Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-06-15

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 15
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
744 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 494▼ 44 vs year ago 788 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 49▼ 34 vs year ago 110 · −30.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 56▼ 43 vs year ago 88 · −48.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $403.18/cwt on 70 head, down $21.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +2.05 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.
Average price
$403.18
▼ 21.06 vs prior sale
70 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537426.082,28628
Medium and Large 2570389.482,21835
Medium and Large 3552380.042,0997thin
One grade step is worth $46.03/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale70 hd
403.18
—
AL average16 barns · 398 hd
394.30
+8.88
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.13
+2.05
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
464415366316median 401.1303/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,648203.883,35911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,485179.532,66512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166170.451,98731
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,006154.331,55216

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)—$3,4884thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0086
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,8754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5297
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,0001thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,8291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515453.95/cwt450.00–465.002,3385
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2556432.85/cwt430.00–440.002,4077
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,57024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621406.99/cwt405.00–410.002,5275
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5684
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652410.25/cwt405.00–410.502,67522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,72015
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,82767
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303544.96/cwt540.00–550.001,6512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333487.26/cwt480.00–500.001,6234
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333457.67/cwt450.00–465.001,5242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362478.34/cwt475.00–480.001,7323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413453.67/cwt450.00–460.001,8744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430434.85/cwt430.00–445.001,8706
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434419.01/cwt405.00–425.001,8195
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466428.45/cwt425.00–435.001,9977
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483415.82/cwt405.00–420.002,0086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522397.27/cwt390.00–405.002,07420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554413.41/cwt405.00–417.502,2908
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571386.78/cwt375.00–395.002,2099
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3587363.31/cwt360.00–365.002,1333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605372.52/cwt360.00–380.002,2544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620349.96/cwt345.00–355.002,1703
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,5283
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3663332.51/cwt330.00–335.002,2052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4846
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678348.29/cwt340.00–355.002,3613
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725322.47/cwt320.00–325.002,3382
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767329.45/cwt325.00–342.502,5274
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,5643
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318504.92/cwt490.00–520.001,6066
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320539.74/cwt530.00–550.001,7273
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377509.16/cwt500.00–515.001,9206
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382487.46/cwt480.00–495.001,8628
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385467.50/cwt460.00–475.001,8002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408446.65/cwt445.00–450.001,8223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411488.19/cwt480.00–500.002,00611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422462.84/cwt455.00–475.001,9539
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469467.84/cwt460.00–475.002,19416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476448.28/cwt440.00–455.002,1349
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477430.79/cwt425.00–435.002,0556
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515435.35/cwt430.00–445.002,24217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519415.71/cwt405.00–425.002,1589
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528390.12/cwt380.00–395.002,0604
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570411.75/cwt405.00–420.002,34711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585366.61/cwt365.00–370.002,1453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587380.40/cwt375.00–390.002,23326
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623395.00/cwt390.00–400.002,4616
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625342.52/cwt340.00–345.002,1412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626367.41/cwt360.00–380.002,30010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668350.93/cwt340.00–365.002,3445
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678385.01/cwt380.00–390.002,6104
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3718305.05/cwt300.00–310.002,1902
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2724323.73/cwt315.00–330.002,3444
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790305.00/cwt295.00–315.002,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,203182.70/cwt180.00–188.002,1983
Bulls——1,420200.56/cwt199.00–202.002,8482
Bulls——1,946215.58/cwt208.00–222.004,1956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%874147.34/cwt145.00–151.001,2884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034155.36/cwt153.00–158.001,60610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100179.04/cwt178.00–180.001,9695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128163.14/cwt160.00–166.001,8402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149164.44/cwt160.00–168.001,88914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213173.88/cwt170.00–176.002,10912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428183.41/cwt180.00–186.002,6196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,541175.64/cwt173.00–178.002,7076
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,825.00/head3,650.00–4,000.003,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,487.50/head3,200.00–3,700.003,4884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,008.33/head2,750.00–3,100.003,0086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,875.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,528.57/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,133.33/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1333

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.