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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 11

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

737 head

▼ 242 vs last sale 979▲ 106 vs year ago 631 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 286▲ 7 vs year ago 124 · +5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 39▼ 5 vs year ago 74 · −6.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.17/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −67.96 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$333.17

50 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	344.88	1,843	22
Medium and Large 2	541	327.09	1,769	22
Medium and Large 3	542	312.49	1,695	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $148 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 sale50 hd

333.17

—

AL average12 barns · 422 hd

333.27

−0.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−67.96

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	1,601	192.70	3,086	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	167.38	2,364	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	158.87	1,934	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	148.56	1,421	25

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)	—	$2,493	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,207	15

Every lot

100 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	488.33/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,831	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	436.55/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,803	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	423.37/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,778	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	383.72/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,796	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	382.93/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,987	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	362.84/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,934	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	372.30/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,103	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	350.05/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,041	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	351.81/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,143	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	336.22/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,061	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	325.91/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,184	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	745	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,440	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,403	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	314.14/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,472	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	818	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,699	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	391.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,089	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,255	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	379.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,434	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	391.12/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,482	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	374.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,593	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	355.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,523	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	364.42/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,724	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	340.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,640	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,533	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	330.05/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,713	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	356.71/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,866	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	563	373.34/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,102	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	348.09/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,991	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	317.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,817	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	589	306.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,804	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	332.93/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,044	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	314.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,091	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	288.27/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,926	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,956	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,202	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	891	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,718	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	504.73/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,176	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	417.33/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,411	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	404.96/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,506	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	449.80/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,709	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,639	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	383.32/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,633	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	414.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,776	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	368.16/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,594	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	371.52/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,750	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	353.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,686	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	349.52/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,821	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	332.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,742	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	332.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,895	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	317.75/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,811	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,734	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	276.23/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,693	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	323.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,011	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	297.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,856	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	296.29/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,997	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,890	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,094	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,244	177.11/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,203	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	191.53/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,139	15
Bulls	—	—	1,709	202.68/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,464	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	831	131.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,095	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	158.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,343	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	150.88/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,560	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	156.72/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,873	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	164.98/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,038	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	150.97/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,985	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	157.52/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,171	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	165.35/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,282	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	173.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,562	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,492.86/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,493	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,218.75/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,219	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,812.50/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,813	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 979Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 286Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 39Year ago 74

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	388	420.00–425.00	422.48
12	400–450	426	377.50–390.00	383.32
7	450–500	477	345.00–360.00	353.50
14	500–550	524	325.00–340.00	332.43
8	550–600	570	307.50–322.50	317.75
4	600–650	624	290.00–315.00	297.42
2	650–700	675	275.00–285.00	279.96
2	750–800	783	265.00–270.00	267.49
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	500.00–510.00	504.73
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	449.80
10	400–450	429	410.00–420.00	414.03
13	450–500	471	362.50–377.50	371.52
16	500–550	521	345.00–357.50	349.52
6	550–600	570	325.00–340.00	332.51
7	600–650	621	320.00–330.00	323.91
10	650–700	674	290.00–310.00	296.29
2	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	783	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	410.00–425.00	417.33
3	350–400	372	400.00–410.00	404.96
4	400–450	433	365.00–372.50	368.16
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	583	290.00–305.00	297.47
2	600–650	613	272.50–280.00	276.23
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	423.37
2	450–500	468	382.50–385.00	383.72
7	500–550	533	362.50–365.00	362.84
4	550–600	583	342.50–355.00	350.05
2	600–650	613	335.00–337.50	336.22
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	375	480.00–495.00	488.33
3	400–450	413	430.00–445.00	436.55
5	500–550	519	375.00–390.00	382.93
2	550–600	565	365.00–380.00	372.30
7	600–650	609	342.50–355.00	351.81
13	650–700	670	320.00–327.00	325.91
1	700–750	745	322.50	322.50
3	750–800	787	310.00–317.50	314.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	327.50	327.50
4	800–850	818	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	278	390.00–395.00	391.74
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
8	350–400	378	370.00–385.00	379.37
6	400–450	429	350.00–365.00	355.05
12	450–500	482	330.00–345.00	340.26
13	500–550	519	320.00–342.50	330.05
6	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	317.06
3	600–650	610	317.00	317.00
3	650–700	668	285.00–295.00	288.27
2	700–750	718	270.00–275.00	272.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	308	405.00–410.00	407.52
9	350–400	379	387.50–402.50	391.12
5	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	374.03
9	450–500	473	355.00–367.50	364.42
12	500–550	523	347.50–360.00	356.71
5	550–600	572	340.00–355.00	348.09
10	600–650	614	330.00–347.50	332.93
4	650–700	664	310.00–325.00	314.90
3	700–750	722	300.00–310.00	304.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	483	315.00–320.00	317.44
2	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	589	300.00–315.00	306.30
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	373.34
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	891	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,034	143.00–155.00	150.88
5	—	831	125.00–140.00	131.79
5	—	848	158.00–160.00	158.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	155.00–159.00	157.52
9	—	1,474	170.00–180.00	173.83
14	—	1,380	162.00–169.00	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,235	162.00–169.00	164.98
23	—	1,195	154.00–160.00	156.72
3	—	1,315	150.00–152.00	150.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,709	200.00–208.00	202.68
4	—	1,244	173.00–181.00	177.11
15	—	1,639	185.00–196.00	191.53

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)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,492.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00

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	3	—	—	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,700.00

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	4	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,218.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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