Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-01-19

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 19
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 751▲ 221 vs year ago 541 · +40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 76▲ 10 vs year ago 61 · +16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 31▼ 23 vs year ago 45 · −51.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.52/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −21.23 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$365.52
44 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.19
vs AL average
−45.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556372.802,07425
Medium and Large 2553355.931,96719thin
One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $107 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 sale44 hd
365.52
—
AL average14 barns · 423 hd
362.32
+3.19
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−45.35
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
−21.23
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
445396347298median 386.7403/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,809182.393,29911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444156.102,25412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218152.281,85419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,066130.721,39312

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,1502thin

Every lot

81 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365609.86/cwt600.00–620.002,2262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405542.59/cwt535.00–550.002,1972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566436.50/cwt435.00–440.002,4715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6399
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200790.00/cwt790.00–790.001,5801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225624.78/cwt620.00–630.001,4062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255595.10/cwt590.00–600.001,5182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255549.80/cwt540.00–560.001,4022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308489.76/cwt480.00–500.001,5082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321465.70/cwt450.00–470.001,4955
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355444.97/cwt440.00–460.001,5805
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374423.90/cwt420.00–430.001,5855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427413.90/cwt410.00–420.001,76710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement454449.34/cwt442.50–455.002,0404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473406.80/cwt395.00–415.001,92411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475426.99/cwt420.00–437.502,0289
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505400.51/cwt390.00–410.002,0235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521367.29/cwt360.00–385.001,9147
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569365.87/cwt360.00–372.502,08220
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571349.31/cwt340.00–357.501,99512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616325.17/cwt315.00–335.002,0039
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631348.79/cwt345.00–350.002,2014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy633365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637388.50/cwt388.50–388.502,47577
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,49471
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671335.56/cwt325.00–345.002,2528
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676309.38/cwt302.50–320.002,0914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2712285.81/cwt280.00–292.502,0353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731320.12/cwt310.00–330.002,3405
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775302.50/cwt290.00–315.002,3442
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775267.50/cwt260.00–275.002,0732
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4491
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4161
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278580.63/cwt570.00–590.001,6142
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320603.39/cwt600.00–610.001,9313
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369567.78/cwt560.00–580.002,0955
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385535.65/cwt525.00–550.002,0626
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425476.92/cwt470.00–485.002,02713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430503.02/cwt490.00–510.002,16310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463477.35/cwt470.00–490.002,2104
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483457.70/cwt445.00–465.002,21119
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523419.91/cwt410.00–440.002,19613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531442.00/cwt435.00–455.002,34712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578395.98/cwt385.00–405.002,28914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583415.75/cwt410.00–430.002,42413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620386.90/cwt382.50–392.502,3994
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628365.72/cwt355.00–375.002,2976
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670349.35/cwt335.00–355.002,3418
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676372.48/cwt360.00–380.002,5188
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727323.30/cwt320.00–330.002,3503
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728306.39/cwt295.00–310.002,2314
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775308.35/cwt305.00–310.002,3903
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775292.44/cwt290.00–295.002,2662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,661183.02/cwt180.00–185.003,0407
Bulls——1,985152.00/cwt152.00–152.003,0171
Bulls——2,095191.06/cwt188.00–195.004,0033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979122.91/cwt120.00–126.001,2034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047131.83/cwt128.00–135.001,3805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5571
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159148.22/cwt144.00–153.001,71810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,212139.30/cwt137.00–141.001,6883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300159.39/cwt155.00–164.002,0728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353165.95/cwt165.00–167.002,2452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451155.74/cwt154.00–158.002,2607
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488150.37/cwt149.00–152.002,2383
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,050.00/head1,950.00–2,150.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.