Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.39/cwt -11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,025/hd at 578 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $425.39/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,208/hd at 519 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.36/cwt -30.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 520 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	515	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	318	4	620.00–630.00	$622.44	$1,979	+42.44
365–375	368	3	570.00–580.00	$576.61	$2,122	+76.61
420–430	427	3	490.00–510.00	$496.56	$2,120	+11.56
455–498	474	5	445.00–455.00	$447.88	$2,123	-0.25
500–530	519	20	420.00–432.50	$425.39	$2,208	-3.05
550–595	573	11	397.50–405.00	$400.31	$2,294	-23.46
625–640	633	3	370.00–390.00	$380.05	$2,406	-19.18
650–690	679	10	340.00–355.00	$347.04	$2,356	-16.57
700–724	721	13	325.00–332.50	$325.57	$2,347	-1.92
800	800	2	317.50–320.00	$318.75	$2,550	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,260	—
250	250	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,550	—
305–345	318	3	590.00–600.00	$596.39	$1,897	—
355	355	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,952	+60.00
415	415	3	470.00–485.00	$475.00	$1,971	+23.80
465–470	468	2	435.00–440.00	$437.51	$2,048	+5.11
502–545	514	4	405.00–415.00	$412.54	$2,120	+12.17
560–585	577	16	375.00–390.00	$383.83	$2,215	-6.17
630–645	637	6	355.00–365.00	$360.04	$2,293	-9.50
770	770	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,426	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	460.00–470.00	$465.05	$1,293	-59.98
305–335	320	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,408	-20.00
370–380	374	4	410.00–425.00	$418.71	$1,566	-26.17
400–430	426	13	400.00–415.00	$404.58	$1,724	-7.88
450–495	468	17	380.00–390.00	$383.28	$1,794	-22.57
500–548	520	19	360.00–377.50	$367.36	$1,910	-22.52
550–590	578	23	340.00–355.00	$350.39	$2,025	-11.39
625	625	2	332.50–340.00	$336.25	$2,102	-4.39
650	650	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,178	-5.00
656–685 fancy	659	13	355.00–375.00	$360.02	$2,373	+15.02
717–725	720	3	315.00–325.00	$321.64	$2,316	-14.60
725–745 fancy	738	3	335.00–345.00	$338.27	$2,496	—
795	795	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,464	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,058	-70.00
300–340	320	2	405.00–420.00	$412.03	$1,318	-32.95
355–390	376	4	395.00–400.00	$398.70	$1,499	-21.43
430–445	437	6	380.00–390.00	$385.89	$1,686	-16.54
455–490	474	10	360.00–375.00	$363.04	$1,721	-25.61
505–545	531	12	340.00–355.00	$344.87	$1,831	-29.79
555–590	571	9	330.00–335.00	$332.22	$1,897	-14.16
615–625	620	4	320.00–325.00	$322.52	$2,000	-5.67
655–670	665	3	310.00–315.00	$313.36	$2,084	—
755–780	768	2	265.00–280.00	$272.62	$2,094	-7.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,107	—
300	300	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,575	—
350–388	374	10	490.00–510.00	$503.58	$1,883	+85.35
405–445	430	7	430.00–445.00	$436.40	$1,877	+22.42
465–481	477	14	385.00–405.00	$395.66	$1,887	+14.33
510–545	536	13	355.00–370.00	$357.66	$1,917	-3.67
550–575	569	7	330.00–345.00	$335.64	$1,910	-4.38
600–630	624	9	310.00–325.00	$321.16	$2,004	-6.37
655–695	677	5	300.00–305.00	$304.03	$2,058	+14.03
710–745	723	5	285.00–295.00	$289.96	$2,096	+15.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,239	-60.00
270–285	280	3	560.00–570.00	$563.39	$1,577	—
305–340	323	2	555.00–565.00	$560.27	$1,810	+27.75
360–370	366	4	520.00–540.00	$527.41	$1,930	+60.38
405–435	417	6	450.00–465.00	$455.89	$1,901	+27.08
450–490	468	4	410.00–425.00	$416.10	$1,947	+7.44
505–540	522	8	375.00–390.00	$383.64	$2,003	+3.03
550–570	560	6	352.50–365.00	$362.11	$2,028	-1.78
605–645	615	11	327.50–345.00	$336.61	$2,070	-14.73
650–660	655	6	310.00–320.00	$314.58	$2,060	+2.12
705–740	721	7	300.00–315.00	$309.22	$2,229	+21.73
760–780	770	4	285.00–297.50	$289.32	$2,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1335	1170	80-85%	10	160.00–165.00	$161.56	$1,890	—
910–1485	1219	80-85%	23	153.00–158.00	$155.54	$1,896	-5.35
1340–1615	1489	80-85%	5	146.00–150.00	$148.21	$2,207	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1695	1454	75-80%	8	160.00–170.00	$165.92	$2,412	—
1255–1650	1497	75-80%	9	155.00–161.00	$157.63	$2,360	—
1720	1720	75-80%	1	151.00	$151.00	$2,597	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	85-90%	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,382	—
820–1180	1027	85-90%	6	140.00–144.00	$142.75	$1,466	-10.15
870–1245	1081	85-90%	7	147.00–152.00	$150.38	$1,626	+3.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1670	1493	2	184.00–186.00	$185.12	$2,764	—
1500	1500	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,640	—
1185–1985	1643	3	196.00–201.00	$198.01	$3,253	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	1,950.00–2,350.00	$2,223.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,600.00–2,075.00	$1,806.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,800.00–3,100.00	$2,900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,295.83

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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.