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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 26

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,029 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 750▲ 432 vs year ago 597 · +72.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 233▲ 95 vs year ago 90 · +105.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 175▲ 85 vs year ago 34 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderated demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $230.57/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −156.17 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$230.57

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

vs AL average

−11.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	233.38	1,302	21
Medium and Large 3	540	227.46	1,228	19thin

One grade step is worth $5.93/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 sale40 hd

230.57

—

AL average15 barns · 631 hd

222.43

+8.14

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−11.31

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−156.17

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	1,811	164.09	2,972	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	128.03	1,493	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	128.00	1,992	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	114.84	1,137	52

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)	—	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,629	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,603	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,533	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,307	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,333	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	3thin

Every lot

92 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	367.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,212	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,217	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,153	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,275	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	283.04/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,172	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,282	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	253.74/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,304	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	260.34/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,382	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	252.11/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,455	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	243.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,409	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	257.02/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,552	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	246.41/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,579	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,534	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	246.06/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,673	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,619	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,653	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	717	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	329.07/cwt	320.00–335.00	915	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	877	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	318.22/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,018	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	285.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	939	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	280.81/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,025	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	994	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	256.60/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,070	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	248.63/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,039	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	246.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,138	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	239.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,140	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	239.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,250	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	229.77/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,206	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,318	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,272	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	234.84/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,449	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,388	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	207.98/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,296	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	993	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	338.99/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,132	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,110	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,174	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	283.47/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,111	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	286.67/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,201	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	275.49/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,154	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	256.98/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,200	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,313	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	244.20/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,282	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	251.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,329	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,330	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	230.78/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,345	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,410	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	221.77/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,404	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,432	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,446	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	214.38/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,556	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	204.55/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,575	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,550	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,597	154.49/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,467	5
Bulls	—	—	1,879	163.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,066	7
Bulls	—	—	1,886	170.92/cwt	168.00–175.00	3,224	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	105.41/cwt	104.00–107.00	942	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	114.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,138	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	119.89/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,229	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	123.75/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,382	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	128.28/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,502	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	134.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,666	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	123.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,889	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	129.22/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,990	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	134.53/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,267	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,885.00/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,885	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,603.24/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,603	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,501.25/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,501	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,307.00/head	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,307	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	3

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,029Last week 750Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 233Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 175Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	300.00–310.00	305.11
1	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	329	280.00–290.00	285.48
2	350–400	368	265.00–275.00	270.10
6	400–450	418	245.00–252.00	248.63
21	450–500	476	235.00–240.00	239.52
13	500–550	525	227.00–230.00	229.77
6	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	222.45
5	600–650	623	205.00–210.00	207.98
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	305.00–315.00	310.02
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	365	277.00–285.00	280.81
3	400–450	417	255.00–260.00	256.60
5	450–500	461	245.00–255.00	246.95
5	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	239.00
16	550–600	569	230.00–235.00	231.63
5	600–650	617	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	320.00–335.00	329.07
7	300–350	320	310.00–327.00	318.22
9	600–650	617	230.00–239.00	234.84
2	650–700	673	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–375.00	367.27
2	350–400	358	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	408	310.00–315.00	312.52
11	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
16	600–650	604	250.00–257.50	257.02
7	650–700	680	240.00–247.50	246.06
6	700–750	720	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	292.00	292.00
4	400–450	414	280.00–287.00	283.04
3	450–500	490	260.00–265.00	261.65
7	500–550	514	250.00–257.50	253.74
4	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	243.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	525	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	531	260.00–262.00	260.34
8	550–600	577	250.00–257.00	252.11
9	600–650	641	245.00–247.50	246.41
2	650–700	650	235.00–237.00	236.00
1	700–750	710	228.00	228.00
2	750–800	760	215.00–220.00	217.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	308	320.00–325.00	322.44
6	350–400	364	300.00–310.00	304.98
7	400–450	419	280.00–292.00	286.67
2	450–500	473	275.00–280.00	277.51
6	500–550	528	250.00–260.00	251.72
2	550–600	553	240.00–241.00	240.50
2	600–650	613	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	726	212.00–215.00	214.38
2	750–800	770	202.00–207.00	204.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	330.00	330.00
9	350–400	392	282.00–290.00	283.47
5	400–450	419	272.00–280.00	275.49
5	450–500	467	255.00–260.00	256.98
13	500–550	525	240.00–247.50	244.20
10	550–600	583	227.00–237.00	230.78
4	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	221.77
8	650–700	671	210.00–215.00	213.35
2	700–750	705	200.00–210.00	205.04
2	750–800	785	195.00–200.00	197.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	334	330.00–345.00	338.99
3	350–400	365	320.00–325.00	321.64
2	400–450	403	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,171	126.00–131.00	128.28
12	—	1,236	132.00–137.00	134.75
21	—	1,117	121.00–125.00	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,540	126.00–130.00	129.22
5	—	1,533	120.00–125.00	123.20
2	—	1,685	134.00–135.00	134.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	894	104.00–107.00	105.41
23	—	997	110.00–116.00	114.13
20	—	1,025	117.00–122.00	119.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	152.00–156.00	154.49
7	—	1,879	160.00–165.00	163.15
8	—	1,886	168.00–175.00	170.92

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)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,501.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,603.24

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)	6	—	—	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,885.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,307.00

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	7	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100.00

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	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00

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.