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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Nov 18

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,224 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 1,082▲ 271 vs year ago 953 · +28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 95▼ 70 vs year ago 170 · −41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 117▼ 40 vs year ago 95 · −42.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.27/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.47 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$229.27

7 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$27.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs AL average

−37.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	247.46	1,269	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	225.00	1,238	2thin
Medium and Large 3	558	220.00	1,228	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.46/cwt here — about $42 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

229.27

—

AL average16 barns · 661 hd

232.92

−3.64

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−37.78

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−157.47

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	1,665	137.76	2,293	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	113.30	1,777	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	107.29	1,311	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	92.45	964	29

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)	—	$1,888	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,245	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	5

Every lot

89 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	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	351	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,088	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,423	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,343	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,391	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,452	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,526	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	250.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,576	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	236.22/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,498	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	259.38/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,769	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	238.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,799	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	286.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	797	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	288.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	919	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	273.58/cwt	270.00–275.00	892	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	278.34/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,052	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	266.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,020	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	267.07/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,119	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	258.97/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,088	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	247.04/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,060	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	259.92/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,203	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,145	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	245.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,185	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,269	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	206.67/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,271	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	223.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,385	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,500	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,534	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,629	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	376.79/cwt	370.00–380.00	859	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	274	318.28/cwt	315.00–325.00	872	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	305.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	981	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	316.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,037	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,197	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	302.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,096	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	291.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,112	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,233	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	273.33/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,151	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	286.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,211	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,217	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	273.83/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,287	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	284.63/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,358	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	259.03/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,339	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	274.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	244.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,303	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	236.41/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,352	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,431	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	223.61/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,386	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	230.84/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,438	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,486	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	211.21/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,432	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,602	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,571	130.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,055	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,393	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	147.69/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,700	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	86.89/cwt	85.00–90.00	831	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	94.96/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,008	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	98.97/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,170	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	103.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,244	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	109.11/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,322	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	114.69/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,478	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	108.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,669	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	118.34/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,870	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,825	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,887.50/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,888	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525.00/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,525	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245.00/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,245	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100	5

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,224Last week 1,082Year ago 953

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 95Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 117Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	327	315.00–325.00	316.99
7	350–400	362	300.00–310.00	302.83
7	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	286.40
7	450–500	470	270.00–277.00	273.83
3	500–550	517	257.00–260.00	259.03
2	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	247.51
6	600–650	623	230.00–235.00	230.84
2	650–700	668	220.00–225.00	222.45
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
5	750–800	763	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	370.00–380.00	376.79
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	418	295.00	295.00
14	450–500	477	280.00–295.00	284.63
6	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	274.35
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	274	315.00–325.00	318.28
7	300–350	321	300.00–310.00	305.61
6	350–400	381	285.00–295.00	291.97
8	400–450	421	270.00–277.00	273.33
4	450–500	468	255.00–265.00	259.96
8	500–550	533	240.00–250.00	244.42
7	550–600	572	230.00–245.00	236.41
2	600–650	620	220.00–227.00	223.61
4	650–700	678	210.00–215.00	211.21
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	360	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
6	300–350	319	280.00–290.00	288.22
12	350–400	378	275.00–280.00	278.34
3	400–450	420	255.00–262.00	258.97
13	450–500	483	240.00–250.00	245.35
2	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	619	220.00–225.00	223.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	280.00–290.00	286.76
7	300–350	326	270.00–275.00	273.58
5	350–400	382	260.00–270.00	266.99
5	400–450	429	245.00–250.00	247.04
6	450–500	482	235.00–240.00	237.45
3	550–600	558	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	615	205.00–210.00	206.67
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	700–750	735	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	419	265.00–270.00	267.07
2	450–500	463	255.00–265.00	259.92
2	500–550	513	245.00–250.00	247.46
6	600–650	635	235.00–237.50	236.26
8	650–700	667	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	749	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	488	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	538	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	628	250.00–255.00	250.96
2	650–700	665	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	485	277.00	277.00
4	600–650	634	235.00–240.00	236.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	305.00–310.00	307.43
2	500–550	515	282.00	282.00
2	550–600	560	270.00–275.00	272.52
2	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
8	650–700	682	255.00–260.00	259.38
7	750–800	754	230.00–240.00	238.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,542	105.00–110.00	108.24
2	—	1,580	117.00–120.00	118.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,202	100.00–105.00	103.51
8	—	1,289	112.00–118.00	114.69
11	—	1,212	106.00–111.00	109.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	956	85.00–90.00	86.89
6	—	1,182	96.00–100.00	98.97
11	—	1,062	92.00–96.00	94.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	130.00–135.00	130.80
3	—	1,828	146.00–149.00	147.69
3	—	1,688	140.00–145.00	141.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,245.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,887.50

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	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100.00

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.