Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.47/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 370 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.64/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 427 lb · 39 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.75/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,372/hd at 673 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	636	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,428	-60.00
382	382	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,795	-80.00
400–440	408	7	400.00–450.00	$442.29	$1,805	-32.71
465–470	468	3	410.00–415.00	$413.35	$1,934	-24.16
500–547	521	25	391.00–400.00	$393.65	$2,051	-18.89
570–583	580	5	375.00–380.00	$379.02	$2,198	-4.81
615	615	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,168	-7.54
700–740	720	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,340	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,168	—
300	300	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,680	-62.44
360	360	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,836	-66.61
420–445	433	2	455.00–470.00	$462.28	$2,002	-34.28
453–495	472	9	420.00–427.50	$422.68	$1,995	-25.20
500–545	522	6	405.00–415.00	$409.11	$2,136	-16.28
570–596	587	7	385.00–387.50	$385.36	$2,262	-14.95
624–635	626	6	375.00–380.00	$379.15	$2,373	-0.90
650–695	664	6	340.00–357.50	$350.00	$2,324	+2.96
730–740	735	2	332.50–335.00	$333.76	$2,453	+8.19
750	750	2	315.00–330.00	$322.50	$2,419	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261	261	5	455.00	$455.00	$1,188	-10.05
300	300	3	420.00–435.00	$425.00	$1,275	-15.00
312 fancy	312	16	465.00	$465.00	$1,451	—
350–395	370	56	400.00–425.00	$419.47	$1,552	+0.76
400–430	415	14	380.00–402.50	$387.72	$1,609	-16.86
434 fancy	434	25	411.00	$411.00	$1,784	—
450–495	471	31	350.00–385.00	$357.69	$1,685	-25.59
500–520	506	12	350.00–360.00	$355.80	$1,800	-11.56
573–582	576	9	350.00–355.00	$351.11	$2,022	+0.72
604–615	608	6	335.00–345.00	$341.63	$2,077	+5.38
671 fancy	671	29	359.00	$359.00	$2,409	-1.02
660–682	678	8	315.00–335.00	$330.08	$2,238	-4.92
700–705	703	2	280.00–295.00	$287.53	$2,021	-34.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,071	—
315–340	334	7	370.00–410.00	$399.23	$1,333	-12.80
360–385	381	7	380.00–385.00	$381.40	$1,453	-17.30
415–445	435	6	360.00–375.00	$364.54	$1,586	-21.35
455–475	468	11	330.00–340.00	$337.73	$1,581	-25.31
500–545	526	19	320.00–345.00	$330.36	$1,738	-14.51
555–595	575	10	317.50–335.00	$328.22	$1,887	-4.00
650–665	655	4	290.00–310.00	$298.75	$1,957	-14.61
720	720	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,908	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,182	-40.00
280	280	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,512	-23.39
300–345	327	3	510.00–540.00	$522.60	$1,709	-37.67
350–390	363	10	460.00–480.00	$473.99	$1,721	-53.42
405–440	423	23	429.00–445.00	$436.24	$1,845	-19.65
465–499	485	11	390.00–405.00	$395.49	$1,918	-20.61
515–520	517	3	380.00–382.50	$380.84	$1,969	-2.80
550–595	576	9	347.50–365.00	$355.84	$2,050	-6.27
600–630	612	15	335.00–345.00	$341.70	$2,091	+5.09
650–685	669	7	310.00–327.50	$318.28	$2,129	+3.70
735	735	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,260	-1.72
765–795	778	3	290.00–295.00	$293.36	$2,282	+4.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,248	-20.00
270–295	283	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,415	—
300–330	320	6	470.00–490.00	$481.51	$1,541	-43.49
365–390	379	9	420.00–440.00	$429.99	$1,630	-73.59
400–445	422	15	400.00–420.00	$412.75	$1,742	-23.65
455–495	480	9	365.00–385.00	$374.33	$1,797	-21.33
500–540	526	13	345.00–365.00	$354.71	$1,866	-2.95
550–595	565	7	330.00–345.00	$334.96	$1,893	-0.68
605–645	624	12	310.00–330.00	$319.66	$1,995	-1.50
675–695	685	2	295.00–300.00	$297.54	$2,038	-6.49
745	745	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,160	+0.04
755–770	765	3	270.00–280.00	$274.18	$2,097	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1555	1215	80-85%	14	154.00–159.00	$156.22	$1,898	+0.68
1090–1485	1252	80-85%	3	144.00–151.00	$148.22	$1,856	—
1220–1490	1360	80-85%	4	162.00–168.00	$164.80	$2,241	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1645	1460	75-80%	2	151.00	$151.00	$2,205	-14.92
1260–1545	1473	75-80%	6	160.00–165.00	$161.91	$2,385	-4.01
1350–1675	1519	75-80%	10	153.00–158.00	$155.08	$2,356	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–925	923	85-90%	2	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$1,246	—
860–1325	1051	85-90%	8	142.00–148.00	$145.30	$1,527	-5.08
1010–1295	1140	85-90%	6	150.00–156.00	$152.56	$1,739	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1530	1375	2	176.00–182.00	$179.34	$2,466	—
1085–2005	1565	3	199.00–202.00	$200.62	$3,140	—
1430–2210	1724	7	185.00–193.00	$188.61	$3,252	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,312.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,746.15

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,950.00–3,000.00	$2,983.33	—

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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.