Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-06-22

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 22
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 744▲ 80 vs year ago 457 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 76▲ 40 vs year ago 47 · +85.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 45▲ 61 vs year ago 49 · +124.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $419.06/cwt on 55 head, up $15.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +17.94 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.
Average price
$419.06
▲ 15.89 vs prior sale
55 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,294
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538437.322,35215thin
Medium and Large 2550419.722,30923
Medium and Large 3552402.062,22117thin
One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $131 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
419.06
—
AL average16 barns · 348 hd
402.71
+16.35
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.13
+17.94
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—High1,505200.463,0168thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,396181.492,53426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,186174.622,07130
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,008155.621,5689thin

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)—$3,9105
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,07448
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3256
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,63812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,0504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,37511

Every lot

89 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517466.53/cwt465.00–470.002,4125
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2931
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235515.21/cwt510.00–520.001,2112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329515.99/cwt510.00–520.001,6985
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335500.00/cwt495.00–505.001,6752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355503.33/cwt500.00–505.001,7873
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367469.24/cwt460.00–475.001,7228
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3381446.11/cwt430.00–455.001,7004
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428411.73/cwt410.00–415.001,7623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431445.54/cwt440.00–450.001,9209
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434438.50/cwt430.00–440.001,90310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478432.59/cwt425.00–440.002,06818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482412.91/cwt410.00–420.001,9906
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520396.64/cwt390.00–410.002,0636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528417.39/cwt415.00–425.002,2046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528379.88/cwt375.00–385.002,0062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558409.09/cwt395.00–417.502,2833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576380.07/cwt370.00–390.002,1894
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3582363.37/cwt360.00–365.002,1153
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610340.00/cwt330.00–345.002,0743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3945
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673386.63/cwt380.00–392.502,6023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3151
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3785282.60/cwt275.00–290.002,2182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4522
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5642
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308580.08/cwt570.00–590.001,7872
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318542.91/cwt530.00–550.001,7264
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323514.73/cwt510.00–520.001,6632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375511.87/cwt500.00–520.001,9208
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381542.49/cwt540.00–550.002,0674
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417505.21/cwt495.00–510.002,10710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430469.21/cwt460.00–475.002,0187
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431482.69/cwt480.00–490.002,08011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475454.53/cwt445.00–465.002,15922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476483.17/cwt482.50–485.002,30011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483435.02/cwt430.00–440.002,1015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521446.08/cwt440.00–455.002,3249
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3532409.55/cwt400.00–415.002,17911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534427.21/cwt420.00–435.002,28113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563424.17/cwt420.00–430.002,3886
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571409.99/cwt400.00–415.002,34110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590388.33/cwt385.00–390.002,2916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615387.32/cwt380.00–395.002,3822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633354.82/cwt350.00–365.002,2463
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663367.42/cwt355.00–375.002,4368
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720339.93/cwt330.00–350.002,4472
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4862
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,5011
Bulls——1,423193.12/cwt190.00–196.002,7484
Bulls——1,647217.74/cwt215.00–219.003,5863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918149.20/cwt149.00–150.001,3704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040167.69/cwt165.00–171.001,74411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060155.87/cwt155.00–157.001,6522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093164.02/cwt161.00–165.001,7933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250174.97/cwt173.00–179.002,18711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298183.67/cwt181.00–186.002,3848
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373190.94/cwt190.00–192.002,6222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392182.32/cwt181.00–187.002,53817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414176.76/cwt173.00–179.002,4997
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,375.00/head2,300.00–2,450.002,37511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,910.00/head3,700.00–4,000.003,9105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,073.96/head2,600.00–3,500.003,07448
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,325.00/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,987.50/head3,750.00–4,200.003,9884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,516.67/head3,350.00–3,600.003,5176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0002

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.