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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.11/cwt +15.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 609 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $416.92/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 377 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $364.15/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 467 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 432 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 207 3 600.00–610.00 $603.31 $1,249 +51.17
315 315 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,402 -35.00
355–370 367 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,615 -7.42
400–440 430 8 415.00–420.00 $415.58 $1,787 -4.42
520 520 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,885 -4.54
550–595 579 10 345.00–355.00 $348.24 $2,016 -11.72
605–625 622 7 305.00–340.00 $335.14 $2,085 +1.24
650–669 666 7 327.50–337.50 $336.11 $2,238 +8.38
720 720 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,250 +10.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 3 415.00–425.00 $418.30 $1,435 —
350 350 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,452 -13.45
450 450 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,688 —
510–530 520 4 340.00–350.00 $344.95 $1,794 -7.56
620–645 630 3 322.50–335.00 $328.41 $2,069 —
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 -15.00
740 740 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,183 +1.88
810 810 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,983 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 233 3 450.00–465.00 $458.21 $1,068 —
260–295 285 4 385.00–390.00 $387.43 $1,104 -24.24
300–345 328 5 375.00–385.00 $378.93 $1,243 -9.20
365–390 382 6 360.00–372.50 $364.48 $1,392 +0.49
400–445 425 8 345.00–360.00 $354.82 $1,508 -8.67
455–480 468 9 340.00–352.50 $345.56 $1,617 +0.92
505–545 518 3 325.00–337.50 $329.06 $1,705 +9.83
560–595 579 7 317.50–322.50 $321.06 $1,859 +9.83
600–618 610 4 300.00–310.00 $305.68 $1,865 +1.57
675 675 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,789 -25.09
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 -4.88
775–790 783 2 252.50–260.00 $256.29 $2,007 +1.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 205 3 570.00–590.00 $580.00 $1,189 +108.08
350–385 368 2 382.50–385.00 $383.81 $1,412 -23.69
423–430 427 6 365.00–380.00 $372.14 $1,589 -1.16
450–460 452 5 360.00–375.00 $365.97 $1,654 —
500–540 508 5 340.00–355.00 $342.95 $1,742 +5.92
563–568 564 9 325.00–335.00 $331.10 $1,867 +5.64
606 fancy 606 14 336.00 $336.00 $2,036 —
600–630 619 4 325.00–330.00 $327.48 $2,027 +8.92
660 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 -8.28
700 700 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,065 —
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 395.00–400.00 $397.55 $954 —
340 340 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,241 -2.13
350–385 370 3 340.00–350.00 $346.62 $1,282 -2.60
430–445 438 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,467 -9.47
455–480 469 7 335.00–337.50 $335.36 $1,573 —
515–535 527 3 310.00–320.00 $314.98 $1,660 +15.03
595 595 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,830 +17.50
600–645 620 4 270.00–285.00 $280.73 $1,741 -4.27
690 690 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 495.00–510.00 $502.33 $1,130 —
260 260 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,196 -5.00
300–325 308 3 430.00–435.00 $433.24 $1,334 -2.50
350–395 377 16 410.00–425.00 $416.92 $1,572 +4.94
400–418 412 5 400.00–405.00 $400.97 $1,652 -2.48
460–465 462 5 380.00–392.50 $387.97 $1,792 +17.06
505–545 524 11 337.50–350.00 $342.69 $1,796 +5.34
555–590 579 9 330.00–342.50 $336.41 $1,948 +1.81
600–645 617 8 325.00–337.50 $329.32 $2,032 +11.84
655–690 666 5 310.00–322.50 $314.94 $2,098 +2.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,010 —
290 290 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 -26.20
305 305 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,266 -1.61
410–440 421 12 380.00–397.50 $390.34 $1,643 +2.14
450–492 467 15 360.00–370.00 $364.15 $1,701 +9.80
505–538 525 11 320.00–335.00 $324.25 $1,702 +1.68
550–580 569 14 317.50–325.00 $320.31 $1,823 +2.73
665 665 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,978 +1.91
720–740 730 2 277.00–285.00 $281.05 $2,052 +6.05
785–795 793 4 260.00–280.00 $275.05 $2,181 +22.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 428 3 370.00–377.50 $374.05 $1,601 +9.05
455–495 482 10 340.00–355.00 $347.88 $1,677 +10.43
505–525 515 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,622 ±0.00
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 -2.55
625–630 628 2 315.00–317.50 $316.25 $1,986 —
690 690 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1360 1162 80-85% 12 150.00–160.00 $156.20 $1,815 —
960–1500 1183 80-85% 13 161.00–168.00 $164.20 $1,942 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,280 —
760–1185 998 85-90% 16 150.00–162.00 $156.49 $1,562 +4.74
1040–1050 1045 85-90% 2 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $1,719 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1715 1427 75-80% 10 165.00–174.00 $169.45 $2,418 —
1415–1745 1572 75-80% 5 155.00–162.00 $159.25 $2,503 —
1830 1830 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,836 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1220 1110 2 170.00–178.00 $173.60 $1,927 —
1000–2155 1562 9 181.00–194.00 $189.44 $2,959 —
1140–2250 1825 3 201.00–205.00 $203.36 $3,711 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,466.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,000.00–2,200.00 $2,055.56

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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 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,950.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,400.00–2,650.00 $2,530.00 —

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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.