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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

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

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

579 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 880▼ 259 vs year ago 838 · −30.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 116▼ 135 vs year ago 218 · −61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 59▼ 44 vs year ago 98 · −44.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold unevenly 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 $328.72/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −72.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$328.72

48 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	339.86	1,865	20
Medium and Large 2	550	322.04	1,770	25
Medium and Large 3	530	310.00	1,643	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $222 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 sale48 hd

328.72

—

AL average16 barns · 508 hd

328.37

+0.35

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−72.41

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	—	High	1,554	190.16	2,955	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	165.36	2,476	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	160.36	1,881	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	156.89	1,563	19

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)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,056	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,644	9

Every lot

94 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	207	603.31/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,249	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	418.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,435	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,615	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	415.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,787	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,885	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,794	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	348.24/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,016	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	335.14/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,085	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	328.41/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,069	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,983	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	336.11/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,238	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	580.00/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,189	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	458.21/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,068	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	397.55/cwt	395.00–400.00	954	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	387.43/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,104	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	378.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,243	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	383.81/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,412	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,282	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	364.48/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,392	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	354.82/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,508	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	372.14/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,589	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,467	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	365.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,654	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	345.56/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,617	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	335.36/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,573	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	342.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,742	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	329.06/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,705	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,660	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	331.10/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,867	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	321.06/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,859	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,036	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	305.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,865	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,027	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	280.73/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,741	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	256.29/cwt	252.50–260.00	2,007	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	502.33/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,130	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	433.24/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,334	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	416.92/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,572	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	400.97/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,652	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	390.34/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,643	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	374.05/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,601	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	387.97/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,792	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	364.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,701	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	347.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,677	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	342.69/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,796	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	324.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,702	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	320.31/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,823	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	336.41/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,948	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	329.32/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,032	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,986	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,978	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	314.94/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,098	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	281.05/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,052	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	275.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,181	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,110	173.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,562	189.44/cwt	181.00–194.00	2,959	9
Bulls	—	—	1,825	203.36/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,711	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,280	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	156.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,562	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,719	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	156.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,815	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	164.20/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,942	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	169.45/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,418	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	159.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,503	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,837	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,466.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,055.56/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,056	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,530.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 880Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 116Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 59Year ago 98

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	415.00–425.00	418.30
1	350–400	350	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	520	340.00–350.00	344.95
3	600–650	630	322.50–335.00	328.41
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	600.00–610.00	603.31
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	367	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	430	415.00–420.00	415.58
1	500–550	520	362.50	362.50
10	550–600	579	345.00–355.00	348.24
7	600–650	622	305.00–340.00	335.14
7	650–700	666	327.50–337.50	336.11
4	700–750	720	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	450.00–465.00	458.21
4	250–300	285	385.00–390.00	387.43
5	300–350	328	375.00–385.00	378.93
6	350–400	382	360.00–372.50	364.48
8	400–450	425	345.00–360.00	354.82
9	450–500	468	340.00–352.50	345.56
3	500–550	518	325.00–337.50	329.06
7	550–600	579	317.50–322.50	321.06
4	600–650	610	300.00–310.00	305.68
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	783	252.50–260.00	256.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	570.00–590.00	580.00
2	350–400	368	382.50–385.00	383.81
6	400–450	427	365.00–380.00	372.14
5	450–500	452	360.00–375.00	365.97
5	500–550	508	340.00–355.00	342.95
9	550–600	564	325.00–335.00	331.10
4	600–650	619	325.00–330.00	327.48
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	395.00–400.00	397.55
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	370	340.00–350.00	346.62
2	400–450	438	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	469	335.00–337.50	335.36
3	500–550	527	310.00–320.00	314.98
1	550–600	595	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	620	270.00–285.00	280.73
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	606	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
12	400–450	421	380.00–397.50	390.34
15	450–500	467	360.00–370.00	364.15
11	500–550	525	320.00–335.00	324.25
14	550–600	569	317.50–325.00	320.31
1	650–700	665	297.50	297.50
2	700–750	730	277.00–285.00	281.05
4	750–800	793	260.00–280.00	275.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	370.00–377.50	374.05
10	450–500	482	340.00–355.00	347.88
2	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	628	315.00–317.50	316.25
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	495.00–510.00	502.33
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	308	430.00–435.00	433.24
16	350–400	377	410.00–425.00	416.92
5	400–450	412	400.00–405.00	400.97
5	450–500	462	380.00–392.50	387.97
11	500–550	524	337.50–350.00	342.69
9	550–600	579	330.00–342.50	336.41
8	600–650	617	325.00–337.50	329.32
5	650–700	666	310.00–322.50	314.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,045	164.00–165.00	164.50
16	—	998	150.00–162.00	156.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	155.00–162.00	159.25
1	—	1,830	155.00	155.00
10	—	1,427	165.00–174.00	169.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	161.00–168.00	164.20
12	—	1,162	150.00–160.00	156.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	201.00–205.00	203.36
9	—	1,562	181.00–194.00	189.44
2	—	1,110	170.00–178.00	173.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,055.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00

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.