Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.39/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 577 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $153.12/cwt -11.98 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 428 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.18/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 467 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 726 1,031 0
Feeder cattle 575 825 0
Slaughter cattle 105 108 0
Replacement cattle 46 98 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady with a high yielding bull up to 102. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 459 5 160.00–162.00 $161.19 $740 -10.81
550 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 —
605–640 612 5 130.00–136.00 $134.75 $825 —
660–690 670 3 121.00–125.00 $123.03 $824 -9.48
705–715 710 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 —
405–415 410 2 162.00 $162.00 $664 -13.00
470–480 475 2 152.00 $152.00 $722 -9.50
515–545 531 4 142.00–147.00 $145.20 $771 -8.92
550–595 567 3 132.00 $132.00 $748 -10.00
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 -7.00
415–430 423 2 155.00 $155.00 $656 -12.00
460–495 474 6 141.00–145.00 $142.67 $676 —
535–540 538 3 130.00–135.00 $132.33 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
330–335 333 2 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $486 —
355–370 362 6 140.00–145.00 $142.01 $514 -9.99
405–440 421 7 135.00–139.00 $136.40 $574 -7.23
450–495 471 16 130.00–136.00 $132.68 $625 -5.01
510–520 516 5 122.00–129.00 $126.80 $654 -4.67
550–590 573 6 117.00–121.00 $118.82 $681 -3.18
635–640 639 5 112.00–115.00 $114.00 $728 -1.00
655–660 658 3 105.00–112.00 $109.00 $717 —
710–715 713 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $454 -16.24
350–395 372 3 132.00–137.00 $134.72 $501 -7.06
400–445 424 15 127.00–132.00 $130.40 $553 -6.02
450–480 467 17 120.00–127.00 $125.18 $585 -5.82
510–535 523 2 112.00–115.00 $113.46 $593 -10.70
560–590 575 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $618 -9.57
605 605 1 102.00 $102.00 $617 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 fancy 505 1 142.00 $142.00 $717 —
500–541 526 11 131.00–137.00 $135.11 $711 -1.35
555 fancy 555 2 137.00–139.00 $138.00 $766 —
555–593 579 18 123.00–128.00 $125.10 $724 -5.89
600–615 606 4 117.00–122.00 $119.99 $727 -0.99
655–665 660 3 115.00–118.00 $116.66 $770 —
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 +7.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 170.00 $170.00 $614 -10.00
405–420 416 5 160.00–162.00 $161.61 $672 -10.83
450–496 471 10 148.00–154.00 $149.49 $704 -12.30
500–545 520 10 136.00–147.00 $142.93 $743 -8.91
552–585 560 9 130.00–132.00 $131.23 $735 -9.79
600–630 609 8 122.00–128.00 $126.75 $772 -9.53
650–697 672 12 115.00–122.00 $118.97 $799 -10.21
730–745 738 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $845 +1.94
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 366 7 160.00–165.00 $162.72 $596 -12.87
400–445 428 17 150.00–157.00 $153.12 $655 -11.98
460–491 481 15 140.00–147.00 $143.32 $689 -8.46
500–545 523 10 130.00–137.00 $134.40 $703 -9.64
575–595 585 2 124.00–127.00 $125.47 $734 -8.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 170.00 $170.00 $502 -10.00
310–345 324 7 162.00–167.00 $164.56 $533 -10.73
400–425 417 6 140.00–147.00 $143.99 $600 -11.30
486–495 488 6 132.00–134.00 $133.66 $652 -10.93
505–530 518 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $653 -8.55
625 625 1 107.00 $107.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1230 1042 80-85% 12 58.00–63.00 $60.87 $634 —
965–1250 1080 80-85% 13 64.00–69.00 $66.01 $713 +9.56
1080–1470 1240 80-85% 4 70.00–75.00 $71.40 $885 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1490 1293 75-80% 15 72.00–77.00 $74.15 $959 +10.24
1305–1360 1333 75-80% 2 64.00 $64.00 $853 -9.31
1130–1485 1342 75-80% 10 67.00–71.00 $69.31 $930 -4.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $334 —
800–1040 943 85-90% 4 50.00–53.00 $51.56 $486 —
955–990 973 85-90% 2 55.00 $55.00 $535 +13.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1445 1383 2 80.00–83.00 $81.57 $1,128 —
1340–2145 1738 8 86.00–91.00 $88.32 $1,535 —
1585–2030 1881 5 94.00–97.00 $95.65 $1,799 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1105–1265 1202 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,040.53
1195–1375 1254 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–950.00 $908.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1165 fancy 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1110–1310 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,000.00 $988.53

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,074.42 -22.95

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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.