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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

457 head

▼ 331 vs last sale 788▼ 421 vs year ago 878 · −47.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 110▼ 55 vs year ago 102 · −53.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 88▼ 22 vs year ago 71 · −31.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold 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 $328.27/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −72.86 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$328.27

33 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	334.49	1,761	20
Medium and Large 2	547	318.70	1,743	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $19 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 sale33 hd

328.27

—

AL average13 barns · 268 hd

326.12

+2.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−72.86

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

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	1,985	199.84	3,968	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	159.79	1,984	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	158.62	2,423	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	145.52	1,550	2thin

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)	—	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

67 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,559	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	406.00/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,855	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	348.48/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,788	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,956	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,017	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	614	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,192	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,010	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,221	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	978	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	383.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,205	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	368.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,186	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	376.59/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,401	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	366.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,369	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	356.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,473	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	369.21/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,577	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	356.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,630	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	340.57/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,635	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	346.20/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,766	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	336.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,896	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	317.64/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,798	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	327.27/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,059	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	308.35/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,057	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,116	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	424.19/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,374	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	452.48/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,484	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	410.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,480	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	385.18/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,437	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	381.65/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,584	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	359.52/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,546	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	358.90/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,662	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	343.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,674	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	336.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,725	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	322.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,720	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	309.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,791	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,901	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,909	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	296.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,875	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,962	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,837	194.78/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,578	3
Bulls	—	—	2,208	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,580	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,550	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	156.44/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,862	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,052	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	162.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,113	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,340	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	161.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,479	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,425.00/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 788Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 110Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 88Year ago 71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	171.00	171.00
14	—	1,300	160.00–166.00	162.57
15	—	1,190	153.00–159.00	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	152.00–156.00	153.96
3	—	1,533	160.00–164.00	161.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	145.00–146.00	145.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	191.00–198.00	194.78
2	—	2,208	205.00–210.00	207.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	490.00–500.00	495.00
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	457	400.00–407.00	406.00
9	500–550	536	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	565	357.00	357.00
6	650–700	694	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	614	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	513	347.00–350.00	348.48
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	633	315.00–320.00	317.47
2	650–700	670	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	328	445.00–455.00	452.48
7	350–400	361	400.00–420.00	410.08
18	400–450	415	375.00–387.00	381.65
16	450–500	463	355.00–365.00	358.90
16	500–550	512	330.00–340.00	336.87
4	550–600	585	320.00–330.00	324.96
4	600–650	621	305.00–310.00	307.48
3	650–700	669	290.00–295.00	293.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
6	300–350	324	420.00–425.00	424.19
3	350–400	373	375.00–390.00	385.18
10	400–450	430	350.00–365.00	359.52
8	450–500	487	335.00–350.00	343.83
9	500–550	533	320.00–325.00	322.64
4	550–600	578	305.00–315.00	309.85
3	600–650	632	290.00–300.00	296.70
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	314	380.00–390.00	383.65
5	350–400	372	375.00–377.00	376.59
12	400–450	427	365.00–375.00	369.21
3	450–500	457	355.00–360.00	356.68
8	500–550	510	340.00–352.00	346.20
8	550–600	564	330.00–340.00	336.21
9	600–650	629	315.00–330.00	327.27
3	650–700	667	305.00–315.00	308.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	322	365.00–370.00	368.42
8	350–400	374	360.00–375.00	366.11
9	400–450	413	350.00–360.00	356.76
8	450–500	480	335.00–345.00	340.57
13	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	325.03
8	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	317.64
2	650–700	655	295.00	295.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625.00

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	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	2	—	—	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425.00

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.