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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Nov 17

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

899 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 755▼ 325 vs year ago 1,224 · −26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 103▼ 32 vs year ago 100 · −32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 67▼ 19 vs year ago 55 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.83/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −41.30 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$359.83

27 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$9.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	363.40	1,965	17thin
Medium and Large 2	528	353.75	1,869	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.66/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

359.83

—

AL average14 barns · 327 hd

350.54

+9.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−41.30

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	1,714	179.14	3,070	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	150.94	2,233	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	144.14	1,732	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	134.81	1,511	12

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)	—	$2,867	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,380	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	428.70/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,826	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,019	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	426.97/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,207	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,219	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	364.58/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,074	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	375.66/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,175	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	358.84/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,182	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,232	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,154	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	339.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,307	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	386.29/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,252	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	400.09/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,492	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	370.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,420	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	361.72/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,552	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	375.20/cwt	372.50–377.50	1,617	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,604	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	361.57/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,667	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	348.30/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,790	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	334.93/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,752	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	319.29/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,823	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	337.39/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,937	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	324.73/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,961	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	292.53/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,852	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,962	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,112	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	473.43/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,335	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	441.33/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,646	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	424.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,585	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	417.94/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,772	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	396.35/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,684	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	388.48/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,810	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	374.57/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,787	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	361.78/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,841	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	379.35/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,935	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	349.23/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,984	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	335.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,920	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	333.69/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,049	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	315.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,974	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	300.49/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,989	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	314.17/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,083	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,055	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,098	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	161.37/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	185.17/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,811	180.56/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,270	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,370	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,559	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,557	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	142.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,694	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	135.47/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	149.49/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,825	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,115	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	150.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,214	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	155.08/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,353	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,866.67/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,867	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,380.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,380	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 755Year ago 1,224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 103Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 67Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
21	450–500	460	439.00	439.00
9	500–550	517	405.00–430.00	426.97
7	550–600	579	372.50–380.00	375.66
11	600–650	608	355.00–360.00	358.84
7	650–700	680	335.00–340.00	339.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	427.50–430.00	428.70
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	548	405.00	405.00
12	550–600	569	362.50–365.00	364.58
8	600–650	647	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	668	320.00–325.00	322.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	395.00–405.00	400.09
11	400–450	431	372.50–377.50	375.20
7	450–500	461	360.00–366.00	361.57
6	500–550	514	345.00–352.50	348.30
4	550–600	574	332.50–345.00	337.39
19	600–650	604	310.00–330.00	324.73
2	650–700	665	290.00–300.00	295.04
2	750–800	768	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	385.00–390.00	386.29
11	350–400	383	370.00–380.00	370.87
10	400–450	429	357.50–365.00	361.72
2	450–500	455	350.00–355.00	352.50
7	500–550	523	330.00–342.50	334.93
4	550–600	571	315.00–327.50	319.29
2	600–650	633	285.00–300.00	292.53
1	750–800	750	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	455.00	455.00
4	350–400	373	435.00–450.00	441.33
12	400–450	424	410.00–425.00	417.94
10	450–500	466	385.00–395.00	388.48
8	500–550	510	370.00–382.50	379.35
9	550–600	568	345.00–360.00	349.23
4	600–650	614	325.00–340.00	333.69
6	650–700	663	310.00–315.00	314.17
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	470.00–475.00	473.43
2	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	373	420.00–430.00	424.97
11	400–450	425	390.00–405.00	396.35
12	450–500	477	370.00–380.00	374.57
7	500–550	509	355.00–365.00	361.78
3	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	335.01
6	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	315.89
5	650–700	662	300.00–302.50	300.49
2	700–750	715	285.00–290.00	287.47
2	750–800	763	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	125.00–126.00	125.34
6	—	1,114	138.00–142.00	139.95
3	—	1,162	132.00–136.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	145.00–148.00	146.56
3	—	1,517	154.00–158.00	155.08
6	—	1,473	150.00–152.00	150.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	135.00–136.00	135.47
7	—	1,221	148.00–152.00	149.49
12	—	1,189	140.00–146.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	156.00–166.00	161.37
4	—	1,720	185.00–186.00	185.17
8	—	1,811	175.00–182.00	180.56

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,380.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,866.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.