Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.04/cwt ≈ $1,357/hd at 434 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $277.81/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 471 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $316.70/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 488 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 940 906 1,011
Feeder cattle 618 739 761
Slaughter cattle 163 86 121
Replacement cattle 159 81 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 162.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,014 —
350–375 362 5 365.00–380.00 $371.15 $1,344 +16.15
430 430 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,462 +2.53
450–470 460 4 320.00–330.00 $323.70 $1,489 —
507–525 511 7 305.00–315.00 $309.28 $1,580 +6.23
570 570 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 -6.81
655 655 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,223 —
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 ±0.00
480–495 488 13 315.00–317.50 $316.70 $1,545 +4.25
560–595 578 2 280.00–285.00 $282.42 $1,632 -1.59
600–637 626 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,659 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,047 —
380 380 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,311 —
540 540 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 ±0.00
565–570 568 2 265.00–270.00 $267.51 $1,519 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 fancy 220 4 375.00–390.00 $378.58 $833 —
255 fancy 255 1 350.00 $350.00 $892 —
255–285 270 3 330.00–340.00 $336.85 $909 —
325–335 330 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,089 —
405 fancy 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 —
425–443 436 12 310.00–315.00 $312.04 $1,360 —
450–490 480 12 290.00–300.00 $292.35 $1,403 +12.35
505–530 519 4 260.00–270.00 $262.43 $1,362 +1.51
552–590 560 10 250.00–260.00 $254.20 $1,424 +2.49
600–630 610 5 240.00–250.00 $244.03 $1,489 +9.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 335.00 $335.00 $770 —
335–345 340 3 310.00–320.00 $314.98 $1,071 +4.98
370–380 375 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,144 —
400–447 424 4 287.00–290.00 $288.42 $1,223 +5.93
450–498 471 13 272.50–285.00 $277.81 $1,308 +4.07
505–545 527 9 250.00–255.00 $250.79 $1,322 -2.51
590 590 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,446 +3.01
600–608 605 4 230.00–235.00 $231.24 $1,399 +1.24
660–670 665 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,496 +8.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 300.00–305.00 $303.38 $1,001 +6.78
370–395 385 3 285.00–295.00 $290.02 $1,117 +7.51
400 400 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 +8.11
485–490 488 2 260.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,281 +1.25
510–515 513 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $1,244 +2.04
560–570 565 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 ±0.00
615–645 630 3 210.00–225.00 $219.88 $1,385 -0.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 365.00–370.00 $367.50 $827 —
255–275 265 2 350.00–355.00 $352.59 $934 +12.59
300–330 313 3 330.00–340.00 $336.70 $1,054 —
370–390 380 2 315.00–320.00 $317.57 $1,207 +7.62
410–440 425 2 300.00–307.00 $303.38 $1,289 +2.79
455–490 473 4 290.00–315.00 $302.45 $1,431 +14.90
555–575 566 7 255.00–265.00 $260.00 $1,472 +1.62
630–640 635 3 247.00–250.00 $249.01 $1,581 +4.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 213 3 395.00–410.00 $403.28 $859 +13.28
295 295 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,136 +5.00
305–345 325 2 360.00–375.00 $367.96 $1,196 —
370–375 373 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,324 +18.33
410–435 418 5 330.00–345.00 $338.05 $1,413 +11.07
465–485 474 4 315.00–320.00 $316.23 $1,499 +3.85
520–530 526 4 290.00–305.00 $295.95 $1,557 -1.05
705–720 713 2 242.00–247.00 $244.47 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 4 345.00–355.00 $351.11 $1,145 +17.16
365 365 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 +2.50
405–435 420 4 315.00–325.00 $318.85 $1,339 +3.85
560 560 3 265.00–270.00 $266.67 $1,493 -8.33
600–627 616 7 255.00–265.00 $258.63 $1,593 +3.63
650–655 653 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,600 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1515 1210 80-85% 30 115.00–121.00 $118.94 $1,439 -14.36
940–1555 1210 80-85% 35 122.00–128.00 $124.56 $1,507 -8.74
1055–1660 1313 80-85% 10 129.00–135.00 $131.42 $1,726 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–990 866 85-90% 4 95.00–100.00 $97.61 $845 —
850–1220 992 85-90% 12 103.00–108.00 $105.18 $1,043 -10.06
890–1265 1030 85-90% 20 109.00–116.00 $113.06 $1,165 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1620 1426 75-80% 7 121.00–126.00 $123.28 $1,758 —
1230–1755 1440 75-80% 4 119.00–120.00 $119.48 $1,721 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1615 1576 4 137.00–141.00 $139.52 $2,199 —
1415–1930 1644 4 146.00–151.00 $149.61 $2,460 —
1615–2325 1916 4 153.00–156.00 $154.12 $2,953 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,230.00–1,450.00 $1,340.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,570.00–1,930.00 $1,750.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,056.25
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,330.00 $1,265.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,655.56 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,205.77 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,857.14 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,750.00–1,975.00 $1,862.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,425.00–1,650.00 $1,571.88 —

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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.