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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 28

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 579▲ 498 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 83▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 54▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding up to 213.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.56/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.18 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$320.56

44 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs AL average

−26.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	329.31	1,759	22
Medium and Large 2	536	315.00	1,688	17thin
Medium and Large 3	537	300.97	1,617	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale44 hd

320.56

—

AL average16 barns · 684 hd

323.36

−2.80

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−26.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−66.18

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,600	187.43	2,999	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	164.37	2,327	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	156.33	1,864	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	141.63	1,336	6thin

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)	—	$2,006	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	2thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	436.77/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,420	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	446.62/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,608	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	404.02/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,648	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	413.21/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,793	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	390.77/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,899	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	357.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,846	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	344.37/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,963	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	359.79/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,094	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	332.84/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,050	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	349.22/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,169	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	324.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,343	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	300.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,304	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	356.38/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,158	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	381.67/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,317	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	343.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,226	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,226	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	366.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,369	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	349.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,476	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	334.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,431	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	338.27/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,573	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	325.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,548	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	332.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,700	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	318.72/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,654	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	306.65/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,601	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,638	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	306.07/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,763	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	322.15/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,881	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	301.30/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,844	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	317.22/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,021	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	302.46/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,051	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	286.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,187	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	432.74/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,164	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	408.27/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,143	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	421.75/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,329	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	407.58/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,561	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	391.19/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,526	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	358.83/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,529	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	373.76/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,607	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	395.75/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,733	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	370.75/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,761	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	353.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,708	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	328.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,717	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	344.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,800	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	328.05/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,883	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	312.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,953	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	314.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,109	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	297.46/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,038	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	290.82/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,088	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	301.26/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,178	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	285.49/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,227	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	274.84/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,276	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	170.07/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,501	185.89/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,790	8
Bulls	—	—	1,878	198.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,721	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	136.16/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,257	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	143.65/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,376	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	161.38/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,912	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	155.66/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,848	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	143.04/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,795	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	163.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,328	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	169.57/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,481	2
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	—	2,006.25/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,006	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	2

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 579Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	380.00–385.00	381.67
10	350–400	374	355.00–370.00	366.06
5	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	349.00
15	450–500	465	335.00–342.50	338.27
15	500–550	511	330.00–335.00	332.65
7	550–600	584	315.00–327.50	322.15
34	600–650	637	310.00–320.00	317.22
3	650–700	678	297.50–305.00	302.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	350.00–365.00	356.38
3	350–400	357	340.00–350.00	343.36
8	400–450	428	325.00–340.00	334.43
8	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	325.28
12	500–550	519	315.00–320.00	318.72
5	550–600	576	297.50–312.50	306.07
8	600–650	612	295.00–305.00	301.30
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	764	285.00–290.00	286.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	340.00–345.00	342.48
2	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	300.00–310.00	306.65
2	550–600	560	290.00–295.00	292.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	425.00–440.00	432.74
3	300–350	315	420.00–425.00	421.75
2	350–400	383	405.00–410.00	407.58
9	400–450	438	385.00–397.00	395.75
12	450–500	475	365.00–380.00	370.75
17	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.13
11	550–600	574	320.00–337.50	328.05
7	600–650	624	310.00–320.00	312.92
7	650–700	671	310.00–315.00	314.29
2	700–750	723	297.50–305.00	301.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	405.00–410.00	408.27
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	390	390.00–395.00	391.19
4	400–450	430	370.00–375.00	373.76
10	450–500	483	350.00–360.00	353.72
9	500–550	522	325.00–335.00	328.86
3	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	685	295.00–302.50	297.46
3	700–750	718	290.00–292.50	290.82
2	750–800	780	285.00–286.00	285.49
3	800–850	828	265.00–285.00	274.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	426	355.00–360.00	358.83
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	435.00–440.00	436.77
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
16	400–450	408	400.00–405.00	404.02
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
7	500–550	516	355.00–365.00	357.84
13	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	344.37
7	600–650	616	325.00–337.50	332.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	360	440.00–450.00	446.62
9	400–450	434	410.00–420.00	413.21
12	450–500	486	390.00–400.00	390.77
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
24	550–600	582	355.00–370.00	359.79
6	600–650	621	342.50–357.50	349.22
16	700–750	723	315.00–325.00	324.09
7	750–800	766	300.00–305.00	300.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	182.00–191.00	185.89
3	—	1,308	165.00–176.00	170.07
6	—	1,878	195.00–205.00	198.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	135.00–138.00	136.16
1	—	975	154.00	154.00
2	—	958	141.00–146.00	143.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,421	160.00–167.00	163.82
1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,463	169.00–170.00	169.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	141.00–146.00	143.04
7	—	1,185	161.00–162.00	161.38
13	—	1,187	152.00–159.00	155.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,006.25

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	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00

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.