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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 15

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

723 head

▼ 336 vs last sale 1,059▲ 38 vs year ago 685 · +5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 121▼ 24 vs year ago 119 · −20.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 60▼ 24 vs year ago 51 · −47.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. High yielding bull sold for 213.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

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 $351.86/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −34.88 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$351.86

63 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs AL average

−7.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	358.07	1,976	42
Medium and Large 2	548	339.45	1,861	21

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about $115 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 sale63 hd

351.86

—

AL average15 barns · 645 hd

351.52

+0.34

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−7.80

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−34.88

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	1,569	190.05	2,982	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	160.95	2,399	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	156.16	1,939	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	147.58	1,540	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,296	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,806	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,223	13

Every lot

82 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 2	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	622.44/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,979	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	596.39/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,897	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	576.61/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,122	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	475.00/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,971	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	496.56/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,120	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	437.51/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,048	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	447.88/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,123	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	412.54/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,120	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	425.39/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,208	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	400.31/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,294	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	383.83/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,215	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	380.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,406	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,293	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	347.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,356	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	325.57/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,347	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,550	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,293	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	412.03/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,318	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	418.71/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,566	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	398.70/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,499	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	404.58/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,724	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	385.89/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,686	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	383.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,794	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	363.04/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,721	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	367.36/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,910	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	344.87/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,831	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	332.22/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,897	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	350.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,025	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,000	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	336.25/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,102	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	360.02/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,373	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	313.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,084	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	321.64/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,316	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	738	338.27/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,496	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	272.62/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,094	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,107	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	563.39/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,577	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	560.27/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,810	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	527.41/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,930	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	503.58/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,883	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	455.89/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,901	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	436.40/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,877	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	416.10/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,947	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	395.66/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,887	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	383.64/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,003	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	357.66/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,917	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	362.11/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,028	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	335.64/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,910	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	336.61/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,070	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	321.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,004	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	314.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,060	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	304.03/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,058	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	309.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,229	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,096	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	289.32/cwt	285.00–297.50	2,228	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	185.12/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	198.01/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,253	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,382	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	142.75/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,466	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	150.38/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,626	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,890	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	155.54/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,896	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	165.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,412	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	148.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,207	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	157.63/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,360	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,597	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,900	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,295.83/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,296	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,806.25/head	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,806	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,223.08/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,223	13

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 1,059Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 121Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 60Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	280	560.00–570.00	563.39
2	300–350	323	555.00–565.00	560.27
4	350–400	366	520.00–540.00	527.41
6	400–450	417	450.00–465.00	455.89
4	450–500	468	410.00–425.00	416.10
8	500–550	522	375.00–390.00	383.64
6	550–600	560	352.50–365.00	362.11
11	600–650	615	327.50–345.00	336.61
6	650–700	655	310.00–320.00	314.58
7	700–750	721	300.00–315.00	309.22
4	750–800	770	285.00–297.50	289.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
10	350–400	374	490.00–510.00	503.58
7	400–450	430	430.00–445.00	436.40
14	450–500	477	385.00–405.00	395.66
13	500–550	536	355.00–370.00	357.66
7	550–600	569	330.00–345.00	335.64
9	600–650	624	310.00–325.00	321.16
5	650–700	677	300.00–305.00	304.03
5	700–750	723	285.00–295.00	289.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	460.00–470.00	465.05
2	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	374	410.00–425.00	418.71
13	400–450	426	400.00–415.00	404.58
17	450–500	468	380.00–390.00	383.28
19	500–550	520	360.00–377.50	367.36
23	550–600	578	340.00–355.00	350.39
2	600–650	625	332.50–340.00	336.25
4	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	720	315.00–325.00	321.64
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	320	405.00–420.00	412.03
4	350–400	376	395.00–400.00	398.70
6	400–450	437	380.00–390.00	385.89
10	450–500	474	360.00–375.00	363.04
12	500–550	531	340.00–355.00	344.87
9	550–600	571	330.00–335.00	332.22
4	600–650	620	320.00–325.00	322.52
3	650–700	665	310.00–315.00	313.36
2	750–800	768	265.00–280.00	272.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	659	355.00–375.00	360.02
3	700–750	738	335.00–345.00	338.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	620.00–630.00	622.44
3	350–400	368	570.00–580.00	576.61
3	400–450	427	490.00–510.00	496.56
5	450–500	474	445.00–455.00	447.88
20	500–550	519	420.00–432.50	425.39
11	550–600	573	397.50–405.00	400.31
3	600–650	633	370.00–390.00	380.05
10	650–700	679	340.00–355.00	347.04
13	700–750	721	325.00–332.50	325.57
2	800–850	800	317.50–320.00	318.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	318	590.00–600.00	596.39
1	350–400	355	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	415	470.00–485.00	475.00
2	450–500	468	435.00–440.00	437.51
4	500–550	514	405.00–415.00	412.54
16	550–600	577	375.00–390.00	383.83
6	600–650	637	355.00–365.00	360.04
2	750–800	770	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,454	160.00–170.00	165.92
9	—	1,497	155.00–161.00	157.63
1	—	1,720	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,170	160.00–165.00	161.56
23	—	1,219	153.00–158.00	155.54
5	—	1,489	146.00–150.00	148.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	157.00	157.00
7	—	1,081	147.00–152.00	150.38
6	—	1,027	140.00–144.00	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,493	184.00–186.00	185.12
3	—	1,643	196.00–201.00	198.01

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)	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,806.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,295.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,223.08

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.