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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 30

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

702 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 890▼ 385 vs year ago 1,087 · −35.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 133▼ 228 vs year ago 304 · −75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 38▼ 88 vs year ago 117 · −75.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.23/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −168.89 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$232.23

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	252.45	1,287	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	235.03	1,309	16thin
Medium and Large 3	535	228.83	1,223	25

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

232.23

—

AL average16 barns · 311 hd

229.58

+2.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−168.89

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $330.43, median $401.13 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	—	Average	1,797	148.82	2,675	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	113.10	1,334	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	111.12	1,594	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	99.95	1,073	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,810	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,357	7

Every lot

95 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	251.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,323	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,357	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,409	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,737	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	244.11/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,601	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,904	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	667	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	303.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	858	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	278.77/cwt	275.00–280.00	892	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	301.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	980	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	995	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	291.61/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,082	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,029	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	286.01/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,153	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	247.08/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,015	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	268.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,123	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	256.46/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,093	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	244.98/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,178	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	236.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,141	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	233.09/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,212	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	240.31/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,274	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	213.96/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,215	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	224.57/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,278	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	237.79/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,360	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,478	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,337	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,448	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	220.44/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,475	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	682	230.56/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,572	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	806	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	308.94/cwt	305.00–310.00	828	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	309.08/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,147	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	294.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,097	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	276.03/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,046	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	302.32/cwt	297.00–307.50	1,261	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	267.25/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,144	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	284.49/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,260	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,305	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	270.50/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	254.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,194	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,287	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	231.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,203	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	233.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,330	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	222.12/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,271	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	225.83/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,364	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	232.27/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,454	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	216.65/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,358	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	203.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,354	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,512	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	146.21/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,658	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	93.07/cwt	90.00–95.00	991	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	99.56/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,070	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	105.47/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,138	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	110.35/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,298	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,379	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,333	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,579	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,688	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,100.00/head	1,975.00–2,225.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,616.67/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,617	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356.86/head	1,136.00–1,554.00	1,357	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,325.00/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,325	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 890Year ago 1,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 133Year ago 304

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	373	290.00–300.00	294.08
2	400–450	443	282.00–287.00	284.49
10	450–500	464	265.00–275.00	270.50
4	500–550	518	240.00	240.00
12	550–600	570	230.00–235.00	233.37
6	600–650	604	222.00–227.00	225.83
2	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
5	250–300	268	305.00–310.00	308.94
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	379	275.00–280.00	276.03
3	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	267.25
19	450–500	469	250.00–260.00	254.58
18	500–550	520	230.00–237.00	231.44
7	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	222.12
3	600–650	627	215.00–220.00	216.65
4	650–700	667	200.00–210.00	203.04
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
6	350–400	371	305.00–320.00	309.08
7	400–450	417	297.00–307.50	302.32
3	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	284.96
2	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	252.45
7	600–650	626	230.00–237.00	232.27
3	650–700	670	225.00–227.00	225.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
9	500–550	527	245.00–255.00	251.13
3	550–600	581	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	575	235.00–237.00	235.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
9	650–700	656	237.00–245.00	244.11
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	600–650	616	282.00	282.00
6	800–850	828	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	325	300.00–305.00	301.56
4	350–400	371	285.00–297.00	291.61
7	400–450	419	265.00–275.00	268.13
6	500–550	530	240.00–242.00	240.31
12	550–600	572	230.00–241.00	237.79
2	600–650	630	225.00–235.00	229.92
4	650–700	669	215.00–225.00	220.44
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	300.00–305.00	303.32
2	300–350	340	290.00–295.00	292.50
5	350–400	374	270.00–280.00	275.04
8	400–450	426	255.00–262.00	256.46
14	450–500	481	242.50–246.00	244.98
7	500–550	520	230.00–237.00	233.09
7	550–600	569	222.00–225.00	224.57
3	600–650	627	210.00–215.00	213.30
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	290.00–295.00	292.47
4	300–350	320	275.00–280.00	278.77
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	411	245.00–250.00	247.08
12	450–500	483	230.00–240.00	236.24
3	550–600	568	212.00–215.00	213.96
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	285.00–287.00	286.01
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	616	240.00	240.00
7	650–700	682	230.00–234.00	230.56
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,075	96.00–100.00	99.56
5	—	1,065	90.00–95.00	93.07
7	—	1,079	103.00–107.00	105.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,472	114.00–115.00	114.68
1	—	1,410	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,189	114.00–119.00	115.97
15	—	1,176	108.00–113.00	110.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	150.00–155.00	152.29
4	—	1,818	145.00–148.00	146.21

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2	—	—	1,975.00–2,225.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,136.00–1,554.00	1,356.86

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	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,325.00

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.