Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-02-16

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Feb 16
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
703 head
▼ 227 vs last sale 930▲ 377 vs year ago 326 · +115.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 82▲ 24 vs year ago 40 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 29▲ 2 vs year ago 39 · +5.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers 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 $396.44/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +9.70 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$396.44
55 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,169
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$521
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.59
vs AL average
−32.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544407.902,22036
Medium and Large 2555377.212,09318thin
Medium and Large 3515330.001,7001thin
One grade step is worth $77.90/cwt here — about $521 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 sale55 hd
396.44
—
AL average16 barns · 556 hd
398.03
−1.59
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−32.73
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
+9.70
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—Average1,865189.873,54015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,403171.752,4105thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233161.051,98618
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,091138.381,50911

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,56512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9001thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,6732
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,8111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268750.00/cwt750.00–750.002,0102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,3041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455525.05/cwt520.00–530.002,3892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508485.02/cwt480.00–490.002,4642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531459.19/cwt455.00–465.002,43812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6671
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667415.28/cwt407.50–418.002,77024
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,8069
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728355.49/cwt352.50–365.002,58814
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1801342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,74316
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2832335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7876
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,4281
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227625.63/cwt610.00–630.001,4207
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3228575.16/cwt570.00–580.001,3112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275505.00/cwt500.00–510.001,3892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282581.04/cwt570.00–590.001,6397
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283607.06/cwt600.00–620.001,71811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315563.02/cwt550.00–570.001,7743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318482.68/cwt475.00–490.001,5352
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328516.46/cwt495.00–520.001,6947
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362519.86/cwt510.00–530.001,8823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375494.87/cwt490.00–500.001,8562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378436.56/cwt430.00–440.001,6503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3403379.94/cwt370.00–390.001,5312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424422.63/cwt420.00–430.001,7924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438449.91/cwt445.00–465.001,97113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458357.46/cwt355.00–360.001,6372
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy468468.74/cwt465.00–470.002,1944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475436.74/cwt430.00–445.002,0759
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493408.31/cwt400.00–415.002,0133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement510437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532390.70/cwt385.00–400.002,0798
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535411.17/cwt407.50–425.002,20027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573366.41/cwt355.00–380.002,10010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580393.17/cwt385.00–400.002,2808
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618347.57/cwt340.00–355.002,1484
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622368.24/cwt360.00–380.002,2903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy630397.48/cwt395.00–400.002,5043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633317.53/cwt310.00–325.002,0102
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682343.23/cwt340.00–352.502,3416
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added684385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,63312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement700360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,3996
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730304.90/cwt300.00–310.002,2262
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement785345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7082
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6994
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270652.50/cwt650.00–655.001,7622
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283689.88/cwt670.00–700.001,9524
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3289613.23/cwt610.00–620.001,7723
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316659.60/cwt650.00–680.002,0844
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334625.73/cwt610.00–640.002,0907
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335576.67/cwt570.00–590.001,9323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3357537.07/cwt520.00–540.001,91711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370615.00/cwt610.00–620.002,2762
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370575.20/cwt570.00–580.002,1282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3412458.20/cwt450.00–465.001,8883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418525.88/cwt515.00–540.002,1984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423502.49/cwt490.00–510.002,12615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465462.02/cwt450.00–475.002,1487
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479438.73/cwt430.00–445.002,1024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485489.16/cwt485.00–505.002,37221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529442.47/cwt435.00–450.002,34110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533415.82/cwt410.00–430.002,2167
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535384.91/cwt380.00–390.002,0592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573372.53/cwt365.00–380.002,1352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577397.87/cwt385.00–405.002,2967
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585422.01/cwt410.00–427.502,46915
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630353.57/cwt340.00–370.002,2277
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632382.79/cwt375.00–400.002,41917
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674354.35/cwt350.00–360.002,3884
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683335.81/cwt335.00–340.002,2946
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722334.03/cwt330.00–342.502,4125
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777327.53/cwt325.00–330.002,5453
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5321
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863285.04/cwt280.00–290.002,4602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728189.37/cwt187.00–193.003,2726
Bulls——1,917182.61/cwt182.00–185.003,5015
Bulls——2,004199.68/cwt196.00–204.004,0024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930129.07/cwt127.00–130.001,2003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139144.93/cwt143.00–147.001,6514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163138.82/cwt137.00–140.001,6144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205167.72/cwt166.00–169.002,0214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236161.67/cwt160.00–164.001,9988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248155.78/cwt153.00–158.001,9446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,4981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457167.59/cwt167.00–169.002,4423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,564.58/head2,300.00–3,050.002,56512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,150.00/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1502

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.