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Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 675 lb · 39 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.00/cwt ≈ $1,612/hd at 750 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.00/cwt ≈ $1,443/hd at 633 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 906 904 1,011
Feeder cattle 739 638 761
Slaughter cattle 86 159 121
Replacement cattle 81 107 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 139.00 cwt. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,260 ±0.00
400–430 410 4 335.00–340.00 $337.47 $1,384 -2.53
500–513 507 9 300.00–305.00 $303.05 $1,536 —
560–584 581 14 290.00–297.50 $296.81 $1,724 —
615 615 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,630 —
660–675 675 39 250.00 $250.00 $1,688 -10.00
710 710 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,768 +4.00
765 765 13 235.00 $235.00 $1,798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 388 4 335.00–340.00 $337.53 $1,310 +7.53
430–435 433 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,429 +15.00
457–480 467 4 310.00–315.00 $312.45 $1,459 +12.45
518–548 534 9 292.00–295.00 $292.34 $1,561 +2.34
555–561 560 10 280.00–285.00 $284.01 $1,590 —
648 648 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,652 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818 818 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,881 —
850 850 21 219.00 $219.00 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,089 +7.44
430–435 433 2 305.00–315.00 $309.97 $1,342 +4.97
480 480 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,416 +0.76
500–520 510 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 -0.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 +5.00
520–521 521 13 260.00–272.00 $260.92 $1,359 +0.92
550–570 557 3 250.00–255.00 $251.71 $1,402 —
610 610 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 —
725 725 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,610 +9.00
750 750 31 215.00 $215.00 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 25 228.00 $228.00 $1,443 —
925 925 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,619 —
953 953 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,572 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,038 +5.00
420–425 423 2 280.00–285.00 $282.49 $1,195 +5.96
456–465 458 8 270.00–275.00 $273.74 $1,254 +6.55
510–530 518 3 250.00–255.00 $253.30 $1,312 +6.45
550–595 577 6 240.00–245.00 $241.99 $1,396 +5.79
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 +6.65
650–695 670 5 215.00–220.00 $216.96 $1,454 +3.64
700–725 710 3 205.00–210.00 $206.65 $1,467 -0.04
775 775 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,472 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 277 3 305.00–310.00 $306.60 $849 +1.60
300–320 313 3 295.00–300.00 $296.60 $928 —
355–375 366 4 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,034 +3.94
400–440 418 4 267.00–275.00 $271.89 $1,137 +4.42
450–485 470 4 260.00–265.00 $261.24 $1,228 +3.26
505–545 523 4 237.00–245.00 $240.45 $1,258 +1.60
575 575 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,322 +2.52
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 +6.24
655–660 658 3 207.00–210.00 $209.00 $1,375 +4.00
720 720 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,382 —
785 785 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 -5.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 340.00 $340.00 $986 ±0.00
365–390 380 4 305.00–315.00 $309.95 $1,178 -3.99
405–445 427 8 295.00–305.00 $300.59 $1,284 +8.98
450–470 460 2 285.00–290.00 $287.55 $1,323 +0.15
515–540 528 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,452 +10.57
555–595 575 2 255.00–262.00 $258.38 $1,486 +5.88
600–630 616 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,509 +15.00
650–675 664 4 225.00–230.00 $226.22 $1,502 +3.38
740 740 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,606 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,004 +12.43
310–330 318 5 330.00–340.00 $333.95 $1,062 -11.05
350–390 377 6 320.00–330.00 $327.50 $1,235 -3.54
415–440 425 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 +5.02
450–490 470 6 295.00–300.00 $298.32 $1,402 —
510–540 527 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,502 -0.87
565 565 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,554 +13.35
610–630 620 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,581 —
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 390.00 $390.00 $838 -7.50
275 275 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,045 +15.00
380 380 3 335.00–340.00 $336.67 $1,279 -8.28
425–435 430 5 325.00–335.00 $326.98 $1,406 +1.98
450–495 473 2 310.00–315.00 $312.38 $1,478 -5.11
510 510 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,515 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1390 1052 80-85% 12 117.00–123.00 $120.54 $1,268 —
1020–1345 1131 80-85% 8 124.00–130.00 $126.97 $1,436 —
970–1600 1201 80-85% 9 131.00–135.00 $133.30 $1,601 +1.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1020 918 85-90% 8 101.00–105.00 $103.66 $952 +1.22
795–1200 976 85-90% 6 107.00–111.00 $109.42 $1,068 -0.52
725–1320 982 85-90% 13 113.00–117.00 $115.24 $1,132 +5.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,806 -14.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1600 1376 5 135.00–141.00 $139.30 $1,917 —
1720–1990 1815 3 155.00–159.00 $156.59 $2,842 —
1700–2010 1830 5 146.00–153.00 $150.96 $2,763 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,900.00 $1,650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,400.00–1,800.00 $1,542.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,743.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,318.75
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,050.00–2,450.00 $2,350.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,775.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.