Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $168.22/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 420 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.80/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 524 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $143.73/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 372 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 783 384 0
Feeder cattle 585 296 0
Slaughter cattle 87 52 0
Replacement cattle 111 36 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 180.00–187.00 $183.36 $678 —
410–412 411 6 172.00–175.00 $173.00 $711 +3.00
455–485 470 2 165.00–167.00 $166.03 $780 -0.31
535 535 1 162.00 $162.00 $867 +5.00
660 660 1 137.00 $137.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–497 481 3 170.00–175.00 $171.56 $825 -2.44
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 +6.51
555–567 563 3 160.00 $160.00 $901 —
720–735 728 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 182.00 $182.00 $624 —
365 365 1 172.00 $172.00 $628 -3.00
415 415 1 162.00 $162.00 $672 -2.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 —
378–385 380 4 157.00–165.00 $159.03 $604 -0.97
400–415 408 4 152.00–157.00 $154.75 $631 +3.75
470–485 476 7 147.00–150.00 $147.43 $702 +3.88
500–535 516 8 140.00–147.00 $144.22 $744 +3.75
555 fancy 555 1 147.00 $147.00 $816 +5.00
590–595 592 3 135.00–137.00 $135.67 $803 —
605 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 +2.98
675–680 678 2 122.00 $122.00 $827 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 -7.00
360–380 367 7 148.00–155.00 $151.73 $557 +0.74
400–440 424 6 142.00–147.00 $145.81 $618 +3.45
451–491 471 8 137.00–143.00 $139.97 $659 +3.15
515–540 528 3 130.00–135.00 $133.33 $704 -0.01
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +5.00
630–635 633 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 5 150.00–155.00 $152.36 $495 +3.96
355–390 372 10 140.00–147.00 $143.73 $535 +2.01
440–441 441 8 135.00–140.00 $139.00 $613 +2.80
470–480 475 2 132.00 $132.00 $627 +1.02
510 510 1 122.00 $122.00 $622 +0.82
600–640 620 2 110.00–113.00 $111.55 $692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 362 3 180.00–182.00 $181.34 $656 +1.34
415–440 428 2 175.00–177.00 $175.97 $753 —
450–490 471 7 165.00–175.00 $168.25 $792 +6.02
500–535 512 9 152.00–162.00 $156.10 $799 —
570–593 587 7 145.00–152.00 $146.83 $862 +2.33
600–645 623 9 130.00–139.00 $133.74 $833 -2.24
665–695 680 2 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
705–735 720 3 115.00–120.00 $117.35 $845 +2.35
750–770 760 2 114.00 $114.00 $866 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 3 180.00–182.00 $181.34 $568 -1.12
350–395 374 4 172.00–177.00 $175.73 $657 +2.61
400–440 420 16 162.00–172.00 $168.22 $707 +3.86
460–465 463 2 152.00–162.00 $156.97 $727 +2.81
510–540 524 10 142.00–150.00 $144.80 $759 -2.20
560–575 568 3 132.00–137.00 $134.69 $765 +0.18
630–635 632 3 121.00–127.00 $123.34 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–345 332 8 170.00–175.00 $171.35 $569 -2.11
350–385 366 5 160.00–170.00 $165.90 $607 +3.74
405–430 416 4 157.00–160.00 $159.24 $662 +4.02
460–485 474 4 142.00–150.00 $145.97 $692 -0.04
500–535 518 2 137.00–140.00 $138.45 $717 +6.16
585–595 590 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $729 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1475 1214 75-80% 19 70.00–75.00 $72.74 $883 +7.15
930–1490 1254 75-80% 8 76.00–81.00 $78.56 $985 —
1100–1545 1315 75-80% 11 64.00–69.00 $66.31 $872 -4.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1030 882 85-90% 5 40.00–45.00 $42.12 $371 -5.78
735–1155 978 85-90% 5 46.00–50.00 $47.83 $468 -2.62
815–1150 989 85-90% 8 51.00–54.00 $53.11 $525 +2.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1230 1058 80-85% 5 55.00–59.00 $57.45 $608 —
885–1275 1084 80-85% 11 63.00–66.00 $64.73 $702 —
1130 1130 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $780 +4.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,122 —
1360–1400 1380 2 75.00–80.00 $77.46 $1,069 —
1960 1960 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,862 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
926–1235 fancy 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,175.00 $1,155.26
860–1155 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 825.00–950.00 $901.05
1000–1305 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,155.26
1045–1215 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,026.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
783–1080 840 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,031.63
800–1300 990 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 825.00–975.00 $911.09
1065–1075 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $774.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1220–1400 1269 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,165.52 —

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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.