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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

424 head

▼ 337 vs last sale 761▼ 155 vs year ago 579 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 64▼ 17 vs year ago 83 · −20.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 65▼ 36 vs year ago 54 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 $375.91/cwt on 68 head, down $29.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −25.22 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$375.91

▼ 29.08 vs prior sale

68 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$46.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.92

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	396.82	2,112	25
Medium and Large 2	554	370.21	2,051	29
Medium and Large 3	548	350.36	1,919	14thin

One grade step is worth $46.46/cwt here — about $192 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 sale68 hd

375.91

—

AL average15 barns · 495 hd

389.83

−13.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

401.13

−25.22

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	—	High	1,972	207.88	4,100	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	177.36	2,498	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	172.10	2,136	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	159.07	1,623	7thin

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)	—	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,033	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,550	4thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	427.33/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,269	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,352	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,595	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	417.77/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,554	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	415.70/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,763	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	399.99/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,744	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	427.49/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,958	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	401.96/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,913	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	384.27/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,833	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	378.65/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,931	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	359.96/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,854	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	405.13/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,119	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	390.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,190	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	363.45/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,090	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	332.47/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,938	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,019	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	317.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,978	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,325	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,474	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,426	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	526.91/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,423	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	506.36/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,367	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	501.48/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,610	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	485.14/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,795	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	506.44/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,899	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	487.41/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,974	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	444.49/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,907	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	465.79/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,008	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	440.07/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,086	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	383.78/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,846	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	419.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,025	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	409.04/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,115	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	385.43/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,016	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	360.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,904	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	378.49/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,101	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	337.50/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,934	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	357.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,072	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,264	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	340.39/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,127	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	319.19/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,998	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	303.29/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,026	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,757	185.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,262	3
Bulls	—	—	2,080	218.98/cwt	215.00–226.00	4,555	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	159.63/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,606	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,504	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	164.47/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,719	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	172.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,113	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	178.14/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,230	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,069	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	181.54/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,380	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	175.67/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,544	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,678	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,033.33/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,550.00/head	4,400.00–5,000.00	4,550	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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 761Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 64Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 65Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. 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	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	424	410.00–425.00	415.70
8	450–500	476	395.00–410.00	401.96
7	500–550	510	375.00–395.00	378.65
3	550–600	575	355.00–375.00	363.45
3	600–650	618	325.00–330.00	326.64
2	700–750	738	310.00–320.00	315.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	425.00–430.00	427.49
7	500–550	523	400.00–412.50	405.13
11	550–600	561	380.00–400.00	390.46
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	372	410.00–430.00	417.77
7	400–450	436	395.00–405.00	399.99
7	450–500	477	375.00–390.00	384.27
5	500–550	515	355.00–370.00	359.96
4	550–600	583	325.00–345.00	332.47
4	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	317.45
3	650–700	663	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	270	500.00–510.00	506.36
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
12	400–450	429	435.00–450.00	444.49
8	450–500	481	375.00–395.00	383.78
8	500–550	529	355.00–370.00	360.00
6	550–600	573	335.00–345.00	337.50
6	600–650	626	315.00–330.00	319.19
6	650–700	668	295.00–315.00	303.29
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	620.00	620.00
3	250–300	270	520.00–530.00	526.91
4	300–350	321	495.00–510.00	501.48
2	350–400	370	480.00–490.00	485.14
14	400–450	431	455.00–475.00	465.79
17	450–500	483	410.00–430.00	419.21
13	500–550	523	375.00–395.00	385.43
16	550–600	579	350.00–370.00	357.85
11	600–650	625	335.00–350.00	340.39
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	670.00	670.00
15	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	506.44
2	400–450	405	480.00–495.00	487.41
15	450–500	474	435.00–450.00	440.07
15	500–550	517	400.00–415.00	409.04
10	550–600	555	375.00–390.00	378.49
2	600–650	620	360.00–370.00	365.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
13	500–550	531	420.00–430.00	427.33
6	600–650	619	375.00–385.00	380.03
5	700–750	711	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,045	164.00–165.00	164.47
4	—	1,006	156.00–162.00	159.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,222	170.00–175.00	172.91
7	—	1,252	177.00–181.00	178.14
7	—	1,254	164.00–166.00	165.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,448	174.00–177.00	175.67
1	—	1,575	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,311	179.00–185.00	181.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,080	215.00–226.00	218.98
3	—	1,757	180.00–190.00	185.68

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,033.33

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	4	—	—	4,400.00–5,000.00	4,550.00

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.