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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 25

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

921 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 736▼ 108 vs year ago 1,029 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 123▼ 92 vs year ago 185 · −49.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 56▼ 88 vs year ago 119 · −73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply lower.

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 $343.05/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.69 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$343.05

82 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.99

vs AL average

−26.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	349.76	1,942	48
Medium and Large 2	547	333.59	1,824	34

One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $118 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 sale82 hd

343.05

—

AL average16 barns · 571 hd

337.06

+5.99

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−26.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−43.69

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	1,682	198.48	3,339	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	168.88	2,293	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	162.63	1,863	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	156.95	1,621	16

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)	—	$2,700	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,911	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,713	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,063	4thin

Every lot

86 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,599	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	459.07/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,905	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,883	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	435.50/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,060	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	423.24/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,065	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	409.38/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,121	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	398.60/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,268	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	376.61/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,294	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	361.43/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,259	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	355.95/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,424	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	330.85/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,253	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	314.58/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,243	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,545	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,639	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	442.43/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,252	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	411.74/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,326	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	404.06/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,507	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	408	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,785	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	416.93/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,759	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	387.87/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,641	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	387.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,819	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	363.27/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,755	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	356.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,856	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	336.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,798	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	347.39/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,970	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	327.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,869	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	326.01/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,008	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,978	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	624	344.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,149	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,165	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	307.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,045	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	310.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,218	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	289.57/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,073	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	547.37/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,500	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	507.52/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,487	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	492.58/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,645	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	500.08/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,820	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	456.15/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,733	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,852	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	417.67/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,809	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	422.64/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,991	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	386.16/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,842	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	385.28/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,015	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,950	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	370.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,079	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	346.62/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,962	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	313.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,953	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	336.62/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,111	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	308.75/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,093	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,978	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,142	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	199.97/cwt	198.00–201.00	3,455	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	157.60/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,625	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,568	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	164.57/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,708	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	156.67/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,737	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	170.18/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,903	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	162.18/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,888	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,306	168.78/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,204	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	177.09/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,373	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,508	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,970.00/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	2,970	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,475.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,475	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,910.71/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,911	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,712.50/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,713	4

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 736Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 123Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 56Year ago 119

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	615.00	615.00
6	400–450	415	455.00–465.00	459.07
5	450–500	473	432.50–437.50	435.50
8	500–550	518	405.00–417.50	409.38
12	550–600	569	390.00–402.50	398.60
8	600–650	609	372.50–390.00	376.61
12	650–700	681	350.00–362.50	355.95
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	488	420.00–430.00	423.24
3	500–550	533	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	625	355.00–367.50	361.43
5	650–700	681	320.00–334.00	330.85
6	700–750	713	310.00–317.50	314.58
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	722	352.50	352.50
1	750–800	765	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
4	250–300	274	535.00–555.00	547.37
1	300–350	325	515.00	515.00
5	350–400	364	490.00–505.00	500.08
7	400–450	421	435.00–445.00	440.02
15	450–500	471	410.00–430.00	422.64
15	500–550	523	380.00–395.00	385.28
7	550–600	561	360.00–375.00	370.66
17	600–650	627	327.50–345.00	336.62
4	650–700	678	305.00–310.00	308.75
2	700–750	720	295.00–300.00	297.47
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
2	250–300	293	505.00–510.00	507.52
4	300–350	334	480.00–500.00	492.58
4	350–400	380	445.00–465.00	456.15
6	400–450	433	410.00–425.00	417.67
20	450–500	477	377.50–395.00	386.16
6	500–550	527	365.00–375.00	370.00
25	550–600	566	345.00–355.00	346.62
5	600–650	622	310.00–320.00	313.97
2	650–700	688	285.00–290.00	287.49
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	585	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	283	440.00–445.00	442.43
10	400–450	422	405.00–425.00	416.93
6	450–500	470	380.00–400.00	387.00
12	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	356.86
36	550–600	567	340.00–357.50	347.39
5	600–650	616	325.00–330.00	326.01
8	700–750	714	310.00–315.00	310.63
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	410.00–415.00	411.74
5	350–400	373	400.00–405.00	404.06
5	400–450	423	380.00–395.00	387.87
12	450–500	483	355.00–375.00	363.27
22	500–550	534	330.00–345.00	336.69
12	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	327.91
4	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	317.49
4	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	307.52
5	700–750	716	280.00–295.00	289.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	435.00–440.00	437.48
2	450–500	468	425.00	425.00
8	600–650	624	340.00–345.00	344.38
4	650–700	661	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,728	198.00–201.00	199.97
1	—	1,200	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,890	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	166.00–172.00	168.78
2	—	1,340	174.00–180.00	177.09
2	—	1,558	160.00–162.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	164.00–165.00	164.57
4	—	1,035	151.00–152.00	151.50
10	—	1,031	155.00–159.00	157.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	153.00–158.00	156.67
21	—	1,164	160.00–166.00	162.18
6	—	1,118	168.00–175.00	170.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,910.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,712.50

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)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,250.00	2,970.00

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.