Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.77/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 468 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.83/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 587 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.22/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 1,055 783
Feeder cattle 580 710 585
Slaughter cattle 149 214 87
Replacement cattle 74 131 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with boning cows up to 95, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 207.00 $207.00 $724 +2.77
405–430 424 8 195.00–205.00 $203.81 $864 +7.25
450–475 460 4 185.00–192.00 $189.77 $873 -0.34
500–542 527 9 175.00–185.00 $180.45 $951 -0.37
530 value added 530 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,007 +3.00
550–580 563 6 165.00–170.00 $168.68 $950 +0.31
570 value added 570 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,009 -3.00
600–620 610 2 162.00–165.00 $163.48 $997 -1.52
670–675 673 2 140.00–145.00 $142.51 $959 -9.96
735 735 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 -8.00
750–765 760 3 130.00–135.00 $132.32 $1,006 -5.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 410 3 187.00–192.00 $188.65 $773 +0.11
490 490 2 175.00–177.00 $176.00 $862 -4.73
505 505 4 165.00–172.00 $170.25 $860 —
595 595 1 158.00 $158.00 $940 -0.47
605–628 625 8 142.00–150.00 $142.97 $894 -4.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 170.00–172.00 $170.98 $821 +0.30
530–545 544 10 160.00–162.00 $160.20 $871 —
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 —
615 615 1 132.00 $132.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 163.00–165.00 $164.02 $628 -1.22
405–440 423 6 157.00–162.00 $157.87 $668 -1.28
450–495 478 10 147.00–152.00 $150.38 $719 -3.04
505–530 515 3 142.00–147.00 $145.35 $749 +0.35
560–595 587 14 135.00–142.00 $136.83 $803 -1.55
605–645 623 11 130.00–135.00 $133.18 $830 +5.37
655–680 668 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $852 +4.23
700–730 720 3 115.00–120.00 $118.38 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 fancy 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 -3.00
450–495 469 13 155.00–160.00 $157.21 $737 -4.54
505–535 523 12 150.00–158.00 $152.22 $796 -0.81
555–575 564 4 142.00–151.00 $146.98 $829 -0.02
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 -1.07
657–685 665 8 131.00–135.00 $133.35 $887 —
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 +10.00
760–770 765 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 331 3 160.00–165.00 $161.56 $535 —
350–395 373 8 155.00–160.00 $156.93 $585 +0.11
420–445 436 4 147.00–152.00 $150.74 $657 -2.45
500–510 505 2 135.00–138.00 $136.51 $689 -2.09
580–595 588 2 130.00 $130.00 $764 —
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 10 153.00 $153.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 372 5 190.00–197.00 $192.72 $717 -3.18
400–445 424 8 180.00–187.00 $184.03 $780 -2.26
450–490 467 9 172.00–182.00 $176.04 $822 -0.61
505 fancy 505 1 175.00 $175.00 $884 —
510–540 525 7 162.00–170.00 $166.99 $877 +0.63
550–590 573 4 152.00–162.00 $156.43 $896 +1.64
600–630 615 3 145.00–152.00 $149.06 $917 -2.94
670 fancy 670 1 148.00 $148.00 $992 —
660–680 673 3 135.00–140.00 $136.68 $920 -7.05
710 710 1 135.00 $135.00 $958 -1.00
750–755 753 2 125.00–132.00 $128.49 $968 +2.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 4 190.00–192.00 $191.51 $603 -2.60
350–395 369 4 180.00–187.00 $183.15 $676 -2.20
405–435 421 4 172.00–175.00 $172.77 $727 -1.54
450–495 478 3 165.00–170.00 $166.57 $796 -0.43
510–540 528 3 155.00–157.00 $155.64 $822 -2.38
600–635 621 4 135.00–142.00 $138.52 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 207.00 $207.00 $414 —
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 —
340 340 2 187.00 $187.00 $636 +0.73
355–390 371 7 170.00–177.00 $173.70 $644 -2.32
415–440 424 7 162.00–170.00 $164.47 $697 -0.30
450–490 470 2 157.00 $157.00 $738 ±0.00
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 +5.48
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1280 1123 80-85% 16 79.00–85.00 $81.97 $921 -3.43
895–1580 1165 80-85% 26 72.00–78.00 $74.87 $872 -4.22
1095–1300 1197 80-85% 8 87.00–91.00 $89.01 $1,065 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1020 905 85-90% 10 52.00–58.00 $55.31 $501 —
810–1125 913 85-90% 6 59.00–61.00 $59.82 $546 +3.12
930–1325 1118 85-90% 15 65.00–71.00 $67.30 $752 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1425 1292 75-80% 7 84.00–89.00 $86.30 $1,115 +1.53
1200–1485 1328 75-80% 6 90.00–95.00 $91.54 $1,216 —
1190–1540 1373 75-80% 10 78.00–83.00 $79.51 $1,092 -11.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1195 1158 2 97.00–98.00 $97.48 $1,129 —
1345–1790 1511 4 101.00–107.00 $103.05 $1,557 —
1565–1945 1753 5 108.00–115.00 $110.84 $1,943 +2.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1040 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $863.42
1095 fancy 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
960–1225 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 950.00–1,100.00 $1,015.40
1065–1235 fancy 1156 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,225.00 $1,133.95
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1200 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–975.00 $961.43
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
900 fancy 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,550.00–1,650.00 $1,600.00 —
740–1070 946 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,375.00–1,500.00 $1,431.13 —
1245–1360 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,250.00–1,275.00 $1,263.05 —

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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.