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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 8

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

539 head

▼ 475 vs last sale 1,014▼ 915 vs year ago 1,454 · −62.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 100▼ 19 vs year ago 87 · −21.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 41▼ 54 vs year ago 124 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.88/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −40.86 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$345.88

35 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs AL average

−32.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	356.51	1,881	15thin
Medium and Large 2	551	337.92	1,861	20

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $20 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 sale35 hd

345.88

—

AL average16 barns · 578 hd

340.67

+5.21

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−32.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−40.86

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	1,558	180.11	2,807	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	155.79	2,184	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	147.98	1,887	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	133.84	1,347	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)	—	$3,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,252	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,471	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,075	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	2thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,387	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	443.33/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,902	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,018	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	413.05/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,135	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,157	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	366.26/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,242	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	360.80/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,241	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	360.03/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,369	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	338.45/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,305	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,458	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,476	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	322.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,672	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,144	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,328	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	404.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,290	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	410.17/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,501	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	397.42/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,522	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	395.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,653	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	369.22/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,558	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	447	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,822	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	383.25/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,794	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	361.74/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,711	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	360.01/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,850	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	342.36/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,825	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,993	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	329.66/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,925	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	336.11/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,047	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,120	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	316.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,934	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	319.54/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,141	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	307.56/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,070	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	305.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,236	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	278.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,163	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,097	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	433.63/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,375	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	442.59/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,629	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	424.09/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,595	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	423.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,763	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	406.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,693	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	389.88/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,817	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	405.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,917	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	387.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,982	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	367.91/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,943	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	363.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,056	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	350.20/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,000	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	343.57/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,140	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	326.14/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,045	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	306.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,064	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	320.11/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,183	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,133	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	278.30/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,135	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,227	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	188.71/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	177.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,844	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	126.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,110	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,334	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	138.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,439	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,562	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	144.78/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,807	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,147	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	152.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,013	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	152.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,092	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	159.35/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,489	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,252.27/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,252	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,471.43/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,471	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 1,014Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 100Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 41Year ago 124

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	515.00–520.00	517.52
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	456	440.00–445.00	442.47
11	500–550	517	407.50–420.00	413.05
6	600–650	612	365.00–372.50	366.26
2	650–700	658	357.50–362.50	360.03
4	700–750	723	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	780	315.00–320.00	317.47
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	828	320.00–325.00	322.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	440.00–445.00	443.33
5	450–500	469	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	579	370.00–375.00	372.48
9	600–650	621	355.00–362.50	360.80
5	650–700	681	330.00–342.50	338.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	368	435.00–450.00	442.59
9	400–450	416	420.00–430.00	423.81
14	450–500	473	400.00–415.00	405.31
7	500–550	511	380.00–395.00	387.95
9	550–600	566	360.00–375.00	363.32
9	600–650	623	340.00–355.00	343.57
5	650–700	682	312.50–327.50	320.11
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	768	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	430.00–440.00	433.63
4	350–400	376	415.00–430.00	424.09
5	400–450	417	400.00–410.00	406.06
4	450–500	466	385.00–395.00	389.88
6	500–550	528	362.50–375.00	367.91
12	550–600	571	345.00–355.00	350.20
6	600–650	627	320.00–335.00	326.14
3	650–700	673	300.00–310.00	306.68
2	700–750	723	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	767	275.00–280.00	278.30
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	430.00–440.00	434.95
4	300–350	318	415.00–420.00	417.54
7	350–400	366	405.00–420.00	410.17
8	400–450	418	390.00–405.00	395.39
12	450–500	468	375.00–392.50	383.25
12	500–550	514	355.00–370.00	360.01
3	550–600	582	342.50	342.50
10	600–650	609	327.50–342.50	336.11
11	650–700	670	315.00–325.00	319.54
3	700–750	733	300.00–310.00	305.01
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	400.00–410.00	404.41
2	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	397.42
3	400–450	422	365.00–372.50	369.22
6	450–500	473	358.00–365.00	361.74
13	500–550	533	335.00–347.50	342.36
7	550–600	584	325.00–335.00	329.66
5	600–650	611	315.00–320.00	316.51
3	650–700	673	305.00–312.50	307.56
2	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	776	275.00–285.00	278.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,542	185.00–191.00	188.71
5	—	1,598	175.00–180.00	177.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	130.00–133.00	130.96
2	—	878	125.00–128.00	126.39
6	—	1,041	135.00–140.00	138.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	159.00–160.00	159.35
9	—	1,368	150.00–155.00	152.89
2	—	1,313	163.00–164.00	163.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	150.00–156.00	152.06
10	—	1,248	143.00–146.00	144.78
2	—	1,120	139.00–140.00	139.50

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)	14	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,471.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,252.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.