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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Nov 11

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Nov 4Nov 11Nov 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,082 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 1,139▲ 129 vs year ago 953 · +13.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 132▼ 75 vs year ago 170 · −44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 49▲ 22 vs year ago 95 · +23.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold 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 $280.87/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −156.10 against this barn's trailing median of $436.98.

Average price

$280.87

48 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.48

vs AL average

−24.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	286.06	1,566	35
Medium and Large 2	548	269.40	1,477	9thin
Medium and Large 3	541	261.28	1,414	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $153 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 sale48 hd

280.87

—

AL average12 barns · 248 hd

267.39

+13.48

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−24.57

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.98

−156.10

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	—	Low	1,695	136.55	2,314	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	111.37	1,718	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	108.53	1,318	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	93.28	954	35

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)	—	$1,894	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,538	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,304	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,239	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,221	8

Every lot

93 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	333.40/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,194	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	308.98/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,292	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,281	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	306.64/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,481	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	284.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,387	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	274.27/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,429	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	263.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,404	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	289.05/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,552	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	265.50/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,513	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,590	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,512	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	259.81/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,660	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	250.27/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,679	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	222.88/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,638	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,758	72
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,937	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	882	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	265.68/cwt	265.00–267.00	885	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	252.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	915	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	267.29/cwt	265.00–270.00	970	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	243.22/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,034	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	250.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,070	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,182	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	243.33/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,144	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	232.86/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,134	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	242.66/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,279	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	233.40/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,230	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	220.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,200	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	557	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,179	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	223.40/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,269	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	230.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,352	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	217.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,329	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	229.01/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,408	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,353	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	223.60/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,518	44
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,445	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	826	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,714	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	346.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,119	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	326.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,197	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	296.33/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,129	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,189	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	300.69/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,212	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	270.40/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,163	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	287.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,264	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	281.01/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,312	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,297	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	256.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,236	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	265.13/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,363	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,236	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	231.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,290	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,362	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	247.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,424	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	238.57/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,491	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	235.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,672	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	142.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,346	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	134.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,299	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	87.92/cwt	85.00–90.00	840	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	94.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	992	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	100.79/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,112	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	105.55/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,224	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	111.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,414	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	108.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,663	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	115.58/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,801	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,083	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,134.62/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,135	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,850	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,737.50/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,738	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,537.50/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,538	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304.17/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,304	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,239.23/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,239	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221.38/head	1,114.00–1,378.00	1,221	8

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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 1,139Year ago 953

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 132Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 49Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	277.50	277.50
10	350–400	363	265.00–270.00	267.29
15	400–450	427	250.00–255.00	250.67
23	450–500	470	240.00–247.00	243.33
9	500–550	527	230.00–237.00	233.40
5	550–600	568	220.00–227.00	223.40
9	600–650	612	210.00–220.00	217.22
2	650–700	660	200.00–210.00	205.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	265.00–267.00	265.68
9	350–400	362	250.00–260.00	252.77
10	400–450	425	240.00–247.00	243.22
6	450–500	487	230.00–237.00	232.86
5	500–550	543	220.00–225.00	220.97
3	550–600	557	210.00–215.00	211.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	468	250.00–255.00	252.57
24	500–550	527	239.00–245.00	242.66
19	550–600	587	230.00–235.00	230.25
3	600–650	615	225.00–232.00	229.01
44	650–700	679	215.00–224.00	223.60
2	700–750	705	200.00–210.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
8	800–850	826	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	438	290.00–295.00	292.46
6	450–500	488	280.00–290.00	284.31
4	500–550	521	270.00–277.00	274.27
5	550–600	570	260.00–267.50	265.50
13	600–650	617	245.00	245.00
8	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
8	700–750	735	222.00–223.00	222.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	700–750	748	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	533	260.00–265.00	263.38
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	358	330.00–340.00	333.40
5	400–450	418	302.00–312.50	308.98
26	450–500	483	305.00–307.50	306.64
24	500–550	537	280.00–291.00	289.05
5	550–600	589	270.00	270.00
8	600–650	639	257.50–272.00	259.81
13	650–700	671	245.00–257.50	250.27
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
13	900–950	901	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	300.00–305.00	302.52
18	400–450	440	280.00–290.00	287.38
8	450–500	476	270.00–275.00	272.53
7	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	563	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

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
2	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	381	285.00–310.00	296.33
12	400–450	430	265.00–275.00	270.40
8	450–500	482	255.00–260.00	256.51
5	500–550	515	235.00–245.00	240.01
4	550–600	558	230.00–235.00	231.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	346.42
8	350–400	367	320.00–335.00	326.22
3	400–450	403	295.00–305.00	300.69
6	450–500	467	277.00–285.00	281.01
7	500–550	514	262.00–270.00	265.13
11	550–600	576	245.00–255.00	247.21
10	600–650	625	235.00–245.00	238.57
6	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	235.84
3	700–750	718	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	783	210.00–217.00	213.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,103	100.00–102.00	100.79
11	—	1,050	91.00–96.00	94.46
15	—	955	85.00–90.00	87.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	105.00–110.00	108.57
2	—	1,558	115.00–116.00	115.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,268	110.00–115.00	111.51
13	—	1,160	105.00–107.00	105.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,713	130.00–135.00	134.21
3	—	1,652	140.00–145.00	142.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	—	1,750.00	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	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,083.33

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)	13	—	—	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,239.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,537.50

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)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,304.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,850.00

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)	13	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,134.62

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	8	—	—	1,114.00–1,378.00	1,221.38

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.