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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 18

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

736 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 737▼ 14 vs year ago 750 · −1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 131▼ 110 vs year ago 233 · −47.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 69▼ 119 vs year ago 175 · −68.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high yielding bulls up to 210.00. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.34/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −46.40 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$340.34

84 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$34.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs AL average

−19.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	344.86	1,903	63
Medium and Large 2	535	327.62	1,753	20
Medium and Large 3	510	310.00	1,581	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.86/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale84 hd

340.34

—

AL average16 barns · 575 hd

332.12

+8.22

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−19.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−46.40

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	—	Low	1,575	187.91	2,960	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	169.79	2,420	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	162.52	1,985	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	152.36	1,513	14

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)	—	$3,014	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,402	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	4thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
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	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	497.46/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,890	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,980	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	449.85/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,880	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	419.22/cwt	405.00–421.00	1,949	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	362.92/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,865	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	385.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,011	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	351.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,991	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	376.35/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,134	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,235	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	354.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,175	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	341.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,185	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	333.90/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,224	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,325	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	333.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,516	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	407.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,153	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	386.62/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,295	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	387.45/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,445	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,380	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,339	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	376.75/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,612	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	356.87/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,542	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,485	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	364.54/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,688	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	342.16/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,646	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	347.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,818	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	329.99/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,752	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	314.16/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,753	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	342.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,985	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,915	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	331.39/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,035	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	330.63/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,195	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	310.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,213	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	281.69/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,056	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,292	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	518.04/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,191	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,365	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	443.44/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,206	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	439.09/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,423	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	412.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,347	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,327	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	401.67/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,446	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,857	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	436.81/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,848	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	364.17/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,540	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	385.77/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,651	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	371.42/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,731	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	347.43/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,689	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,580	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	349.01/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,783	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	332.48/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,775	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	344.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,917	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	325.02/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,846	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	312.23/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,792	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	293.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,813	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	314.56/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,950	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	328.56/cwt	323.00–342.50	2,073	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	305.58/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,029	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	303.26/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,187	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	293.26/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,238	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,336	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,318	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	172.72/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,159	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	198.89/cwt	194.00–205.00	3,244	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	187.35/cwt	181.00–192.00	3,153	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	145.21/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,307	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	153.27/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,545	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,693	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	169.28/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,933	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	161.46/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,975	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	174.09/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,336	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,161	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	166.18/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,491	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,496	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,960.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,960	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,401.92/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,402	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,833.33/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,833	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,666.67/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,667	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 737Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 131Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 69Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	272	440.00–445.00	443.44
5	300–350	327	400.00–420.00	412.03
3	350–400	360	395.00–405.00	401.67
11	400–450	428	375.00–400.00	385.77
8	450–500	486	340.00–355.00	347.43
9	500–550	534	327.50–340.00	332.48
10	550–600	568	315.00–327.50	325.02
5	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	314.56
13	650–700	664	290.00–310.00	305.58
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	510.00–525.00	518.04
1	250–300	265	515.00	515.00
4	300–350	324	430.00–450.00	439.09
3	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	436.81
9	450–500	466	360.00–385.00	371.42
5	500–550	511	345.00–355.00	349.01
6	550–600	557	340.00–350.00	344.15
6	600–650	631	323.00–342.50	328.56
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
9	700–750	721	295.00–310.00	303.26
6	750–800	763	285.00–305.00	293.26
3	800–850	815	285.00–290.00	286.64
2	850–900	875	260.00–270.00	264.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	338	390.00–395.00	392.48
2	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	423	360.00–365.00	364.17
2	450–500	490	320.00–325.00	322.53
9	550–600	574	310.00–312.50	312.23
3	600–650	618	290.00–300.00	293.37
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	418	445.00–455.00	449.85
4	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
17	500–550	514	355.00–375.00	362.92
30	550–600	566	340.00–355.00	351.76
10	600–650	640	340.00–345.00	341.48
11	700–750	710	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	380	490.00–515.00	497.46
1	400–450	400	495.00	495.00
15	450–500	465	405.00–421.00	419.22
8	500–550	521	380.00–395.00	385.98
6	550–600	567	360.00–390.00	376.35
9	600–650	614	350.00–365.00	354.21
10	650–700	666	320.00–345.00	333.90
3	750–800	755	330.00–335.00	333.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	530.00	530.00
1	600–650	600	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	400.00–415.00	407.43
3	300–350	335	385.00–390.00	386.62
4	350–400	378	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	432	350.00–367.50	356.87
8	450–500	481	335.00–347.50	342.16
17	500–550	531	320.00–337.50	329.99
3	550–600	558	312.50–315.00	314.16
4	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.45
2	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	730	275.00–290.00	281.69
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	380.00–395.00	387.45
9	400–450	428	370.00–392.50	376.75
9	450–500	463	355.00–385.00	364.54
31	500–550	523	340.00–360.00	347.62
32	550–600	580	330.00–350.00	342.19
10	600–650	614	325.00–340.00	331.39
8	650–700	664	320.00–337.50	330.63
3	700–750	712	305.00–315.00	310.87
5	750–800	777	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	380	350.00–355.00	352.47
2	400–450	440	335.00–340.00	337.47
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	143.00–146.00	145.21
2	—	1,065	159.00	159.00
9	—	1,008	149.00–156.00	153.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	160.00	160.00
14	—	1,342	170.00–181.00	174.09
14	—	1,499	163.00–169.00	166.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,142	168.00–171.00	169.28
29	—	1,223	158.00–166.00	161.46
4	—	1,410	150.00–155.00	153.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	169.00–176.00	172.72
6	—	1,631	194.00–205.00	198.89
9	—	1,683	181.00–192.00	187.35

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)	3	—	—	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,833.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,401.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00

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	3	—	—	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.