Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2025-11-03

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Nov 3
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,011 head
▲ 372 vs last sale 639▼ 128 vs year ago 1,139 · −11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 64▼ 36 vs year ago 132 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 14▼ 26 vs year ago 49 · −53.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.40/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −66.58 against this barn's trailing median of $436.98.
Average price
$370.40
42 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.84
vs AL average
−48.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559383.662,1454thin
Medium and Large 2571369.002,10738
One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale42 hd
370.40
—
AL average14 barns · 368 hd
362.56
+7.84
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−48.70
This barn, trailing median21 sales
436.98
−66.58
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

21 sales
516461407352median 436.9803/0205/0407/0608/2411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.72, low $366.21, median $436.98 across 21 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,453173.842,52616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,466152.982,24312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235149.861,85127
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081140.201,51627

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,2297
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,5502thin

Every lot

79 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373430.10/cwt425.00–435.001,6042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418446.53/cwt440.00–455.001,8663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470397.58/cwt395.00–400.001,8692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478408.39/cwt405.00–410.001,9526
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523389.83/cwt385.00–395.002,0392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,10738
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609366.82/cwt365.00–367.502,23411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618345.98/cwt345.75–355.002,13840
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735323.50/cwt321.00–335.002,3789
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2749290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1729
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773333.11/cwt327.00–340.002,575134
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5442
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4805
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343387.55/cwt380.00–395.001,3292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363372.52/cwt370.00–375.001,3522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417389.84/cwt385.00–395.001,6263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472356.63/cwt355.00–360.001,6833
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485345.05/cwt340.00–350.001,6732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524349.97/cwt345.00–355.001,8345
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528327.53/cwt325.00–337.501,7295
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575317.52/cwt315.00–320.001,8262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577331.98/cwt327.50–340.001,91623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy629339.08/cwt335.00–340.002,13321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630311.69/cwt310.00–312.501,9643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1648325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658267.51/cwt265.00–270.001,7602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689318.50/cwt318.50–318.502,19470
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy745326.84/cwt320.00–327.502,43511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3791
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0781
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305417.50/cwt415.00–420.001,2732
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355397.50/cwt395.00–400.001,4112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478373.54/cwt367.50–385.001,7863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480392.45/cwt390.00–395.001,8842
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525369.97/cwt365.00–375.001,9423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572323.34/cwt320.00–325.001,8503
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576343.71/cwt335.00–350.001,9804
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9625
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,96915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9142
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0081
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,227164.00/cwt160.00–169.002,0125
Bulls——1,508175.86/cwt174.00–179.002,6528
Bulls——1,683184.84/cwt184.00–186.003,1113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053161.95/cwt161.00–163.001,7052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063136.40/cwt133.00–138.001,45010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064140.92/cwt140.00–142.001,49911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142145.21/cwt144.00–146.001,6586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,183164.45/cwt161.00–168.001,9452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194152.45/cwt150.00–159.001,82011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293146.09/cwt141.00–148.001,88914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471152.55/cwt151.00–156.002,2448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730143.20/cwt141.00–146.002,4772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,228.57/head2,050.00–2,350.002,2297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,708.33/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7083
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,166.67/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502

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.