Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-08-03

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 3
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 517▼ 480 vs year ago 979 · −49.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 64▼ 235 vs year ago 286 · −82.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 25▼ 23 vs year ago 39 · −59.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $380.99/cwt on 70 head, up $25.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −20.14 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.
Average price
$380.99
▲ 25.54 vs prior sale
70 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532394.092,09535
Medium and Large 2542376.202,04020
Medium and Large 3556356.811,98415thin
One grade step is worth $37.29/cwt here — about $111 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 sale70 hd
380.99
—
AL average14 barns · 392 hd
368.05
+12.94
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.13
−20.14
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—Low1,625199.943,2507thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,377176.482,42911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,155169.741,96013
CowsLean 85-90%High1,062151.861,61210

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)—$2,69510

Every lot

78 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315624.76/cwt610.00–640.001,9682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513429.07/cwt420.00–435.002,2016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573417.45/cwt410.00–420.002,39211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623406.27/cwt402.50–410.002,5312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4791
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6216
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265454.87/cwt450.00–460.001,2053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333412.52/cwt410.00–415.001,3742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378434.89/cwt430.00–440.001,6443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380403.38/cwt400.00–410.001,5333
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393423.00/cwt422.50–425.001,6625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418409.90/cwt405.00–415.001,7133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421427.20/cwt425.00–430.001,7999
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440392.47/cwt390.00–395.001,7272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,91513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476389.58/cwt380.00–400.001,85415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,06715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530364.30/cwt360.00–375.001,9319
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532354.04/cwt350.00–355.001,8835
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573354.14/cwt345.00–365.002,02912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580333.29/cwt330.00–340.001,9336
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621335.65/cwt330.00–345.002,08414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671317.43/cwt310.00–330.002,1304
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement718367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270573.33/cwt570.00–580.001,5483
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3276541.13/cwt540.00–550.001,4949
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305584.92/cwt580.00–590.001,7842
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315539.52/cwt530.00–550.001,6992
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3362463.34/cwt460.00–465.001,6773
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366504.99/cwt500.00–510.001,8487
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384476.11/cwt470.00–485.001,8284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418487.70/cwt475.00–495.002,03912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425437.38/cwt435.00–440.001,8592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438457.75/cwt450.00–470.002,00515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458455.96/cwt450.00–460.002,0885
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465430.69/cwt420.00–445.002,00314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478403.31/cwt390.00–417.501,92811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514403.74/cwt395.00–410.002,07521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524382.44/cwt375.00–390.002,00413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526364.12/cwt360.00–370.001,9156
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558379.62/cwt375.00–390.002,11814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576364.62/cwt360.00–370.002,1007
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576351.93/cwt347.50–355.002,0279
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623363.19/cwt360.00–370.002,26312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625333.22/cwt330.00–337.502,0837
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628347.06/cwt345.00–355.002,18012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657354.18/cwt352.50–360.002,3276
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667338.26/cwt330.00–345.002,25610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3669314.13/cwt305.00–325.002,1026
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721313.25/cwt305.00–320.002,2596
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728341.64/cwt335.00–345.002,4876
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3732295.84/cwt295.00–297.502,1663
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763331.69/cwt330.00–335.002,5313
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768300.02/cwt295.00–305.002,3042
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3777283.86/cwt280.00–290.002,2065
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,469185.52/cwt182.00–189.002,7254
Bulls——1,738216.74/cwt215.00–219.003,7672
Bulls——2,025224.00/cwt224.00–224.004,5361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988160.47/cwt160.00–161.001,5852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055156.58/cwt155.00–158.001,6523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087174.15/cwt172.00–179.001,8936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095145.59/cwt143.00–148.001,5945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213165.96/cwt161.00–169.002,0137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360174.48/cwt172.00–177.002,3736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428182.59/cwt180.00–184.002,6074
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,695.00/head2,400.00–3,100.002,69510

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.