Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $421.97/cwt on 64 head, down $27.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +2.91 against this barn's trailing median of $419.06.

Average price

$421.97

▼ 27.70 vs prior sale

64 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$41.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	436.48	2,437	17thin
Medium and Large 2	556	424.30	2,358	35
Medium and Large 3	555	394.60	2,191	12thin

One grade step is worth $41.89/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $355.45, median $419.06 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

421.97

—

AL average15 barns · 309 hd

412.90

+9.06

This barn, trailing median29 sales

419.06

+2.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,690	204.73	3,460	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	179.31	2,889	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	173.68	2,010	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	148.78	1,342	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,906	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,051	50

Every lot, as filed

100 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	462.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	516.63/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	431.00/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,073	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	491.60/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,325	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	536.45/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	493.43/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	469.53/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,287	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	517.33/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,214	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	380.31/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	384.14/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	427.28/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	527.90/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	358.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	388.73/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,387	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	446.94/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	442.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,524	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	532.40/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	366.22/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	413.99/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	474.93/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	430.44/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	447.56/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	383.72/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	435.77/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,793	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	409.04/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,471	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	365.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	165.77/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,774	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	181.29/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,343	168.52/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	218.04/cwt	212.00–226.00	3,933	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	147.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,311	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	180.03/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,942	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,905.56/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,906	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,683.33/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,700.00–3,275.00	2,975	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,645	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	175.16/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,827	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	173.78/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,059	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	185.25/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	202.88/cwt	193.00–208.00	3,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	336.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	404.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	424.01/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	434.76/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	469.48/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,070	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	402.39/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	387.87/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,238	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	361.70/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	415.20/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,757	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	342.40/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	362.58/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	458.63/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	567.59/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	451.74/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	366.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	419.17/cwt	402.50–427.50	2,431	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	430.40/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,268	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	507.46/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	518.11/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	492.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1

How this sale compares

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 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 605Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 27Year ago 95

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
6	350–400	385	530.00–550.00	536.45
8	400–450	428	512.50–525.00	517.33
6	450–500	473	485.00–505.00	491.60
6	500–550	528	440.00–450.00	447.56
11	550–600	575	430.00–435.00	430.44
20	600–650	604	407.00–420.00	409.04
8	650–700	668	377.50–385.00	380.31
2	700–750	715	360.00–370.00	365.07
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
4	250–300	280	560.00–570.00	567.59
5	300–350	334	520.00–540.00	527.90
10	350–400	378	510.00–525.00	518.11
7	400–450	422	485.00–505.00	493.43
10	450–500	487	460.00–475.00	469.53
16	500–550	527	420.00–437.50	430.40
19	550–600	580	402.50–427.50	419.17
24	600–650	614	375.00–400.00	388.73
6	650–700	663	350.00–370.00	358.32
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	505.00–510.00	507.46
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
10	400–450	441	460.00–475.00	469.48
3	450–500	473	450.00–455.00	451.74
5	500–550	525	400.00–410.00	404.01
7	550–600	577	380.00–395.00	387.87
6	600–650	636	355.00–365.00	361.70
5	650–700	682	330.00–345.00	336.96
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	670.00	670.00
4	250–300	263	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	327	515.00–520.00	516.63
3	350–400	375	470.00–480.00	474.93
5	400–450	412	460.00–470.00	462.96
5	450–500	467	440.00–460.00	446.94
2	500–550	520	420.00–435.00	427.28
9	550–600	579	400.00–417.50	413.99
4	600–650	614	380.00–385.00	383.72
2	650–700	680	365.00–367.50	366.22
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	540.00	540.00
5	300–350	340	485.00–495.00	492.00
4	350–400	378	450.00–465.00	458.63
2	400–450	408	440.00–450.00	445.09
11	450–500	481	420.00–435.00	431.00
12	500–550	524	395.00–412.50	402.39
6	550–600	573	375.00–390.00	384.14
3	600–650	627	360.00–375.00	366.64
2	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	730	330.00–335.00	332.45
2	750–800	760	315.00–320.00	317.50
1	800–850	825	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	430.00–440.00	434.76
5	400–450	439	420.00–430.00	424.01
2	450–500	490	400.00–410.00	405.00
2	550–600	573	360.00–365.00	362.58
4	600–650	626	335.00–350.00	342.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	300	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	360	560.00	560.00
1	500–550	505	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	603	425.00–430.00	427.51
30	650–700	664	412.50–420.00	415.20
5	700–750	705	380.00	380.00
2	750–800	750	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	870	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	265	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	305	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	360	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	423	530.00–535.00	532.40
4	500–550	526	480.00	480.00
28	550–600	571	440.00–450.00	442.02
13	600–650	626	435.00–437.50	435.77
12	650–700	651	429.00	429.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	164.00–167.00	165.77
4	—	1,154	180.00–184.00	181.29
13	—	1,185	171.00–178.00	173.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	889	145.00–152.00	147.42
1	—	785	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,025	160.00–161.00	160.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,634	179.00–182.00	180.03
8	—	1,614	173.00–177.00	175.16
4	—	1,531	184.00–187.00	185.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	168.00–169.00	168.52
6	—	1,804	212.00–226.00	218.04
4	—	1,693	193.00–208.00	202.88

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,905.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	—	2,700.00–3,275.00	2,975.00

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.

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