Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2025-07-14

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 14
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
880 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 605▼ 138 vs year ago 1,018 · −13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 116▼ 51 vs year ago 167 · −30.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 57▲ 17 vs year ago 42 · +40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifer sold unevenly steady. Trade active with to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.39/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −73.74 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.
Average price
$327.39
52 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546336.031,83327
Medium and Large 2546320.081,74620
Medium and Large 3543310.021,6845thin
One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $149 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 sale52 hd
327.39
—
AL average16 barns · 499 hd
325.32
+2.07
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.13
−73.74
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
464415366316median 401.1303/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,584189.202,99714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,375163.772,25121
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,194155.301,85448
CowsLean 85-90%High974151.981,48014

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)—$2,9198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4506
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9194thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,96118

Every lot

97 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0351
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210552.14/cwt545.00–560.001,1592
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3391
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2307452.17/cwt450.00–452.501,3888
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367428.45/cwt420.00–435.001,5723
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374447.42/cwt440.00–450.001,6734
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520367.04/cwt362.50–372.501,90911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522352.51/cwt350.00–355.001,8406
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558359.96/cwt350.00–362.502,0097
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589344.38/cwt342.50–345.002,0284
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617333.90/cwt327.50–341.002,06012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664327.73/cwt320.00–331.002,1768
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3681300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2714293.12/cwt290.00–295.002,0934
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715302.34/cwt295.00–310.002,1622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762296.70/cwt290.00–300.002,2613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228471.92/cwt465.00–480.001,0762
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275411.67/cwt410.00–415.001,1323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3281381.09/cwt375.00–390.001,0714
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320388.13/cwt380.00–395.001,2428
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321405.89/cwt400.00–410.001,3035
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3334367.13/cwt355.00–375.001,22612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,4473
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376363.99/cwt360.00–370.001,36911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3389349.22/cwt345.00–355.001,3587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417373.30/cwt370.00–375.001,5573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419363.49/cwt355.00–365.001,52310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430344.47/cwt337.50–350.001,48110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472344.64/cwt335.00–362.501,62721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513337.03/cwt330.00–340.001,7298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525319.23/cwt310.00–328.001,67623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540299.95/cwt295.00–305.001,6202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569325.46/cwt320.00–330.001,85211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573311.23/cwt300.00–317.501,7838
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618318.56/cwt312.50–327.501,9697
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619304.11/cwt300.00–307.501,8826
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673290.09/cwt285.00–295.001,9522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680308.28/cwt305.00–315.002,0963
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728274.88/cwt270.00–280.002,0012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9761
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2232
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2276446.20/cwt445.00–450.001,2324
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316435.74/cwt430.00–445.001,37710
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329416.61/cwt410.00–425.001,3717
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377401.74/cwt395.00–405.001,5159
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383411.98/cwt410.00–415.001,5785
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415403.45/cwt400.00–410.001,67410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424388.20/cwt380.00–395.001,6469
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463370.91/cwt365.00–380.001,71711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,5862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476354.35/cwt345.00–360.001,68719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518322.57/cwt320.00–325.001,67110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520337.35/cwt330.00–345.001,75414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6383
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573334.60/cwt330.00–340.001,91713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573317.58/cwt310.00–322.501,82010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578302.55/cwt300.00–305.001,7492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617317.48/cwt312.50–322.501,95912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627300.02/cwt290.00–305.001,8815
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673295.59/cwt290.00–302.501,9894
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0491
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2763252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,9262
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767270.82/cwt267.50–275.002,0773
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220164.13/cwt160.00–169.002,0022
Bulls——1,500188.28/cwt185.00–192.002,8246
Bulls——1,789198.47/cwt195.00–206.003,5516
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903142.97/cwt141.00–145.001,2912
Cows—Lean 85-90%978158.69/cwt158.00–160.001,5523
Cows—Lean 85-90%988151.75/cwt146.00–156.001,4999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143159.47/cwt158.00–164.001,82313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216153.92/cwt149.00–157.001,87234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,1511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374163.20/cwt160.00–168.002,24218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383172.29/cwt170.00–175.002,3832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,275.00/head3,250.00–3,300.003,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,918.75/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9194
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,178.57/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1797
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,822.73/head2,400.00–3,100.002,82311

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.