Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-02-09

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Feb 9
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
930 head
▲ 721 vs last sale 209▼ 93 vs year ago 1,023 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 39▼ 10 vs year ago 92 · −10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 7▼ 47 vs year ago 76 · −61.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.57/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.83 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$393.57
34 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,131
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs AL average
−30.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544399.552,17212thin
Medium and Large 2540390.312,10922
One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $63 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 sale34 hd
393.57
—
AL average14 barns · 416 hd
392.49
+1.08
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−30.38
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
+6.83
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—Low1,585175.112,7766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,493169.352,52911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,207165.141,99330
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085147.771,60414

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)—$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4756
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6004thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4503thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373615.03/cwt610.00–620.002,2942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3562
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562435.20/cwt425.00–445.002,44614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4793
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668404.02/cwt397.50–410.002,6993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705393.91/cwt387.50–395.002,7777
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756356.65/cwt350.00–360.002,6966
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835320.58/cwt315.00–335.002,6777
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230617.17/cwt610.00–630.001,4194
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305545.08/cwt540.00–550.001,6622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353498.02/cwt490.00–510.001,7585
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370475.39/cwt465.00–485.001,75910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418458.03/cwt455.00–475.001,91513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420446.18/cwt430.00–452.501,87412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467453.37/cwt440.00–460.002,11712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474425.44/cwt415.00–435.002,0179
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509411.79/cwt405.00–425.002,0964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533392.86/cwt380.00–400.002,09418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561393.43/cwt385.00–405.002,2078
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573378.82/cwt375.00–382.502,1714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added634388.81/cwt387.50–392.502,46511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635374.52/cwt365.00–377.502,3788
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639356.43/cwt340.00–360.002,27824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,3802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717337.04/cwt336.00–340.002,4174
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728322.37/cwt315.00–330.002,3472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy735352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,5912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2791308.93/cwt302.50–310.002,4447
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5374
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,7041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280650.30/cwt640.00–660.001,8213
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283684.87/cwt680.00–690.001,9382
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321629.44/cwt620.00–640.002,0219
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333606.55/cwt600.00–610.002,0203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373583.30/cwt580.00–590.002,1763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380553.11/cwt540.00–560.002,1026
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418542.38/cwt525.00–550.002,26716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431503.89/cwt485.00–520.002,17212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473492.02/cwt485.00–500.002,3276
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474471.07/cwt460.00–480.002,2339
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519463.43/cwt455.00–470.002,4055
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531439.42/cwt425.00–450.002,3339
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569410.59/cwt405.00–420.002,33613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577384.18/cwt380.00–395.002,2176
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611388.83/cwt375.00–395.002,3764
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630358.72/cwt355.00–365.002,2604
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678369.11/cwt369.00–370.002,5039
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678335.01/cwt322.50–345.002,2716
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719341.36/cwt330.00–357.502,4549
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4262
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1798330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6335
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418164.10/cwt163.00–165.002,3272
Bulls——1,535177.48/cwt175.00–181.002,7243
Bulls——2,070190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,9331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908136.41/cwt134.00–139.001,2393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122154.73/cwt152.00–158.001,7366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148146.23/cwt141.00–149.001,6795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192174.17/cwt170.00–180.002,07610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201162.98/cwt160.00–168.001,95714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246155.14/cwt150.00–157.001,9336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475172.31/cwt170.00–174.002,5425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482164.06/cwt160.00–166.002,4315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,9681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,475.00/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,950.00/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,450.00/head3,100.00–3,750.003,4503

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.