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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 7

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 297▼ 781 vs year ago 1,102 · −70.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 45▼ 69 vs year ago 143 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 47▲ 2 vs year ago 144 · +1.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 182.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $286.81/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −99.94 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$286.81

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.60

vs AL average

−29.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	292.65	1,612	18thin
Medium and Large 2	529	280.68	1,486	7thin
Medium and Large 3	519	271.24	1,408	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $204 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 sale29 hd

286.81

—

AL average15 barns · 285 hd

298.41

−11.60

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−29.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−99.94

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	—	Average	1,725	170.24	2,937	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	140.09	1,959	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	139.27	1,694	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	121.00	1,197	12

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)	—	$2,507	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,276	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,965	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,107	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,333	9

Every lot

88 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,252	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,511	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,750	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	348.36/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,627	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,898	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	331.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,726	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	305.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,743	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	342.25/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,965	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	311.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,992	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	303.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,006	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	830	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,011	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	334.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,042	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	358.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,172	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	355.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,282	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	338.38/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,320	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,353	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	326.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,378	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,348	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	329.84/cwt	327.50–337.00	1,511	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	306.63/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,456	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	291.73/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,392	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	271.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,408	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,472	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	302.20/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,599	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	285.01/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,619	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,735	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,857	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	405.23/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,127	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	424.82/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,211	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	428.82/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,368	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	409.73/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,323	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	388.21/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,254	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	403.17/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,484	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	387.91/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,451	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	352.36/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,438	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	386.28/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,622	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	355.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,644	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,740	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	336.69/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,599	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,713	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,587	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,858	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,690	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,841	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,882	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	174.26/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,116	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	167.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	3,113	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	121.19/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,111	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	114.72/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,068	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	125.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,360	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	133.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,495	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	146.39/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,850	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	140.90/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,815	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	144.99/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,899	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,829	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	139.73/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,020	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,371.43/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,371	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,875.00/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,875	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,625.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,775.00/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,471.43/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,471	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,212.50/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,213	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,199.62/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,200	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,965.00/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,965	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,738.00/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,738	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 297Year ago 1,102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 45Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 47Year ago 144

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,288	138.00–143.00	140.90
14	—	1,116	130.00–136.00	133.97
7	—	1,264	144.00–150.00	146.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	120.00–123.00	121.19
5	—	1,080	124.00–130.00	125.92
4	—	931	111.00–116.00	114.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	137.00–142.00	139.73
2	—	1,365	132.00–136.00	134.01
3	—	1,310	143.00–147.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	165.00–170.00	167.82
1	—	1,150	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,788	171.00–175.00	174.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,625.00

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	7	—	—	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,371.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,875.00

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	—	—	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,738.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,965.00

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)	2	—	—	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,199.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,471.43

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)	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	350.00–360.00	354.91
5	300–350	312	330.00–340.00	334.01
2	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	435	305.00–315.00	309.98
3	450–500	477	290.00–295.00	291.73
4	500–550	519	270.00–275.00	271.24
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	361	350.00–360.00	355.01
3	400–450	400	335.00–340.00	338.33
4	450–500	458	327.50–337.00	329.84
8	500–550	529	300.00–302.50	302.20
10	550–600	568	280.00–290.00	285.01
2	600–650	625	275.00–280.00	277.54
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
6	700–750	740	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	350.00–360.00	358.55
3	350–400	390	335.00–345.00	338.38
10	400–450	422	320.00–330.00	326.45
3	450–500	475	305.00–310.00	306.63
6	500–550	521	280.00–285.00	282.46
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	407.00	407.00
3	500–550	520	360.00–370.00	365.03
10	550–600	574	338.00–350.00	342.25
12	600–650	640	310.00–320.00	311.20
5	650–700	662	295.00–305.00	303.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	317	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	411	365.00–370.00	367.54
3	450–500	467	345.00–350.00	348.36
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	305.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	521	330.00–335.00	331.27
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	420.00–430.00	424.82
2	300–350	323	405.00–415.00	409.73
5	350–400	374	380.00–395.00	387.91
2	450–500	463	350.00–360.00	355.08
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	565	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	655	280.00–282.00	281.01
2	700–750	710	260.00–270.00	265.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	420.00–435.00	428.82
3	350–400	368	400.00–410.00	403.17
4	400–450	420	380.00–395.00	386.28
5	450–500	464	370.00–380.00	375.04
2	500–550	500	340.00–345.00	342.50
2	550–600	563	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	400.00–410.00	405.23
6	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	388.21
2	400–450	408	345.00–360.00	352.36
3	450–500	475	335.00–340.00	336.69
2	500–550	508	310.00–315.00	312.49
2	550–600	573	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00

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.