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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 22

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jul 15Jul 22Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

838 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 1,018▲ 65 vs year ago 773 · +8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 167▲ 73 vs year ago 145 · +50.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 42▲ 46 vs year ago 52 · +88.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.87/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.88 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$256.87

25 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs AL average

−7.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	273.99	1,375	10thin
Medium and Large 2	544	248.33	1,350	11thin
Medium and Large 3	556	237.54	1,320	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/cwt here — about $56 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 sale25 hd

256.87

—

AL average15 barns · 648 hd

253.19

+3.67

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−7.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−129.88

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	1,753	161.55	2,832	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	129.12	1,915	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	128.53	1,563	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	113.69	1,134	43

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)	—	$1,854	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,724	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,645	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,552	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,370	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,188	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,163	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,760	5

Every lot

102 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 1Value Added	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,194	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	338.45/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,405	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	324.70/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,529	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	311.72/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,602	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	285.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,483	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	293.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,692	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,594	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,765	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	250.15/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,656	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	676	241.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,631	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,802	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	748	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	319.84/cwt	315.00–325.00	745	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	269	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	847	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	896	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	323.49/cwt	322.00–325.00	980	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,003	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,046	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,144	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	303.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,132	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,138	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	303.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,268	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	276.97/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,188	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	288.67/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,250	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	278.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,299	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	264.05/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,270	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	273.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,375	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	252.10/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,336	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,293	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,373	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,344	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	381.65/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,042	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	347.41/cwt	345.00–350.00	990	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	358.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,093	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,201	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,173	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	357.36/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,319	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	338.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,261	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	324.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,247	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	328.14/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,401	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,369	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,336	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	291.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,342	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	318.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,502	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	303.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,449	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	267.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,382	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	297.68/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,554	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	282.96/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,483	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	270.91/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,539	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	261.57/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,512	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	249.75/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,561	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,602	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,526	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	224.68/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,618	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	233.31/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,708	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	154.30/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,481	4
Bulls	—	—	1,767	162.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,865	12
Bulls	—	—	1,890	168.92/cwt	166.00–171.00	3,193	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,064	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	102.09/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,017	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	117.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,194	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	123.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,435	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	131.18/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,636	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	137.47/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,816	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	122.25/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,694	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	127.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,887	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	134.22/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,058	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,887.50/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,938	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,853.75/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,854	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,803.00/head	1,715.00–1,900.00	1,803	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,652.50/head	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,653	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,552.14/head	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,552	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,487.00/head	1,315.00–1,650.00	1,487	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,370.00/head	1,300.00–1,480.00	1,370	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,188.33/head	1,100.00–1,290.00	1,188	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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 1,018Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 167Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 42Year ago 52

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	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	285	345.00–350.00	347.41
2	300–350	345	335.00–345.00	340.00
8	350–400	384	320.00–330.00	324.62
2	400–450	438	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	460	290.00–295.00	291.70
7	500–550	516	265.00–275.00	267.80
3	550–600	578	255.00–265.00	261.57
4	600–650	625	245.00–252.00	249.75
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	710	210.00–220.00	214.93
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	305	350.00–365.00	358.28
3	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	338.13
3	400–450	430	315.00–320.00	318.35
3	450–500	478	300.00–310.00	303.17
4	500–550	524	277.00–285.00	282.96
2	550–600	568	267.00–275.00	270.91
3	650–700	663	240.00–245.00	241.70
3	700–750	720	222.00–227.00	224.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	380.00–385.00	381.65
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
6	350–400	369	350.00–365.00	357.36
7	400–450	427	325.00–330.00	328.14
6	450–500	472	315.00–325.00	318.16
8	500–550	522	290.00–302.00	297.68
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	732	230.00–235.00	233.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	280.00–290.00	285.14
4	550–600	568	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	613	255.00–265.00	259.98
4	650–700	676	240.00–245.00	241.23
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	643	275.00	275.00
13	650–700	662	250.00–252.00	250.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	385.00–390.00	387.52
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	415	337.00–340.00	338.45
4	450–500	471	320.00–327.00	324.70
4	500–550	514	307.00–315.00	311.72
3	550–600	577	290.00–300.00	293.24
2	650–700	660	265.00–270.00	267.46
2	700–750	728	245.00–250.00	247.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	330.00–335.00	332.56
3	250–300	277	320.00–325.00	323.37
8	300–350	315	315.00–320.00	318.32
7	350–400	373	300.00–305.00	303.55
6	400–450	433	285.00–295.00	288.67
3	450–500	467	275.00–280.00	278.23
7	500–550	530	250.00–255.00	252.10
4	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	241.74
1	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	315.00–325.00	319.84
4	250–300	269	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	343	300.00–310.00	304.98
3	350–400	388	290.00–295.00	293.35
5	400–450	429	275.00–280.00	276.97
8	450–500	481	260.00–267.00	264.05
2	500–550	533	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	550–600	578	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	303	322.00–325.00	323.49
3	350–400	367	310.00–315.00	311.64
7	400–450	418	300.00–310.00	303.44
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
10	500–550	502	265.00–275.00	273.99
2	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,247	127.00–134.00	131.18
44	—	1,160	120.00–126.00	123.72
13	—	1,321	135.00–141.00	137.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,533	132.00–136.00	134.22
14	—	1,479	125.00–131.00	127.56
5	—	1,386	119.00–124.00	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,015	115.00–121.00	117.66
13	—	963	110.00–112.00	110.51
5	—	996	100.00–106.00	102.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	151.00–155.00	154.30
3	—	1,890	166.00–171.00	168.92
12	—	1,767	160.00–165.00	162.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.00

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	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,480.00	1,370.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,552.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,290.00	1,188.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,715.00–1,900.00	1,803.00

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)	12	—	—	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,652.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,853.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,315.00–1,650.00	1,487.00

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.