Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.10/cwt on 50 head, down $20.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.97 against this barn's trailing median of $419.06.

Average price

$359.10

▼ 20.83 vs prior sale

50 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$39.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	381.14	2,038	13thin
Medium and Large 2	560	358.24	2,007	22
Medium and Large 3	542	341.25	1,850	15thin

One grade step is worth $39.89/cwt here — about $188 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.

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 sale50 hd

359.10

—

AL average16 barns · 403 hd

364.93

−5.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

419.06

−59.97

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	—	Average	1,718	200.03	3,437	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	175.71	2,623	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	170.29	2,124	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	152.85	1,484	10

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)	—	$3,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,725.00/head	3,400.00–4,050.00	3,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	364.83/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,434	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	154.27/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	208	443.28/cwt	440.00–450.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	427.63/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	379.72/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,842	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	348.09/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,841	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	416.70/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	359.03/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	335.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	519.93/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	438.77/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	311.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	203	580.12/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	367.91/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	318.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	446.55/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	353.72/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,055	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	328.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	345.54/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	408.52/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	311.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	418.37/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	321.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	410.99/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	438.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,857	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	386.41/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,446	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	336.56/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,218	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	483.51/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	354.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	422.49/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	504.77/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	327.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,042	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	341.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,471	8
Bulls	—	—	1,997	201.28/cwt	196.00–206.00	4,020	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	182.28/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	170.29/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,124	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,375	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	175.71/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,623	6
Bulls	—	—	1,618	210.62/cwt	209.00–214.00	3,408	3

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 636Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 47Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,400.00–4,050.00	3,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	440.00–450.00	443.28
2	300–350	328	425.00–430.00	427.63
3	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	415	385.00–395.00	390.00
9	450–500	462	355.00–375.00	364.83
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	515	360.00–365.00	362.55
11	550–600	571	340.00–345.00	341.38
18	600–650	624	325.00–335.00	327.19
6	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	309	435.00–440.00	438.77
7	400–450	421	400.00–415.00	408.52
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
9	500–550	526	335.00–355.00	345.54
3	550–600	567	320.00–325.00	321.63
3	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	318.36
3	650–700	682	310.00–315.00	311.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
12	650–700	661	370.00	370.00
8	700–750	706	350.00	350.00
8	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	360	515.00–525.00	519.93
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	609	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	668	355.00–360.00	359.03
8	700–750	736	335.00–340.00	335.62
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	367	415.00–420.00	416.70
13	450–500	485	375.00–390.00	379.72
11	500–550	529	340.00–355.00	348.09
4	550–600	578	320.00–325.00	322.45
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	570.00–590.00	580.12
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	382	445.00–450.00	446.55
3	400–450	423	415.00–420.00	418.37
5	450–500	471	405.00–415.00	410.99
7	500–550	516	360.00–375.00	367.91
15	550–600	581	335.00–360.00	353.72
9	600–650	607	320.00–335.00	328.30
3	650–700	670	310.00–315.00	311.72
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	495.00–515.00	504.77
10	350–400	377	475.00–495.00	483.51
9	400–450	424	435.00–445.00	438.00
4	450–500	461	420.00–430.00	422.49
7	500–550	520	380.00–395.00	386.41
6	550–600	552	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	632	340.00–360.00	354.89
12	650–700	659	325.00–340.00	336.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	163.00	163.00
6	—	1,003	152.00–157.00	154.27
3	—	938	145.00–150.00	146.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	168.00–173.00	170.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	174.00–178.00	175.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,997	196.00–206.00	201.28
2	—	1,450	178.00–185.00	182.28
3	—	1,618	209.00–214.00	210.62

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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