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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

1,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $389.50/cwt ≈ $2,641/hd at 678 lb · 162 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $373.25/cwt ≈ $2,796/hd at 749 lb · 144 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $403.00/cwt ≈ $2,531/hd at 628 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,260 951 0
Feeder cattle 1,121 777 0
Slaughter cattle 99 86 0
Replacement cattle 40 88 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–525 517 3 465.00–467.50 $465.83 $2,408 -4.17
560–568 566 6 445.00–465.00 $455.45 $2,578 -4.55
615–625 620 2 420.00–425.00 $422.52 $2,620 +10.51
750 750 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 516 4 450.00–460.00 $456.17 $2,354 —
565–570 568 2 430.00–435.00 $432.49 $2,457 —
644 644 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,689 —
670 670 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,613 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 82 403.00 $403.00 $2,531 —
678 678 162 389.50 $389.50 $2,641 —
749 749 144 373.25 $373.25 $2,796 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,410 -15.08
250–290 265 3 520.00–540.00 $526.29 $1,395 -13.71
305–345 328 6 500.00–510.00 $506.55 $1,661 -14.64
350–390 363 8 485.00–495.00 $491.23 $1,783 -4.41
360–397 fancy 383 9 505.00–520.00 $508.72 $1,948 —
415 fancy 415 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,075 —
405–435 421 14 475.00–495.00 $481.20 $2,026 +11.24
450–474 468 17 440.00–457.50 $443.19 $2,074 +3.64
505–525 517 5 415.00–430.00 $424.02 $2,192 -0.58
555–585 565 15 395.00–415.00 $402.16 $2,272 -2.84
610–648 636 6 375.00–400.00 $379.83 $2,416 -0.17
655–675 667 5 340.00–355.00 $352.05 $2,348 —
725 725 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,392 —
765 765 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,467 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 550.00–560.00 $554.78 $1,248 +32.72
280–285 283 2 485.00–490.00 $487.48 $1,380 -32.52
300–335 313 6 470.00–490.00 $480.84 $1,505 -10.26
415–445 433 8 445.00–465.00 $453.45 $1,963 +5.79
451–499 477 16 420.00–435.00 $429.68 $2,050 +14.71
500–545 535 17 395.00–412.50 $407.29 $2,179 +8.17
550–585 569 11 370.00–390.00 $384.21 $2,186 +14.38
600–645 623 5 350.00–370.00 $357.87 $2,230 +1.98
660–695 672 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,150 +15.07
710 710 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,219 —
760–785 768 3 295.00–310.00 $304.89 $2,342 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 227 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,180 +10.00
285 285 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,368 ±0.00
315–340 334 4 455.00–460.00 $456.18 $1,524 -11.38
440–445 443 4 430.00–440.00 $434.97 $1,927 +9.97
475–495 490 4 410.00–415.00 $411.21 $2,015 —
500–535 509 6 385.00–390.00 $385.82 $1,964 —
580 580 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,059 ±0.00
630 630 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 +12.50
665 665 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,995 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 650.00–680.00 $665.00 $1,496 +15.00
255 255 2 640.00–660.00 $650.00 $1,658 —
310–340 329 9 570.00–600.00 $584.43 $1,923 -21.13
365–385 377 7 520.00–540.00 $531.33 $2,003 -28.62
405–445 426 14 480.00–505.00 $494.61 $2,107 +4.73
450–495 480 19 450.00–465.00 $455.70 $2,187 -6.27
500–540 526 10 400.00–415.00 $409.03 $2,151 -12.00
555–585 571 4 380.00–395.00 $388.68 $2,219 -16.32
605–645 627 12 360.00–380.00 $372.46 $2,335 -12.56
680 680 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 +11.29
705 705 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,186 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 740.00 $740.00 $1,739 +30.00
265 265 1 730.00 $730.00 $1,934 +40.56
300–325 316 6 620.00–640.00 $628.55 $1,986 -12.55
350–375 363 9 560.00–580.00 $567.58 $2,060 -22.08
400–429 420 12 510.00–530.00 $516.09 $2,168 -15.29
450–480 464 10 470.00–490.00 $479.00 $2,223 -9.82
500–545 523 10 432.50–445.00 $439.27 $2,297 -12.34
555–575 569 5 400.00–415.00 $404.46 $2,301 -18.04
605–620 612 6 385.00–402.50 $395.42 $2,420 -6.98
660–675 667 3 360.00–365.00 $362.49 $2,418 +6.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 620.00–640.00 $630.23 $1,387 —
265–285 275 2 590.00–610.00 $599.64 $1,649 +25.38
315–340 332 3 530.00–540.00 $536.83 $1,782 -28.21
370–395 387 3 490.00–515.00 $507.03 $1,962 -23.07
405–445 434 6 465.00–475.00 $470.08 $2,040 +10.08
450–495 477 3 430.00–445.00 $438.18 $2,090 +1.50
500 500 2 380.00–390.00 $385.00 $1,925 -11.59
560 560 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 —
635 635 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,191 —
670–695 683 2 320.00–330.00 $324.91 $2,219 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1625 1240 80-85% 16 158.00–166.00 $162.47 $2,015 +6.44
925–1510 1251 80-85% 14 146.00–156.00 $153.49 $1,920 —
1025–1530 1260 80-85% 8 168.00–172.00 $169.68 $2,138 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1030 874 85-90% 5 130.00–140.00 $136.15 $1,190 —
840–1240 1046 85-90% 14 143.00–153.00 $146.74 $1,535 —
1095–1160 1125 85-90% 4 156.00–161.00 $159.27 $1,792 +16.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1325 1205 75-80% 2 176.00–181.00 $178.25 $2,148 —
1140–1685 1416 75-80% 4 155.00–161.00 $158.79 $2,248 -9.28
1190–1580 1422 75-80% 5 165.00–173.00 $168.23 $2,392 +0.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1630 1440 3 170.00–180.00 $176.94 $2,548 +2.87
1080–1900 1568 4 204.00–215.00 $207.57 $3,255 —
1580–1870 1749 7 185.00–197.00 $188.78 $3,302 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,750.00–3,050.00 $2,937.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,850.00

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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) 5 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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 2 3,875.00–3,975.00 $3,925.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,350.00–3,400.00 $3,375.00 —

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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.