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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 1

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← May 18Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 605▲ 44 vs year ago 540 · +8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 53▲ 4 vs year ago 74 · +5.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 27▼ 2 vs year ago 95 · −2.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $421.97/cwt on 64 head, down $27.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +20.84 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$421.97

▼ 27.70 vs prior sale

64 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.06

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	436.48	2,437	17thin
Medium and Large 2	556	424.30	2,358	35
Medium and Large 3	555	394.60	2,191	12thin

One grade step is worth $41.89/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

421.97

—

AL average15 barns · 309 hd

412.90

+9.06

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

+20.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $330.43, median $401.13 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,690	204.73	3,460	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	179.31	2,889	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	173.68	2,010	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	148.78	1,342	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,906	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,051	50

Every lot

100 lots · USDA AMS · Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,333	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,670	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,678	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,770	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,861	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,052	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	532.40/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,252	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,525	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	442.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,524	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,578	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	435.77/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,728	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,793	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	415.20/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,757	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,813	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,762	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,340	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,473	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,447	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	516.63/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,689	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	492.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,673	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	434.76/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,600	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	474.93/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,781	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	458.63/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,734	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,816	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	462.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,907	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	424.01/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,861	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	446.94/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,087	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	431.00/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,073	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,985	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.28/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,222	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	402.39/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,109	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	384.14/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,201	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	362.58/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,078	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	413.99/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,397	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	383.72/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,356	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	342.40/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,143	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	366.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,299	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	366.22/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,490	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,427	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,413	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,516	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	567.59/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,589	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	527.90/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,763	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	507.46/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,700	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	518.11/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,958	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	536.45/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,065	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	493.43/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,082	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	517.33/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,214	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	469.48/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,070	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	491.60/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,325	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	451.74/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,137	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	469.53/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,287	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	404.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,121	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	430.40/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,268	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	447.56/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,363	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	430.44/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,475	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	387.87/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,238	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	419.17/cwt	402.50–427.50	2,431	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	409.04/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,471	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	388.73/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,387	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	361.70/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,300	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	358.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,376	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	380.31/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,540	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	336.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,298	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	365.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,610	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	168.52/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	202.88/cwt	193.00–208.00	3,435	4
Bulls	—	—	1,804	218.04/cwt	212.00–226.00	3,933	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	147.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,311	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,645	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	165.77/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,774	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	181.29/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,092	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	173.78/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,059	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	185.25/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,836	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	175.16/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,827	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	180.03/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,942	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,905.56/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,906	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,683.33/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,975.00/head	2,700.00–3,275.00	2,975	42

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Mon Jun 1, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 605Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 27Year ago 95

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
6	350–400	385	530.00–550.00	536.45
8	400–450	428	512.50–525.00	517.33
6	450–500	473	485.00–505.00	491.60
6	500–550	528	440.00–450.00	447.56
11	550–600	575	430.00–435.00	430.44
20	600–650	604	407.00–420.00	409.04
8	650–700	668	377.50–385.00	380.31
2	700–750	715	360.00–370.00	365.07
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
4	250–300	280	560.00–570.00	567.59
5	300–350	334	520.00–540.00	527.90
10	350–400	378	510.00–525.00	518.11
7	400–450	422	485.00–505.00	493.43
10	450–500	487	460.00–475.00	469.53
16	500–550	527	420.00–437.50	430.40
19	550–600	580	402.50–427.50	419.17
24	600–650	614	375.00–400.00	388.73
6	650–700	663	350.00–370.00	358.32
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	505.00–510.00	507.46
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
10	400–450	441	460.00–475.00	469.48
3	450–500	473	450.00–455.00	451.74
5	500–550	525	400.00–410.00	404.01
7	550–600	577	380.00–395.00	387.87
6	600–650	636	355.00–365.00	361.70
5	650–700	682	330.00–345.00	336.96
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	670.00	670.00
4	250–300	263	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	327	515.00–520.00	516.63
3	350–400	375	470.00–480.00	474.93
5	400–450	412	460.00–470.00	462.96
5	450–500	467	440.00–460.00	446.94
2	500–550	520	420.00–435.00	427.28
9	550–600	579	400.00–417.50	413.99
4	600–650	614	380.00–385.00	383.72
2	650–700	680	365.00–367.50	366.22
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	540.00	540.00
5	300–350	340	485.00–495.00	492.00
4	350–400	378	450.00–465.00	458.63
2	400–450	408	440.00–450.00	445.09
11	450–500	481	420.00–435.00	431.00
12	500–550	524	395.00–412.50	402.39
6	550–600	573	375.00–390.00	384.14
3	600–650	627	360.00–375.00	366.64
2	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	730	330.00–335.00	332.45
2	750–800	760	315.00–320.00	317.50
1	800–850	825	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	700	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	430.00–440.00	434.76
5	400–450	439	420.00–430.00	424.01
2	450–500	490	400.00–410.00	405.00
2	550–600	573	360.00–365.00	362.58
4	600–650	626	335.00–350.00	342.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	300	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	360	560.00	560.00
1	500–550	505	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	603	425.00–430.00	427.51
30	650–700	664	412.50–420.00	415.20
5	700–750	705	380.00	380.00
2	750–800	750	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	870	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	265	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	305	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	360	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	423	530.00–535.00	532.40
4	500–550	526	480.00	480.00
28	550–600	571	440.00–450.00	442.02
13	600–650	626	435.00–437.50	435.77
12	650–700	651	429.00	429.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	164.00–167.00	165.77
4	—	1,154	180.00–184.00	181.29
13	—	1,185	171.00–178.00	173.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	889	145.00–152.00	147.42
1	—	785	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,025	160.00–161.00	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,634	179.00–182.00	180.03
8	—	1,614	173.00–177.00	175.16
4	—	1,531	184.00–187.00	185.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	168.00–169.00	168.52
6	—	1,804	212.00–226.00	218.04
4	—	1,693	193.00–208.00	202.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,905.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	—	2,700.00–3,275.00	2,975.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.