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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 4

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

979 head

▲ 481 vs last sale 498▲ 259 vs year ago 720 · +36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

286 head

▲ 218 vs last sale 68▲ 167 vs year ago 119 · +140.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 22▼ 46 vs year ago 85 · −54.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding up to 219.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $325.89/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −60.86 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$325.89

45 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$33.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs AL average

−24.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	344.98	1,850	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	322.25	1,757	29
Medium and Large 3	528	311.64	1,644	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.34/cwt here — about $207 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 sale45 hd

325.89

—

AL average15 barns · 576 hd

329.77

−3.89

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−24.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−60.86

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

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	1,711	192.25	3,289	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	164.14	2,338	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	161.58	1,977	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	152.32	1,473	34

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)	—	$2,617	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,133	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,890	5

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	432.60/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,579	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,759	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,891	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	380.50/cwt	380.50–380.50	2,538	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,526	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	208	457.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	952	10
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	861	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,012	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	382.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,063	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	377.29/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,204	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	365.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,318	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	383.05/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,413	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,559	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	357.78/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,499	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,735	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	342.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,603	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	329.67/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,711	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	315.97/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,640	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	349.62/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,832	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,974	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,846	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	315.32/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,797	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	301.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,814	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	282.55/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,935	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,317	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	536.79/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,170	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	990	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	469.89/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,104	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	462.64/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,231	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	428.34/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,165	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	401.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,326	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	436.67/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,507	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	406.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,498	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	362.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,377	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	351.34/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,440	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	382.20/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,582	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	368.00/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,638	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	326.47/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,525	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	361.73/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,711	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	351.22/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,661	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	354.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,841	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	332.30/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,751	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	316.61/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,684	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	337.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,904	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	324.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,888	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	323.78/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,991	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,952	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	301.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,045	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	267.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,086	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,709	192.50/cwt	186.00–199.00	3,290	14
Bulls	—	—	1,802	202.31/cwt	201.00–204.00	3,646	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	152.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,461	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	147.12/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,592	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	162.03/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,970	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	169.82/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,121	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	155.02/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,941	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	172.81/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,309	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	163.79/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,345	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	154.42/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,305	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,616.67/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,617	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,133.33/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,133	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 979Last week 498Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 68Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	530.00–540.00	536.79
8	250–300	266	460.00–475.00	462.64
3	300–350	345	435.00–440.00	436.67
4	350–400	369	400.00–410.00	406.03
5	400–450	414	375.00–390.00	382.20
14	450–500	473	355.00–370.00	361.73
5	500–550	520	350.00–360.00	354.00
8	550–600	564	330.00–340.00	337.51
2	600–650	615	320.00–327.50	323.78
6	650–700	679	300.00–305.00	301.25
3	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	465.00–480.00	469.89
3	250–300	272	420.00–435.00	428.34
3	300–350	330	390.00–415.00	401.67
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	445	365.00–370.00	368.00
4	450–500	473	350.00–352.50	351.22
10	500–550	527	327.50–342.50	332.30
8	550–600	582	320.00–325.00	324.38
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	673	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	780	265.00–275.00	267.45
1	850–900	860	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	440.00	440.00
4	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	380	360.00–365.00	362.43
2	400–450	410	347.50–355.00	351.34
7	450–500	467	325.00–335.00	326.47
3	500–550	532	315.00–320.00	316.61
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	650–700	667	380.50	380.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	835	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	425.00–440.00	432.60
3	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	460	380.00–385.00	382.47
5	500–550	518	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	208	450.00–460.00	457.90
2	250–300	278	380.00–385.00	382.43
4	300–350	319	370.00–380.00	377.29
14	350–400	361	360.00–370.00	365.16
7	400–450	419	355.00–360.00	357.78
6	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	342.44
14	500–550	519	325.00–340.00	329.67
15	550–600	570	310.00–320.00	315.32
15	600–650	602	300.00–310.00	301.34
2	650–700	685	275.00–290.00	282.55
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	519	315.00–320.00	315.97
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	383.00	383.00
1	550–600	560	352.50	352.50
4	650–700	663	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	258	390.00–395.00	392.43
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	369	380.00–387.50	383.05
6	400–450	413	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
7	500–550	524	345.00–360.00	349.62
2	550–600	568	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
8	800–850	835	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	956	150.00–159.00	152.82
3	—	1,082	146.00–148.00	147.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	151.00–156.00	154.42
7	—	1,336	170.00–178.00	172.81
35	—	1,432	159.00–169.00	163.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,249	168.00–174.00	169.82
66	—	1,216	158.00–166.00	162.03
12	—	1,252	153.00–156.00	155.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,709	186.00–199.00	192.50
3	—	1,628	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,802	201.00–204.00	202.31

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)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,616.67

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	3	—	—	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.00

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.