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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 9

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,130 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 1,029▼ 107 vs year ago 1,237 · −8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 185▼ 74 vs year ago 247 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 119▼ 73 vs year ago 138 · −52.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. There were three loads of steers sold via video and are represented in the report as Medium and Large 1-2. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $252.82/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −184.15 against this barn's trailing median of $436.98.

Average price

$252.82

7 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AL average

−15.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	254.96	1,369	6thin
Medium and Large 3	505	240.00	1,212	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale7 hd

252.82

—

AL average12 barns · 343 hd

253.74

−0.91

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−15.38

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.98

−184.15

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	1,768	157.13	2,778	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	122.77	1,549	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	121.70	1,826	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	109.68	1,160	40

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)	—	$2,020	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,938	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,243	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,370	5

Every lot

81 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	969	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	304.14/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,074	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,170	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,277	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,353	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,369	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,412	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	246.43/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,518	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,568	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	684	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,522	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,586	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,879	200
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,645	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	273.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	710	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	304	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	840	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	263.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	959	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	253.02/cwt	250.00–257.00	944	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	258.37/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,054	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	244.42/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,012	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	236.64/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,003	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	230.89/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,078	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	224.14/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,087	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	225.49/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,161	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	218.32/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,142	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	219.46/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,242	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	203.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,193	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	211.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,306	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	224.88/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,397	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,244	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	210.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,502	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	192.70/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,397	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	193.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,494	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	707	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	307.57/cwt	305.00–310.00	840	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	300.69/cwt	300.00–302.00	947	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	293.44/cwt	290.00–295.00	954	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	293.13/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,093	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	285.03/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,083	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	266.31/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,108	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	250.98/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,152	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	235.58/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,244	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	229.06/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,216	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	215.99/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,207	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	208.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,286	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	200.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,343	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	192.85/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,398	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,367	7
Bulls	—	—	1,955	166.05/cwt	165.00–168.00	3,246	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	160.52/cwt	158.00–163.00	3,186	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	108.94/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,120	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	103.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,079	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	115.13/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,254	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	125.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,575	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	118.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,491	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	130.11/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,676	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,710	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	124.33/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,865	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,232	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,110.00/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,110	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,020.00/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,020	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,242.50/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,243	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,216.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,217	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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 1,029Year ago 1,237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 185Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 119Year ago 138

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	—	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,242.50

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	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,216.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	115.00–120.00	116.97
1	—	1,730	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,500	121.00–126.00	124.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,259	115.00–121.00	118.45
7	—	1,288	129.00–133.00	130.11
34	—	1,259	122.00–128.00	125.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	106.00–111.00	108.94
15	—	1,038	100.00–105.00	103.91
17	—	1,089	113.00–117.00	115.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,985	158.00–163.00	160.52
7	—	1,564	150.00–155.00	151.37
3	—	1,955	165.00–168.00	166.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	310.00–315.00	312.58
6	350–400	353	300.00–305.00	304.14
6	500–550	537	250.00–260.00	254.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	272.00	272.00
2	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	612	230.00–232.00	230.66
6	650–700	684	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	433	295.00	295.00
13	450–500	479	282.50	282.50
4	600–650	616	242.00–248.00	246.43
2	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.52
2	700–750	713	220.00–225.00	222.46
6	750–800	759	215.00–220.00	216.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
200	750–800	750	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	275.00–280.00	276.23
5	350–400	364	260.00–270.00	263.43
9	400–450	414	242.00–252.00	244.42
22	450–500	467	230.00–235.00	230.89
8	500–550	515	224.00–230.00	225.49
11	550–600	566	215.00–225.00	219.46
3	600–650	617	210.00–215.00	211.66
4	700–750	725	187.00–197.00	192.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	270.00–275.00	273.24
2	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
8	350–400	373	250.00–257.00	253.02
8	400–450	424	232.00–240.00	236.64
14	450–500	485	220.00–227.50	224.14
14	500–550	523	215.00–222.00	218.32
7	550–600	586	200.00–210.00	203.51
2	600–650	638	190.00–200.00	194.98
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	408	255.00–260.00	258.37
14	600–650	621	220.00–233.00	224.88
3	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	714	200.00–215.00	210.30
3	750–800	773	190.00–195.00	193.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	300.00–302.00	300.69
7	350–400	373	290.00–295.00	293.13
7	500–550	528	235.00–237.00	235.58
4	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	305.00–310.00	307.57
5	300–350	325	290.00–295.00	293.44
9	350–400	380	280.00–287.50	285.03
7	400–450	416	262.00–272.00	266.31
5	450–500	459	250.00–255.00	250.98
23	500–550	531	225.00–234.00	229.06
7	550–600	559	215.00–220.00	215.99
6	600–650	617	205.00–210.00	208.37
10	650–700	670	200.00–205.00	200.50
7	700–750	725	190.00–195.00	192.85
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00

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.