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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 5

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,009 head

▲ 454 vs last sale 555▲ 220 vs year ago 789 · +27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 74▲ 64 vs year ago 81 · +79.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 35▼ 1 vs year ago 75 · −1.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to market being closed for the holidays.

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 $369.59/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −17.16 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.

Average price

$369.59

52 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.06

vs AL average

−40.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	375.23	2,039	25
Medium and Large 2	540	364.36	1,969	27

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $71 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 sale52 hd

369.59

—

AL average5 barns · 131 hd

361.53

+8.06

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−40.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.74

−17.16

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	—	Average	1,716	185.26	3,180	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	161.90	2,543	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	152.10	1,851	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	139.39	1,470	22

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)	—	$2,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,592	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,192	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,819	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

78 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,188	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,325	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,492	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,365	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	372.44/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,313	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	333.77/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,380	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	328.38/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,558	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,137	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,288	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	467.50/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,169	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	457.16/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,509	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	481.61/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,599	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	467.50/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,660	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	442.47/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,717	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	422.52/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,745	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	401.77/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,736	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	389.21/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,837	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	410.87/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,968	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	370.78/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,943	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	383.85/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,015	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	364.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,065	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	349.10/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,021	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	344.64/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,102	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	325.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,032	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	313.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,102	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,304	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,192	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	317.51/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,273	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,557	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	585.11/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,375	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,595	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	546.59/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,547	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	557.13/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,816	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,846	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	554.95/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,976	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	512.62/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,912	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	472.16/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,002	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	492.59/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,094	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	472.14/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,233	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	453.16/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,157	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	437.23/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,260	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	418.37/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,171	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	403.41/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,283	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	380.37/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,225	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	348.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,137	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	330.61/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,076	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	328.97/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,237	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	316.19/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,302	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,636	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	184.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,124	18
Bulls	—	—	1,965	196.43/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,860	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	127.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,195	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	143.78/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,528	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,488	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	144.93/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,665	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	150.61/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,840	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	158.04/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,958	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	164.21/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,306	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	157.36/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,592	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	172.42/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,845	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,925.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,925	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,591.67/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,592	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,191.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,192	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,819.44/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,819	9

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,009Last week 555Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 74Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 75

No trend available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	580.00–590.00	585.11
2	250–300	275	580.00	580.00
5	300–350	326	550.00–565.00	557.13
4	350–400	356	545.00–560.00	554.95
4	400–450	425	490.00–500.00	492.59
9	450–500	473	465.00–480.00	472.14
11	500–550	517	430.00–445.00	437.23
5	550–600	566	395.00–410.00	403.41
5	600–650	614	340.00–355.00	348.04
5	650–700	680	325.00–337.50	328.97
2	700–750	728	312.50–320.00	316.19
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	810	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	283	540.00–550.00	546.59
1	300–350	345	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	373	510.00–515.00	512.62
9	400–450	424	465.00–475.00	472.16
11	450–500	476	445.00–460.00	453.16
6	500–550	519	415.00–425.00	418.37
12	550–600	585	375.00–390.00	380.37
4	600–650	628	320.00–337.50	330.61
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	250	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	332	475.00–490.00	481.61
2	350–400	355	465.00–470.00	467.50
4	400–450	413	415.00–425.00	422.52
18	450–500	479	397.50–415.00	410.87
14	500–550	525	380.00–395.00	383.85
11	550–600	567	360.00–375.00	364.27
17	600–650	610	332.50–347.50	344.64
8	650–700	693	332.50	332.50
5	700–750	716	312.50–330.00	317.51
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	782	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	465.00–470.00	467.50
2	300–350	330	450.00–465.00	457.16
4	350–400	388	435.00–450.00	442.47
8	400–450	432	395.00–410.00	401.77
23	450–500	472	380.00–395.00	389.21
19	500–550	524	360.00–375.00	370.78
8	550–600	579	340.00–355.00	349.10
4	600–650	624	320.00–330.00	325.59
4	650–700	670	310.00–320.00	313.78
2	700–750	713	305.00–310.00	307.47
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	621	365.00–385.00	372.44
1	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	713	327.50–340.00	333.77
1	750–800	795	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	429	510.00	510.00
4	500–550	511	450.00–460.00	454.98
3	550–600	560	445.00	445.00
4	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
6	750–800	779	325.00–345.00	328.38
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	143.00–146.00	144.93
15	—	1,239	156.00–164.00	158.04
26	—	1,222	148.00–154.00	150.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,404	163.00–166.00	164.21
3	—	1,650	170.00–174.00	172.42
10	—	1,647	154.00–161.00	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	135.00–137.00	135.64
13	—	1,063	141.00–147.00	143.78
3	—	935	125.00–130.00	127.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,694	180.00–190.00	184.43
4	—	1,506	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,965	192.00–200.00	196.43

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,819.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,591.67

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.