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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 15

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▼ 464 vs last sale 1,102▼ 212 vs year ago 850 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 143▼ 80 vs year ago 239 · −33.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 144▼ 40 vs year ago 147 · −27.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $239.44/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −147.30 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$239.44

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$25.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs AL average

−25.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	260.00	1,300	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	242.59	1,320	10thin
Medium and Large 3	548	234.72	1,286	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.28/cwt here — about $14 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 sale22 hd

239.44

—

AL average14 barns · 342 hd

241.79

−2.35

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−25.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−147.30

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	1,613	152.31	2,456	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	131.07	1,887	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	129.05	1,553	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	112.63	1,141	34

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)	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,522	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,345	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,215	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,165	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,330	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,787	13

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,042	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,211	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,395	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	294.24/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,333	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,431	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,470	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	285.28/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,483	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	676	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,555	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,631	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,717	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	305.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	976	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,071	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	278.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,017	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	288.40/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,067	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,166	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	276.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,142	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,110	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	257.98/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,210	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	267.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,293	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	246.85/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,284	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	238.85/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,264	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	236.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,370	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	227.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,322	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	223.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,345	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,345	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,468	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	213.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,517	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	206.69/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,521	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	778	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,447	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	815	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	352.57/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,015	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	323.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,053	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,256	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	331.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,251	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	313.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,196	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,342	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,311	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,269	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,438	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	287.40/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,328	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	264.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,367	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	285.87/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,484	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,457	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,477	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	661	222.84/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,473	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	205.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,575	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,422	145.52/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,069	9
Bulls	—	—	1,749	162.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,842	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,685	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	102.44/cwt	98.00–106.00	941	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	109.94/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,064	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	116.79/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,236	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	123.39/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,428	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	132.11/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,621	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	139.94/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,811	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,744	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,845	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	134.44/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,019	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,496.43/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,496	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,345.00/head	1,275.00–1,460.00	1,345	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215.00/head	1,150.00–1,280.00	1,215	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165.00/head	1,165.00–1,165.00	1,165	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,425.00/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,425	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,015.00/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,015	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,909.38/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,909	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,590.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,590	5

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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 1,102Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 143Year ago 239

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 144Year ago 147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	318	325.00–330.00	327.56
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	453	292.00–295.00	294.24
7	500–550	520	285.00–287.00	285.28
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	676	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	733	220.00–225.00	222.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	367	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	443	315.00	315.00
8	450–500	477	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	507	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	763	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	305.00
3	350–400	370	285.00–290.00	288.40
8	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	276.53
8	450–500	484	265.00–270.00	267.19
6	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	246.85
4	550–600	580	235.00–240.00	236.20
3	600–650	602	220.00–230.00	223.35
3	650–700	688	210.00–215.00	213.32
3	700–750	736	205.00–207.50	206.69
3	750–800	775	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	365	275.00–280.00	278.57
4	400–450	415	265.00–270.00	267.47
4	450–500	469	255.00–262.00	257.98
7	500–550	529	235.00–240.00	238.85
4	550–600	581	220.00–230.00	227.48
4	600–650	629	210.00–215.00	213.76
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	778	185.00–187.00	185.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	360	295.00–300.00	297.47
5	400–450	409	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	712	212.00–215.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	288	350.00–355.00	352.57
1	300–350	300	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	378	325.00–335.00	331.04
5	400–450	423	305.00–315.00	309.98
6	500–550	519	282.00–287.00	285.87
3	550–600	557	260.00–265.00	261.65
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
8	750–800	766	205.00–210.00	205.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	323.92
5	350–400	381	310.00–320.00	313.94
3	400–450	435	290.00–295.00	291.61
3	450–500	462	285.00–292.00	287.40
5	500–550	517	260.00–270.00	264.43
2	550–600	585	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	661	220.00–227.00	222.84
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	395.00–400.00	397.50
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	364	340.00–350.00	344.95
2	400–450	413	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	453	315.00–320.00	317.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,227	128.00–136.00	132.11
33	—	1,157	119.00–127.00	123.39
11	—	1,294	137.00–144.00	139.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	133.00–138.00	134.44
5	—	1,409	130.00–132.00	130.95
3	—	1,388	125.00–126.00	125.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	98.00–106.00	102.44
21	—	1,058	114.00–120.00	116.79
6	—	968	108.00–113.00	109.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,749	160.00–166.00	162.47
6	—	1,763	150.00–155.00	152.32
9	—	1,422	141.00–149.00	145.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,460.00	1,345.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,280.00	1,215.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,496.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,165.00	1,165.00

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	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,909.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,590.00

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	11	—	—	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.00

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.