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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 4

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 256 vs last sale 706▼ 377 vs year ago 827 · −45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 80▲ 12 vs year ago 61 · +19.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 29▼ 42 vs year ago 75 · −56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $446.53/cwt on 50 head, up $11.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +45.40 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$446.53

▲ 11.20 vs prior sale

50 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.81

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	478.52	2,571	20
Medium and Large 2	557	431.39	2,403	20
Medium and Large 3	549	412.82	2,264	10thin

One grade step is worth $65.70/cwt here — about $306 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 sale50 hd

446.53

—

AL average16 barns · 409 hd

422.72

+23.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

+45.40

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	1,768	212.33	3,754	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	174.27	2,410	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	166.33	2,010	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	152.98	1,637	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	3thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,947	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,113	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,205	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	518.13/cwt	515.00–527.50	2,404	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	502.95/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,580	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,650	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	431.86/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,613	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	414.97/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,826	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,529	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	513.47/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,736	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	530.41/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,936	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	476.30/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,791	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	495.15/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,896	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	503.63/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,105	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	480.11/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,040	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	467.11/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,177	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	443.78/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,112	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	443.39/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,257	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,066	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	422.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,260	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	420.63/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,322	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	405.81/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,321	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	382.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,191	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	404.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,514	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	381.76/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,405	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	353.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,225	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	386.66/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,567	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	333.50/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,601	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,257	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,465	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	574.64/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,580	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	603.18/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,707	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	575.08/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,754	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	611.46/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,951	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	545.11/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,815	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	589.24/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,192	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	515.08/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,952	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	556.21/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,141	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	509.82/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,202	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	490.06/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,132	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	458.52/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,995	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	472.30/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,210	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,091	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	491.69/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,365	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	485.72/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,545	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	430.16/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,288	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	457.44/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,438	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	424.88/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,392	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	395.48/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,234	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	461.71/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,623	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	409.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,528	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	390.14/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,431	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	387.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,608	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,237	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	359.96/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,462	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,501	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	327.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,525	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	192.98/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	206.93/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,392	5
Bulls	—	—	1,943	220.55/cwt	214.00–225.00	4,285	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,635	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	147.88/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,664	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	158.64/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,839	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	168.38/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,076	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	177.08/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,229	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,448	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	165.34/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,293	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	176.69/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,470	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,440.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,416.67/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,417	3

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 706Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 80Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 29Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
6	250–300	283	590.00–610.00	603.18
2	300–350	305	570.00–580.00	575.08
5	350–400	385	550.00–560.00	556.21
14	400–450	435	475.00–495.00	490.06
7	450–500	468	460.00–480.00	472.30
4	500–550	533	445.00–465.00	457.44
16	550–600	563	410.00–435.00	424.88
2	600–650	623	385.00–395.00	390.14
4	650–700	684	355.00–370.00	359.96
2	700–750	730	340.00–345.00	342.55
4	750–800	771	320.00–335.00	327.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	275	570.00–580.00	574.64
2	300–350	333	540.00–550.00	545.11
4	350–400	379	510.00–520.00	515.08
8	400–450	435	450.00–470.00	458.52
3	450–500	470	440.00–450.00	444.95
5	500–550	532	420.00–440.00	430.16
5	550–600	565	385.00–400.00	395.48
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	683	325.00–330.00	327.47
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
6	300–350	319	600.00–630.00	611.46
12	350–400	372	580.00–600.00	589.24
20	400–450	432	500.00–540.00	509.82
6	450–500	481	485.00–500.00	491.69
14	500–550	524	480.00–490.00	485.72
6	550–600	568	450.00–470.00	461.71
11	600–650	617	400.00–415.00	409.68
2	650–700	673	380.00–395.00	387.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	273	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	338	505.00–525.00	513.47
7	350–400	383	485.00–505.00	495.15
11	400–450	425	470.00–490.00	480.11
8	450–500	466	460.00–475.00	467.11
8	500–550	535	415.00–430.00	422.39
6	550–600	572	395.00–410.00	405.81
3	600–650	630	375.00–390.00	381.76
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	795	305.00–315.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	365	520.00–540.00	530.41
7	400–450	418	495.00–515.00	503.63
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
19	500–550	509	435.00–445.00	443.39
4	550–600	552	415.00–422.50	420.63
4	600–650	621	400.00–415.00	404.90
6	650–700	664	375.00–395.00	386.66
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	780	320.00–340.00	333.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	470.00–480.00	476.30
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	476	440.00–445.00	443.78
2	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	395.02
2	550–600	573	375.00–390.00	382.34
3	600–650	630	350.00–360.00	353.23
2	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	785	285.00–290.00	287.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	325	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	350	630.00	630.00
1	400–450	400	560.00	560.00
4	450–500	464	515.00–527.50	518.13
5	500–550	513	495.00–510.00	502.95
9	550–600	552	480.00	480.00
4	600–650	605	425.00–442.50	431.86
9	650–700	681	405.00–420.00	414.97
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	800	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,943	214.00–225.00	220.55
5	—	1,639	202.00–210.00	206.93
2	—	1,390	192.00–194.00	192.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	163.00–167.00	165.34
1	—	1,295	189.00	189.00
5	—	1,398	173.00–180.00	176.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,125	146.00–151.00	147.88
8	—	1,041	154.00–159.00	157.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,159	155.00–163.00	158.64
7	—	1,259	175.00–184.00	177.08
12	—	1,233	165.00–173.00	168.38

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	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,416.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00

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.