Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.90/cwt ≈ $1,037/hd at 555 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $220.27/cwt ≈ $1,275/hd at 579 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $223.29/cwt ≈ $1,166/hd at 522 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,144	205	803
Feeder cattle	824	—	580
Slaughter cattle	208	121	149
Replacement cattle	112	84	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle compared to one week ago sold steady to 3.00 lower, with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 126. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	363	4	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$926	—
410 value added	410	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,046	—
415–445	428	4	240.00–245.00	$241.71	$1,035	—
450–475	468	4	230.00–240.00	$233.78	$1,094	—
500–540	522	12	220.00–230.00	$223.29	$1,166	—
565–585	579	18	220.00–225.00	$220.27	$1,275	—
845	845	2	162.00–167.50	$164.75	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	245.00–247.00	$246.03	$942	—
406–437	421	6	230.00–235.00	$231.73	$976	—
465–480	473	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,041	—
500–545	510	6	210.00–217.00	$211.57	$1,079	—
555–565	558	3	205.00–210.00	$206.66	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	225.00	$225.00	$922	—
485–495	490	3	210.00–215.00	$212.34	$1,040	—
576–585	578	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,156	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	3	205.00–207.00	$205.67	$864	—
460–495	480	10	195.00–202.00	$197.92	$950	—
500–520 fancy	507	3	200.00–202.00	$200.68	$1,017	—
510–535	525	7	187.00–192.00	$190.15	$998	—
555–565	555	21	185.00–187.00	$186.90	$1,037	—
685	685	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	207.00–210.00	$208.47	$594	—
300–340	320	5	205.00	$205.00	$656	—
370–395	385	3	190.00–200.00	$194.98	$751	—
415–436	429	7	185.00–190.00	$188.61	$809	—
470	470	1	180.00	$180.00	$846	—
540	540	9	173.00–175.00	$173.22	$935	—
575–595	585	2	160.00	$160.00	$936	—
600–645	620	4	150.00–155.00	$152.45	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	313	3	210.00	$210.00	$657	—
355–375	364	5	205.00–207.00	$205.39	$748	—
415–440	424	5	195.00–200.00	$196.98	$835	—
460–481	476	9	190.00	$190.00	$904	—
505	505	1	180.00	$180.00	$909	—
565–585	577	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,010	—
625	625	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,000	—
680	680	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,054	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	255.00	$255.00	$740	—
340	340	1	240.00	$240.00	$816	—
360–375	368	2	232.00–235.00	$233.47	$859	—
400–425	414	6	220.00–225.00	$220.82	$914	—
455–495	471	7	210.00–215.00	$212.86	$1,003	—
500–540	511	10	195.00–202.50	$200.19	$1,023	—
560–570	563	3	185.00–190.00	$188.34	$1,060	—
630	630	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,147	—
725	725	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$763	—
365–390	373	3	220.00–225.00	$223.37	$833	—
425–440	434	5	210.00–215.00	$212.02	$920	—
450–495	476	4	200.00–205.00	$203.77	$970	—
500–525	513	2	185.00–190.00	$187.44	$962	—
560–590	570	4	175.00–180.00	$178.77	$1,019	—
600–640	625	5	165.00–170.00	$168.38	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	255.00	$255.00	$854	—
370–385	376	4	240.00–250.00	$244.97	$921	—
420–440	427	3	230.00–235.00	$231.64	$989	—
450–465	455	4	220.00–230.00	$226.25	$1,029	—
505–545	520	6	205.00–215.00	$209.09	$1,087	—
550–555	553	2	195.00–197.00	$196.00	$1,084	—
780	780	2	152.00–157.00	$154.50	$1,205	—
835	835	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,102	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1435	1103	80-85%	38	84.00–90.00	$87.58	$966	—
980–1455	1156	80-85%	44	91.00–97.00	$93.66	$1,083	-0.53
1000–1520	1200	80-85%	16	98.00–104.00	$99.99	$1,200	-2.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1165	957	85-90%	11	63.00–69.00	$65.40	$626	-10.51
815–1155	978	85-90%	17	70.00–76.00	$73.24	$716	-2.67
835–1220	993	85-90%	23	77.00–83.00	$80.67	$801	+4.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1500	1356	75-80%	12	85.00–88.00	$86.96	$1,179	-6.99
1110–1595	1368	75-80%	7	89.00–93.00	$90.90	$1,244	-3.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1325	1270	3	103.00–104.00	$103.65	$1,316	—
1255–2095	1562	7	105.00–110.00	$106.62	$1,665	—
1520–1910	1655	4	111.00–113.00	$112.29	$1,858	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	569.00–877.00	$742.54

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,053.63
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,160.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,037.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,125.00	$1,005.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,382.14	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,191.67	—

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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.