Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $440.42/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,524/hd at 573 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $469.46/cwt +9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,479/hd at 528 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $417.24/cwt +20.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,186/hd at 524 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 823 585 1,160
Feeder cattle 705 515 923
Slaughter cattle 79 53 127
Replacement cattle 39 17 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 630.00 $630.00 $2,110 ±0.00
360 360 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,124 —
400–440 417 10 540.00–555.00 $544.51 $2,271 —
450–478 466 7 525.00–530.00 $527.20 $2,457 —
500–515 511 4 505.00–520.00 $509.93 $2,606 -15.04
555 555 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,692 +15.00
620–639 631 16 430.00–440.00 $432.51 $2,729 —
655 655 8 422.50 $422.50 $2,767 -14.50
715–735 725 2 380.00–395.00 $387.40 $2,809 -8.75
750–795 788 6 347.50–355.00 $348.69 $2,748 —
823–835 827 3 325.00–340.00 $330.05 $2,730 -14.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 470 5 510.00–517.50 $514.55 $2,418 -2.84
505 505 2 495.00–500.00 $497.50 $2,512 —
550–570 561 4 455.00–470.00 $461.30 $2,588 +5.01
685–690 688 3 370.00–375.00 $371.66 $2,557 —
735 735 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,609 -17.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,160 —
255–270 263 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,446 +28.20
300–345 320 3 520.00–530.00 $523.28 $1,674 +3.28
360–385 372 11 490.00–515.00 $503.18 $1,872 +18.23
400–440 412 11 470.00–490.00 $476.30 $1,962 +19.39
475–495 487 12 440.00–455.00 $445.48 $2,169 +15.02
500–545 524 17 410.00–430.00 $417.24 $2,186 +20.60
550–595 568 16 380.00–415.00 $393.05 $2,233 +6.28
610–620 613 4 360.00–380.00 $367.55 $2,253 -9.81
660–690 669 7 340.00–360.00 $352.11 $2,356 -12.89
725 725 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,465 +6.71
774–780 775 8 332.50–340.00 $333.44 $2,584 +3.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,484 +3.13
315–325 319 6 540.00–550.00 $546.61 $1,744 —
355–390 374 4 530.00–540.00 $532.41 $1,991 +13.86
400–410 403 8 500.00–520.00 $513.71 $2,070 +13.88
455–475 462 16 465.00–470.00 $467.49 $2,160 +8.45
500–540 506 12 440.00–460.00 $447.96 $2,267 +12.46
550–584 571 13 400.00–415.00 $412.33 $2,354 +2.07
615–620 618 3 390.00–400.00 $395.01 $2,441 -9.99
650–678 665 10 365.00–375.00 $371.48 $2,470 -28.52
720 720 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,736 +25.00
765–768 767 3 345.00–360.00 $355.01 $2,723 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,320 —
295 295 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,504 —
345 345 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 +30.00
365–390 378 3 470.00–480.00 $475.04 $1,796 +15.04
420–435 427 6 450.00–465.00 $453.34 $1,936 —
475–490 483 4 430.00–435.00 $432.46 $2,089 —
500–545 524 4 390.00–400.00 $395.05 $2,070 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 750.00–770.00 $759.66 $1,694 +46.54
273 273 3 690.00 $690.00 $1,884 +44.96
305–345 333 4 580.00–610.00 $590.15 $1,965 +8.55
350–375 366 4 560.00–580.00 $567.34 $2,076 +11.93
400–440 422 15 510.00–530.00 $523.27 $2,208 -5.81
455–495 477 11 490.00–505.00 $492.18 $2,348 -5.33
500–545 528 19 460.00–485.00 $469.46 $2,479 +9.57
559–590 573 26 435.00–445.00 $440.42 $2,524 +1.74
605–625 614 7 395.00–415.00 $407.12 $2,500 -5.85
660–670 668 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,438 -42.91
715–745 723 5 335.00–340.00 $337.52 $2,440 -19.07
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 -20.00
800 800 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 660.00 $660.00 $1,472 +19.70
250–285 274 5 620.00–650.00 $632.01 $1,732 +29.71
310–348 332 6 550.00–570.00 $558.42 $1,854 -0.01
350–395 380 9 530.00–550.00 $534.66 $2,032 -2.17
425–445 437 6 480.00–500.00 $493.24 $2,155 -17.74
450–493 477 13 465.00–485.00 $474.95 $2,266 +3.32
510–545 524 7 440.00–455.00 $445.83 $2,336 +7.17
550–590 577 16 412.50–430.00 $418.64 $2,416 +5.62
610–640 631 9 365.00–390.00 $377.68 $2,383 -6.40
675–690 683 2 330.00–345.00 $337.42 $2,305 -7.52
725–735 730 2 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $2,281 -24.98
780 780 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,340 —
815 815 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,364 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 590.00–610.00 $600.10 $1,548 +50.10
345 345 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,863 —
360–390 377 6 510.00–520.00 $513.23 $1,935 +3.23
410–445 430 4 460.00–475.00 $470.13 $2,022 -4.81
465–495 484 7 450.00–460.00 $455.80 $2,206 +6.19
500–545 528 4 410.00–430.00 $422.55 $2,231 +7.55
590–595 593 2 385.00–405.00 $395.04 $2,343 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1245 1095 80-85% 5 155.00–160.00 $158.18 $1,732 —
1020–1275 1185 80-85% 8 173.00–184.00 $177.05 $2,098 —
840–1720 1195 80-85% 12 162.00–169.00 $164.90 $1,971 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1085 906 85-90% 7 132.00–141.00 $138.93 $1,259 —
805–1090 957 85-90% 5 153.00–158.00 $155.22 $1,485 —
875–1145 961 85-90% 4 147.00–150.00 $148.54 $1,427 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1495 1299 75-80% 7 170.00–176.00 $173.28 $2,251 —
1075–1580 1380 75-80% 8 179.00–185.00 $182.31 $2,516 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,774 +16.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,605 —
1365–1820 1549 4 194.00–205.00 $200.71 $3,109 —
1480–2280 1846 7 210.00–224.00 $216.28 $3,993 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,400.00–2,550.00 $2,450.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,571.43
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,900.00–3,100.00 $3,020.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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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 4 3,800.00–4,350.00 $4,087.50 —

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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.