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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 29

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

801 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 893▲ 99 vs year ago 702 · +14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 80▲ 38 vs year ago 76 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 41▲ 23 vs year ago 29 · +79.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

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 $343.29/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.83 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$343.29

52 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$37.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	361.81	1,964	26
Medium and Large 2	563	324.78	1,829	26

One grade step is worth $37.03/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale52 hd

343.29

—

AL average16 barns · 498 hd

356.13

−12.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−57.83

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	1,713	184.97	3,168	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	159.18	2,287	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	156.60	1,901	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	151.03	1,601	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)	—	$3,243	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,561	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,189	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,120	5

Every lot

89 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	544.88/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,542	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	523.43/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,727	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	499.96/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,650	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	504.00/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,789	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	453.32/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,641	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	432.70/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,003	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	413.38/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,191	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,155	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,220	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,322	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,322	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	328.76/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,600	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	823	331.50/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,728	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,645	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	889	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,934	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	406.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,314	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	384.94/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,401	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	385.02/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,598	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	367.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,567	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	352.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,671	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	338.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,615	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,675	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	341.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,801	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,964	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	328.11/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,844	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,795	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	322.96/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,999	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,095	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	292.52/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,960	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	291.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,068	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	258.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,989	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,269	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	496.55/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,366	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	455.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,252	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	418.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,326	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	444.81/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,481	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	428.94/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,600	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	404.70/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,510	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	411.06/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,735	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	389.38/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,663	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	398.83/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,847	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	367.78/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,747	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	342.13/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,782	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	372.29/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,943	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	347.51/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,984	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	320.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,837	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	328.58/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,040	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,996	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	315.60/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,118	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	286.23/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,029	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	309.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,237	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	297.43/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,332	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	172.10/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	188.29/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,312	8
Bulls	—	—	2,560	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	5,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	144.62/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,481	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	151.64/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,621	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	157.73/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,707	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	160.67/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,870	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	154.70/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,895	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	158.73/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,260	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	164.28/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,369	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	152.19/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,257	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	148.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,218	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,375.00/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,242.86/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,243	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,561.11/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,561	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,188.89/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,189	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 893Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 80Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 41Year ago 29

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	200	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	275	450.00–460.00	455.36
3	300–350	317	415.00–420.00	418.42
2	350–400	373	400.00–410.00	404.70
9	400–450	427	385.00–395.00	389.38
16	450–500	475	365.00–375.00	367.78
5	500–550	521	335.00–355.00	342.13
21	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	320.65
3	600–650	633	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	660	300.00–305.00	302.48
8	700–750	709	285.00–295.00	286.23
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	540.00	540.00
3	250–300	275	490.00–500.00	496.55
2	300–350	333	440.00–450.00	444.81
9	350–400	373	420.00–440.00	428.94
12	400–450	422	400.00–417.50	411.06
11	450–500	463	392.50–415.00	398.83
15	500–550	522	362.50–377.50	372.29
11	550–600	571	340.00–360.00	347.51
7	600–650	621	320.00–337.50	328.58
8	650–700	671	310.00–325.00	315.60
4	700–750	723	300.00–315.00	309.36
7	750–800	784	290.00–307.50	297.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	400.00–410.00	406.80
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	415	380.00–392.50	385.02
8	450–500	474	350.00–360.00	352.56
14	500–550	528	330.00–350.00	341.04
8	550–600	562	325.00–345.00	328.11
9	600–650	619	315.00–335.00	322.96
2	650–700	660	315.00–320.00	317.48
2	700–750	710	290.00–292.50	291.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
7	350–400	364	380.00–390.00	384.94
7	400–450	426	360.00–375.00	367.82
7	450–500	477	330.00–345.00	338.56
3	500–550	518	320.00–325.00	323.31
5	550–600	579	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	670	280.00–300.00	292.52
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	770	250.00–265.00	258.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	561	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
10	700–750	728	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	540.00–550.00	544.88
3	300–350	330	520.00–530.00	523.43
5	350–400	355	490.00–520.00	504.00
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	463	425.00–440.00	432.70
3	500–550	530	410.00–415.00	413.38
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	615	377.50	377.50
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
4	750–800	791	325.00–330.00	328.76
2	800–850	833	315.00–320.00	317.52
1	850–900	850	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	490.00–510.00	499.96
3	350–400	362	450.00–455.00	453.32
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	532	405.00	405.00
9	550–600	592	375.00	375.00
2	750–800	755	305.00–310.00	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
15	800–850	823	325.00–332.50	331.50
7	850–900	889	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	147.00–150.00	148.59
18	—	1,164	159.00–165.00	160.67
30	—	1,225	152.00–157.00	154.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	148.00–154.00	151.64
4	—	1,024	141.00–146.00	144.62
3	—	1,082	157.00–159.00	157.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,424	156.00–162.00	158.73
4	—	1,483	151.00–153.00	152.19
7	—	1,442	163.00–168.00	164.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,560	197.00	197.00
3	—	1,307	170.00–174.00	172.10
8	—	1,759	186.00–190.00	188.29

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	—	—	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,242.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,188.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,561.11

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000.00

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.