Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

1,011 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.31/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 471 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.28/cwt -9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 382 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.01/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 423 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,011	1,236	1,188
Feeder cattle	761	850	929
Slaughter cattle	121	239	161
Replacement cattle	129	147	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high yielding bulls up to 132. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	270.00–275.00	$272.55	$1,030	-3.83
515–520	518	2	250.00–260.00	$254.98	$1,321	+8.91
570–575	573	2	232.00–240.00	$235.98	$1,352	-1.02
603	603	6	222.50	$222.50	$1,342	-4.82
710	710	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,384	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,047	+5.00
405–415	410	2	260.00–262.00	$260.99	$1,070	+7.96
456	456	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,140	—
505	505	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	245.00–255.00	$251.67	$994	—
485	485	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,140	+4.89
685	685	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,267	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 fancy	250	1	255.00	$255.00	$638	—
277	277	3	245.00	$245.00	$679	—
308 fancy	308	3	250.00	$250.00	$770	—
370–391	386	13	222.00–230.00	$224.43	$866	-11.86
405 fancy	405	1	235.00	$235.00	$952	-7.70
405–445	424	14	220.00–225.00	$222.15	$942	-6.87
455–498	471	22	215.00–220.00	$217.84	$1,026	-5.45
470–475 fancy	471	6	222.00–235.00	$224.68	$1,058	—
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	-8.57
667	667	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,267	—
765	765	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	250.00	$250.00	$588	—
255–280	270	3	235.00	$235.00	$634	—
300–335	324	4	230.00–235.00	$231.27	$749	-1.60
350–395	382	16	217.00–220.00	$219.28	$838	-9.69
425–435	430	2	215.00–217.00	$216.01	$929	-4.90
460–490	483	4	210.00–212.00	$211.49	$1,021	-0.52
500–535	515	9	205.00–207.00	$206.33	$1,063	-0.84
555	555	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,054	-5.00
605–633	622	5	180.00–188.00	$184.89	$1,150	+2.89
760	760	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	235.00–240.00	$237.34	$546	—
265–275	272	6	225.00–230.00	$227.48	$619	-1.57
305–345	326	4	220.00–225.00	$221.17	$721	-1.61
350–390	367	6	210.00–215.00	$212.44	$780	-5.40
405–445	428	3	200.00–205.00	$201.73	$863	-7.32
500–530	515	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,004	+5.00
585	585	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,082	+5.00
655–685	670	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,072	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	290.00–295.00	$292.53	$608	—
215–225 fancy	220	2	300.00–305.00	$302.56	$666	—
255 fancy	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	—
275	275	3	280.00	$280.00	$770	-0.23
300–345	323	2	265.00–270.00	$267.67	$865	-0.76
360–370 fancy	365	2	262.00–265.00	$263.52	$962	—
355–395	382	11	252.50–257.50	$253.78	$969	-2.90
402–447	425	9	245.00–255.00	$251.16	$1,067	-1.55
455–485	472	5	235.00–245.00	$240.97	$1,137	-3.10
470–476 fancy	474	7	247.00–252.50	$249.78	$1,184	—
510–515	513	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,154	-5.00
550–595	572	6	212.00–220.00	$218.20	$1,248	-3.81
615	615	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,261	-10.00
690	690	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,311	—
760–785	773	2	167.00–175.00	$170.94	$1,321	—
815	815	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,345	—
860	860	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	3	260.00–265.00	$263.32	$600	—
260–295	280	4	255.00	$255.00	$714	—
305–335	320	3	240.00–245.00	$243.41	$779	-2.63
360–363	363	6	230.00	$230.00	$835	-10.00
440–445	443	2	220.00–225.00	$222.49	$986	-11.13
475–497	487	4	210.00–215.00	$211.22	$1,029	-13.17
540	540	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	-3.45
555–595	575	2	190.00–195.00	$192.59	$1,107	-12.47
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	-15.00
690	690	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,208	-7.00
750	750	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	275.00	$275.00	$660	—
265–285	277	3	260.00–265.00	$261.69	$725	-3.31
300–325	313	2	255.00	$255.00	$798	-5.00
365–395	380	2	245.00	$245.00	$931	-1.59
420–440	431	4	230.00–240.00	$235.01	$1,013	-8.70
470–485	479	5	225.00–230.00	$226.80	$1,086	-7.37
515	515	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,123	-6.93
555	555	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,138	-9.81
640	640	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,248	-8.74
650	650	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	—
840	840	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,260	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1325	1089	80-85%	16	87.00–93.00	$89.81	$978	—
970–1305	1146	80-85%	29	94.00–99.00	$95.79	$1,098	—
1140–1385	1234	80-85%	7	100.00–105.00	$102.65	$1,267	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1070	941	85-90%	4	70.00–74.00	$72.33	$681	—
755–1125	982	85-90%	11	81.00–86.00	$84.02	$825	+0.78
900–1155	1017	85-90%	12	75.00–80.00	$77.83	$792	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	75-80%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,123	—
1350	1350	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,323	+9.03
1080–1785	1375	75-80%	3	88.00–90.00	$88.61	$1,218	-0.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1660	1286	4	105.00–110.00	$108.18	$1,391	—
1365–1930	1640	10	112.00–117.00	$113.79	$1,866	—
1675–1825	1750	3	118.00–121.00	$119.68	$2,094	—

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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	16	670.00–892.00	$783.38
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	932.00–974.00	$953.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,010.00–1,150.00	$1,072.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	750.00–875.00	$818.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	855.00–950.00	$895.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00–950.00	$913.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,237.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,063.00–1,175.00	$1,123.83

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,536.36	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00–1,700.00	$1,587.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,262.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,195.00	—

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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.