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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 19

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

750 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 631▼ 24 vs year ago 774 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 124▲ 72 vs year ago 161 · +44.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 74▲ 77 vs year ago 98 · +78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold stead to 2.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 183.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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 $230.94/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.81 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$230.94

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$3.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs AL average

−13.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	565	233.37	1,318	9thin
Medium and Large 3	539	230.09	1,240	26

One grade step is worth $3.28/cwt here — about $79 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 sale35 hd

230.94

—

AL average16 barns · 563 hd

234.99

−4.06

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−13.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−155.81

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	—	High	1,744	168.47	2,938	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	136.13	1,673	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	132.12	1,910	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	120.96	1,275	45

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)	—	$1,915	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,782	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,630	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,570	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,355	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,328	9

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,150	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	313.78/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,139	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	302.31/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,255	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,506	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	251.03/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,556	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,506	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	250.89/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,676	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	236.71/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,593	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,675	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	296.74/cwt	295.00–300.00	825	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	313.63/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,022	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,127	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	306.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,110	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	287.95/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,088	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	275.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,064	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	277.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,147	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	263.94/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,103	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	447	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,140	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,199	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,184	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	242.74/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,155	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	232.91/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,220	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,280	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	231.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,329	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	222.29/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,383	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	212.23/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,331	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,468	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,346	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,415	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	203.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,444	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,391	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,509	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	782	186.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,460	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	341.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	923	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,010	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	323.00/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,040	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	323.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,186	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,134	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	316.21/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,227	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,228	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	296.12/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,238	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	286.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,204	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	284.67/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,309	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	265.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,262	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	259.71/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,322	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	251.62/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,306	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,368	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	238.45/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,481	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,466	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	231.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,543	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,452	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,711	169.33/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,897	8
Bulls	—	—	1,754	162.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,855	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	176.73/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,169	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,126	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	125.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,334	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	118.73/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,261	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	131.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,555	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	143.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,813	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	137.65/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,740	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	127.16/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,797	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	139.03/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,984	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	133.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,982	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,925.00/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,915.00/head	1,720.00–2,190.00	1,915	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,684.44/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,684	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,630.00/head	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,630	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367.86/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,368	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,355.00/head	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,355	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,050.00/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,050	5

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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 631Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 124Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 74Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	363	310.00–315.00	313.78
1	450–500	460	282.00	282.00
4	500–550	536	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	240.00–242.00	241.02
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	415	300.00–305.00	302.31
2	550–600	585	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	600–650	620	247.00–255.00	251.03
3	650–700	673	235.00–240.00	236.71
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	390.00–395.00	392.48
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	668	245.00–257.00	250.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	378	285.00–290.00	287.95
10	400–450	418	260.00–272.00	263.94
4	450–500	469	250.00–255.00	252.49
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	573	230.00–235.00	231.92
16	600–650	622	220.00–227.00	222.29
4	650–700	674	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	710	200.00–210.00	203.31
2	750–800	760	197.00–200.00	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	295.00–300.00	296.74
8	350–400	386	270.00–280.00	275.57
2	400–450	447	255.00	255.00
16	450–500	476	240.00–247.00	242.74
18	500–550	524	230.00–237.00	232.91
8	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	223.75
3	600–650	627	210.00–217.00	212.23
2	650–700	673	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	723	190.00–195.00	192.46
3	750–800	782	180.00–190.00	186.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	310.00–317.00	313.63
3	350–400	362	300.00–310.00	306.54
11	400–450	413	275.00–285.00	277.71
2	450–500	455	262.00–265.00	263.48
2	650–700	660	220.00–225.00	222.46
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	270	335.00–350.00	341.94
5	300–350	322	320.00–325.00	323.00
5	350–400	388	315.00–317.00	316.21
2	400–450	418	292.00–300.00	296.12
13	450–500	460	277.00–287.50	284.67
7	500–550	509	257.00–262.00	259.71
11	600–650	621	235.00–245.00	238.45
5	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	231.00
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
7	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.97
9	400–450	421	280.00–290.00	286.06
9	450–500	476	260.00–270.00	265.18
11	500–550	519	245.00–255.00	251.62
9	550–600	570	235.00–245.00	240.01
3	600–650	632	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	668	215.00–220.00	217.43
2	700–750	728	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	323.27
2	400–450	400	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,793	174.00–180.00	176.73
8	—	1,711	166.00–173.00	169.33
7	—	1,754	160.00–165.00	162.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,061	123.00–129.00	125.75
6	—	1,005	110.00–115.00	112.03
19	—	1,062	116.00–122.00	118.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,485	131.00–136.00	133.50
12	—	1,413	123.00–129.00	127.16
6	—	1,427	137.00–142.00	139.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,183	128.00–134.00	131.48
21	—	1,263	142.00–148.00	143.58
41	—	1,264	135.00–141.00	137.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,355.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,630.00	1,630.00

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)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,925.00

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)	9	—	—	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,684.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,720.00–2,190.00	1,915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,367.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,050.00

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.