Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $471.51/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 525 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $486.38/cwt -8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 418 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.63/cwt +15.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 558 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 521 687
Feeder cattle 605 457 573
Slaughter cattle 53 46 71
Replacement cattle 27 18 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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
255 255 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,632 -14.86
318 318 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,940 —
420 420 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,310 +1.65
454 454 4 537.50 $537.50 $2,440 +20.92
500–515 503 6 490.00–500.00 $493.37 $2,482 -0.39
560–585 571 6 455.00–465.00 $460.80 $2,631 +5.80
605–625 616 7 435.00–450.00 $437.10 $2,693 -2.95
690 690 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,794 -7.02
705–725 715 2 380.00–390.00 $385.07 $2,753 -4.93
755–785 770 2 355.00–360.00 $357.45 $2,752 -27.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 262 3 560.00–580.00 $569.62 $1,492 —
300–345 319 8 540.00–550.00 $546.15 $1,742 -12.79
350–360 355 3 515.00–530.00 $521.74 $1,852 +12.84
400–445 418 26 480.00–497.50 $486.38 $2,033 -8.92
450–490 473 9 470.00–485.00 $474.91 $2,246 -7.59
490 fancy 490 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,426 —
515–545 529 11 435.00–460.00 $439.92 $2,327 -0.98
550–560 558 20 430.00–435.00 $432.63 $2,414 +15.04
605–615 609 6 395.00–407.50 $403.32 $2,456 -6.68
650–655 653 2 390.00–395.00 $392.51 $2,563 —
715 715 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,538 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,140 —
255–265 258 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,393 -35.19
330–345 335 3 490.00–520.00 $500.30 $1,676 -14.50
355–395 375 5 480.00–490.00 $487.05 $1,826 -9.57
415–435 422 9 460.00–475.00 $467.65 $1,973 -12.35
450–496 478 7 440.00–455.00 $451.62 $2,159 -4.50
509–545 521 9 425.00–430.00 $428.85 $2,234 +12.53
560–595 583 10 400.00–415.00 $408.48 $2,381 +8.48
645 645 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,516 +2.51
660–668 665 3 350.00–360.00 $353.31 $2,350 -6.47
740 740 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,294 -22.55
785 785 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,394 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,378 -25.00
355–385 365 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,679 —
400–430 415 4 445.00–450.00 $447.41 $1,857 +2.34
455–485 467 3 420.00–430.00 $426.75 $1,993 +7.81
505–535 515 3 400.00–415.00 $409.81 $2,111 +34.81
570–590 582 7 385.00–395.00 $386.41 $2,249 —
620 620 2 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $2,248 +3.40
685 685 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,260 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,647 -4.91
345 345 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,001 -8.97
360–380 363 6 550.00–560.00 $551.74 $2,003 +7.80
410–440 424 7 520.00–530.00 $522.83 $2,217 +9.30
465–485 475 11 485.00–505.00 $488.61 $2,321 -6.99
510–540 525 30 460.00–480.00 $471.51 $2,475 +2.21
550–595 572 9 435.00–450.00 $441.15 $2,523 +6.15
615–640 626 18 412.50–430.00 $421.00 $2,635 +13.03
654–698 672 10 377.50–390.00 $381.84 $2,566 +8.59
700 700 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,520 —
780 780 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,376 —
255–285 267 3 580.00–590.00 $583.19 $1,557 +9.78
300–340 331 7 550.00–570.00 $558.38 $1,848 +2.32
350–395 381 10 520.00–550.00 $532.09 $2,027 +18.23
410–445 421 19 495.00–510.00 $501.07 $2,110 +8.06
455–485 475 13 465.00–480.00 $476.12 $2,262 +3.58
505–540 525 11 435.00–455.00 $445.37 $2,338 +2.78
550–570 563 4 405.00–430.00 $416.11 $2,343 +21.31
600–625 609 6 385.00–405.00 $393.71 $2,398 +20.71
650–680 668 8 340.00–360.00 $347.42 $2,321 —
710 710 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 -25.00
785 785 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,402 —
330 330 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,749 +0.39
350–370 360 4 500.00–510.00 $505.14 $1,819 +15.14
420–435 425 3 475.00–490.00 $484.88 $2,061 +19.01
460–495 480 11 450.00–460.00 $452.70 $2,173 +5.12
500–520 512 6 415.00–430.00 $420.72 $2,154 +10.86
575–582 580 4 390.00–395.00 $393.76 $2,284 +32.96
610–640 629 5 360.00–380.00 $370.89 $2,333 +24.57
680 680 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,176 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1345 1122 80-85% 9 165.00–173.00 $168.12 $1,886 +3.30
995–1240 1133 80-85% 3 178.00–181.00 $179.39 $2,032 +14.57
1020–1340 1164 80-85% 5 157.00–162.00 $159.94 $1,862 -23.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1495 1261 75-80% 8 178.00–183.00 $180.68 $2,278 —
1075–1600 1350 75-80% 3 171.00–176.00 $173.35 $2,340 —
1290–1650 1470 75-80% 2 185.00–187.00 $186.12 $2,736 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1200 990 85-90% 4 146.00–150.00 $148.03 $1,465 —
1005–1280 1168 85-90% 5 155.00–158.00 $156.63 $1,829 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1375 1347 3 192.00–201.00 $195.23 $2,630 —
1415 1415 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,547 —
1880 1880 2 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $4,183 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,300.00 $3,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,275.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,500.00–3,150.00 $2,789.29

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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 3 3,700.00–4,300.00 $4,000.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,950.00–3,350.00 $3,137.50 —

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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.