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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 8

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,059 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 921▼ 71 vs year ago 1,130 · −6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 93▼ 52 vs year ago 173 · −30.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 31▼ 5 vs year ago 65 · −7.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

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 $371.39/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −15.36 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$371.39

76 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.09

vs AL average

+3.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	378.17	2,107	50
Medium and Large 2	559	358.34	2,003	26

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale76 hd

371.39

—

AL average16 barns · 660 hd

353.29

+18.09

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

+3.05

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−15.36

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	1,839	194.35	3,574	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	167.59	2,378	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	160.87	1,953	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	153.80	1,646	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,690	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

88 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	667.71/cwt	660.00–675.00	1,789	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,993	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	451.20/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,877	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	432.40/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,015	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	448.13/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,115	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	428.44/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,236	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	400.37/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,130	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	423.77/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,373	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	399.23/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,399	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	369.54/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,313	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	330.72/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,199	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	363.61/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,476	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,302	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	296.63/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,165	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	294.98/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,236	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	520.00/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,144	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,309	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	525.03/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,465	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,517	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	444.88/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,691	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	420.13/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,596	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,722	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	412.46/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,786	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	405.85/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,887	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	388.65/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,819	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	405.61/cwt	401.00–412.50	2,101	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	389.88/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,031	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	374.66/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,997	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	346.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,002	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	361.78/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,131	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	340.64/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,078	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	328.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,022	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,322	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,421	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,291	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	262.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,133	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	532.52/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,800	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	444.31/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,524	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	418.23/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,535	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	467.03/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,793	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	428.81/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,810	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	413.98/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,805	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	408.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,921	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	381.33/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,827	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	380.61/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,941	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	361.33/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,919	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	363.89/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,078	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,942	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	327.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,991	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,157	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,140	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,035	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,960	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	180.30/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	192.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,926	200.64/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,864	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,596	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	146.56/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,587	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	159.45/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,791	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	166.38/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,012	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	160.89/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,952	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	153.70/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,884	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	166.28/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,350	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,273	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	175.56/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,525	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,120.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,120	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,546.67/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,547	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,770.00/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,770	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,375.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 921Year ago 1,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 93Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 31Year ago 65

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	245	590.00	590.00
7	300–350	343	440.00–445.00	444.31
3	350–400	367	415.00–420.00	418.23
15	400–450	436	400.00–415.00	413.98
8	450–500	479	375.00–390.00	381.33
11	500–550	531	355.00–370.00	361.33
8	550–600	571	335.00–345.00	340.02
6	600–650	608	320.00–335.00	327.53
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	713	270.00–280.00	274.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
4	300–350	338	530.00–535.00	532.52
5	350–400	384	455.00–480.00	467.03
8	400–450	422	420.00–435.00	428.81
11	450–500	470	400.00–415.00	408.66
16	500–550	510	375.00–390.00	380.61
16	550–600	571	355.00–370.00	363.89
10	600–650	614	350.00–352.50	351.34
2	650–700	685	310.00–315.00	312.46
2	700–750	708	285.00–290.00	287.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	510.00–530.00	520.00
16	300–350	341	440.00–450.00	444.98
3	350–400	380	415.00–430.00	420.13
2	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	402.43
2	450–500	468	382.50–395.00	388.65
11	500–550	533	365.00–378.00	374.66
15	550–600	578	335.00–355.00	346.38
14	600–650	616	320.00–330.00	328.19
5	700–750	739	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	813	250.00–275.00	262.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	238	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	279	520.00–540.00	525.03
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	380	440.00–455.00	444.88
6	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	412.46
15	450–500	465	400.00–415.00	405.85
12	500–550	521	380.00–397.50	389.88
27	550–600	589	360.00–370.00	361.78
4	600–650	610	335.00–350.00	340.64
3	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	720	335.00–337.50	336.24
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
11	500–550	518	401.00–412.50	405.61
21	650–700	673	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	375	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	416	445.00–460.00	451.20
4	450–500	466	425.00–435.00	432.40
22	500–550	532	392.50–415.00	400.37
3	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
35	600–650	626	355.00–375.00	369.54
12	650–700	665	325.00–340.00	330.72
2	700–750	730	290.00–303.00	296.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	660.00–675.00	667.71
1	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	411	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	472	440.00–465.00	448.13
5	500–550	522	425.00–435.00	428.44
12	550–600	560	410.00–425.00	423.77
13	600–650	601	395.00–400.00	399.23
14	650–700	681	355.00–365.00	363.61
2	700–750	703	325.00–330.00	327.49
2	750–800	758	292.50–297.50	294.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,213	157.00–164.00	160.89
7	—	1,226	151.00–155.00	153.70
9	—	1,209	166.00–168.00	166.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	146.00–147.00	146.56
4	—	1,123	158.00–161.00	159.45
9	—	1,044	150.00–156.00	152.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,413	163.00–171.00	166.28
2	—	1,425	159.00–160.00	159.48
5	—	1,438	173.00–179.00	175.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	179.00–182.00	180.30
8	—	1,926	197.00–204.00	200.64
5	—	1,875	190.00–195.00	192.70

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,546.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,120.00

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	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	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.