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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Nov 10

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

755 head

▼ 256 vs last sale 1,011▼ 327 vs year ago 1,082 · −30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 96▲ 8 vs year ago 95 · +8.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 23▼ 50 vs year ago 117 · −42.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $326.27/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −60.47 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$326.27

34 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs AL average

−37.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	329.81	1,825	19thin
Medium and Large 2	550	321.79	1,769	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

326.27

—

AL average15 barns · 535 hd

327.95

−1.68

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−37.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−60.47

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	1,773	182.60	3,238	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	149.40	2,301	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	146.92	1,781	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	135.26	1,438	26

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)	—	$2,327	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,943	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,546	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,142	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	431.28/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,169	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	403.64/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,099	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	338.30/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,273	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,662	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	387.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,092	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	386.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,432	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,390	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	365.46/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,528	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,511	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	355.52/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,696	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	341.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,667	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	337.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,780	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	327.73/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,727	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	322.70/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,862	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	312.89/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,827	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,876	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	333.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,078	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	303.19/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,892	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	685	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,226	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,001	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	417.09/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,347	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	402.46/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,485	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	420.88/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,570	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	384.95/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,605	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	407.49/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,703	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,790	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	352.53/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,703	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	365.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,876	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	343.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,785	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	338.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,891	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	315.86/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,816	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	303.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,868	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	290.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,813	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,952	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,887	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	268.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,963	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	277.50/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,081	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,662	173.97/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,891	6
Bulls	—	—	1,726	182.26/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,146	11
Bulls	—	—	1,971	191.87/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,782	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,283	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	137.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,502	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	147.64/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,631	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	151.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,817	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	146.62/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,783	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,726	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	153.75/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,312	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,297	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,425.00/head	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,425	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,858.33/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,858	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,326.92/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,327	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,942.86/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,943	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,546.43/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,546	7

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 Nov 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 1,011Year ago 1,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 96Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 23Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	371	380.00–390.00	386.00
5	400–450	418	360.00–375.00	365.46
10	450–500	477	352.50–357.50	355.52
9	500–550	527	335.00–350.00	337.71
10	550–600	577	320.00–327.50	322.70
2	600–650	605	305.00–315.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	380.00–395.00	387.27
7	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	386	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	438	340.00–350.00	345.03
3	450–500	488	340.00–345.00	341.69
9	500–550	527	325.00–330.00	327.73
6	550–600	584	310.00–315.00	312.89
4	600–650	624	300.00–307.50	303.19
2	650–700	690	285.00–295.00	289.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	623	330.00–340.00	333.50
4	650–700	685	320.00–330.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	503	425.00–437.50	431.28
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
6	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
3	650–700	672	335.00–345.00	338.30
1	800–850	845	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	400.00–407.50	403.64
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	835	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	323	410.00–425.00	417.09
4	350–400	369	395.00–410.00	402.46
12	400–450	417	380.00–387.50	384.95
3	450–500	483	350.00–357.50	352.53
5	500–550	519	335.00–350.00	343.90
9	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	315.86
2	600–650	625	285.00–295.00	290.08
2	650–700	680	275.00–280.00	277.44
5	700–750	730	265.00–275.00	268.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	415.00–430.00	420.88
14	400–450	418	400.00–410.00	407.49
4	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	382.49
8	500–550	514	360.00–370.00	365.06
9	550–600	559	330.00–345.00	338.23
6	600–650	616	300.00–310.00	303.29
2	650–700	673	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	750	275.00–285.00	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	145.00–148.00	146.62
5	—	1,222	140.00–142.00	141.21
7	—	1,199	150.00–155.00	151.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,005	125.00–130.00	127.62
3	—	1,105	146.00–149.00	147.64
14	—	1,092	135.00–142.00	137.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	152.00–156.00	153.75
16	—	1,549	145.00–150.00	148.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,662	170.00–177.00	173.97
11	—	1,726	179.00–186.00	182.26
6	—	1,971	190.00–195.00	191.87

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,858.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,425.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,942.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,546.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,326.92

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.