Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.26/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 554 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.83/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 567 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.13/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 470 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,188	510	726
Feeder cattle	929	378	575
Slaughter cattle	161	87	105
Replacement cattle	98	45	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508 value added	508	10	190.00	$190.00	$965	+2.00
521	521	3	177.50	$177.50	$925	—
553 value added	553	27	180.00	$180.00	$995	—
550–575	563	4	172.00–175.00	$174.25	$981	-0.75
605	605	2	160.00	$160.00	$968	—
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	—
745	745	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,021	—
795	795	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	187.00	$187.00	$767	±0.00
450–480	470	3	180.00	$180.00	$846	+5.00
500–515	507	3	167.00–170.00	$168.98	$857	-4.51
595	595	3	160.00	$160.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	177.00–180.00	$178.47	$767	—
450–455	453	2	167.00–170.00	$168.51	$763	—
540	540	1	157.00	$157.00	$848	—
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	5	155.00–157.00	$155.63	$665	+4.57
455–495	470	17	147.00–152.00	$149.13	$701	+1.55
500–545	517	15	142.00–148.00	$145.13	$750	+5.00
560–595	577	9	135.00–142.00	$138.86	$801	+2.51
600–640	617	10	131.00–136.00	$133.29	$822	+2.63
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	456	9	155.00–159.00	$156.33	$713	+3.11
507–530	514	6	150.00–152.00	$150.67	$774	+2.46
550–569	567	17	145.00–151.00	$149.83	$850	+8.52
600–625	617	3	137.00–140.00	$138.01	$852	—
652 fancy	652	9	145.00	$145.00	$945	—
650–685	665	3	130.00–138.00	$135.06	$898	+0.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	374	7	152.00–158.00	$154.18	$577	—
400–445	422	12	146.00–152.00	$149.66	$632	+3.69
450–480	463	3	145.00	$145.00	$671	+3.00
525–540	530	3	140.00	$140.00	$742	—
550–575	558	5	127.00–137.00	$131.39	$733	—
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—
665	665	2	120.00	$120.00	$798	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	+1.98
355–365	358	3	180.00–185.00	$182.36	$653	+6.36
400–440	414	14	170.00–177.00	$173.91	$720	-1.33
460–485	469	5	160.00–167.00	$163.16	$765	-1.23
505–545	530	7	150.00–157.00	$152.51	$808	-0.53
560–590	575	11	140.00–150.00	$145.36	$836	-5.11
605–645	636	6	137.00–140.00	$139.02	$884	-5.23
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	-5.00
700–715	708	2	120.00	$120.00	$850	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	2	180.00	$180.00	$734	+1.19
457–490	475	9	170.00–175.00	$171.86	$816	-3.47
500–540	526	9	165.00–172.00	$167.06	$879	+3.05
555–570	563	2	155.00–162.00	$158.45	$892	-0.54
625–640	631	4	142.00–147.00	$144.75	$913	-2.27
655–695	685	6	132.00–137.00	$135.49	$928	-6.16
700–740	720	2	130.00	$130.00	$936	—
750–771	766	4	127.00–128.00	$127.24	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	5	182.00–187.00	$185.98	$617	—
350–395	370	9	170.00–177.00	$172.98	$640	—
400–440	422	14	160.00–167.00	$164.14	$693	—
450–495	478	4	150.00–157.00	$154.71	$740	+1.14
515–545	532	3	142.00–145.00	$143.99	$766	—
585–595	590	3	135.00	$135.00	$796	-8.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1545	1165	80-85%	21	74.00–79.00	$76.37	$890	-15.81
1005–1425	1176	80-85%	19	80.00–85.00	$82.75	$973	-9.43
1060–1490	1296	80-85%	10	87.00–91.00	$88.98	$1,153	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1200	923	85-90%	14	55.00–61.00	$57.46	$530	—
840–1070	959	85-90%	9	62.00–67.00	$64.81	$622	-8.53
870–1240	1052	85-90%	22	68.00–73.00	$69.87	$735	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1440	1304	75-80%	7	84.00–89.00	$86.84	$1,132	—
1130–1470	1308	75-80%	8	78.00–83.00	$80.00	$1,046	—
1095–1610	1337	75-80%	5	92.00–95.00	$93.24	$1,247	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1595	1378	3	97.00–99.00	$97.89	$1,349	—
1645–1765	1707	3	103.00–105.00	$104.33	$1,781	—
1800–2150	1919	4	109.00–115.00	$111.53	$2,140	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1075	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–910.00	$856.72
1015–1195	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,100.00	$1,040.93
1225 fancy	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1235 fancy	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1135–1470	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,223.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–970	893	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–785.00	$765.98
850–1045	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$861.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–955	927	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,066.41	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.50	—

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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.