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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 21

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Apr 14Apr 21May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 555 vs last sale 923▼ 371 vs year ago 739 · −50.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 127▼ 24 vs year ago 86 · −27.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 110▼ 35 vs year ago 81 · −43.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 155.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $317.19/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −83.94 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$317.19

27 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	326.83	1,782	13thin
Medium and Large 1	570	325.00	1,853	1thin
Medium and Large 3	544	306.95	1,670	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

317.19

—

AL average14 barns · 322 hd

319.96

−2.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−83.94

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

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	1,741	162.55	2,829	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	146.85	2,154	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	143.04	1,724	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	126.02	1,082	8thin

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)	—	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,020	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,040	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	400.13/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,725	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	398.70/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,854	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,622	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	375.02/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,826	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	381.64/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,958	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	360.40/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,914	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,054	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	329.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,874	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,069	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,978	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,274	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	411.44/cwt	405.00–415.00	926	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	891	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	366.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,223	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,330	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	345.47/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,327	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	341.31/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,420	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	321.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,351	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	372.39/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,706	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	323.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,481	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	341.69/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,616	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	308.73/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,463	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	309.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,607	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	287.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,496	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,719	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	304.19/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,773	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	278.12/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,730	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	262.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,635	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	427.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,124	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	416.24/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,199	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	418.98/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,290	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	440.19/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,373	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	396.39/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,304	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,546	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	385.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,444	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,523	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	402.86/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,696	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	356.51/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,515	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	382.21/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,770	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	360.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,667	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	337.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,565	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	315.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,650	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	334.27/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,782	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	310.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,777	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	293.13/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,694	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	312.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,897	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	283.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,795	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,793	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	238.50/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,884	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	167.63/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	159.50/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,801	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	117.05/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,016	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	869	130.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,130	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	142.06/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,666	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	135.31/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,629	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	149.15/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,870	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	144.57/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,103	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	148.37/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,188	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,020.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,020	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 923Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 127Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 110Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	345.02
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	390.00–405.00	400.13
6	450–500	487	365.00–380.00	375.02
7	500–550	531	350.00–362.50	360.40
2	550–600	568	325.00–335.00	329.85
2	600–650	628	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	465	395.00–405.00	398.70
3	500–550	513	380.00–385.00	381.64
2	550–600	555	365.00–375.00	370.00
7	600–650	627	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	722	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	380.00–385.00	382.47
2	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	334	360.00–370.00	366.16
18	350–400	384	340.00–355.00	345.47
11	400–450	416	330.00–345.00	341.31
3	450–500	458	320.00–330.00	323.31
3	500–550	520	300.00–315.00	309.12
3	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	321.59
4	450–500	474	305.00–315.00	308.73
2	500–550	520	280.00–295.00	287.64
3	600–650	623	260.00–265.00	262.37
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	360.00–390.00	372.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	405.00–415.00	411.44
1	250–300	250	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	380	340.00–360.00	350.00
6	450–500	473	335.00–350.00	341.69
2	500–550	525	325.00–330.00	327.40
14	550–600	583	295.00–306.00	304.19
5	600–650	622	270.00–285.00	278.12
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	263	425.00–430.00	427.43
5	300–350	308	415.00–420.00	418.98
2	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	397.52
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	463	350.00–370.00	360.05
9	500–550	533	330.00–345.00	334.27
4	550–600	573	305.00–315.00	310.10
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	755	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
4	250–300	288	410.00–420.00	416.24
10	300–350	329	390.00–410.00	396.39
5	350–400	375	380.00–390.00	385.04
3	400–450	425	350.00–365.00	356.51
4	450–500	464	330.00–350.00	337.39
8	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	315.58
5	550–600	578	287.00–300.00	293.13
5	600–650	634	275.00–285.00	283.09
2	650–700	683	260.00–265.00	262.49
2	750–800	790	232.00–245.00	238.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	705	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	430.00–445.00	440.19
2	350–400	368	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	421	395.00–410.00	402.86
9	450–500	463	375.00–390.00	382.21
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	608	310.00–320.00	312.02
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	143.00–146.00	144.57
3	—	1,475	147.00–150.00	148.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,204	133.00–137.00	135.31
10	—	1,254	147.00–153.00	149.15
15	—	1,173	139.00–145.00	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	124.00	124.00
2	—	868	113.00–120.00	117.05
5	—	869	128.00–131.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	166.00–169.00	167.63
5	—	1,756	156.00–161.00	159.50

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)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00

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)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.