Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

1,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.12/cwt +25.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 434 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.42/cwt +20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 558 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.29/cwt +25.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 478 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,236	1,144	510
Feeder cattle	850	824	378
Slaughter cattle	239	208	87
Replacement cattle	147	112	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 109, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 130. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	285.00–295.00	$289.92	$942	—
360–385	369	5	275.00–282.00	$276.38	$1,020	+21.38
415–445	433	4	260.00–267.00	$261.72	$1,133	+20.01
450–472	463	7	252.00–260.00	$254.64	$1,179	+20.86
510–548	542	9	245.00–250.00	$246.07	$1,334	+22.78
570	570	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,351	+16.73
600–630	615	3	225.00–230.00	$227.32	$1,398	—
650	650	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,378	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	6	255.00–265.00	$263.31	$869	—
415–430	423	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,015	+15.00
450–490	467	3	225.00–235.00	$230.11	$1,075	+17.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	+13.97
420–440	429	5	250.00–255.00	$253.03	$1,085	+21.30
555–580	568	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,250	+13.34
725	725	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	—
760	760	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,421	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	363	15	235.00–245.00	$236.29	$858	—
405–430 fancy	418	4	240.00–247.00	$242.70	$1,014	—
405–444	437	22	227.00–235.00	$229.02	$1,001	+23.35
450–499	478	23	220.00–230.00	$223.29	$1,067	+25.37
500–540	514	10	215.00–220.00	$218.57	$1,123	+28.42
550–575	556	21	205.00–210.00	$206.21	$1,147	+19.31
565–580 fancy	569	4	212.50–215.00	$213.76	$1,216	—
600–645	608	11	192.00–197.50	$194.03	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	10	230.00–237.00	$232.87	$759	+22.87
355–395	383	5	225.00–230.00	$228.97	$877	+23.58
400–445	422	13	217.00–225.00	$220.91	$932	+23.93
450–490	468	11	210.00–217.00	$212.01	$992	+22.01
500–540	529	8	200.00–210.00	$207.17	$1,096	+27.17
550	550	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$1,072	+20.00
605–610	608	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,107	+22.00
660	660	6	174.00	$174.00	$1,148	+19.00
700	700	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–288	275	5	225.00–230.00	$229.05	$630	+20.58
305–340	319	9	220.00–225.00	$222.78	$711	+17.78
360–395	380	6	215.00–220.00	$217.84	$828	+22.86
410–445	430	3	207.00–210.00	$209.05	$899	+20.44
470	470	1	195.00	$195.00	$916	+15.00
515–535	525	2	190.00	$190.00	$998	+16.78
590	590	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,062	+20.00
600–635	622	3	174.00–175.00	$174.66	$1,086	+22.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	275.00–285.00	$280.23	$779	—
300–330	313	6	265.00–275.00	$268.43	$840	+13.43
356–395	371	12	255.00–265.00	$256.68	$952	+11.71
410–445	427	13	250.00–255.00	$252.71	$1,079	+21.07
450–480	462	9	240.00–250.00	$244.07	$1,128	+17.82
505–535	521	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,198	+20.91
560–575	567	5	220.00–230.00	$222.01	$1,259	+26.01
605	605	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	265.00	$265.00	$755	+10.00
335	335	1	260.00	$260.00	$871	+20.00
360–395	378	3	245.00–250.00	$246.59	$932	+13.12
400–445	424	18	240.00–245.00	$243.71	$1,033	+22.89
450–490	472	7	230.00–237.00	$234.17	$1,105	+21.31
505–540	528	12	220.00–227.00	$224.93	$1,188	+24.74
550–590	569	5	212.00–217.00	$214.81	$1,222	+26.47
622–640	630	4	200.00–205.00	$203.74	$1,284	+21.74
770	770	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	5	245.00–250.00	$246.04	$807	+13.56
395	395	1	240.00	$240.00	$948	+16.63
400–440	424	11	230.00–235.00	$233.62	$991	+21.60
450–485	461	8	220.00–225.00	$224.39	$1,034	+20.62
530–545	538	2	210.00–217.00	$213.45	$1,148	+26.01
550–570	562	3	200.00–210.00	$205.06	$1,152	+26.29
625	625	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,219	+26.62
675	675	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1510	1110	80-85%	29	87.00–92.00	$89.41	$992	+1.83
980–1450	1170	80-85%	56	93.00–99.00	$96.25	$1,126	+2.59
1020–1400	1199	80-85%	17	100.00–105.00	$101.63	$1,219	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–955	776	85-90%	12	68.00–72.00	$70.05	$544	—
710–1195	888	85-90%	28	75.00–81.00	$77.31	$687	—
790–1150	960	85-90%	17	82.00–87.00	$83.24	$799	+17.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1425	1321	75-80%	5	91.00–94.00	$91.81	$1,213	—
1110–1545	1359	75-80%	11	87.00–90.00	$88.97	$1,209	+2.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1680	1387	6	104.00–109.00	$106.51	$1,477	—
1310–1690	1496	9	110.00–116.00	$113.80	$1,702	—
1530–2220	1911	5	118.00–123.00	$120.71	$2,307	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,350.00–1,452.00	$1,379.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	937.00–960.00	$950.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,383.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,116.00–1,325.00	$1,213.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,625.00–1,700.00	$1,662.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,213.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,028.00–1,096.00	$1,067.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–875.00	$863.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,112.50

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00

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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	4	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,825.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,875.00	$1,862.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,350.00–1,650.00	$1,477.27	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,216.67	—

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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.