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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 20

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← May 6May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 540▲ 13 vs year ago 649 · +2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 93▼ 56 vs year ago 152 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 57▼ 8 vs year ago 129 · −6.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 148.00 cwt, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 174.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.50/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −150.48 against this barn's trailing median of $436.98.

Average price

$286.50

26 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs AL average

−27.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	291.80	1,555	8thin
Medium and Large 1	580	287.33	1,667	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	272.99	1,481	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

286.50

—

AL average14 barns · 220 hd

292.88

−6.38

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−27.60

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.98

−150.48

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

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.72, low $366.21, median $436.98 across 21 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	—	Average	1,800	155.18	2,793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	133.15	1,581	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	129.46	1,903	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	115.66	1,142	23

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)	—	$1,792	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,483	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,324	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,146	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,512	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,260	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,244	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,451	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	307.88/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,484	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	291.80/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,555	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	275.65/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,475	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	287.33/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,667	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,683	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	258.97/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,587	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	269.07/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,824	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	264.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,887	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,815	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,987	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	860	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	860	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	917	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	312.03/cwt	310.00–315.00	989	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	326.00/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,043	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	299.75/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,103	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,075	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	288.52/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,203	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	279.48/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,207	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	276.61/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,289	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	265.53/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,269	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	262.18/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,371	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	254.77/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,360	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	244.73/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,312	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,414	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,411	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	248.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,557	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	237.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,563	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,620	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,619	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	414.77/cwt	410.00–420.00	892	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	375.85/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,139	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,082	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,233	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,316	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	326.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,186	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	348.28/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,320	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	318.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,226	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	322.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,332	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	295.34/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,243	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	311.40/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,327	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	283.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,312	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	276.25/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,398	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	262.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,374	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	265.97/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,516	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	258.18/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,487	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	246.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,528	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	258.03/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,608	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,707	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,658	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	703	219.49/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,543	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,557	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,356	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,907	155.47/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,965	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	106.53/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,002	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,116	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	121.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,224	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	126.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,464	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	134.42/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,601	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	139.97/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,720	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	131.81/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,914	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	126.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,889	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,915.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,915	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585.83/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,586	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,401.67/head	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,402	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265.00/head	1,180.00–1,300.00	1,265	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,146.25/head	1,075.00–1,260.00	1,146	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,175.00/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,175	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,585.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,585	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,362.50/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,363	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,000	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 540Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 93Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 57Year ago 129

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,585.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,180.00–1,300.00	1,265.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,260.00	1,146.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,483.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,401.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,915.00

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	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,000.00

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	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
9	450–500	482	305.00–310.00	307.88
8	500–550	533	287.00–295.00	291.80
3	600–650	613	255.00–262.00	258.97
7	700–750	741	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	324.90
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	535	275.00–277.00	275.65
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	842	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	450	315.00–330.00	322.50
14	550–600	580	280.00–288.00	287.33
7	600–650	612	275.00	275.00
16	650–700	678	265.00–270.00	269.07
12	700–750	713	260.00–265.00	264.59
2	750–800	785	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	317	310.00–315.00	312.03
12	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	299.75
15	400–450	417	285.00–297.00	288.52
12	450–500	466	275.00–285.00	276.61
8	500–550	534	250.00–257.00	254.77
4	550–600	576	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	273	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	374	285.00–290.00	287.46
6	400–450	432	275.00–282.00	279.48
10	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	265.53
4	500–550	536	240.00–247.00	244.73
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	253	335.00–345.00	340.05
2	300–350	320	325.00–327.00	326.00
2	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
10	500–550	523	260.00–267.00	262.18
2	550–600	560	250.00–255.00	252.52
15	600–650	626	245.00–250.00	248.69
8	650–700	658	235.00–245.00	237.55
3	700–750	743	218.00	218.00
8	750–800	771	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	318	335.00–345.00	340.12
3	350–400	385	315.00–320.00	318.40
7	400–450	421	290.00–302.00	295.34
10	450–500	462	280.00–290.00	283.91
14	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	262.81
6	550–600	576	255.00–260.00	258.18
7	600–650	621	240.00–250.00	246.03
2	700–750	703	217.00–222.00	219.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	345	355.00–360.00	357.50
3	350–400	363	325.00–330.00	326.72
7	400–450	426	305.00–315.00	311.40
8	500–550	506	275.00–285.00	276.25
10	550–600	570	262.00–270.00	265.97
9	600–650	623	255.00–262.00	258.03
3	650–700	677	240.00–250.00	244.96
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	385.00	385.00
6	300–350	303	375.00–380.00	375.85
9	350–400	379	345.00–355.00	348.28
2	400–450	413	320.00–325.00	322.58
2	650–700	663	255.00–260.00	257.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	410.00–420.00	414.77
3	350–400	363	362.50	362.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,191	131.00–137.00	134.42
16	—	1,154	124.00–130.00	126.87
11	—	1,229	138.00–144.00	139.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	103.00–109.00	106.53
10	—	1,010	118.00–124.00	121.15
9	—	982	110.00–117.00	113.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	131.00–134.00	131.81
4	—	1,493	124.00–130.00	126.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,907	153.00–158.00	155.47
3	—	1,557	150.00–152.00	151.31
1	—	1,885	165.00	165.00

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.