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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report, Florence, AL

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.00/cwt ≈ $2,388/hd at 751 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $444.60/cwt +27.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 444 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $371.93/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,975/hd at 531 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 730 1,014
Feeder cattle 575 668 893
Slaughter cattle 53 30 80
Replacement cattle 12 32 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,472 —
405–420 413 3 475.00–480.00 $478.31 $1,975 +7.19
465–470 468 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,200 +37.48
500–548 530 14 407.50–420.00 $411.18 $2,179 +21.18
555–595 586 6 390.00–400.00 $394.11 $2,309 —
610–635 623 2 377.50–382.50 $380.05 $2,368 +26.37
730–745 738 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,398 +5.63
750–760 755 2 310.00–320.00 $315.03 $2,378 +10.03
815 815 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,526 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 422 3 495.00–500.00 $498.40 $2,103 —
495 495 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,376 —
500 500 2 430.00–437.50 $433.75 $2,169 —
630 630 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,473 —
823 823 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,425 +30.27
350–375 360 5 435.00–450.00 $441.86 $1,591 +18.63
400–438 418 23 400.00–420.00 $415.82 $1,738 +3.82
455–490 467 5 380.00–390.00 $382.96 $1,788 +5.13
500–546 527 21 367.50–375.00 $371.36 $1,957 +10.26
555–595 573 4 350.00–360.00 $356.19 $2,041 +18.03
609–610 609 8 335.00–340.00 $339.37 $2,067 +17.92
650–675 663 3 325.00–330.00 $326.70 $2,166 +6.70
720–725 723 2 340.00–350.00 $345.02 $2,494 +30.02
724–740 727 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,363 +10.00
751 751 30 318.00 $318.00 $2,388 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 455.00–475.00 $464.79 $1,115 —
315–340 328 4 432.50–440.00 $436.39 $1,431 +2.41
368–390 377 5 395.00–410.00 $403.11 $1,520 -5.48
415–445 431 5 375.00–395.00 $383.03 $1,651 -7.40
450–485 468 8 360.00–375.00 $367.47 $1,720 +3.62
510–545 539 9 347.50–360.00 $354.71 $1,912 +13.20
550–595 580 14 335.00–345.00 $339.63 $1,970 +17.47
605–640 621 8 315.00–330.00 $322.86 $2,005 +11.61
665–690 678 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,136 +5.00
705–725 715 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,252 —
810–825 818 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,413 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 440.00–450.00 $445.40 $971 —
310 310 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,224 —
350–395 373 2 380.00–385.00 $382.35 $1,426 -7.65
405–440 423 2 360.00–370.00 $364.79 $1,543 -3.34
460–470 465 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 +4.49
515–530 523 2 335.00–345.00 $340.07 $1,779 +10.07
570–595 582 3 315.00–325.00 $319.93 $1,862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,285 +20.00
255–275 268 3 510.00–530.00 $519.75 $1,393 +39.75
365–390 383 4 465.00–485.00 $473.55 $1,814 +38.55
420–448 444 26 430.00–447.50 $444.60 $1,974 +27.35
465–495 478 7 420.00–430.00 $424.64 $2,030 +37.00
506–542 531 26 367.50–382.50 $371.93 $1,975 +11.00
555–590 579 18 345.00–367.50 $351.48 $2,035 +13.38
600–630 617 9 320.00–335.00 $327.18 $2,019 +12.22
650–665 655 3 300.00–315.00 $309.92 $2,030 +17.40
720–735 728 2 285.00–290.00 $287.53 $2,093 +4.27
760–780 770 2 265.00–275.00 $270.06 $2,079 -6.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,425 —
325–340 335 13 535.00–540.00 $535.76 $1,795 +25.76
355–378 369 4 510.00–530.00 $517.28 $1,909 +35.55
400–440 421 15 455.00–470.00 $461.60 $1,943 +15.44
450–490 469 8 435.00–450.00 $443.25 $2,079 +27.14
500–545 530 13 390.00–402.50 $392.65 $2,081 +12.33
555–585 578 9 375.00–385.00 $376.64 $2,177 +17.48
600–640 621 22 340.00–355.00 $347.92 $2,161 +15.24
655–695 675 11 320.00–345.00 $328.15 $2,215 +8.92
705–745 721 5 305.00–315.00 $309.95 $2,235 +6.22
785 785 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,257 -5.50
810 810 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,086 —
370 370 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,610 +25.00
430–445 438 2 420.00–425.00 $422.46 $1,850 +47.46
450–480 467 5 390.00–412.50 $401.54 $1,875 +39.82
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 +19.64
555–570 562 6 325.00–340.00 $332.53 $1,869 +5.01
665 665 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,928 —
755 755 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1295 1107 80-85% 6 144.00–147.00 $145.41 $1,610 —
1000–1415 1187 80-85% 6 140.00–142.00 $140.87 $1,672 —
1025–1485 1292 80-85% 6 135.00–139.00 $136.91 $1,769 -7.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1080 918 85-90% 4 122.00–128.00 $125.52 $1,152 —
920–1300 1109 85-90% 4 135.00–137.00 $135.70 $1,505 +4.98
1110–1315 1213 85-90% 2 132.00–133.00 $132.46 $1,607 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1535 1460 75-80% 2 137.00–139.00 $138.05 $2,016 —
1250–1645 1511 75-80% 4 142.00–145.00 $143.77 $2,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1705 1645 2 174.00–178.00 $176.07 $2,896 —
1180–2355 1766 6 184.00–188.00 $186.33 $3,291 —
2140 2140 1 198.00 $198.00 $4,237 —

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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) 2 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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 2,700.00–2,800.00 $2,750.00 —

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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.