Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $369.54/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,313/hd at 626 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.78/cwt +14.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,131/hd at 589 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.38/cwt +16.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 674 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	615	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	610.00	$610.00	$1,800	—
360–390	375	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,838	—
405–425	416	4	445.00–460.00	$451.20	$1,877	+11.20
450–485	466	4	425.00–435.00	$432.40	$2,015	+9.16
505–545	532	22	392.50–415.00	$400.37	$2,130	+0.37
595	595	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,320	+5.00
600–636	626	35	355.00–375.00	$369.54	$2,313	+8.11
652–690	665	12	325.00–340.00	$330.72	$2,199	-0.13
715–745	730	2	290.00–303.00	$296.63	$2,165	-17.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	660.00–675.00	$667.71	$1,789	+52.71
310	310	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,798	—
380	380	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,900	—
411	411	3	485.00	$485.00	$1,993	+25.93
460–480	472	3	440.00–465.00	$448.13	$2,115	+12.63
505–530	522	5	425.00–435.00	$428.44	$2,236	+19.06
550–561	560	12	410.00–425.00	$423.77	$2,373	+25.17
601–603	601	13	395.00–400.00	$399.23	$2,399	+22.62
650–687	681	14	355.00–365.00	$363.61	$2,476	+7.66
700–705	703	2	325.00–330.00	$327.49	$2,302	-7.51
750–765	758	2	292.50–297.50	$294.98	$2,236	-35.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	7	550.00	$550.00	$1,309	+85.00
278–280	279	4	520.00–540.00	$525.03	$1,465	+82.60
345	345	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,587	—
370–395	380	5	440.00–455.00	$444.88	$1,691	—
420 fancy	420	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,827	-2.48
420–445	433	6	410.00–420.00	$412.46	$1,786	-4.47
450–497	465	15	400.00–415.00	$405.85	$1,887	+18.85
500–533 fancy	518	11	401.00–412.50	$405.61	$2,101	—
500–535	521	12	380.00–397.50	$389.88	$2,031	+33.02
558–597	589	27	360.00–370.00	$361.78	$2,131	+14.39
605–625	610	4	335.00–350.00	$340.64	$2,078	+14.63
673 fancy	673	21	345.00	$345.00	$2,322	+17.50
650–695	680	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,312	—
715–725	720	2	335.00–337.50	$336.24	$2,421	+25.61
840	840	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,352	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	510.00–530.00	$520.00	$1,144	—
315–343	341	16	440.00–450.00	$444.98	$1,517	+33.24
375–390	380	3	415.00–430.00	$420.13	$1,596	+16.07
415–440	428	2	400.00–405.00	$402.43	$1,722	+14.56
460–475	468	2	382.50–395.00	$388.65	$1,819	+25.38
510–545	533	11	365.00–378.00	$374.66	$1,997	+37.97
557–595	578	15	335.00–355.00	$346.38	$2,002	+18.47
600–645	616	14	320.00–330.00	$328.19	$2,022	+10.70
739	739	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,291	+20.43
760	760	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,128	—
800–825	813	2	250.00–275.00	$262.31	$2,133	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,592	+60.00
325–345	338	4	530.00–535.00	$532.52	$1,800	+17.52
370–390	384	5	455.00–480.00	$467.03	$1,793	-33.05
400–440	422	8	420.00–435.00	$428.81	$1,810	-11.21
460–482	470	11	400.00–415.00	$408.66	$1,921	-13.98
505–540	510	16	375.00–390.00	$380.61	$1,941	-4.67
550–595	571	16	355.00–370.00	$363.89	$2,078	-6.77
600–630	614	10	350.00–352.50	$351.34	$2,157	+14.72
675–695	685	2	310.00–315.00	$312.46	$2,140	+3.71
705–710	708	2	285.00–290.00	$287.49	$2,035	-9.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,446	—
330–345	343	7	440.00–445.00	$444.31	$1,524	-48.27
355–390	367	3	415.00–420.00	$418.23	$1,535	-37.92
425–445	436	15	400.00–415.00	$413.98	$1,805	-3.69
450–495	479	8	375.00–390.00	$381.33	$1,827	-4.83
500–545	531	11	355.00–370.00	$361.33	$1,919	-8.67
555–595	571	8	335.00–345.00	$340.02	$1,942	-6.60
600–615	608	6	320.00–335.00	$327.53	$1,991	+13.56
695	695	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,016	+2.51
705–720	713	2	270.00–280.00	$274.95	$1,960	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1390	1209	80-85%	9	166.00–168.00	$166.38	$2,012	—
925–1550	1213	80-85%	29	157.00–164.00	$160.89	$1,952	—
1060–1455	1226	80-85%	7	151.00–155.00	$153.70	$1,884	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1725	1413	75-80%	18	163.00–171.00	$166.28	$2,350	—
1355–1495	1425	75-80%	2	159.00–160.00	$159.48	$2,273	—
1355–1520	1438	75-80%	5	173.00–179.00	$175.56	$2,525	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1235	1044	85-90%	9	150.00–156.00	$152.90	$1,596	-11.67
945–1220	1083	85-90%	2	146.00–147.00	$146.56	$1,587	—
1030–1245	1123	85-90%	4	158.00–161.00	$159.45	$1,791	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2015	1547	3	179.00–182.00	$180.30	$2,789	—
1200–2530	1875	5	190.00–195.00	$192.70	$3,613	-16.30
1680–2155	1926	8	197.00–204.00	$200.64	$3,864	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,120.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,875.00	$1,875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,546.67

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,770.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,375.00	—

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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.