Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-07-06

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 6
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 537▼ 174 vs year ago 605 · −28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 87▼ 45 vs year ago 116 · −38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 110▼ 13 vs year ago 57 · −22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 230.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $403.74/cwt on 60 head, down $15.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +2.61 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.
Average price
$403.74
▼ 15.32 vs prior sale
60 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,216
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546420.972,29826
Medium and Large 2556394.912,19424
Medium and Large 3541380.122,05610thin
One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale60 hd
403.74
—
AL average5 barns · 133 hd
409.09
−5.36
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.13
+2.61
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
464415366316median 401.1303/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,675207.943,48311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,384178.912,47618
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,226174.592,14121
CowsLean 85-90%Low890149.781,3339thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,1336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1002thin

Every lot

84 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358584.97/cwt580.00–590.002,0942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,1961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418524.98/cwt520.00–530.002,19412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470491.21/cwt485.00–500.002,3094
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509464.94/cwt457.50–475.002,3674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522440.55/cwt440.00–445.002,3009
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553440.02/cwt435.00–445.002,4332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,3662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5779
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3213514.71/cwt510.00–520.001,0962
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1298640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318554.72/cwt550.00–560.001,7642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318472.09/cwt465.00–480.001,5012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322513.52/cwt510.00–520.001,6543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372486.05/cwt470.00–500.001,8083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419458.83/cwt450.00–470.001,9225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424438.10/cwt430.00–445.001,8588
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471436.03/cwt425.00–445.002,0545
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471411.28/cwt400.00–420.001,93712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516418.74/cwt415.00–420.002,1618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517404.94/cwt395.00–410.002,0945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525384.98/cwt380.00–390.002,02112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556414.82/cwt410.00–417.502,30615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579389.89/cwt380.00–395.002,2574
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581366.44/cwt360.00–375.002,1297
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1601382.49/cwt380.00–390.002,2994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619354.99/cwt350.00–365.002,1977
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238618.11/cwt610.00–620.001,4715
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273584.59/cwt580.00–590.001,5962
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314595.78/cwt590.00–610.001,8719
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323527.83/cwt520.00–540.001,7055
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335559.85/cwt550.00–570.001,8752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372538.93/cwt530.00–550.002,0059
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375489.72/cwt475.00–500.001,8365
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378515.02/cwt505.00–525.001,9477
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421480.02/cwt470.00–490.002,0218
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432505.58/cwt495.00–515.002,1848
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471448.47/cwt445.00–455.002,11210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473469.23/cwt460.00–475.002,21912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481417.17/cwt410.00–430.002,0077
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521429.07/cwt420.00–435.002,23515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524388.06/cwt375.00–405.002,0337
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531412.85/cwt410.00–415.002,1928
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568385.94/cwt375.00–390.002,19216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580409.93/cwt400.00–417.502,37811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580361.58/cwt360.00–365.002,0973
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615362.54/cwt360.00–365.002,2302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617378.28/cwt375.00–390.002,3346
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688341.23/cwt335.00–347.502,3482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690362.48/cwt360.00–365.002,5012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718350.09/cwt345.00–355.002,5142
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,609199.78/cwt195.00–206.003,2144
Bulls——1,680180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0241
Bulls——1,718218.03/cwt210.00–225.003,7466
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%788153.51/cwt153.00–154.001,2102
Cows—Lean 85-90%905160.52/cwt160.00–161.001,4532
Cows—Lean 85-90%925143.99/cwt140.00–146.001,3325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215175.57/cwt174.00–179.002,13311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227183.45/cwt181.00–185.002,2513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243169.25/cwt165.00–172.002,1047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,319181.75/cwt179.00–184.002,3979
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414174.57/cwt172.00–178.002,4688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,2431
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,133.33/head2,950.00–3,450.003,1336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,608.33/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.