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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 27

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

517 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 424▲ 19 vs year ago 498 · +3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 66▼ 4 vs year ago 68 · −5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 3 vs year ago 22 · +13.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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 $355.45/cwt on 69 head, down $20.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.67 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$355.45

▼ 20.46 vs prior sale

69 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$47.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.19

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	380.01	2,023	21
Medium and Large 2	546	355.37	1,940	26
Medium and Large 3	562	332.11	1,866	22

One grade step is worth $47.90/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale69 hd

355.45

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

368.64

−13.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−45.67

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	1,702	202.33	3,443	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	177.40	2,569	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	169.97	2,112	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	158.10	1,655	10

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)	—	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,538	4thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	466.96/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,125	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	415.05/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,142	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	386.23/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,213	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	403.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,357	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	376.66/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,335	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	359.31/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,239	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	360.56/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,470	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,531	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,821	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,003	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,109	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	424.73/cwt	420.00–430.00	990	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	408.82/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,145	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	397.02/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,521	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	398.55/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,686	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	416.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,777	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	378.28/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,653	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	399.96/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,832	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	384.32/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,806	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	360.80/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,703	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	391.68/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,966	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	346.52/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,812	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	365.96/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,925	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	374.56/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,094	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	345.75/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,964	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	326.23/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,863	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	323.58/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,009	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	348.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,209	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	329.97/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,155	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	306.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,036	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	279.98/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,870	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,993	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,213	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,190	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	238	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,261	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	504.82/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,413	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,783	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	496.66/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,624	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	502.60/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,814	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	470.07/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,805	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	416.59/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,741	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	474.41/cwt	467.50–485.00	2,002	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	446.02/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,900	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	437.44/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,047	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	412.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	390.03/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,896	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	385.38/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,958	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	373.07/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,940	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	351.13/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,872	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	344.30/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,935	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	371.29/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,124	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	316.26/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,853	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	324.38/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,014	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	311.78/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,992	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	307.08/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,008	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	293.76/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,962	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	278.49/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,902	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	284.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,078	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	270.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,060	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	199.90/cwt	193.00–205.00	3,188	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	212.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	4,160	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,443	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	156.12/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,585	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	168.10/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,879	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	163.30/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,982	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	178.58/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,191	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	171.47/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,197	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	178.55/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,571	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	171.67/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,553	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,166.67/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,167	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,537.50/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,538	4

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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 424Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 66Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	550.00	550.00
6	300–350	327	490.00–520.00	496.66
7	350–400	384	460.00–485.00	470.07
11	400–450	426	435.00–455.00	446.02
21	450–500	474	400.00–425.00	412.16
10	500–550	520	365.00–377.50	373.07
16	550–600	562	335.00–352.50	344.30
17	600–650	639	305.00–317.50	311.78
4	650–700	668	290.00–295.00	293.76
14	700–750	731	275.00–290.00	284.31
4	750–800	763	265.00–275.00	270.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	595.00	595.00
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	310	575.00	575.00
4	350–400	361	500.00–510.00	502.60
13	400–450	422	467.50–485.00	474.41
10	450–500	468	430.00–450.00	437.44
13	500–550	508	380.00–390.00	385.38
8	550–600	572	360.00–377.50	371.29
8	600–650	621	315.00–335.00	324.38
6	650–700	654	305.00–310.00	307.08
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	280	495.00–510.00	504.82
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	418	410.00–425.00	416.59
9	450–500	486	375.00–395.00	390.03
10	500–550	533	335.00–360.00	351.13
12	550–600	586	305.00–325.00	316.26
5	650–700	683	275.00–282.50	278.49
1	700–750	740	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
15	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	398.55
8	450–500	470	375.00–390.00	384.32
15	500–550	526	360.00–377.50	365.96
13	550–600	568	335.00–355.00	345.75
7	600–650	621	315.00–335.00	323.58
4	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	306.18
3	700–750	712	275.00–285.00	279.98
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	427	410.00–430.00	416.21
7	450–500	458	395.00–410.00	399.96
3	500–550	502	390.00–395.00	391.68
20	550–600	559	362.50–382.50	374.56
13	600–650	634	345.00–350.00	348.48
3	650–700	653	325.00–340.00	329.97
2	750–800	750	290.00–300.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	420.00–430.00	424.73
4	250–300	280	400.00–415.00	408.82
5	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	397.02
3	400–450	437	375.00–385.00	378.28
6	450–500	472	360.00–365.00	360.80
7	500–550	523	340.00–355.00	346.52
4	550–600	571	315.00–330.00	326.23
2	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	668	275.00–290.00	279.98
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	460.00–475.00	466.96
4	500–550	516	410.00–425.00	415.05
4	550–600	573	385.00–390.00	386.23
4	600–650	623	350.00–367.50	359.31
2	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	910	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	400.00–415.00	403.63
3	600–650	620	375.00–377.50	376.66
9	650–700	685	355.00–370.00	360.56
8	750–800	767	330.00	330.00
4	1000–1050	1,003	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	175.00	175.00
6	—	1,595	193.00–205.00	199.90
4	—	1,955	210.00–220.00	212.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	145.00–150.00	146.75
4	—	1,118	165.00–176.00	168.10
3	—	1,015	154.00–159.00	156.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	171.00–172.00	171.67
15	—	1,440	175.00–183.00	178.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	160.00–166.00	163.30
3	—	1,227	177.50–180.00	178.58
5	—	1,281	169.00–175.00	171.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,166.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,537.50

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.