Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

494 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Tennessee Valley Livestock report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $320.65/cwt -14.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 573 lb · 21 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $329.86/cwt ≈ $2,719/hd at 824 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $367.78/cwt -6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 475 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	494	—	—

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–298	283	6	540.00–550.00	$544.88	$1,542	—
310–340	330	3	520.00–530.00	$523.43	$1,727	-36.57
350 fancy	350	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,925	—
355	355	5	490.00–520.00	$504.00	$1,789	-6.00
445	445	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,002	-12.28
450–475	463	2	425.00–440.00	$432.70	$2,003	+10.02
515–537	530	3	410.00–415.00	$413.38	$2,191	+4.27
555	555	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,137	-0.36
612–617	615	5	377.50	$377.50	$2,322	-1.65
730	730	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,518	+11.24
785–795	791	4	325.00–330.00	$328.76	$2,600	—
820–824 fancy	823	15	325.00–332.50	$331.50	$2,728	—
825–840	833	2	315.00–320.00	$317.52	$2,645	—
850	850	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,678	—
889 fancy	889	7	330.00	$330.00	$2,934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	330	4	490.00–510.00	$499.96	$1,650	—
360–365	362	3	450.00–455.00	$453.32	$1,641	-16.68
435	435	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,870	-12.29
532	532	3	405.00	$405.00	$2,155	+11.35
588–593	592	9	375.00	$375.00	$2,220	-4.02
755	755	2	305.00–310.00	$307.50	$2,322	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	3	400.00–410.00	$406.80	$1,314	-18.20
390	390	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,540	-24.47
405–440	415	6	380.00–392.50	$385.02	$1,598	-2.70
450–485	474	8	350.00–360.00	$352.56	$1,671	-5.13
500–545	528	14	330.00–350.00	$341.04	$1,801	-14.76
561 fancy	561	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,964	—
550–595	562	8	325.00–345.00	$328.11	$1,844	-23.00
600–645	619	9	315.00–335.00	$322.96	$1,999	-18.67
655–665	660	2	315.00–320.00	$317.48	$2,095	-12.60
680 fancy	680	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,380	-9.00
710	710	2	290.00–292.50	$291.25	$2,068	+3.72
728 fancy	728	10	320.00	$320.00	$2,330	—
790 fancy	790	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,330	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,363	-4.23
350–380	364	7	380.00–390.00	$384.94	$1,401	+3.54
400–445	426	7	360.00–375.00	$367.82	$1,567	+3.28
460–490	477	7	330.00–345.00	$338.56	$1,615	+0.83
515–525	518	3	320.00–325.00	$323.31	$1,675	-7.05
565–590	579	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,795	-18.22
635	635	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,905	—
655–695	670	4	280.00–300.00	$292.52	$1,960	-6.23
700	700	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,925	+10.00
760–790	770	3	250.00–265.00	$258.35	$1,989	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,269	-10.00
265–285	275	3	490.00–500.00	$496.55	$1,366	-43.45
320–345	333	2	440.00–450.00	$444.81	$1,481	-77.79
350–395	373	9	420.00–440.00	$428.94	$1,600	-45.05
411–445	422	12	400.00–417.50	$411.06	$1,735	-25.18
450–495	463	11	392.50–415.00	$398.83	$1,847	+3.34
505–545	522	15	362.50–377.50	$372.29	$1,943	-8.55
550–595	571	11	340.00–360.00	$347.51	$1,984	-8.33
605–640	621	7	320.00–337.50	$328.58	$2,040	-13.12
650–695	671	8	310.00–325.00	$315.60	$2,118	-2.68
710–745	723	4	300.00–315.00	$309.36	$2,237	+1.86
755–795	784	7	290.00–307.50	$297.43	$2,332	+4.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,020	—
255–295	275	2	450.00–460.00	$455.36	$1,252	-44.64
300–325	317	3	415.00–420.00	$418.42	$1,326	-63.09
350–395	373	2	400.00–410.00	$404.70	$1,510	-25.29
410–445	427	9	385.00–395.00	$389.38	$1,663	-23.37
450–495	475	16	365.00–375.00	$367.78	$1,747	-6.55
505–545	521	5	335.00–355.00	$342.13	$1,782	-12.58
555–593	573	21	315.00–330.00	$320.65	$1,837	-14.31
620–640	633	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,962	-9.66
655–665	660	2	300.00–305.00	$302.48	$1,996	+4.94
700–735	709	8	285.00–295.00	$286.23	$2,029	—
795	795	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,226	+5.82

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1405	1164	80-85%	18	159.00–165.00	$160.67	$1,870	—
910–1475	1225	80-85%	30	152.00–157.00	$154.70	$1,895	-1.52
1400–1585	1493	80-85%	2	147.00–150.00	$148.59	$2,218	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1765	1424	75-80%	17	156.00–162.00	$158.73	$2,260	—
1225–1655	1442	75-80%	7	163.00–168.00	$164.28	$2,369	—
1290–1745	1483	75-80%	4	151.00–153.00	$152.19	$2,257	-9.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1120	1024	85-90%	4	141.00–146.00	$144.62	$1,481	—
700–1300	1069	85-90%	9	148.00–154.00	$151.64	$1,621	+6.34
900–1180	1082	85-90%	3	157.00–159.00	$157.73	$1,707	+12.43

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1585	1307	3	170.00–174.00	$172.10	$2,249	—
1360–2210	1759	8	186.00–190.00	$188.29	$3,312	—
2560	2560	1	197.00	$197.00	$5,043	—

↑ Back to top

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)	9	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,561.11
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,188.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,950.00–3,450.00	$3,242.86

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,200.00	$3,000.00

↑ Back to top

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	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,050.00	$3,025.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,450.00	$3,375.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.