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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 8

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

494 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 584▼ 330 vs year ago 824 · −40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 78▼ 23 vs year ago 72 · −31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 93▼ 36 vs year ago 92 · −39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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 $424.24/cwt on 75 head, up $2.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.11 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$424.24

▲ 2.27 vs prior sale

75 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$37.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.95

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	443.45	2,377	27
Medium and Large 2	546	414.87	2,265	40
Medium and Large 3	527	406.20	2,141	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.25/cwt here — about $237 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 sale75 hd

424.24

—

AL average16 barns · 361 hd

410.29

+13.95

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

+23.11

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	—	Average	1,635	198.13	3,240	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	183.15	2,535	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	175.67	2,064	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	154.28	1,482	11

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)	—	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,694	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,238	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,167	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	11
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,675	16

Every lot

86 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,135	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,288	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,207	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	504.97/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,288	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,346	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,411	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,539	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	436.56/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,493	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,627	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	416.84/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,647	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	390.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,645	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,046	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	479.52/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,261	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	515.04/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,468	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	487.58/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,609	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,728	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	456.66/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,653	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	458.39/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,916	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	405.04/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,693	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	438.21/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,867	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	440.40/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,070	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	415.52/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,144	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	400.53/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,135	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,368	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	371.63/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,174	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	368.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,304	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	365.19/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,432	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,293	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	314.08/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,440	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	549.52/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,445	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	594.91/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,725	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	596.42/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,891	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	571.59/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,161	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	546.17/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,114	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	462.64/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,911	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	507.62/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,193	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	493.73/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,163	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	484.13/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,266	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	459.25/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,195	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	429.90/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,085	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	406.20/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,141	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	447.97/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,374	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	423.34/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,261	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	417.49/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,384	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	397.29/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,269	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	386.25/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,383	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	345.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,140	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	368.62/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,300	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	369.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,419	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,354	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,573	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	348.43/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,554	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	348.32/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,675	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	336.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,620	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	179.76/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	219.01/cwt	217.00–221.00	3,708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	195.61/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,527	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	162.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,537	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	154.34/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	149.41/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,460	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	168.91/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,883	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	174.88/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,983	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	182.50/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,393	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	184.93/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,460	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	177.22/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,556	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,842	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,675	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,693.75/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,694	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,237.50/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,238	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,166.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,167	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,300	11

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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 584Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 78Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 93Year ago 92

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	590.00–600.00	594.91
4	350–400	387	535.00–560.00	546.17
4	400–450	438	490.00–495.00	493.73
7	450–500	478	450.00–465.00	459.25
27	500–550	534	415.00–435.00	423.34
13	550–600	571	392.50–405.00	397.29
16	600–650	624	362.50–375.00	368.62
3	650–700	663	350.00–360.00	355.03
3	700–750	733	340.00–355.00	348.43
11	750–800	779	335.00–340.00	336.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	590.00–600.00	596.42
6	350–400	378	570.00–580.00	571.59
6	400–450	432	500.00–520.00	507.62
9	450–500	468	480.00–492.50	484.13
23	500–550	530	440.00–455.00	447.97
4	550–600	571	410.00–425.00	417.49
18	600–650	617	380.00–395.00	386.25
4	650–700	655	365.00–375.00	369.34
1	700–750	705	365.00	365.00
3	750–800	768	345.00–355.00	348.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	540.00–560.00	549.52
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	413	455.00–470.00	462.64
2	450–500	485	425.00–435.00	429.90
8	500–550	527	395.00–410.00	406.20
2	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	345.12
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	545.00	545.00
2	450–500	453	500.00–510.00	504.97
2	500–550	510	460.00	460.00
51	550–600	571	430.00–447.50	436.56
24	600–650	635	410.00–418.00	416.84
2	650–700	678	385.00–395.00	390.06
1	700–750	715	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	610.00	610.00
1	400–450	405	565.00	565.00
3	500–550	513	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	558	455.00	455.00
2	600–650	618	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	263	470.00–490.00	479.52
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	362	455.00–460.00	456.66
14	400–450	426	425.00–445.00	438.21
10	500–550	533	395.00–405.00	400.53
9	550–600	585	365.00–375.00	371.63
18	600–650	626	350.00–370.00	368.06
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	327.50	327.50
3	750–800	777	310.00–322.50	314.08
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	510.00–520.00	515.04
2	300–350	330	485.00–490.00	487.58
2	350–400	360	475.00–485.00	480.00
3	400–450	418	455.00–460.00	458.39
16	450–500	470	420.00–455.00	440.40
30	500–550	516	410.00–425.00	415.52
4	550–600	581	407.50	407.50
22	650–700	666	355.00–377.50	365.19
3	700–750	715	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	418	395.00–410.00	405.04
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	175.00–179.00	177.22
1	—	1,480	192.00	192.00
5	—	1,330	183.00–186.00	184.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	148.00–150.00	149.41
3	—	947	160.00–167.00	162.35
3	—	947	154.00–155.00	154.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	168.00–170.00	168.91
4	—	1,311	181.00–184.00	182.50
9	—	1,134	172.00–179.00	174.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	193.00–198.00	195.61
2	—	1,410	177.00–184.00	179.76
2	—	1,693	217.00–221.00	219.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,693.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,166.67

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	11	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,300.00

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.