Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $440.90/cwt -2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,324/hd at 527 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $495.60/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,374/hd at 479 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $469.30/cwt -16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 522 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 556 0
Feeder cattle 457 450 0
Slaughter cattle 46 73 0
Replacement cattle 18 33 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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
260–275 268 2 650.00–660.00 $654.86 $1,755 -5.14
350–370 364 5 570.00–580.00 $577.97 $2,104 -52.03
400–440 418 3 545.00–550.00 $548.35 $2,292 -11.65
450–460 453 16 512.50–525.00 $516.58 $2,340 -1.55
510–520 515 2 492.50–495.00 $493.76 $2,543 -9.19
580 580 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,639 -25.00
600–610 607 3 430.00–445.00 $440.05 $2,671 +8.19
660–673 669 5 405.00–415.00 $412.02 $2,756 -2.95
700 700 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,730 +5.00
758 758 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 660.00–680.00 $670.43 $1,576 +50.43
305–335 325 9 550.00–560.00 $558.94 $1,817 —
350–395 374 10 505.00–515.00 $508.90 $1,903 -21.51
400–425 413 7 490.00–505.00 $495.30 $2,046 -8.33
455–465 457 12 470.00–485.00 $482.50 $2,205 -12.50
510–545 527 22 435.00–445.00 $440.90 $2,324 -2.49
565–590 577 3 410.00–422.50 $417.59 $2,409 -3.04
623–625 624 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,558 +5.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 570.00–580.00 $575.19 $1,495 +15.19
305–330 318 4 510.00–530.00 $514.80 $1,637 +1.33
380–395 390 3 495.00–500.00 $496.62 $1,937 +1.47
400 400 4 475.00–485.00 $480.00 $1,920 -0.11
460–496 486 15 450.00–465.00 $456.12 $2,217 -10.99
505–535 516 4 405.00–425.00 $416.32 $2,148 -6.07
570 570 2 395.00–405.00 $400.00 $2,280 -5.81
640–645 643 2 385.00–390.00 $387.49 $2,492 +5.73
658–695 675 5 350.00–370.00 $359.78 $2,429 +14.78
730–740 735 2 325.00–340.00 $332.55 $2,444 —
785 785 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 540.00–550.00 $545.00 $1,444 —
325–340 333 2 490.00–495.00 $492.56 $1,640 —
410–440 434 5 440.00–450.00 $445.07 $1,932 -19.93
450–495 476 5 410.00–430.00 $418.94 $1,994 -24.84
535 535 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,006 -20.02
620–640 627 6 350.00–365.00 $359.10 $2,252 +5.87
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 -15.00
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 —
755 755 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,076 -12.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 630.00–650.00 $640.11 $1,523 —
265–275 270 2 610.00–620.00 $614.91 $1,660 -15.09
320–333 329 5 580.00–595.00 $588.97 $1,938 -22.49
355–395 376 5 540.00–560.00 $543.94 $2,045 -45.30
400–440 413 4 505.00–525.00 $513.53 $2,121 +3.71
450–490 479 19 487.50–505.00 $495.60 $2,374 +3.91
505–538 522 16 465.00–480.00 $469.30 $2,450 -16.42
565 565 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,458 -26.71
610–640 624 10 395.00–420.00 $407.97 $2,546 -1.71
663–670 665 10 367.50–380.00 $373.25 $2,482 -14.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 6 570.00–580.00 $573.41 $1,594 -29.77
300–345 330 3 550.00–570.00 $556.06 $1,835 -19.02
365–390 373 4 510.00–520.00 $513.86 $1,917 -42.35
410–425 415 5 485.00–500.00 $493.01 $2,046 +2.95
450–485 477 8 460.00–480.00 $472.54 $2,254 +0.24
500–525 512 6 435.00–450.00 $442.59 $2,266 -14.85
555–595 576 11 385.00–405.00 $394.80 $2,274 -30.08
625–646 637 9 365.00–385.00 $373.00 $2,376 -17.14
735 735 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,609 +12.45
771–780 773 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,512 -2.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,160 -20.00
310–335 323 2 520.00–540.00 $529.61 $1,711 -15.50
390 390 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,911 -25.08
400–445 432 6 460.00–470.00 $465.87 $2,013 +7.35
480–490 485 2 440.00–455.00 $447.58 $2,171 +2.63
515–530 523 2 400.00–420.00 $409.86 $2,144 -20.30
585–595 588 6 350.00–365.00 $360.80 $2,122 -34.68
615–625 620 2 337.50–355.00 $346.32 $2,147 -18.68
740 740 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,424 +12.50
755 755 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,227 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1260 1064 80-85% 5 170.00–179.00 $173.60 $1,847 —
875–1490 1107 80-85% 6 163.00–167.00 $164.82 $1,825 —
1145–1245 1183 80-85% 4 182.00–187.00 $183.74 $2,174 +25.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1525 1341 75-80% 5 182.00–188.00 $184.75 $2,477 —
1285–1480 1393 75-80% 4 175.00–180.00 $177.52 $2,473 +0.83
1520 1520 75-80% 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,903 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 —
935 935 85-90% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,477 —
1215 1215 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,871 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1305 1153 4 181.00–191.00 $187.22 $2,159 —
1430–2160 1742 5 209.00–219.00 $213.48 $3,719 —
1710–2025 1836 4 221.00–229.00 $224.96 $4,130 —

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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) 3 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,866.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,100.00–2,600.00 $2,300.00

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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 3,700.00–3,900.00 $3,800.00 —

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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.