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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 25

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

883 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 688▲ 5 vs year ago 878 · +0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 166▲ 30 vs year ago 121 · +24.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 182▲ 81 vs year ago 84 · +96.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 146.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.83/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −127.91 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$258.83

31 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$28.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs AL average

−8.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	274.80	1,470	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	259.92	1,398	18thin
Medium and Large 3	541	246.41	1,333	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.39/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

258.83

—

AL average12 barns · 275 hd

258.29

+0.54

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−8.04

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−127.91

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.03, low $311.82, median $386.74 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	—	High	1,594	146.04	2,328	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	134.73	1,862	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	130.32	1,563	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	111.53	1,084	46

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,614	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,755	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,258	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,943	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,743	10

Every lot

97 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,315	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	375.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,351	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,463	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	313.83/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,544	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	303.34/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,541	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,630	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	281.69/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,752	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	316.75/cwt	315.00–320.00	862	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	947	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	318.30/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,012	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	306.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	996	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	317.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,159	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	308.86/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,140	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	280.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,179	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	292.26/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,257	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,452	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	280.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,373	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,427	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	250.38/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,320	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	263.47/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,396	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	264.00/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,452	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,401	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	234.49/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,367	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,369	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,514	76
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,556	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	382.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,102	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	376.64/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,171	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	352.76/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,291	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	364.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,343	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	335.72/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,262	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	347.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,468	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,350	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	309.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,330	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	330.91/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,545	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,471	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	300.14/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,429	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	291.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,489	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	280.70/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,482	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	238.70/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,463	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,581	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	249.29/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,538	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	236.03/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,699	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,709	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	134.76/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,604	144.35/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	154.83/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,614	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	103.58/cwt	100.00–106.00	934	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	110.75/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,034	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	116.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,223	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	124.23/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,374	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	131.47/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,584	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	125.58/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,655	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	132.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,807	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	140.18/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,920	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	141.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,042	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,744.44/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,744	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,540.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,118.33/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,118	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,835.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,835	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,650	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,860.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,860	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,000	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,577.27/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,577	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,258.33/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,258	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 688Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 166Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 182Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	325.00–330.00	326.70
5	300–350	318	315.00–322.00	318.30
7	350–400	369	305.00–312.00	308.86
26	400–450	430	290.00–300.00	292.26
7	450–500	489	280.00–285.00	280.71
14	500–550	530	262.00–267.00	263.47
4	550–600	566	245.00–250.00	247.48
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	365	315.00–320.00	317.40
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	480	300.00–305.00	302.42
1	500–550	515	277.00	277.00
3	550–600	550	260.00–267.00	264.00
1	600–650	630	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	600–650	625	242.25	242.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	272	315.00–320.00	316.75
3	300–350	325	300.00–310.00	306.46
9	400–450	421	275.00–285.00	280.01
4	450–500	465	265.00–275.00	269.96
6	500–550	527	247.00–255.00	250.38
2	550–600	583	232.00–237.00	234.49
3	600–650	613	220.00–225.00	223.37
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	345.00–355.00	352.76
3	400–450	422	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	472	310.00–315.00	311.64
4	500–550	511	290.00–295.00	291.32
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	617	247.00–255.00	249.29
1	650–700	675	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	720	235.00–237.00	236.03
3	750–800	768	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
7	350–400	376	335.00–340.00	335.72
4	400–450	429	305.00–315.00	309.96
5	450–500	476	295.00–305.00	300.14
7	500–550	528	280.00–285.00	280.70
2	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	613	235.00–245.00	238.70
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	380.00–385.00	382.57
6	300–350	311	370.00–385.00	376.64
5	350–400	368	360.00–370.00	364.99
5	400–450	422	340.00–350.00	347.94
13	450–500	467	320.00–332.50	330.91
4	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	330.00–335.00	332.47
8	450–500	492	305.00–315.00	313.83
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	300.00–305.00	303.34
8	550–600	572	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	385.00–400.00	392.50
4	350–400	360	370.00–385.00	375.14
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
9	600–650	622	280.00–290.00	281.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	140.00–144.00	141.73
2	—	1,318	125.00–126.00	125.58
5	—	1,361	129.00–135.00	132.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,106	121.00–127.00	124.23
21	—	1,205	128.00–136.00	131.47
13	—	1,370	137.00–144.00	140.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	934	108.00–113.00	110.75
10	—	902	100.00–106.00	103.58
18	—	1,048	114.00–120.00	116.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	152.00–156.00	154.83
6	—	1,604	141.00–148.00	144.35
3	—	1,417	133.00–136.00	134.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,835.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,744.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933.33

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	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,118.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,258.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,577.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.