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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 24

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

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Feeder Cattle receipts

878 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 724▼ 41 vs year ago 919 · −4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 217▼ 91 vs year ago 193 · −47.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 171▼ 88 vs year ago 159 · −55.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to weaker, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with very good demand on weaned feeders. 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 $308.31/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −128.67 against this barn's trailing median of $436.98.

Average price

$308.31

45 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.74

vs AL average

+9.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	308.68	1,635	44
Medium and Large 2	525	292.00	1,533	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about $102 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 sale45 hd

308.31

—

AL average13 barns · 233 hd

289.57

+18.74

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+9.05

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.98

−128.67

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	1,884	170.50	3,212	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	142.77	1,782	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	142.24	2,134	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	127.58	1,429	5thin

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)	—	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,029	7

Every lot

57 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,364	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	331.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,563	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	314.11/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,599	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	294.20/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,721	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,795	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	1,989	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	887	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	317.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,027	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	313.70/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,117	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	299.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,124	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	287.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,198	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	278.07/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,182	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	276.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,279	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	262.76/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,272	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	254.32/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,312	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	261.81/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,364	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	246.83/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,382	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	258.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,481	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,469	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	251.70/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,588	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	330.08/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,056	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	319.38/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,172	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,133	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	302.35/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,261	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	325.91/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,405	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	288.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,366	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	307.81/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,459	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	291.08/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,496	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	272.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,439	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	275.60/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,576	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	261.67/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,520	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	253.51/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,529	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	245.27/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,553	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,809	165.14/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,987	5
Bulls	—	—	1,937	174.32/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,377	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	127.58/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,429	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,540	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	147.84/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,835	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	139.45/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,788	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	135.31/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,938	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	149.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,155	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	139.29/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,211	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588.33/head	1,500.00–1,665.00	1,588	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,241.67/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,242	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,028.57/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,029	7

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 724Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 217Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 171Year ago 159

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,665.00	1,588.33

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	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,241.67

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	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,028.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
22	400–450	431	315.00–335.00	325.91
12	450–500	474	300.00–317.00	307.81
9	500–550	514	285.00–302.00	291.08
3	550–600	572	270.00–287.00	275.60
2	600–650	603	250.00–257.00	253.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	320	325.00–335.00	330.08
17	350–400	367	315.00–325.00	319.38
5	400–450	417	295.00–310.00	302.35
13	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	288.74
10	500–550	528	265.00–280.00	272.56
7	550–600	581	260.00–265.00	261.67
5	600–650	633	240.00–247.00	245.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	325.00–335.00	331.82
32	500–550	509	300.00–315.00	314.11
12	550–600	585	290.00–295.00	294.20
14	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	320.00–325.00	322.46
1	500–550	525	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	650–700	652	275.25	275.25
69	750–800	770	258.25	258.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	324	315.00–320.00	317.04
4	350–400	356	310.00–315.00	313.70
5	400–450	417	285.00–290.00	287.36
12	450–500	463	270.00–285.00	276.19
6	500–550	521	260.00–265.00	261.81
19	550–600	573	255.00–260.00	258.55
7	600–650	631	247.00–257.00	251.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	320.00–325.00	322.55
6	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	299.82
10	400–450	425	270.00–282.00	278.07
13	450–500	484	255.00–267.00	262.76
10	500–550	516	245.00–257.00	254.32
6	550–600	560	245.00–250.00	246.83
3	600–650	608	240.00–245.00	241.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	133.00–136.00	134.53
16	—	1,282	137.00–143.00	139.45
17	—	1,241	143.00–156.00	147.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	124.00–130.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	147.00–155.00	149.95
6	—	1,587	138.00–141.00	139.29
3	—	1,432	135.00–136.00	135.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,809	161.00–168.00	165.14
7	—	1,937	170.00–179.00	174.32

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.