Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.76/cwt on 73 head, up $12.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −47.40 against this barn's trailing median of $415.15.

Average price

$367.76

▲ 12.80 vs prior sale

73 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$49.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	386.10	2,122	22
Medium and Large 2	551	363.56	2,002	44
Medium and Large 3	555	336.45	1,866	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.65/cwt here — about $256 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

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $330.43, median $415.15 across 30 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 sale73 hd

367.76

—

AL average15 barns · 446 hd

359.37

+8.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

415.15

−47.40

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	1,781	185.35	3,300	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	141.86	2,119	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	141.06	1,686	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	130.98	1,380	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	473.55/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	270.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	309.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	444.60/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,974	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	322.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	401.54/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	354.71/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	464.79/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	339.63/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,970	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	478.31/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	436.39/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	340.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	332.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	445.40/cwt	440.00–450.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	517.28/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	364.79/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	382.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,426	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	143.77/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,172	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	135.70/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,505	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	186.33/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,291	6
Bulls	—	—	2,140	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	140.87/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	132.46/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	176.07/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,896	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	125.52/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,152	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	145.41/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,610	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	136.91/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,769	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	138.05/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	535.76/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	382.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	723	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,388	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	339.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,067	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	392.65/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,081	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	461.60/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,943	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	441.86/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	498.40/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	309.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	376.64/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,177	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	328.15/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,215	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	371.36/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,957	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	380.05/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	415.82/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,738	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	443.25/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	347.92/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,161	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	424.64/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,030	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	351.48/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,035	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	433.75/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	356.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	371.93/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,975	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	327.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	403.11/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	394.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	411.18/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,179	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	519.75/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	383.03/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	367.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,720	8

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 668Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 30Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 32Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	540.00	540.00
3	250–300	268	510.00–530.00	519.75
4	350–400	383	465.00–485.00	473.55
26	400–450	444	430.00–447.50	444.60
7	450–500	478	420.00–430.00	424.64
26	500–550	531	367.50–382.50	371.93
18	550–600	579	345.00–367.50	351.48
9	600–650	617	320.00–335.00	327.18
3	650–700	655	300.00–315.00	309.92
2	700–750	728	285.00–290.00	287.53
2	750–800	770	265.00–275.00	270.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	438	420.00–425.00	422.46
5	450–500	467	390.00–412.50	401.54
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	562	325.00–340.00	332.53
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
13	300–350	335	535.00–540.00	535.76
4	350–400	369	510.00–530.00	517.28
15	400–450	421	455.00–470.00	461.60
8	450–500	469	435.00–450.00	443.25
13	500–550	530	390.00–402.50	392.65
9	550–600	578	375.00–385.00	376.64
22	600–650	621	340.00–355.00	347.92
11	650–700	675	320.00–345.00	328.15
5	700–750	721	305.00–315.00	309.95
1	750–800	785	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	640.00	640.00
3	400–450	413	475.00–480.00	478.31
2	450–500	468	470.00	470.00
14	500–550	530	407.50–420.00	411.18
6	550–600	586	390.00–400.00	394.11
2	600–650	623	377.50–382.50	380.05
2	700–750	738	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	755	310.00–320.00	315.03
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	495.00–500.00	498.40
1	450–500	495	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	500	430.00–437.50	433.75
1	600–650	630	392.50	392.50
2	800–850	823	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	455.00–475.00	464.79
4	300–350	328	432.50–440.00	436.39
5	350–400	377	395.00–410.00	403.11
5	400–450	431	375.00–395.00	383.03
8	450–500	468	360.00–375.00	367.47
9	500–550	539	347.50–360.00	354.71
14	550–600	580	335.00–345.00	339.63
8	600–650	621	315.00–330.00	322.86
2	650–700	678	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	818	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	440.00–450.00	445.40
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	382.35
2	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	364.79
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	523	335.00–345.00	340.07
3	550–600	582	315.00–325.00	319.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	360	435.00–450.00	441.86
23	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	415.82
5	450–500	467	380.00–390.00	382.96
21	500–550	527	367.50–375.00	371.36
4	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	356.19
8	600–650	609	335.00–340.00	339.37
3	650–700	663	325.00–330.00	326.70
6	700–750	727	325.00	325.00
30	750–800	751	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	723	340.00–350.00	345.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	142.00–145.00	143.77
2	—	1,460	137.00–139.00	138.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	135.00–137.00	135.70
2	—	1,213	132.00–133.00	132.46
4	—	918	122.00–128.00	125.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	140.00–142.00	140.87
6	—	1,107	144.00–147.00	145.41
6	—	1,292	135.00–139.00	136.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,766	184.00–188.00	186.33
1	—	2,140	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,645	174.00–178.00	176.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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Florence Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle