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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.00/cwt ≈ $2,734/hd at 729 lb · 72 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $461.07/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 374 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.35/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,458/hd at 608 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 500 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
729 729 72 375.00 $375.00 $2,734 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,690 —
330 330 2 635.00–645.00 $640.00 $2,112 +40.00
355 355 2 615.00 $615.00 $2,183 —
452–460 453 8 500.00–510.00 $501.27 $2,271 —
509 509 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,443 +25.02
608–610 608 17 404.00–410.00 $404.35 $2,458 +4.35
769 769 15 351.00 $351.00 $2,699 +22.62
821 821 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,668 +15.00
1003 1003 3 310.00 $310.00 $3,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 615.00–620.00 $616.63 $2,078 —
355–360 356 4 590.00–595.00 $593.74 $2,114 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 470.00–480.00 $475.27 $1,559 -6.34
355–398 374 18 450.00–472.50 $461.07 $1,724 -6.43
400–445 418 10 430.00–450.00 $442.02 $1,848 +19.50
460 fancy 460 3 437.50–440.00 $438.33 $2,016 +8.33
475–497 491 12 405.00–415.00 $410.20 $2,014 -0.67
520–535 526 5 387.50–400.00 $392.97 $2,067 +9.12
560–575 569 13 365.00–382.50 $375.42 $2,136 +11.15
610 610 7 357.50 $357.50 $2,181 +12.86
670 670 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,412 +27.50
675 675 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 +7.50
710–735 717 6 330.00–340.00 $332.98 $2,387 +15.47
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 284 4 450.00–460.00 $452.56 $1,285 -14.94
300–330 318 4 440.00–450.00 $443.66 $1,411 -13.50
360–395 373 12 430.00–440.00 $434.62 $1,621 -7.85
400–440 426 6 400.00–420.00 $410.04 $1,747 +8.27
450–495 480 4 385.00–400.00 $390.44 $1,874 +1.23
505–540 522 6 365.00–382.50 $376.22 $1,964 +5.44
550–590 571 8 347.50–362.50 $355.68 $2,031 +6.58
615–645 630 2 330.00–335.00 $332.56 $2,095 +6.97
660–695 676 4 325.00–330.00 $328.78 $2,223 +15.00
730 730 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,226 -2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,391 —
250 250 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,425 +23.41
310–340 321 5 560.00–575.00 $567.09 $1,820 +32.09
350–390 378 8 520.00–535.00 $529.49 $2,001 +16.87
405–440 424 7 465.00–475.00 $469.91 $1,992 -2.25
450–480 473 11 460.00–470.00 $463.12 $2,191 +9.96
505–540 522 9 435.00–445.00 $439.47 $2,294 +21.10
570–595 581 8 370.00–390.00 $378.71 $2,200 -1.66
610–644 636 8 375.00 $375.00 $2,385 +44.39
655–680 675 13 337.50–357.50 $342.31 $2,311 +32.31
710–720 715 2 312.50–315.00 $313.74 $2,243 —
770–775 773 2 280.00–290.00 $285.02 $2,203 +0.02
810 810 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,645 +114.89
255–285 268 3 610.00 $610.00 $1,635 +30.00
310–335 327 3 585.00–610.00 $592.91 $1,939 +35.78
355–370 362 3 565.00–570.00 $566.71 $2,051 +11.76
406–435 417 9 485.00–495.00 $488.89 $2,039 -3.70
450–495 475 11 475.00–490.00 $477.19 $2,267 +5.05
505–549 529 15 450.00–470.00 $455.13 $2,408 +17.90
560–573 569 9 405.00–415.00 $412.81 $2,349 +9.40
605–640 626 7 387.50–397.50 $394.38 $2,469 +46.34
650–685 668 9 360.00–375.00 $363.03 $2,425 +34.06
725–745 735 4 320.00–335.00 $327.52 $2,407 +11.33
760 760 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,280 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1170 988 85-90% 6 125.00–130.00 $126.33 $1,248 —
940–1240 1098 85-90% 8 143.00–146.00 $144.37 $1,585 +8.73
965–1500 1186 85-90% 6 134.00–140.00 $135.93 $1,612 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1295 1136 80-85% 4 145.00–148.00 $146.09 $1,660 +1.16
980–1465 1207 80-85% 6 155.00–159.00 $156.96 $1,895 +6.35
1010–1500 1299 80-85% 6 151.00–153.00 $152.02 $1,975 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1700 1389 75-80% 7 159.00–163.00 $160.88 $2,235 —
1350–1645 1451 75-80% 5 167.00–176.00 $170.66 $2,476 —
1235–1725 1519 75-80% 4 154.00–157.00 $154.85 $2,352 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1830 1395 4 175.00–180.00 $177.12 $2,471 —
1295–1505 1400 2 166.00–170.00 $167.85 $2,350 —
1195–2165 1780 6 185.00–195.00 $188.76 $3,360 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,755.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,050.00–2,300.00 $2,166.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,100.00 $3,000.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,100.00 $1,966.67
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.