Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2025-03-10

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 10
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 742▲ 53 vs year ago 566 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 92▼ 21 vs year ago 108 · −19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 67▼ 24 vs year ago 88 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.94/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.80 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$282.94
32 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.87
vs AL average
−32.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546293.951,60316thin
Medium and Large 2573279.251,6007thin
Medium and Large 3539266.241,4369thin
One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $168 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 sale32 hd
282.94
—
AL average14 barns · 263 hd
284.81
−1.87
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−32.02
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
−103.80
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
445396347298median 386.7403/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,749159.982,79812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243138.971,72835
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540136.252,09914
CowsLean 85-90%High1,009122.441,23612

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6367
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6503thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,8002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,7002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,12310

Every lot

107 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3351390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3695
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370424.93/cwt420.00–430.001,5724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385407.53/cwt405.00–410.001,5692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412391.68/cwt390.00–395.001,6143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420350.87/cwt350.00–355.001,4746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425403.33/cwt400.00–410.001,7143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471383.69/cwt380.00–390.001,8074
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473343.43/cwt342.00–345.001,6242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474372.04/cwt365.00–375.001,7635
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509347.40/cwt340.00–355.001,7684
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571334.63/cwt330.00–342.501,9118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3602282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,9685
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675292.66/cwt287.00–295.001,97513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732277.26/cwt275.00–277.502,03020
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215355.00/cwt355.00–355.007631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3284343.72/cwt340.00–345.009764
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287366.66/cwt365.00–370.001,0523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330334.94/cwt330.00–345.001,1054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331361.61/cwt360.00–365.001,1973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333381.13/cwt370.00–390.001,2695
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360387.47/cwt385.00–390.001,3952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373326.88/cwt320.00–330.001,2193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383362.54/cwt355.00–375.001,3896
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy401363.75/cwt360.00–365.001,4594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410316.00/cwt315.00–317.001,2962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416343.32/cwt335.00–350.001,42810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426323.87/cwt320.00–332.001,3807
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461331.60/cwt320.00–340.001,5297
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462297.36/cwt292.00–305.001,3743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471312.80/cwt310.00–317.001,4736
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523300.96/cwt297.00–305.001,5747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531268.75/cwt265.00–277.001,4277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563288.49/cwt285.00–295.001,6249
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568257.47/cwt250.00–265.001,4622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580278.29/cwt275.00–280.001,6146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615257.56/cwt255.00–260.001,5842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3627248.38/cwt245.00–250.001,5573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7702
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670262.33/cwt255.00–270.001,7582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683243.52/cwt242.00–245.001,6632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3691235.86/cwt235.00–236.001,6307
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733233.51/cwt232.00–235.001,7122
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy745252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,87710
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7232
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3785215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1682
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1342
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322401.61/cwt400.00–405.001,2933
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326428.95/cwt415.00–435.001,39810
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366414.12/cwt405.00–420.001,51615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3417341.44/cwt335.00–345.001,4243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422359.02/cwt355.00–365.001,5155
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423389.96/cwt380.00–400.001,65010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460348.83/cwt345.00–355.001,6054
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472374.86/cwt360.00–385.001,7698
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513333.48/cwt325.00–345.001,71110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521317.49/cwt315.00–320.001,6544
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,7671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629292.75/cwt290.00–297.001,8414
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708256.04/cwt252.00–260.001,8132
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720153.30/cwt150.00–156.002,6376
Bulls——1,739164.54/cwt161.00–166.002,8614
Bulls——1,855170.91/cwt170.00–172.003,1702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970115.32/cwt114.00–116.001,1193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010119.50/cwt119.00–120.001,2072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026126.33/cwt124.00–128.001,2967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183132.70/cwt130.00–135.001,57011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196138.67/cwt137.00–140.001,65810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324144.12/cwt142.00–148.001,90814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499129.14/cwt127.00–131.001,9364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521141.21/cwt139.00–145.002,1485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593136.99/cwt135.00–138.002,1825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,225.00/head2,950.00–3,500.003,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,025.00/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,150.00–2,450.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,116.67/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,975.00/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,675.00/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,650.00/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,425.00/head3,200.00–3,600.003,4255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,675.00/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502

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.