Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $323.40/cwt -31.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 625 lb · 35 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $329.08/cwt -29.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 674 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $373.30/cwt -37.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 473 lb · 18 head

Florence, AL 6-weight steers brought $338/cwt, running $6/cwt below the AL average ($344) and $24/cwt under Uniontown, AL ($362). AL 6-weight steers are down $65 from their mid-July peak of $410. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	819	436	1,045
Feeder cattle	710	393	921
Slaughter cattle	73	28	93
Replacement cattle	36	15	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold firm
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,197	—
350	350	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,628	-54.93
400–420	408	3	435.00–445.00	$441.73	$1,802	—
500–524	520	6	370.00–375.00	$374.20	$1,946	-35.80
555–580	563	10	355.00–365.00	$361.41	$2,035	-28.59
638–640	638	8	335.00–342.00	$341.12	$2,176	-28.88
650–690	674	35	325.00–335.00	$329.08	$2,218	-29.95
703–725	705	10	320.00	$320.00	$2,256	-15.62
755–788	779	5	305.00–316.00	$312.65	$2,436	-12.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	10	365.00	$365.00	$2,256	—
703–730	713	17	332.00–335.00	$333.75	$2,380	-16.25
810–838	831	13	310.00–317.00	$316.09	$2,627	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	203	3	450.00–460.00	$453.44	$920	—
270–285	278	2	435.00–445.00	$439.86	$1,223	-20.14
345	345	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	—
350–385	377	8	385.00–405.00	$392.61	$1,480	—
400–445	433	9	375.00–380.00	$376.11	$1,629	-32.41
450–470	460	9	350.00–370.00	$358.78	$1,650	-21.22
500–545	521	16	325.00–340.00	$332.76	$1,734	-12.78
558–580	568	6	310.00–320.00	$314.06	$1,784	-7.57
615–630	626	7	295.00–310.00	$302.81	$1,896	-15.55
665–680	668	5	280.00–295.00	$285.97	$1,910	-25.68
711–735	713	11	280.00	$280.00	$1,996	—
750	750	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,062	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	6	385.00–395.00	$391.58	$1,284	-36.05
355–395	375	5	375.00–380.00	$376.97	$1,414	-28.03
410–445	434	5	355.00–365.00	$362.02	$1,571	-27.98
465–495	483	11	330.00–345.00	$339.07	$1,638	-25.76
505–525	518	3	310.00–315.00	$311.62	$1,614	-8.38
575–595	593	11	295.00–305.00	$300.80	$1,784	—
620–635	628	3	280.00–290.00	$284.99	$1,790	—
660–695	682	5	270.00–275.00	$271.41	$1,851	-23.59
710	710	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,846	—
750–760	755	2	240.00–260.00	$249.93	$1,887	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,354	—
350–385	356	6	410.00–415.00	$413.28	$1,471	—
400–425	414	6	390.00–410.00	$399.97	$1,656	-30.03
500–519	514	6	345.00–360.00	$348.27	$1,790	-14.28
550–565	558	10	328.00–332.50	$330.06	$1,842	-11.32
610–630	618	7	320.00–330.00	$325.42	$2,011	-1.77
655–675	665	2	305.00–315.00	$310.08	$2,062	-14.92
712	712	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,100	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	450.00–460.00	$454.63	$1,228	-75.37
310–330	320	4	435.00	$435.00	$1,392	-40.00
370–390	382	9	415.00–440.00	$431.67	$1,649	-14.88
400–445	426	12	385.00–405.00	$394.99	$1,683	-23.38
450–495	473	18	365.00–385.00	$373.30	$1,766	-37.69
500–545	525	13	335.00–350.00	$342.34	$1,797	-25.57
550–594	578	14	314.00–330.00	$321.55	$1,859	-32.17
600–645	617	3	300.00–310.00	$304.89	$1,881	-23.41
650–695	663	6	285.00–300.00	$290.44	$1,926	-21.28
745	745	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,049	-30.00
765–785	768	6	260.00–275.00	$262.83	$2,019	-37.17
805–840	823	2	255.00–260.00	$257.45	$2,119	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,224	—
320–330	325	4	455.00–475.00	$464.92	$1,511	-39.85
365	365	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,624	-38.51
410–445	426	4	410.00–420.00	$413.70	$1,762	-24.30
455–495	473	9	390.00–410.00	$396.08	$1,873	-26.41
500–535	521	10	355.00–365.00	$358.01	$1,865	-28.40
550–590	564	16	335.00–350.00	$343.75	$1,939	-31.25
615–648	625	35	310.00–330.00	$323.40	$2,021	-31.49
665	665	3	310.00–315.00	$311.67	$2,073	-24.89
720–730	725	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,248	—
785	785	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,355	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,116	-65.00
300–345	316	4	420.00–425.00	$422.45	$1,335	—
355–395	375	7	390.00–410.00	$400.81	$1,503	-15.89
425–440	428	7	365.00–380.00	$373.60	$1,599	—
450–475	467	9	355.00–360.00	$357.77	$1,671	-21.95
503–530	514	12	320.00–330.00	$327.46	$1,683	-20.63
550–595	573	12	300.00–310.00	$308.79	$1,769	-13.66
600–645	623	2	294.00–295.00	$294.48	$1,835	-20.52
655–675	662	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,820	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1425	1189	80-85%	6	153.00–156.00	$155.18	$1,845	—
1145–1510	1302	80-85%	6	163.00–166.00	$164.44	$2,141	—
1130–1435	1308	80-85%	8	158.00–161.00	$159.99	$2,093	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1580	1392	75-80%	13	159.00–164.00	$161.31	$2,245	—
1100–1715	1406	75-80%	4	154.00–156.50	$155.76	$2,190	—
1390–1500	1445	75-80%	2	166.00–168.00	$167.04	$2,414	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1295	996	85-90%	6	138.00–143.00	$140.23	$1,397	—
1145	1145	85-90%	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,775	—
1130–1420	1235	85-90%	4	148.00–152.00	$149.67	$1,848	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1200	1170	2	167.00–172.00	$169.44	$1,982	—
1515–1985	1797	6	185.00–195.00	$189.20	$3,400	—
1835–2005	1945	3	208.00–216.00	$212.12	$4,126	—

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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)	12	2,400.00–3,100.00	$2,700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,291.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,725.00

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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)	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00

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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.