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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 28, 2025

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.22/cwt -16.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 637 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $359.79/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 582 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $344.13/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 523 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 482 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,292 —
335 335 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,541 +15.00
357–365 360 3 440.00–450.00 $446.62 $1,608 +6.62
415–442 434 9 410.00–420.00 $413.21 $1,793 -2.37
450–489 486 12 390.00–400.00 $390.77 $1,899 —
505 505 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,944 +22.50
565–585 582 24 355.00–370.00 $359.79 $2,094 +11.55
600–630 621 6 342.50–357.50 $349.22 $2,169 +14.08
700–725 723 16 315.00–325.00 $324.09 $2,343 +11.59
755–795 766 7 300.00–305.00 $300.74 $2,304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 3 435.00–440.00 $436.77 $1,420 +18.47
360 360 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,548 +15.00
400–445 408 16 400.00–405.00 $404.02 $1,648 —
470 470 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 +10.00
505–535 516 7 355.00–365.00 $357.84 $1,846 +12.89
550–590 570 13 340.00–350.00 $344.37 $1,963 —
600–630 616 7 325.00–337.50 $332.84 $2,050 +4.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 380.00–385.00 $381.67 $1,317 —
350–385 374 10 355.00–370.00 $366.06 $1,369 -17.75
410–445 423 5 345.00–350.00 $349.00 $1,476 -23.14
450–480 465 15 335.00–342.50 $338.27 $1,573 -27.70
500–545 511 15 330.00–335.00 $332.65 $1,700 -10.30
560–595 584 7 315.00–327.50 $322.15 $1,881 -8.95
600–645 637 34 310.00–320.00 $317.22 $2,021 -10.26
665–690 678 3 297.50–305.00 $302.46 $2,051 +2.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 3 350.00–365.00 $356.38 $1,158 -22.55
355–360 357 3 340.00–350.00 $343.36 $1,226 -21.12
405–447 428 8 325.00–340.00 $334.43 $1,431 -20.39
450–490 476 8 320.00–330.00 $325.28 $1,548 -20.28
500–540 519 12 315.00–320.00 $318.72 $1,654 -10.34
550–595 576 5 297.50–312.50 $306.07 $1,763 -14.99
600–640 612 8 295.00–305.00 $301.30 $1,844 -4.38
655 655 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 +25.00
755–775 764 4 285.00–290.00 $286.25 $2,187 +29.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 340.00–345.00 $342.48 $1,226 -4.14
430 430 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 -15.00
510–530 522 3 300.00–310.00 $306.65 $1,601 -8.33
550–570 560 2 290.00–295.00 $292.46 $1,638 -15.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 269 6 425.00–440.00 $432.74 $1,164 -27.26
305–330 315 3 420.00–425.00 $421.75 $1,329 -11.49
370–395 383 2 405.00–410.00 $407.58 $1,561 -9.34
410–441 438 9 385.00–397.00 $395.75 $1,733 -5.22
450–490 475 12 365.00–380.00 $370.75 $1,761 -17.22
485 fancy 485 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,940 —
505–540 523 17 340.00–350.00 $344.13 $1,800 +1.44
550–595 574 11 320.00–337.50 $328.05 $1,883 -8.36
600–645 624 7 310.00–320.00 $312.92 $1,953 -16.40
650–690 671 7 310.00–315.00 $314.29 $2,109 -0.65
720–725 723 2 297.50–305.00 $301.26 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 280 3 405.00–410.00 $408.27 $1,143 -11.73
315 315 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,260 -15.00
370–397 390 4 390.00–395.00 $391.19 $1,526 —
415–440 430 4 370.00–375.00 $373.76 $1,607 -16.58
465–495 483 10 350.00–360.00 $353.72 $1,708 -10.43
500–545 522 9 325.00–335.00 $328.86 $1,717 +4.61
555 555 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 -10.31
605–625 615 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,876 —
675–695 685 3 295.00–302.50 $297.46 $2,038 -0.04
710–735 718 3 290.00–292.50 $290.82 $2,088 +9.77
770–790 780 2 285.00–286.00 $285.49 $2,227 +10.44
800–845 828 3 265.00–285.00 $274.84 $2,276 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 —
400–440 426 4 355.00–360.00 $358.83 $1,529 -15.22
760 760 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,014 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1435 1185 80-85% 7 161.00–162.00 $161.38 $1,912 -2.82
960–1515 1187 80-85% 13 152.00–159.00 $155.66 $1,848 -8.54
1025–1485 1255 80-85% 2 141.00–146.00 $143.04 $1,795 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,016 —
1225–1650 1421 75-80% 11 160.00–167.00 $163.82 $2,328 -5.63
1260–1665 1463 75-80% 2 169.00–170.00 $169.57 $2,481 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1110 923 85-90% 3 135.00–138.00 $136.16 $1,257 —
900–1015 958 85-90% 2 141.00–146.00 $143.65 $1,376 —
975 975 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,502 -2.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1490 1308 3 165.00–176.00 $170.07 $2,225 —
1000–2070 1501 8 182.00–191.00 $185.89 $2,790 —
1640–2140 1878 6 195.00–205.00 $198.16 $3,721 —

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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) 3 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,733.33
— — 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) 4 1,925.00–2,250.00 $2,006.25

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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 2 3,200.00–3,500.00 $3,350.00 —

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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.