Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.00/cwt ≈ $2,880/hd at 760 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $477.43/cwt +9.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,239/hd at 469 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $500.76/cwt +25.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 463 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 823 476
Feeder cattle 491 705 368
Slaughter cattle 65 79 62
Replacement cattle 32 39 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 66 379.00 $379.00 $2,880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 780.00 $780.00 $1,638 —
505–536 532 10 520.00–530.00 $520.95 $2,771 +11.02
550–570 556 12 460.00–465.00 $460.83 $2,562 -24.17
610–619 616 9 445.00 $445.00 $2,741 +12.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 520 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,600 +2.50
550–585 568 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,584 -6.30
700 700 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,625 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 580.00 $580.00 $1,450 +20.00
305–345 318 5 540.00–550.00 $543.87 $1,730 -2.74
355–365 360 4 515.00–535.00 $524.93 $1,890 -7.48
405–415 410 2 515.00–520.00 $517.53 $2,122 +3.82
455–480 469 22 470.00–485.00 $477.43 $2,239 +9.94
500–540 518 4 440.00–450.00 $445.05 $2,305 -2.91
551–565 555 8 405.00–420.00 $408.45 $2,267 -3.88
600–615 611 6 385.00–395.00 $391.64 $2,393 -3.37
653–673 664 5 360.00–375.00 $367.09 $2,437 -4.39
705–725 718 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,441 -40.00
775 775 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,558 -25.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 580.00–590.00 $585.06 $1,305 +5.06
255 255 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,454 +20.00
305 305 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,616 +6.72
360–370 365 2 490.00–500.00 $494.93 $1,806 -8.25
400–445 430 10 465.00–485.00 $479.62 $2,062 +3.32
465–490 476 6 440.00–460.00 $447.37 $2,129 +1.89
520–545 532 9 405.00–420.00 $414.10 $2,203 -3.14
555–575 570 4 375.00–390.00 $381.30 $2,173 -11.75
603–645 614 4 360.00–375.00 $369.99 $2,272 +2.44
655–673 669 5 340.00–350.00 $348.04 $2,328 -4.07
790 790 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,528 -13.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,415 -10.00
325 325 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,592 -10.00
360 360 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,728 +4.96
400–438 425 9 445.00–460.00 $452.07 $1,921 -1.27
465–490 476 5 422.50–435.00 $428.48 $2,040 -3.98
500–530 518 4 385.00–390.00 $388.77 $2,014 -6.28
555–560 558 2 360.00–365.00 $362.51 $2,023 —
600–640 619 4 330.00–345.00 $341.12 $2,112 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 620.00–630.00 $624.91 $1,719 -7.10
315–340 326 5 580.00–600.00 $591.09 $1,927 +32.67
350–395 367 7 550.00–580.00 $561.56 $2,061 +26.90
405–435 418 4 520.00–540.00 $527.69 $2,206 +34.45
455–470 463 13 495.00–515.00 $500.76 $2,319 +25.81
500–545 514 5 450.00–465.00 $457.13 $2,350 +11.30
550–565 557 5 405.00–420.00 $410.95 $2,289 -7.69
620–640 625 5 360.00–385.00 $368.07 $2,300 -9.61
650–695 678 11 345.00–365.00 $354.98 $2,407 +17.56
710–735 725 3 330.00–335.00 $333.31 $2,416 +20.79
755 755 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,303 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 217 3 720.00–740.00 $729.31 $1,583 -30.35
260–270 265 2 650.00–660.00 $655.09 $1,736 -34.91
305–340 320 8 610.00–630.00 $626.31 $2,004 +36.16
350–365 359 5 590.00–610.00 $599.86 $2,153 +32.52
400–415 408 2 555.00–575.00 $564.82 $2,304 +41.55
450–480 462 5 520.00–540.00 $526.93 $2,434 +34.75
515–540 530 3 480.00–490.00 $484.98 $2,570 +15.52
560–590 576 8 425.00–445.00 $432.99 $2,494 -7.43
600–645 623 5 410.00–430.00 $418.80 $2,609 +11.68
665–690 678 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,678 +30.00
720 720 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,556 +17.48
750–765 758 2 325.00–330.00 $327.48 $2,482 +7.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,494 —
255–270 265 3 590.00–600.00 $593.21 $1,572 -6.89
310–335 323 4 560.00–575.00 $568.80 $1,837 +28.80
370–395 383 2 530.00 $530.00 $2,030 +16.77
405–440 425 3 490.00–505.00 $496.76 $2,111 +26.63
450–485 464 4 475.00–485.00 $481.12 $2,232 +25.32
505–530 524 4 420.00–435.00 $423.62 $2,220 +1.07
595 595 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,320 -5.04
615 615 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,122 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1540 1163 80-85% 14 157.00–169.00 $163.28 $1,899 -13.77
980–1365 1187 80-85% 9 170.00–180.00 $174.23 $2,068 -2.82
1125–1350 1238 80-85% 2 186.00–187.00 $186.55 $2,309 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1005 910 85-90% 5 142.00–150.00 $146.84 $1,336 +7.91
850–1215 1038 85-90% 7 152.00–156.00 $153.80 $1,596 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1400 1295 75-80% 2 187.00–190.00 $188.38 $2,440 +15.10
1145–1640 1338 75-80% 3 182.00–184.00 $182.88 $2,447 —
1290–1640 1501 75-80% 6 171.00–177.00 $174.34 $2,617 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1215 1168 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,219 —
1630–2045 1793 3 201.00–210.00 $206.96 $3,711 —
1720–1900 1806 4 217.00–227.00 $222.33 $4,015 —

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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 2,350.00–2,400.00 $2,366.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,600.00–3,350.00 $2,785.00

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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 2 3,000.00–3,200.00 $3,100.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,450.00–3,700.00 $3,575.00 —

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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.