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Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 14
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
923 head
▲ 602 vs last sale 321▲ 285 vs year ago 638 · +44.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 74▼ 32 vs year ago 159 · −20.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 146▲ 3 vs year ago 107 · +2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 14.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.89/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.86 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$297.89
57 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.97
vs AL average
−23.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530312.741,65727
Medium and Large 2535292.711,56716thin
Medium and Large 3540275.161,48714thin
One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale57 hd
297.89
—
AL average15 barns · 369 hd
296.91
+0.97
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−23.29
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
−88.86
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—Low1,582166.272,63113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,508143.102,15811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175142.081,66965
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,014125.771,27521

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)—$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,5173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,22726
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,49810

Every lot

111 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310407.46/cwt405.00–410.001,2632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323463.95/cwt450.00–480.001,4992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5564
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428412.40/cwt410.00–415.001,7652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,68322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463397.54/cwt395.00–400.001,8412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472346.64/cwt345.00–350.001,6363
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483359.97/cwt355.00–365.001,7392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508379.93/cwt375.00–385.001,9302
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528349.93/cwt345.00–355.001,8482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,96946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557352.12/cwt345.00–355.001,9617
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570320.00/cwt315.00–325.001,8242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628327.80/cwt322.00–330.002,05919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3735262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9261
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3765252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240415.00/cwt415.00–415.009961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275398.79/cwt390.00–405.001,0978
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3281368.82/cwt365.00–370.001,0364
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320366.61/cwt360.00–370.001,1733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321381.13/cwt375.00–395.001,2239
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3343350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364368.01/cwt365.00–375.001,3405
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377323.45/cwt320.00–330.001,2193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4445
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388347.01/cwt340.00–350.001,3465
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418327.54/cwt320.00–335.001,3692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425309.94/cwt305.00–315.001,3173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437346.70/cwt340.00–355.001,51532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478299.94/cwt295.00–305.001,4347
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479312.80/cwt310.00–320.001,4987
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521296.56/cwt290.00–302.001,54511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,65424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,46510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567284.23/cwt280.00–287.001,6125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568294.62/cwt290.00–302.001,6733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571269.32/cwt267.50–275.001,5384
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,7671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy611296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,80911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6072
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666276.67/cwt275.00–277.501,8433
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680255.99/cwt255.00–257.001,7412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713257.34/cwt255.00–262.001,8353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7233
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768247.56/cwt245.00–250.001,9012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3229425.25/cwt420.00–430.009744
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2232437.72/cwt435.00–445.001,0165
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268411.58/cwt410.00–415.001,1033
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320446.25/cwt435.00–455.001,4283
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy321470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5093
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323417.91/cwt410.00–425.001,3502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326399.05/cwt390.00–405.001,3015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,4292
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371382.88/cwt380.00–390.001,4205
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384420.63/cwt415.00–430.001,61515
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417375.13/cwt370.00–385.001,5645
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428360.09/cwt355.00–365.001,5412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471378.74/cwt370.00–390.001,7846
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479332.76/cwt325.00–340.001,5947
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480357.54/cwt350.00–365.001,71610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505332.48/cwt330.00–335.001,6792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513317.40/cwt312.00–320.001,6283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521351.30/cwt345.00–360.001,8308
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2553313.51/cwt312.00–315.001,7342
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573332.65/cwt327.00–340.001,9067
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614311.79/cwt307.00–322.001,9146
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673284.29/cwt280.00–290.001,9137
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677302.20/cwt297.00–312.002,0464
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,428161.73/cwt160.00–164.002,3105
Bulls——1,672167.81/cwt165.00–170.002,8066
Bulls——1,698173.03/cwt171.00–176.002,9382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%904121.72/cwt121.00–124.001,1006
Cows—Lean 85-90%978117.20/cwt116.00–120.001,1465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097132.49/cwt130.00–134.001,45310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148137.48/cwt134.00–140.001,57830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196150.12/cwt148.00–155.001,79512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199143.89/cwt141.00–147.001,72523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395141.42/cwt140.00–143.001,9732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411148.45/cwt147.00–150.002,0955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,686137.24/cwt136.00–139.002,3144
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,016.67/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,516.67/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,675.00/head3,450.00–3,775.003,6759
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,113.46/head2,900.00–3,350.003,11313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,875.00/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,637.50/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,587.50/head2,500.00–2,750.002,5884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,168.75/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1694

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.