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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 19

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

904 head

▲ 385 vs last sale 519▲ 273 vs year ago 631 · +43.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 52▲ 33 vs year ago 93 · +35.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 43▲ 30 vs year ago 31 · +96.8%

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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 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $343.18/cwt on 80 head, down $8.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.00 against this barn's trailing median of $403.18.

Average price

$343.18

▼ 8.37 vs prior sale

80 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$46.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	366.73	1,951	20
Medium and Large 2	553	339.86	1,879	46
Medium and Large 3	550	320.46	1,763	14thin

One grade step is worth $46.27/cwt here — about $188 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 sale80 hd

343.18

—

AL average15 barns · 536 hd

340.32

+2.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

403.18

−60.00

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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $330.43, median $403.18 across 31 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	—	Average	1,663	165.50	2,752	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	129.33	1,991	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	128.01	1,603	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	113.98	1,261	34

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)	—	$3,250	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,588	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,328	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,163	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,213	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,462	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,407	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	377.91/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,026	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,139	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	392.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,225	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,216	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,172	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,090	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	330.26/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,242	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,254	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	885	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	404.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,316	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	359.93/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,224	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	381.45/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,461	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,350	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	364.03/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,540	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	345.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,630	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	321.00/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,557	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	323.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,664	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	339.86/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,767	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	304.24/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,594	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	288.70/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,654	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	323.35/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,872	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	312.04/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,819	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	316.87/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,952	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	297.50/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,868	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	302.44/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,023	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	283.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,921	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	289.51/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,035	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,970	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,144	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	457.90/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,067	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	511.92/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,398	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	482.98/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,319	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	493.87/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,556	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	468.12/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,493	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	422.27/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,393	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	468.14/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,681	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	427.38/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,628	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	402.50/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,570	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	416.12/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,735	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	392.43/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,660	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	362.60/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,552	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	396.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,814	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	376.62/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,778	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	352.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,669	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	369.85/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,934	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	329.46/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,726	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	349.09/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,871	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	357.37/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,998	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	327.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,885	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	311.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,794	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	283.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,771	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	327.13/cwt	322.50–328.00	2,074	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	306.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,952	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	291.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,964	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	278.36/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,999	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	269.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,092	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,316	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	155.81/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,264	6
Bulls	—	—	1,752	165.04/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,892	6
Bulls	—	—	1,807	177.68/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,211	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	102.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,066	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	123.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,384	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	113.60/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,280	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	129.89/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,608	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	124.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,558	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,728	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,007	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	130.74/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,968	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	125.71/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,024	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,587.50/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,588	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,327.78/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,328	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,162.50/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,163	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,518.75/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,519	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,906.25/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,906	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,383.33/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,383	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 Oct 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 519Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 52Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 43Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	440.00–445.00	442.50
6	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	404.88
6	350–400	383	375.00–395.00	381.45
20	400–450	423	350.00–385.00	364.03
19	450–500	472	340.00–350.00	345.24
7	500–550	514	315.00–330.00	323.65
6	550–600	583	310.00–315.00	312.04
4	600–650	628	290.00–310.00	297.50
3	650–700	678	275.00–290.00	283.29
2	700–750	723	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	340	355.00–365.00	359.93
2	350–400	383	350.00–355.00	352.52
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	485	320.00–325.00	321.00
4	500–550	524	295.00–310.00	304.24
2	550–600	573	287.50–290.00	288.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	520	337.50–340.00	339.86
15	550–600	579	317.50–325.00	323.35
8	600–650	616	315.00–317.50	316.87
6	650–700	669	295.00–310.00	302.44
5	700–750	703	285.00–292.50	289.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	273	475.00–490.00	482.98
6	300–350	319	460.00–475.00	468.12
4	350–400	381	420.00–440.00	427.38
8	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	392.43
16	450–500	472	370.00–390.00	376.62
26	500–550	536	342.50–355.00	349.09
20	550–600	575	320.00–340.00	327.85
23	600–650	636	300.00–315.00	306.94
11	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	291.80
3	700–750	718	275.00–285.00	278.36
2	750–800	775	265.00–275.00	269.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	450.00–465.00	457.90
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	330	415.00–430.00	422.27
2	350–400	390	395.00–410.00	402.50
2	400–450	428	360.00–365.00	362.60
11	450–500	474	340.00–360.00	352.05
7	500–550	524	320.00–340.00	329.46
7	550–600	576	300.00–315.00	311.46
3	600–650	625	280.00–290.00	283.36
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	550.00	550.00
5	250–300	273	510.00–515.00	511.92
4	300–350	315	485.00–500.00	493.87
11	350–400	359	450.00–475.00	468.14
7	400–450	417	410.00–425.00	416.12
4	450–500	458	390.00–400.00	396.15
15	500–550	523	365.00–385.00	369.85
5	550–600	559	345.00–370.00	357.37
6	600–650	634	322.50–328.00	327.13
2	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	842	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	375.00–390.00	377.91
7	550–600	595	372.50	372.50
30	600–650	624	335.00	335.00
13	650–700	679	315.00–335.00	330.26
1	700–750	745	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	670.00	670.00
4	500–550	538	397.50	397.50
14	550–600	567	380.00–395.00	392.35
4	600–650	600	362.00	362.00
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,752	163.00–168.00	165.04
5	—	1,807	175.00–182.00	177.68
6	—	1,453	154.00–158.00	155.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,505	129.00–133.00	130.74
1	—	1,465	137.00	137.00
6	—	1,610	125.00–127.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,127	109.00–119.00	113.60
11	—	1,125	121.00–130.00	123.00
8	—	1,042	100.00–106.00	102.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,238	128.00–133.00	129.89
7	—	1,264	135.00–140.00	136.71
21	—	1,256	120.00–126.00	124.04

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)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,327.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,587.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00

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	8	—	—	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,906.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,518.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.