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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Dec 9Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

789 head

▼ 665 vs last sale 1,454▼ 266 vs year ago 1,055 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 87▼ 136 vs year ago 217 · −62.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 124▼ 51 vs year ago 126 · −40.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $301.63/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −99.49 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$301.63

49 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	320.00	1,600	20
Medium and Large 1	510	309.59	1,579	8thin
Medium and Large 2	557	289.13	1,610	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	275.09	1,494	12thin

One grade step is worth $44.91/cwt here — about $106 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 sale49 hd

301.63

—

AL average5 barns · 106 hd

290.25

+11.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−99.49

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	—	High	1,850	142.96	2,644	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	119.46	1,461	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	118.08	1,781	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	104.49	1,164	13

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)	—	$2,078	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,873	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	387.36/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,065	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	403.18/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,330	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	389.80/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,434	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	378.75/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,534	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	354.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,640	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	335.02/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,618	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	313.61/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,618	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	303.47/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,699	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	270.20/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,710	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,897	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	228	415.49/cwt	400.00–430.00	947	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	962	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	311.30/cwt	305.00–320.00	999	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	331.66/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,240	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	323.64/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,217	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,162	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	391	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,153	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	318.22/cwt	317.50–322.00	1,368	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,345	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	297.91/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,293	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,208	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	293.65/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,374	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	273.69/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,336	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,419	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,386	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	254.42/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,351	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	260.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,468	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	253.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,451	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	242.99/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,409	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	250.69/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,534	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	249.00/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,651	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	374.63/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,012	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	350.15/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,148	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,228	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	380.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,361	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,299	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	335.80/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,283	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	362.01/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,528	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	334.93/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,437	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,381	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,410	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	336.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,584	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	313.79/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,491	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	309.59/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,579	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	283.21/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,467	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	295.66/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,567	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	266.97/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,516	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	285.87/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,629	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	248.63/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,522	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,620	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,544	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	712	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,571	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	149.70/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,844	4
Bulls	—	—	1,919	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,717	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,037	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	107.04/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,205	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,528	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	120.37/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,475	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	112.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,389	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,173	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,636	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	118.93/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,784	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	115.31/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,820	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,058.33/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,058	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,993.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,993	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,714.29/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,714	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,316.67/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,317	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 1,454Year ago 1,055

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 87Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 124Year ago 126

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	366	350.00–360.00	354.95
6	400–450	429	330.00–345.00	334.93
5	450–500	475	310.00–317.00	313.79
3	500–550	530	292.00–300.00	295.66
6	550–600	570	280.00–287.50	285.87
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
20	600–650	617	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	358	375.00–385.00	380.10
13	400–450	422	352.00–370.00	362.01
7	450–500	471	325.00–345.00	336.25
8	500–550	510	305.00–315.00	309.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	370.00–380.00	374.63
3	300–350	328	345.00–355.00	350.15
5	350–400	382	330.00–345.00	335.80
2	400–450	435	315.00–320.00	317.47
3	450–500	465	300.00–305.00	303.30
6	500–550	518	280.00–290.00	283.21
6	550–600	568	262.00–270.00	266.97
8	600–650	612	245.00–252.00	248.63
2	650–700	650	235.00–240.00	237.50
3	700–750	712	220.00–222.00	220.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	275	385.00–390.00	387.36
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	483	330.00–337.50	335.02
10	600–650	633	270.00–272.00	270.20
1	700–750	710	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	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	330	395.00–410.00	403.18
4	350–400	368	380.00–395.00	389.80
4	400–450	405	370.00–385.00	378.75
3	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	354.93
7	500–550	516	312.50–315.00	313.61
2	550–600	560	300.00–307.00	303.47
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	655	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	654	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	321	305.00–320.00	311.30
5	350–400	381	300.00–310.00	305.00
7	400–450	434	295.00–300.00	297.91
14	450–500	488	270.00–282.00	273.69
2	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	262.51
3	550–600	573	250.00–255.00	253.28
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	391	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–265.00	262.55
7	500–550	531	252.00–257.00	254.42
3	550–600	580	242.00–245.00	242.99
2	600–650	615	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	281	340.00–345.00	342.41
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
11	350–400	376	315.00–325.00	323.64
13	400–450	434	305.00–315.00	309.99
9	450–500	468	285.00–302.50	293.65
4	500–550	505	275.00–287.00	281.00
7	550–600	563	260.00–265.00	260.71
3	600–650	612	250.00–252.00	250.69
5	650–700	663	245.00–250.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00–430.00	415.49
4	350–400	374	330.00–337.00	331.66
6	400–450	430	317.50–322.00	318.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	148.00–151.00	149.70
5	—	1,919	140.00–145.00	141.59
2	—	1,575	130.00–136.00	132.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	115.00–116.00	115.31
1	—	1,330	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,500	117.00–120.00	118.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,213	124.00–130.00	125.98
10	—	1,231	110.00–116.00	112.87
8	—	1,225	118.00–123.00	120.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	95.00	95.00
9	—	1,126	104.00–109.00	107.04
3	—	1,037	100.00	100.00

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,316.67

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)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500.00

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)	7	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,714.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,993.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.