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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report, Florence, AL

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $349.83/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 521 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $310.15/cwt -9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,945/hd at 627 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $360.20/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,715/hd at 476 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 893 1,181 832
Feeder cattle 769 1,049 675
Slaughter cattle 92 88 114
Replacement cattle 32 44 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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
987 987 7 295.00 $295.00 $2,912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,040 -10.00
275 275 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,279 -5.00
320–340 332 6 415.00–425.00 $421.61 $1,400 -23.39
350–375 361 7 390.00–410.00 $401.36 $1,449 -7.38
400–440 422 10 370.00–385.00 $379.51 $1,602 -6.56
450–495 476 23 350.00–367.50 $360.20 $1,715 -8.12
500–545 531 13 330.00–350.00 $338.81 $1,799 -8.93
555–595 569 10 320.00–332.50 $325.76 $1,854 -9.86
600–635 608 14 300.00–317.50 $313.15 $1,904 -0.36
675 675 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 -18.01
705–725 713 3 265.00–285.00 $273.28 $1,948 -19.19
790 790 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,054 -19.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,161 -15.00
310–340 327 3 435.00–445.00 $438.16 $1,433 -36.84
365 365 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,551 -10.52
405–408 408 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,632 -10.83
470–490 480 2 372.50–375.00 $373.72 $1,794 -16.41
500–545 517 11 352.50–365.00 $358.02 $1,851 -9.93
555–590 563 10 337.50–345.00 $341.98 $1,925 -13.34
620 620 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,000 -13.58
650–660 655 2 300.00–305.00 $302.48 $1,981 -22.52
820 820 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,419 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,164 —
330 330 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,353 +20.00
375–395 385 5 375.00–385.00 $378.95 $1,459 -1.05
400–445 420 5 350.00–360.00 $357.04 $1,500 -12.96
450–495 471 4 330.00–345.00 $338.63 $1,595 -5.75
530–545 538 4 320.00–325.00 $322.49 $1,735 -9.98
555–595 578 4 305.00–315.00 $310.09 $1,792 -4.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238–240 239 3 535.00–540.00 $536.68 $1,283 -23.32
255–295 273 3 510.00–525.00 $518.69 $1,416 +8.69
300–345 323 16 490.00–510.00 $498.34 $1,610 -11.66
360–395 379 9 445.00–460.00 $450.53 $1,708 +6.24
405–440 420 18 420.00–445.00 $429.66 $1,805 +2.33
450–490 470 13 390.00–415.00 $405.71 $1,907 -1.26
500–535 512 17 360.00–375.00 $365.57 $1,872 -8.14
550–585 564 7 335.00–355.00 $341.35 $1,925 -7.81
600–635 627 26 300.00–322.50 $310.15 $1,945 -9.42
655–690 671 6 287.50–295.00 $290.40 $1,949 -6.34
715–745 729 4 275.00–290.00 $282.42 $2,059 -7.58
755–780 763 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,098 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,222 —
250–295 271 7 490.00–500.00 $494.76 $1,341 —
310 310 2 460.00–480.00 $470.00 $1,457 —
365–395 373 5 420.00–440.00 $433.81 $1,618 +13.81
400–445 423 6 405.00–415.00 $410.82 $1,738 +10.82
450–490 476 14 360.00–385.00 $369.09 $1,757 -5.98
500–545 521 28 335.00–355.00 $349.83 $1,823 -5.26
550–590 576 10 305.00–330.00 $316.77 $1,825 +3.68
600–635 619 6 285.00–295.00 $289.98 $1,795 -0.02
665–690 682 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,876 —
700–713 710 4 260.00–265.00 $263.77 $1,873 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 212 3 560.00–575.00 $567.87 $1,204 -22.13
250 250 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,400 —
340 340 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,819 +12.67
360–385 368 3 470.00–475.00 $471.74 $1,736 -9.38
405–430 412 9 450.00–462.50 $454.16 $1,871 +5.90
460–465 461 4 420.00–425.00 $421.26 $1,942 -13.59
535–545 538 4 385.00–390.00 $388.73 $2,091 +1.59
560 560 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,100 +3.23
600–630 626 8 341.00–342.50 $341.18 $2,136 +0.82
660–685 675 6 325.00–331.00 $329.28 $2,223 +16.86
800 800 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1355 1173 80-85% 15 130.00–137.00 $132.81 $1,558 —
920–1450 1202 80-85% 11 124.00–129.00 $127.76 $1,536 —
1325–1780 1461 80-85% 8 141.00–145.00 $143.09 $2,091 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1270 1040 85-90% 7 110.00–117.00 $115.09 $1,197 —
945–1230 1057 85-90% 3 128.00–133.00 $130.24 $1,377 +8.32
975–1250 1091 85-90% 9 119.00–126.00 $121.28 $1,323 -0.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1455 1438 75-80% 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,984 -4.87
1315–1725 1522 75-80% 6 141.00–146.00 $142.50 $2,169 +9.07
1560–1615 1588 75-80% 2 149.00 $149.00 $2,366 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1745 1437 5 172.00–178.00 $175.55 $2,523 —
1455–2510 1834 8 180.00–186.00 $182.38 $3,345 -7.11
1645–2160 1912 5 188.00–194.00 $191.29 $3,657 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,900.00 $1,775.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,583.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,400.00–2,650.00 $2,516.67

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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 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.