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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 6

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

675 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 801▲ 675 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 114▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 52▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.99/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −42.13 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$358.99

47 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	369.17	1,962	21
Medium and Large 2	543	350.77	1,904	26

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale47 hd

358.99

—

AL average15 barns · 510 hd

356.21

+2.79

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−42.13

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	—	Low	1,518	186.47	2,830	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	162.13	2,278	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	158.38	1,858	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	148.53	1,533	17

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)	—	$3,108	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,167	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,279	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,918	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	396.24/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,001	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,517	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,203	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	341.60/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,261	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	409.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,320	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,437	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	411.74/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,556	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	386.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,490	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	372.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,565	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	388.94/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,649	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	381.53/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,782	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	379.69/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,982	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	351.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,860	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	382.75/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,132	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	373.68/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,108	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	339.60/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,946	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	353.00/cwt	342.50–358.00	2,189	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	326.04/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,031	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,241	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	303.52/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,070	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,989	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	517.46/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,501	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	504.04/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,547	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	480.11/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,532	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	439.21/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,629	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	422.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,616	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	396.37/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,673	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	422.32/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,786	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	400.16/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,869	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	383.95/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,801	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	378.06/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,943	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	356.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,893	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	351.40/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,989	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	335.09/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,927	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	324.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,017	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,038	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,937	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	278.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,982	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,136	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	294.92/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,297	7
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,266	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	183.78/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,716	11
Bulls	—	—	1,545	192.17/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,969	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	172.81/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,765	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,190	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	154.10/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,641	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	147.72/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,653	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	158.62/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,805	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	154.09/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,848	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	164.60/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,990	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	170.78/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,280	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	163.65/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,280	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	155.98/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,270	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,108.33/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,108	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,566.67/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,567	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,075	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,566.67/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,567	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,166.67/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,537.50/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,538	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 801Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	323	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	378	410.00–415.00	411.74
17	400–450	424	385.00–400.00	388.94
22	450–500	467	375.00–395.00	381.53
19	500–550	522	370.00–387.00	379.69
8	550–600	564	365.00–380.00	373.68
3	600–650	620	342.50–358.00	353.00
4	650–700	674	330.00–335.00	332.50
3	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
13	300–350	322	400.00–420.00	409.91
9	350–400	386	380.00–395.00	386.09
4	400–450	420	370.00–375.00	372.62
6	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	351.57
6	550–600	573	335.00–345.00	339.60
12	600–650	623	315.00–335.00	326.04
5	650–700	682	300.00–312.50	303.52
2	700–750	723	270.00–280.00	275.05
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	557	382.50–385.00	382.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	465	412.50	412.50
2	500–550	505	395.00–397.50	396.24
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	350.00–355.00	352.54
3	650–700	662	335.00–345.00	341.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	550–600	576	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	515.00–520.00	517.46
5	300–350	307	500.00–510.00	504.04
7	350–400	371	435.00–450.00	439.21
21	400–450	423	410.00–427.50	422.32
13	450–500	467	390.00–410.00	400.16
14	500–550	514	370.00–387.50	378.06
7	550–600	566	345.00–360.00	351.40
16	600–650	622	320.00–330.00	324.29
6	650–700	668	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	700–750	718	290.00–305.00	297.47
7	750–800	779	285.00–305.00	294.92
7	900–950	925	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
7	300–350	319	470.00–490.00	480.11
5	350–400	383	410.00–430.00	422.06
12	400–450	422	390.00–405.00	396.37
10	450–500	469	375.00–387.50	383.95
19	500–550	531	350.00–365.00	356.55
7	550–600	575	325.00–340.00	335.09
2	600–650	633	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	668	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	712	277.50–280.00	278.35
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,138	157.00–160.00	158.62
11	—	1,199	152.00–155.00	154.09
7	—	1,209	162.00–168.00	164.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	150.00–156.00	154.10
4	—	1,119	147.00–148.00	147.72
4	—	870	135.00–138.00	136.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	151.00–158.00	155.98
5	—	1,335	169.00–175.00	170.78
16	—	1,393	161.00–167.00	163.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	171.00–175.00	172.81
10	—	1,545	190.00–195.00	192.17
11	—	1,478	181.00–187.00	183.78

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,108.33

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	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,933.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,166.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,537.50

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.