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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 18

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← May 11May 18Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 457▲ 32 vs year ago 573 · +5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 46▼ 18 vs year ago 71 · −25.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 18▼ 16 vs year ago 43 · −37.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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 $449.66/cwt on 64 head, up $22.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +48.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$449.66

▲ 22.84 vs prior sale

64 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$54.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.34

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	464.50	2,489	39
Medium and Large 2	535	437.57	2,342	15thin
Medium and Large 3	539	409.94	2,210	10thin

One grade step is worth $54.57/cwt here — about $279 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 sale64 hd

449.66

—

AL average15 barns · 434 hd

428.33

+21.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

+48.54

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	—	Low	1,536	201.78	3,099	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,314	179.83	2,362	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	167.70	1,906	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	152.81	1,664	9thin

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)	—	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,789	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,483	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,507	7

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,632	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,940	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,310	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,440	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	493.37/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,482	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	460.80/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,631	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	437.10/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,693	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,795	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,753	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	357.45/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,752	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,393	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	569.62/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,492	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	546.15/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,742	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	500.30/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,676	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	521.74/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,852	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	487.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,826	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	447.41/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,857	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	486.38/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,033	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	467.65/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,973	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	426.75/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,993	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	474.91/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,246	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	451.62/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,159	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,426	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	409.81/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,111	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	428.85/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,234	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	439.92/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,327	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	432.63/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,414	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	386.41/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,249	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	408.48/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,381	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	403.32/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,456	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,248	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	392.51/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,563	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	353.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,350	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,376	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	583.19/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,557	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,647	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	558.38/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,848	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	505.14/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,819	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	551.74/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,003	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	532.09/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,027	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	501.07/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,110	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	522.83/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,217	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	484.88/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,061	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	488.61/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,321	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	476.12/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,262	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	452.70/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,173	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	420.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,154	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	471.51/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,475	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	445.37/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,338	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	416.11/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,343	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	441.15/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,523	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	393.76/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,284	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	393.71/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,398	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	421.00/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,635	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	370.89/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,333	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	347.42/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,321	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	381.84/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,566	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,347	195.23/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,630	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,547	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	4,183	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,465	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	168.12/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,886	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	179.39/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,032	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	159.94/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,862	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	156.63/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,829	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	180.68/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,278	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	173.35/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,340	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	186.12/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,736	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,789.29/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,789	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,000.00/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,137.50/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,138	4

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 457Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 46Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
3	250–300	258	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	335	490.00–520.00	500.30
5	350–400	375	480.00–490.00	487.05
9	400–450	422	460.00–475.00	467.65
7	450–500	478	440.00–455.00	451.62
9	500–550	521	425.00–430.00	428.85
10	550–600	583	400.00–415.00	408.48
1	600–650	645	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	665	350.00–360.00	353.31
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	560.00–580.00	569.62
8	300–350	319	540.00–550.00	546.15
3	350–400	355	515.00–530.00	521.74
26	400–450	418	480.00–497.50	486.38
9	450–500	473	470.00–485.00	474.91
11	500–550	529	435.00–460.00	439.92
20	550–600	558	430.00–435.00	432.63
6	600–650	609	395.00–407.50	403.32
2	650–700	653	390.00–395.00	392.51
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	415	445.00–450.00	447.41
3	450–500	467	420.00–430.00	426.75
3	500–550	515	400.00–415.00	409.81
7	550–600	582	385.00–395.00	386.41
2	600–650	620	360.00–365.00	362.50
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	267	580.00–590.00	583.19
7	300–350	331	550.00–570.00	558.38
10	350–400	381	520.00–550.00	532.09
19	400–450	421	495.00–510.00	501.07
13	450–500	475	465.00–480.00	476.12
11	500–550	525	435.00–455.00	445.37
4	550–600	563	405.00–430.00	416.11
6	600–650	609	385.00–405.00	393.71
8	650–700	668	340.00–360.00	347.42
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	363	550.00–560.00	551.74
7	400–450	424	520.00–530.00	522.83
11	450–500	475	485.00–505.00	488.61
30	500–550	525	460.00–480.00	471.51
9	550–600	572	435.00–450.00	441.15
18	600–650	626	412.50–430.00	421.00
10	650–700	672	377.50–390.00	381.84
1	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	780	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	330	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	360	500.00–510.00	505.14
3	400–450	425	475.00–490.00	484.88
11	450–500	480	450.00–460.00	452.70
6	500–550	512	415.00–430.00	420.72
4	550–600	580	390.00–395.00	393.76
5	600–650	629	360.00–380.00	370.89
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	318	610.00	610.00
1	400–450	420	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	454	537.50	537.50
6	500–550	503	490.00–500.00	493.37
6	550–600	571	455.00–465.00	460.80
7	600–650	616	435.00–450.00	437.10
1	650–700	690	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	715	380.00–390.00	385.07
2	750–800	770	355.00–360.00	357.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	146.00–150.00	148.03
5	—	1,168	155.00–158.00	156.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	171.00–176.00	173.35
2	—	1,470	185.00–187.00	186.12
8	—	1,261	178.00–183.00	180.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	157.00–162.00	159.94
3	—	1,133	178.00–181.00	179.39
9	—	1,122	165.00–173.00	168.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,880	220.00–225.00	222.50
3	—	1,347	192.00–201.00	195.23

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,789.29

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	3	—	—	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,137.50

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.