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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 24

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

707 head

▲ 256 vs last sale 451▼ 176 vs year ago 883 · −19.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 40▼ 52 vs year ago 151 · −34.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 43▼ 109 vs year ago 165 · −66.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 190.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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 $322.86/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −78.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$322.86

21 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$32.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.06

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	337.15	1,836	11thin
Medium and Large 2	587	309.10	1,814	6thin
Medium and Large 3	558	304.19	1,696	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.97/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

322.86

—

AL average16 barns · 200 hd

318.80

+4.06

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−78.27

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	—	Average	1,753	171.95	3,014	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	139.65	2,063	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	138.23	1,622	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	119.16	1,240	27

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)	—	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,213	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,063	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,580	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,715	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	376.04/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,609	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,852	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	372.92/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,913	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	354.17/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,870	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	769	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	286	355.66/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,017	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	385.72/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,227	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	364.67/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,196	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,295	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	377.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,401	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,264	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,509	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	308.27/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,279	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	348.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,454	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,414	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,564	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,371	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	312.30/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,468	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	319.69/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,509	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	312.38/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,584	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	280.51/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,433	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	291.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,506	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	293.50/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,614	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	276.25/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,522	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,653	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,780	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	878	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,011	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	882	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	835	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	441.97/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,198	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	429.41/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,340	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	391.07/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,259	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	407.38/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,324	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,553	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	387.43/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,433	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	398.41/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,506	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	372.35/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,445	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	366.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,533	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	344.01/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,459	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	383.34/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,664	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,574	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	373.51/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,755	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	347.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,834	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	328.17/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,834	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	300.58/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,713	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	309.10/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,814	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	297.04/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,833	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	282.37/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,765	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,790	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	278.47/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,852	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	258.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,860	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,073	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,003	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,482	165.10/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	179.51/cwt	178.00–181.00	3,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,832	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,161	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	110.35/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,092	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	118.38/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,198	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	125.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,391	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,582	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	130.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,553	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	144.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,729	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	139.65/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,063	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,700.00/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,073.57/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,074	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4

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 Mar 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 451Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 40Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 43Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	435.00–450.00	441.97
6	300–350	312	420.00–445.00	429.41
12	350–400	378	395.00–405.00	398.41
12	400–450	434	380.00–390.00	383.34
33	450–500	470	360.00–385.00	373.51
5	500–550	527	340.00–360.00	347.93
6	550–600	559	325.00–335.00	328.17
1	700–750	735	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
21	300–350	325	400.00–417.50	407.38
2	350–400	370	385.00–390.00	387.43
3	400–450	418	360.00–370.00	366.65
2	450–500	453	345.00–350.00	347.49
6	550–600	587	307.50–315.00	309.10
11	600–650	617	295.00–297.50	297.04
2	650–700	665	277.00–280.00	278.47
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	405.00–410.00	407.50
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	322	385.00–395.00	391.07
2	350–400	388	365.00–380.00	372.35
8	400–450	424	342.00–355.00	344.01
2	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	570	297.00–305.00	300.58
3	600–650	625	280.00–287.00	282.37
2	650–700	658	272.00	272.00
3	700–750	720	255.00–260.00	258.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	380.00–390.00	385.72
18	350–400	371	370.00–385.00	377.53
18	400–450	417	340.00–360.00	348.62
11	450–500	472	317.00–335.00	319.69
7	500–550	507	305.00–317.50	312.38
2	550–600	550	287.00–300.00	293.50
2	600–650	610	270.00–272.00	271.00
2	700–750	705	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	370.00–380.00	375.00
11	300–350	328	355.00–375.00	364.67
3	350–400	370	345.00–355.00	350.05
13	400–450	435	320.00–330.00	325.03
9	450–500	470	305.00–315.00	312.30
5	500–550	517	285.00–295.00	291.30
4	550–600	551	275.00–280.00	276.25
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	286	350.00–365.00	355.66
2	350–400	383	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	415	305.00–310.00	308.27
3	450–500	462	290.00–300.00	296.68
4	500–550	511	280.00–282.00	280.51
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	370.00–375.00	372.50
2	450–500	450	345.00–350.00	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	878	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	528	350.00–355.00	354.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	375.00–377.00	376.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	355	440.00–450.00	445.00
4	400–450	426	400.00–405.00	402.52
5	450–500	475	385.00–395.00	389.98
5	500–550	513	365.00–385.00	372.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,012	115.00–121.00	118.38
5	—	990	108.00–113.00	110.35
9	—	1,111	122.00–128.00	125.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	136.00–141.00	139.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	128.00–133.00	130.98
11	—	1,197	142.00–148.00	144.48
17	—	1,153	135.00–140.00	137.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,832	170.00–175.00	172.55
3	—	1,482	163.00–166.00	165.10
2	—	1,805	178.00–181.00	179.51

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)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	—	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,073.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700.00

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	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	6	—	—	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.