Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-07-13

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 13
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
▲ 330 vs last sale 431▼ 119 vs year ago 880 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 71▼ 52 vs year ago 116 · −44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 44▲ 6 vs year ago 59 · +10.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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 $404.99/cwt on 68 head, up $1.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +3.86 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.
Average price
$404.99
▲ 1.25 vs prior sale
68 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546417.002,27621
Medium and Large 2542403.722,18735
Medium and Large 3538387.652,08612thin
One grade step is worth $29.35/cwt here — about $190 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 sale68 hd
404.99
—
AL average16 barns · 487 hd
406.31
−1.33
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.13
+3.86
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—Average1,538214.353,2979thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,364179.732,45215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,166172.942,01718
CowsLean 85-90%Average952148.561,41412

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)—$3,9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,06015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,81213

Every lot

95 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516467.00/cwt465.00–467.502,4105
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624397.09/cwt390.00–400.002,4787
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658391.86/cwt390.00–395.002,5788
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,7265
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763345.83/cwt345.00–355.002,63912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767367.30/cwt360.00–370.002,81715
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6803
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2853330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285514.82/cwt510.00–520.001,4672
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319515.64/cwt510.00–520.001,6457
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340487.46/cwt485.00–490.001,6572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367493.27/cwt490.00–500.001,8103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378457.33/cwt450.00–470.001,7296
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385442.44/cwt440.00–445.001,7032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426455.76/cwt450.00–460.001,9426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434440.44/cwt425.00–445.001,9129
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466436.66/cwt430.00–440.002,0359
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473418.65/cwt415.00–425.001,9808
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484393.34/cwt390.00–405.001,9049
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527376.95/cwt370.00–380.001,9875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528391.12/cwt385.00–395.002,0659
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569391.00/cwt385.00–397.502,2257
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3574361.95/cwt350.00–365.002,0789
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577375.47/cwt370.00–382.502,16629
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616374.61/cwt370.00–380.002,30812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625334.92/cwt330.00–340.002,0934
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626357.77/cwt350.00–365.002,2407
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675363.32/cwt355.00–370.002,45215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685334.96/cwt330.00–340.002,2942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728343.98/cwt340.00–345.002,5045
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2766311.41/cwt310.00–320.002,3857
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773331.19/cwt325.00–340.002,5606
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,3801
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3651
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293620.09/cwt610.00–630.001,8172
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316614.20/cwt610.00–630.001,9417
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331577.47/cwt570.00–590.001,9114
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1422
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363557.59/cwt550.00–570.002,0244
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3389486.19/cwt475.00–490.001,8914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417508.72/cwt505.00–515.002,12112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426481.01/cwt470.00–495.002,0499
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431452.85/cwt440.00–465.001,9527
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468477.54/cwt470.00–485.002,2354
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472450.83/cwt440.00–460.002,12818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3487426.51/cwt410.00–435.002,07713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510448.16/cwt435.00–460.002,2866
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522416.47/cwt410.00–430.002,17422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525397.47/cwt390.00–405.002,0879
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560404.54/cwt397.50–415.002,26515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575382.15/cwt370.00–390.002,19713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577358.19/cwt350.00–365.002,0673
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3616334.98/cwt330.00–340.002,06314
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617376.82/cwt370.00–385.002,3253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626349.57/cwt345.00–360.002,18811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660351.67/cwt345.00–360.002,3213
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663337.50/cwt330.00–342.502,2388
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2706321.00/cwt320.00–325.002,2665
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710337.84/cwt332.50–345.002,3998
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2771311.25/cwt305.00–315.002,4004
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4712
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827316.73/cwt310.00–325.002,6193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,7201
Bulls——1,556216.77/cwt210.00–224.003,3738
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928145.35/cwt144.00–147.001,3498
Cows—Lean 85-90%930152.31/cwt151.00–154.001,4163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145168.73/cwt166.00–170.001,9325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168173.21/cwt172.00–175.002,02310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197179.07/cwt178.00–181.002,1433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,9721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323174.54/cwt173.00–176.002,3095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406180.40/cwt178.00–183.002,5368
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,925.00/head3,550.00–4,300.003,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,978.57/head2,700.00–3,250.002,97914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,400.00–2,800.002,5754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,250.00/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,566.67/head4,500.00–4,600.004,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,650.00/head3,450.00–3,900.003,6507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,433.33/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4333

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.