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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report, Florence, AL

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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 515 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 1,950.00–2,350.00 $2,223.08

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,200.00–2,450.00 $2,295.83
— — 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

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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.