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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 10

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

724 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 829▼ 321 vs year ago 1,045 · −30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 84▲ 87 vs year ago 130 · +66.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 69▲ 133 vs year ago 38 · +350.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 160.00 cwt, and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 180 cwt. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $262.59/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.53 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$262.59

22 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	278.34	1,400	3thin
Medium and Large 3	543	260.11	1,413	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about −$13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

262.59

—

AL average13 barns · 203 hd

264.37

−1.78

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−138.53

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,377	163.37	2,249	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	137.61	2,092	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	137.47	1,647	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	119.97	1,187	75

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)	—	$1,888	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,666	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,566	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,497	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,324	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,218	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	4thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	858	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	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 3	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	307.40/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,285	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	306.03/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,423	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,493	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,633	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,580	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	261.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,835	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,754	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,989	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	722	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	334.60/cwt	332.00–337.00	893	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	327.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	902	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	326.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,036	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	313.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,018	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	959	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,047	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	281.70/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,065	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	263.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,296	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	259.82/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,213	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	265.32/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,244	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	240.97/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,239	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	252.86/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,343	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	241.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,377	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	255.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,459	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,593	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,492	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	222.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,412	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	252.62/cwt	252.50–253.00	1,680	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	194.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,418	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,604	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	369.88/cwt	365.00–375.00	988	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	353.37/cwt	350.00–360.00	961	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	337.00/cwt	335.00–340.00	950	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	331.65/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,058	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	319.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,079	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	320.38/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,163	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	308.24/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,171	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	304.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,262	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	291.99/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,226	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	279.01/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,292	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	278.34/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,400	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	265.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,390	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	254.40/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,437	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	255.63/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,564	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	246.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,562	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,545	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,636	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	162.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,027	11
Bulls	—	—	1,458	157.20/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	169.86/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,862	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	111.35/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,019	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	118.57/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,148	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	124.76/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,298	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,616	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	131.23/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,552	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	146.16/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,859	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	142.53/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,027	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	131.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,954	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	136.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,149	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,229.41/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,229	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,035.71/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,036	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,880.00/head	1,800.00–1,985.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,848.33/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,848	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,765.00/head	1,765.00–1,765.00	1,765	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,594.67/head	1,450.00–1,780.00	1,595	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,565.71/head	1,485.00–1,650.00	1,566	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408.33/head	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,408	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,324.17/head	1,250.00–1,395.00	1,324	6

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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 829Year ago 1,045

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 84Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 69Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
5	250–300	282	335.00–340.00	337.00
9	300–350	338	315.00–325.00	319.10
12	350–400	380	305.00–312.00	308.24
15	400–450	420	290.00–295.00	291.99
8	450–500	463	275.00–280.00	279.01
10	500–550	524	260.00–270.00	265.24
9	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	254.40
5	600–650	634	245.00–250.00	246.39
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	730	210.00–215.00	211.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	272	350.00–360.00	353.37
4	300–350	319	327.00–335.00	331.65
12	350–400	363	315.00–325.00	320.38
16	400–450	415	300.00–310.00	304.05
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	503	275.00–280.00	278.34
6	600–650	612	252.00–260.00	255.63
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	770	210.00–215.00	212.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	365.00–375.00	369.88

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	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	418	305.00–310.00	307.40
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	580	270.00–275.00	272.48
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	790	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	465	305.00–307.00	306.03
2	500–550	513	290.00–292.00	291.00
2	550–600	573	285.00	285.00
8	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
21	700–750	703	255.00–265.00	261.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	850–900	861	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	325.00–330.00	327.96
3	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	313.26
2	350–400	355	290.00–300.00	294.93
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	469	265.00–267.00	265.32
6	500–550	531	250.00–257.00	252.86
3	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	241.61
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.05
3	350–400	378	280.00–285.00	281.70
20	400–450	427	260.00–270.00	263.81
10	450–500	467	255.00–262.00	259.82
7	500–550	514	240.00–247.00	240.97
3	600–650	635	220.00–225.00	222.34
4	700–750	730	190.00–200.00	194.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	257.00	257.00
4	650–700	665	252.50–253.00	252.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	352.00	352.00
3	250–300	267	332.00–337.00	334.60
3	300–350	317	325.00–330.00	326.71
7	450–500	467	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
10	550–600	571	250.00–260.00	255.48
3	600–650	620	240.00–242.00	240.65
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	758	210.00–215.00	211.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,040	122.00–128.00	124.76
12	—	915	108.00–114.00	111.35
32	—	968	115.00–121.00	118.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,183	128.00–134.00	131.23
34	—	1,171	135.00–142.00	138.00
18	—	1,272	143.00–150.00	146.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	130.00–133.00	131.57
5	—	1,422	141.00–144.00	142.53
10	—	1,576	135.00–140.00	136.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	168.00–173.00	169.86
11	—	1,250	160.00–165.00	162.13
2	—	1,458	156.00–158.00	157.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	17	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,229.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,035.71

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	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00

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)	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,985.00	1,880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,765.00	1,765.00

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)	15	—	—	1,450.00–1,780.00	1,594.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,848.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,520.00	1,408.33

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)	7	—	—	1,485.00–1,650.00	1,565.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,395.00	1,324.17

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.