710–735	723	3	215.00–220.00	$218.36	$1,579	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	350.00	$350.00	$805	-2.36
330–345	338	3	330.00–340.00	$335.05	$1,132	+3.44
370–390	379	6	310.00–320.00	$312.49	$1,184	-8.89
400–440	428	4	300.00–310.00	$303.80	$1,300	-8.36
455–495	475	5	285.00–295.00	$289.47	$1,375	-13.20
510–540	528	6	267.00–275.00	$271.52	$1,434	-3.48
565	565	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,452	-8.00
600	600	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,512	-2.24
655–690	673	2	240.00–245.00	$242.43	$1,632	+3.47
720–745	736	4	222.00–227.00	$224.02	$1,649	—
765–790	778	2	210.00–212.00	$210.98	$1,641	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,001	-12.04
305–345	330	3	375.00–380.00	$378.28	$1,248	-8.56
365–384	381	6	355.00	$355.00	$1,353	—
430–445	438	6	325.00–335.00	$329.15	$1,442	-19.20
500–535	517	16	287.00–300.00	$290.97	$1,504	-11.11
560	560	2	265.00–267.00	$266.00	$1,490	-26.54
605	605	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,585	-10.98
650–676	664	9	247.50–250.00	$247.77	$1,645	—
755–765	760	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	370.00	$370.00	$758	—
285	285	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,040	-9.12
330	330	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,172	-7.96
350–395	374	4	335.00–345.00	$342.53	$1,281	-10.01
405–435	419	4	317.00–320.00	$319.24	$1,338	-11.30
455–485	473	8	290.00–305.00	$298.69	$1,413	-6.26
500–540	523	11	275.00–290.00	$278.18	$1,455	—
550–595	572	3	255.00–260.00	$256.66	$1,468	-13.34
620–643	635	8	245.00–255.00	$248.48	$1,578	-4.56
650–665	658	2	240.00–245.00	$242.47	$1,595	—
720	720	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,620	—
775	775	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,628	-15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–248	237	4	420.00–430.00	$427.84	$1,014	-2.16
282	282	2	412.00	$412.00	$1,162	-4.71
310–345	328	3	385.00–400.00	$389.72	$1,278	-11.55
355–390	370	3	370.00–385.00	$376.91	$1,395	-14.08
400–440	419	10	340.00–355.00	$345.42	$1,447	-24.51
460–485	468	3	325.00–340.00	$330.18	$1,545	-11.91
505–530	518	2	305.00–310.00	$307.56	$1,593	-14.45

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1165	933	85-90%	11	103.00–108.00	$105.86	$988	+1.63
805–1300	973	85-90%	13	111.00–117.00	$113.43	$1,104	+0.13
865–1195	1014	85-90%	19	118.00–124.00	$120.37	$1,221	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1425	1102	80-85%	19	127.00–133.00	$129.13	$1,423	—
950–1425	1186	80-85%	17	134.00–140.00	$136.43	$1,618	+0.02
1195–1560	1327	80-85%	5	141.00–142.00	$141.82	$1,882	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1350	1345	75-80%	2	128.00–131.00	$129.51	$1,742	—
1345–1360	1353	75-80%	2	122.00–126.00	$123.99	$1,678	—
1320–1620	1465	75-80%	8	134.00–139.00	$136.47	$1,999	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1790	1631	6	140.00–145.00	$142.12	$2,318	—
2055	2055	1	161.00	$161.00	$3,309	—
2050–2155	2103	2	150.00–156.00	$153.07	$3,219	—

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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)	14	2,250.00–2,650.00	$2,425.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,800.00–3,050.00	$2,907.14
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,830.00–2,200.00	$2,013.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,633.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,750.00–2,150.00	$1,941.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,125.00

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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)	Open	4	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,437.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.