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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 29

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

618 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 739▼ 143 vs year ago 761 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 86▲ 42 vs year ago 121 · +34.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 81▲ 30 vs year ago 129 · +23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 162.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $251.39/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −135.36 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$251.39

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs AL average

−16.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	256.55	1,407	14thin
Medium and Large 2	533	250.21	1,334	10thin
Medium and Large 3	539	236.25	1,273	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $133 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 sale28 hd

251.39

—

AL average14 barns · 394 hd

248.93

+2.46

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−16.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−135.36

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	—	Low	1,712	147.75	2,529	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	123.23	1,508	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	121.90	1,744	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	108.72	1,086	36

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)	—	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,340	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,126	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,261	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,717	16

Every lot

86 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	371.15/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,344	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	323.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,489	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	316.70/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,545	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	309.28/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,580	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,519	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	282.42/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,632	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,659	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	220	378.58/cwt	375.00–390.00	833	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	771	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	336.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	909	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	303.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,001	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,071	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,117	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	288.42/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,223	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	312.04/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,360	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	277.81/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,308	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	292.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,403	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,281	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,244	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	262.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,362	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	250.79/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,322	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	254.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,424	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,399	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	244.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,489	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	219.88/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,385	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	403.28/cwt	395.00–410.00	859	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	827	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	352.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	934	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	336.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,054	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	367.96/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,196	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	351.11/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,145	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,324	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,207	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	338.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,413	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	318.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,339	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	303.38/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,289	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	302.45/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,431	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	316.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,499	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	295.95/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,557	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	266.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,493	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,472	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	258.63/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,593	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	249.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,581	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,600	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	244.47/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	139.52/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,199	4
Bulls	—	—	1,644	149.61/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,460	4
Bulls	—	—	1,916	154.12/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,953	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	97.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	845	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	105.18/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,043	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	113.06/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,165	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	124.56/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,507	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	118.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,439	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	131.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,726	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	123.28/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,758	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,721	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,570.00–1,930.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340.00/head	1,230.00–1,450.00	1,340	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,265.00/head	1,200.00–1,330.00	1,265	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056.25/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,056	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,655.56/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,656	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,205.77/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,206	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,862.50/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,857.14/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,857	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,571.88/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,572	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 739Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 86Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 81Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	340	310.00–320.00	314.98
2	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
4	400–450	424	287.00–290.00	288.42
13	450–500	471	272.50–285.00	277.81
9	500–550	527	250.00–255.00	250.79
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
4	600–650	605	230.00–235.00	231.24
2	650–700	665	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	330.00–340.00	336.85
2	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
12	400–450	436	310.00–315.00	312.04
12	450–500	480	290.00–300.00	292.35
4	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	262.43
10	550–600	560	250.00–260.00	254.20
5	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	244.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	375.00–390.00	378.58
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	300.00–305.00	303.38
3	350–400	385	285.00–295.00	290.02
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	488	260.00–265.00	262.49
2	500–550	513	240.00–245.00	242.49
2	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	630	210.00–225.00	219.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	345.00–355.00	351.11
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	420	315.00–325.00	318.85
3	550–600	560	265.00–270.00	266.67
7	600–650	616	255.00–265.00	258.63
2	650–700	653	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	365.00–370.00	367.50
2	250–300	265	350.00–355.00	352.59
3	300–350	313	330.00–340.00	336.70
2	350–400	380	315.00–320.00	317.57
2	400–450	425	300.00–307.00	303.38
4	450–500	473	290.00–315.00	302.45
7	550–600	566	255.00–265.00	260.00
3	600–650	635	247.00–250.00	249.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	395.00–410.00	403.28
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	325	360.00–375.00	367.96
2	350–400	373	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	418	330.00–345.00	338.05
4	450–500	474	315.00–320.00	316.23
4	500–550	526	290.00–305.00	295.95
2	700–750	713	242.00–247.00	244.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	568	265.00–270.00	267.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
13	450–500	488	315.00–317.50	316.70
2	550–600	578	280.00–285.00	282.42
4	600–650	626	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
5	350–400	362	365.00–380.00	371.15
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	460	320.00–330.00	323.70
7	500–550	511	305.00–315.00	309.28
2	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	119.00–120.00	119.48
7	—	1,426	121.00–126.00	123.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,313	129.00–135.00	131.42
30	—	1,210	115.00–121.00	118.94
35	—	1,210	122.00–128.00	124.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,030	109.00–116.00	113.06
12	—	992	103.00–108.00	105.18
4	—	866	95.00–100.00	97.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	137.00–141.00	139.52
4	—	1,644	146.00–151.00	149.61
4	—	1,916	153.00–156.00	154.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,330.00	1,265.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,056.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,570.00–1,930.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,230.00–1,450.00	1,340.00

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00

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	7	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,857.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,205.77

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	9	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,655.56

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	—	—	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,571.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,862.50

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	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.