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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 14

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Sep 30Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

811 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 702▼ 240 vs year ago 1,051 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 76▲ 26 vs year ago 120 · +21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 29▲ 163 vs year ago 60 · +271.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $293.09/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −143.89 against this barn's trailing median of $436.98.

Average price

$293.09

63 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$51.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.98

vs AL average

−6.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	304.00	1,602	49
Medium and Large 2	569	256.45	1,458	8thin
Medium and Large 3	531	252.82	1,342	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.18/cwt here — about $260 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 sale63 hd

293.09

—

AL average12 barns · 340 hd

267.11

+25.98

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−6.24

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.98

−143.89

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

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	—	High	1,752	146.59	2,568	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	115.05	1,760	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	114.50	1,346	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	99.45	996	49

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)	—	$2,317	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,118	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,023	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,409	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,256	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,531	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,979	12

Every lot

98 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	335	358.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,201	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,241	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,187	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,170	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	319.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,312	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,340	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,387	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,602	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	252.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,342	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	254.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,467	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,595	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,817	80
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	681	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,754	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	253.50/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,775	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,845	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	692	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	303	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	833	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	283.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	938	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	977	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	284.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,041	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	271.24/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,014	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	258.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,015	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	266.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,111	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	243.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,034	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,111	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	238.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,122	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	246.01/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,159	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	256.72/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,232	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,214	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	247.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,282	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	222.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,163	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	241.65/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,351	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	229.19/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,318	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	217.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,267	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,405	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	223.06/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,517	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,507	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	848	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	258	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	942	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	317.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	874	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	337.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,114	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	318.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,054	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,013	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,104	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	319.05/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,190	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	288.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,104	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	286.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,170	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	296.71/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,246	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	273.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,153	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,311	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	274.15/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,278	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,303	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,255	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	242.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,384	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	234.76/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,345	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.04/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,445	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	149.67/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	142.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,503	6
Bulls	—	—	2,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	92.58/cwt	90.00–96.00	843	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,039	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	105.78/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,136	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,314	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	117.95/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,397	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	111.67/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,572	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	116.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,824	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,465.38/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,465	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,254.69/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,255	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,177.27/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,177	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,892.50/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,893	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458.33/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,409.09/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,409	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,256.25/head	3,200.00–3,275.00	3,256	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,700	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,418.33/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,418	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,262.50/head	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,922.50/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,923	10

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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 702Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 76Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 223Last week 29Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	272.00	272.00
7	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	254.23
2	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

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
2	350–400	383	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	400	290.00–295.00	292.50
1	450–500	475	282.00	282.00
6	500–550	531	250.00–260.00	252.82
1	600–650	640	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	350.00–360.00	358.55
4	350–400	369	330.00–340.00	336.24
4	400–450	411	315.00–325.00	319.22
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	527	304.00	304.00
3	650–700	681	257.50	257.50
2	700–750	700	252.00–255.00	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	650–700	660	275.25	275.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	628	254.00	254.00
23	750–800	772	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	280.00–285.00	283.38
13	350–400	374	267.00–275.00	271.24
9	400–450	430	255.00–260.00	258.32
7	450–500	471	242.00–250.00	246.01
5	500–550	506	240.00	240.00
10	550–600	575	225.00–230.00	229.19
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	680	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	320.00–340.00	329.76
3	300–350	337	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	366	280.00–290.00	284.31
5	400–450	417	265.00–270.00	266.42
15	450–500	480	252.00–265.00	256.72
11	500–550	519	245.00–255.00	247.05
6	550–600	559	240.00–242.50	241.65
5	600–650	618	225.00–230.00	227.38
5	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	223.06
2	700–750	723	207.00–210.00	208.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	303	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	393	255.00–260.00	258.35
4	400–450	424	240.00–250.00	243.83
4	450–500	470	235.00–240.00	238.74
4	500–550	523	220.00–230.00	222.46
3	550–600	583	215.00–220.00	217.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
5	250–300	275	315.00–325.00	317.93
3	300–350	332	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	383	285.00–295.00	288.17
4	400–450	421	270.00–275.00	273.77
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	518	240.00–245.00	242.32
3	550–600	573	230.00–237.00	234.76
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	255	330.00–335.00	332.50
6	300–350	331	315.00–320.00	318.40
2	350–400	365	300.00–305.00	302.47
8	400–450	409	280.00–290.00	286.16
12	450–500	466	270.00–275.00	274.15
12	500–550	516	250.00–255.00	252.51
5	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.80
3	600–650	615	232.00–238.00	235.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	330	335.00–340.00	337.61
5	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	319.05
3	400–450	420	295.00–300.00	296.71
4	450–500	456	285.00–290.00	287.47
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	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
21	—	1,074	105.00–109.00	105.78
20	—	911	90.00–96.00	92.58
8	—	1,039	98.00–102.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,570	115.00–120.00	116.18
3	—	1,408	111.00–113.00	111.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,170	110.00–115.00	112.31
21	—	1,184	116.00–121.00	117.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,668	148.00–151.00	149.67
6	—	1,753	140.00–146.00	142.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,177.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,465.38

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,458.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,892.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,254.69

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)	11	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,409.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00

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	15	—	—	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,418.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,275.00	3,256.25

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	2	—	—	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,922.50

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.