Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $365.00/cwt ≈ $2,515/hd at 689 lb · 26 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $333.00/cwt ≈ $2,880/hd at 865 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $384.08/cwt -5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,427/hd at 632 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 585 664 541
Feeder cattle 515 560 321
Slaughter cattle 53 73 74
Replacement cattle 17 31 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 820.00 $820.00 $1,804 —
265 265 2 660.00–680.00 $670.00 $1,776 —
300 300 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,890 —
500–505 504 17 500.00–555.00 $524.97 $2,646 +34.97
555 555 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,608 —
653 653 19 437.00 $437.00 $2,854 +27.00
700–739 720 8 392.50–400.00 $396.15 $2,852 —
815–846 836 13 340.00–355.00 $344.50 $2,880 —
865 865 23 333.00 $333.00 $2,880 —
1000 1000 3 315.00 $315.00 $3,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,848 —
369 369 4 590.00 $590.00 $2,177 —
425 425 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,380 —
450–490 470 2 515.00–520.00 $517.39 $2,432 —
550–570 561 8 450.00–465.00 $456.29 $2,560 —
603–629 622 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,706 —
711–730 715 5 365.00–375.00 $372.96 $2,667 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–292 278 5 520.00–530.00 $521.80 $1,451 +1.80
315 315 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,638 +30.97
360–365 364 5 475.00–505.00 $484.95 $1,765 +8.70
405–445 425 2 445.00–470.00 $456.91 $1,942 +1.41
465–495 488 9 420.00–445.00 $430.46 $2,101 +2.71
525–540 533 6 390.00–410.00 $396.64 $2,114 -5.34
550–585 571 11 375.00–390.00 $386.77 $2,208 +10.74
605–645 630 4 370.00–390.00 $377.36 $2,377 +12.36
660–690 689 26 365.00 $365.00 $2,515 —
715–735 731 6 325.00–345.00 $333.29 $2,436 +10.83
750 750 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,475 —
830–840 835 2 317.50–320.00 $318.74 $2,661 —
852 852 12 310.00 $310.00 $2,641 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 620.00–650.00 $634.63 $1,301 -5.37
255–280 272 3 550.00–560.00 $556.87 $1,515 -7.86
355–390 371 4 510.00–530.00 $518.55 $1,924 +15.76
405–440 416 6 485.00–515.00 $499.83 $2,079 +17.93
450–495 460 5 450.00–470.00 $459.04 $2,112 -0.79
505–530 510 8 420.00–445.00 $435.50 $2,221 +21.72
567–589 584 19 410.00–412.50 $410.26 $2,396 -1.63
628–645 639 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,588 -0.07
661 661 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,644 +40.00
705 705 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,503 +5.02
756–770 759 5 345.00–350.00 $346.01 $2,626 +18.52
955–974 963 9 280.00–290.00 $284.49 $2,740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,546 -4.98
360 360 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,656 +1.26
625–635 632 3 350.00–360.00 $353.30 $2,233 —
670 670 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 3 700.00–730.00 $713.12 $1,640 +3.12
290–295 293 2 640.00–650.00 $645.04 $1,890 -4.96
320–345 328 6 570.00–590.00 $581.60 $1,908 -38.24
355–385 375 13 550.00–570.00 $555.41 $2,083 +5.41
415–445 428 5 520.00–545.00 $529.08 $2,264 -3.57
470–495 480 4 490.00–510.00 $497.51 $2,388 +4.31
505–535 524 9 450.00–470.00 $459.89 $2,410 -9.57
560–579 575 9 435.00–440.00 $438.68 $2,522 -1.57
610–625 622 5 410.00–420.00 $412.97 $2,569 +15.34
673–675 673 12 385.00–410.00 $407.91 $2,745 +30.41
715–740 722 11 350.00–357.50 $356.59 $2,575 —
765 765 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,601 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 3 630.00–650.00 $640.30 $1,421 -39.82
250–295 277 5 590.00–620.00 $602.30 $1,668 -0.01
300–345 323 6 550.00–560.00 $558.43 $1,804 -5.70
350–390 382 5 530.00–545.00 $536.83 $2,051 +2.90
405–440 419 5 510.00–515.00 $510.98 $2,141 -2.04
465–495 477 11 460.00–480.00 $471.63 $2,250 +1.04
515–545 529 4 430.00–445.00 $438.66 $2,321 -14.95
555–575 565 5 402.50–422.50 $413.02 $2,334 -0.32
610–635 632 22 380.00–395.00 $384.08 $2,427 -5.92
660–695 673 5 340.00–350.00 $344.94 $2,321 -14.06
740 740 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,498 -3.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,595 -12.36
355–395 375 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,912 +6.24
415–425 420 2 470.00–480.00 $474.94 $1,995 -10.10
480–490 486 6 445.00–452.50 $449.61 $2,185 +2.32
510–545 528 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,191 -8.00
555 555 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,109 -14.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1350 1124 80-85% 7 170.00–180.00 $173.43 $1,949 +14.98
845–1275 1130 80-85% 6 154.00–158.00 $155.26 $1,754 -3.19
1040–1250 1144 80-85% 8 160.00–165.00 $162.69 $1,861 +4.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1445 1313 75-80% 3 168.00–170.00 $169.04 $2,219 -5.95
1225–1695 1463 75-80% 8 172.00–177.00 $173.87 $2,544 —
1370–1610 1483 75-80% 3 180.00–183.00 $182.01 $2,699 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
805–960 888 85-90% 3 140.00–148.00 $143.91 $1,278 —
920–1140 1002 85-90% 5 151.00–154.00 $152.58 $1,529 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 212.00 $212.00 $3,668 —
1470–2125 1745 5 188.00–197.00 $191.62 $3,344 —

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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) 2 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,600.00–3,150.00 $2,892.86

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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 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —

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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.