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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 12

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

751 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 1,009▲ 311 vs year ago 440 · +70.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 145▲ 19 vs year ago 57 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 74▲ 7 vs year ago 24 · +29.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $427.49/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +26.36 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$427.49

41 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$28.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.33

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	439.26	2,390	24
Medium and Large 2	550	410.88	2,259	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.38/cwt here — about $131 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 sale41 hd

427.49

—

AL average15 barns · 407 hd

396.16

+31.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

+26.36

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	—	High	1,588	181.39	2,881	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	162.43	2,340	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	152.39	1,865	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	136.43	1,489	20

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)	—	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,755	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,690	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	640.00/cwt	635.00–645.00	2,112	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	616.63/cwt	615.00–620.00	2,078	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,183	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	593.74/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,114	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	501.27/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,271	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,443	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	404.35/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,458	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,734	72
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,699	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,668	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,003	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,109	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	452.56/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,285	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	443.66/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,411	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	475.27/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,559	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	434.62/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,621	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	461.07/cwt	450.00–472.50	1,724	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	442.02/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,848	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	410.04/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,747	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	438.33/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,016	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	390.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,874	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	410.20/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,014	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	376.22/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,964	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	392.97/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,067	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	375.42/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,136	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	355.68/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,031	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,181	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,095	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	328.78/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,223	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	332.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,387	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,391	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,645	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,635	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	567.09/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,820	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	592.91/cwt	585.00–610.00	1,939	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	566.71/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,051	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	529.49/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,001	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	488.89/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,039	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	469.91/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,992	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	463.12/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,191	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	477.19/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,267	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	439.47/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,294	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	455.13/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,408	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	412.81/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,349	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	378.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,200	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	394.38/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,469	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,385	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	363.03/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,425	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	342.31/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,311	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	313.74/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,243	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	327.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,407	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,203	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	177.12/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	167.85/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	188.76/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,360	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	126.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,248	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	144.37/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,585	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	146.09/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,660	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	135.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,612	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	156.96/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,895	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	152.02/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,975	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	160.88/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,235	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	170.66/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,476	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	154.85/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,352	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,166.67/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,167	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,966.67/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,755	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 1,009Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 145Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 74Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	700.00	700.00
3	250–300	268	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	327	585.00–610.00	592.91
3	350–400	362	565.00–570.00	566.71
9	400–450	417	485.00–495.00	488.89
11	450–500	475	475.00–490.00	477.19
15	500–550	529	450.00–470.00	455.13
9	550–600	569	405.00–415.00	412.81
7	600–650	626	387.50–397.50	394.38
9	650–700	668	360.00–375.00	363.03
4	700–750	735	320.00–335.00	327.52
2	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	321	560.00–575.00	567.09
8	350–400	378	520.00–535.00	529.49
7	400–450	424	465.00–475.00	469.91
11	450–500	473	460.00–470.00	463.12
9	500–550	522	435.00–445.00	439.47
8	550–600	581	370.00–390.00	378.71
8	600–650	636	375.00	375.00
13	650–700	675	337.50–357.50	342.31
2	700–750	715	312.50–315.00	313.74
2	750–800	773	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	470.00–480.00	475.27
18	350–400	374	450.00–472.50	461.07
10	400–450	418	430.00–450.00	442.02
12	450–500	491	405.00–415.00	410.20
5	500–550	526	387.50–400.00	392.97
13	550–600	569	365.00–382.50	375.42
7	600–650	610	357.50	357.50
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
6	700–750	717	330.00–340.00	332.98
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	450.00–460.00	452.56
4	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	443.66
12	350–400	373	430.00–440.00	434.62
6	400–450	426	400.00–420.00	410.04
4	450–500	480	385.00–400.00	390.44
6	500–550	522	365.00–382.50	376.22
8	550–600	571	347.50–362.50	355.68
2	600–650	630	330.00–335.00	332.56
4	650–700	676	325.00–330.00	328.78
1	700–750	730	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	437.50–440.00	438.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	330	635.00–645.00	640.00
2	350–400	355	615.00	615.00
8	450–500	453	500.00–510.00	501.27
5	500–550	509	480.00	480.00
17	600–650	608	404.00–410.00	404.35
15	750–800	769	351.00	351.00
4	800–850	821	325.00	325.00
3	1000–1050	1,003	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	700–750	729	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	615.00–620.00	616.63
4	350–400	356	590.00–595.00	593.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	167.00–176.00	170.66
7	—	1,389	159.00–163.00	160.88
4	—	1,519	154.00–157.00	154.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	145.00–148.00	146.09
6	—	1,207	155.00–159.00	156.96
6	—	1,299	151.00–153.00	152.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	125.00–130.00	126.33
8	—	1,098	143.00–146.00	144.37
6	—	1,186	134.00–140.00	135.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,780	185.00–195.00	188.76
4	—	1,395	175.00–180.00	177.12
2	—	1,400	166.00–170.00	167.85

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,755.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,966.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00

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	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.