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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 13

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 349 vs last sale 789▼ 615 vs year ago 1,055 · −58.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 81▼ 160 vs year ago 217 · −73.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 75▼ 102 vs year ago 126 · −81.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 142.00 cwt and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 162.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.12/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −127.62 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$259.12

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs AL average

−44.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	270.75	1,463	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	257.61	1,395	11thin
Medium and Large 3	551	242.52	1,336	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd

259.12

—

AL average16 barns · 459 hd

264.40

−5.28

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−44.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−127.62

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	1,686	146.96	2,478	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	125.99	1,798	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	122.80	1,532	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	104.91	1,132	7thin

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)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,780	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,439	11

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	331.73/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,217	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,398	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	319.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,337	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	357.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,501	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	348.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,612	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,514	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	322.99/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,692	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	301.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,702	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	288.81/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,681	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	298.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,854	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,915	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	255.34/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,007	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	945	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	336.25/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,160	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	294.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,091	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	324.08/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,215	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,169	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	316.52/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,333	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	292.51/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,296	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	296.73/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,356	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,301	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	283.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,353	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	280.01/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,434	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	248.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,296	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,381	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	251.78/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,410	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	261.48/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,488	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	236.70/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,373	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	257.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,612	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,472	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	663	255.65/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,695	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	233.04/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,573	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,703	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	237.34/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,721	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,761	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	341.76/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,230	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,227	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	313.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,300	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	342.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,444	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,391	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	314.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,463	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	334.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,594	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	298.89/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,429	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	312.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	297.01/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,568	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,510	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	292.66/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,706	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	275.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,631	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,640	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	259.83/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,577	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	624	253.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,579	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,567	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	246.62/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,687	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	229.66/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,688	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,928	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	145.23/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,337	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	156.41/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,820	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	106.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,076	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	111.12/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,192	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	97.07/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,145	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	124.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,503	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,459	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	132.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,839	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,821	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,751	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,737.50/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439.00/head	1,204.00–1,561.00	1,439	11

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 789Year ago 1,055

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 81Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 75Year ago 126

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	290	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	360	340.00–345.00	341.76
2	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	466	310.00–320.00	314.01
5	500–550	528	295.00–300.00	297.01
10	550–600	592	275.00–280.00	275.49
6	600–650	607	257.00–267.00	259.83
8	650–700	684	245.00–252.00	246.62
3	700–750	735	227.00–232.00	229.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	421	335.00–350.00	342.99
7	450–500	477	330.00–340.00	334.24
8	500–550	524	310.00–320.00	312.46
2	550–600	583	285.00–300.00	292.66
2	600–650	605	270.00–272.00	271.00
5	750–800	787	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	330.00–335.00	331.64
3	400–450	415	310.00–315.00	313.29
3	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	298.89
4	500–550	514	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	260.00–265.00	262.59
4	600–650	624	250.00–255.00	253.00
2	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.48
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00	340.00
8	300–350	345	330.00–337.50	336.25
16	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	324.08
14	400–450	421	310.00–325.00	316.52
7	450–500	457	292.50–310.00	296.73
5	500–550	512	270.00–290.00	280.01
5	550–600	569	260.00–262.50	261.48
7	600–650	626	250.00–260.00	257.54
4	650–700	681	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	725	237.00–237.50	237.34
10	800–850	804	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	377	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	443	290.00–300.00	292.51
11	450–500	478	280.00–290.00	283.06
6	500–550	526	260.00–265.00	262.46
5	550–600	560	250.00–257.00	251.78
1	600–650	635	247.00	247.00
3	650–700	675	227.00–237.00	233.04
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	294.80
2	400–450	433	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	473	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	522	245.00–255.00	248.35
3	550–600	580	235.00–240.00	236.70
2	600–650	640	225.00–235.00	230.04
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
15	650–700	663	255.00–257.50	255.65
2	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	383	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	473	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	582	285.00–290.00	288.81
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	330.00–335.00	331.73
4	400–450	418	315.00–325.00	319.85
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	620	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	357.37
7	450–500	462	340.00–355.00	348.84
4	500–550	524	320.00–327.00	322.99
4	550–600	565	300.00–305.00	301.25
5	600–650	622	290.00–300.00	298.07
8	700–750	712	269.00	269.00
29	750–800	786	245.00–257.50	255.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	129.00–135.00	132.72
13	—	1,206	122.00–128.00	124.61
15	—	1,237	115.00–121.00	117.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,423	127.00–129.00	127.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	96.00–98.00	97.07
2	—	1,073	108.00–114.00	111.12
3	—	1,015	104.00–107.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,803	154.00–159.00	156.41
4	—	1,609	145.00–146.00	145.23

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)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00

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)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	11	—	—	1,204.00–1,561.00	1,439.00

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.