Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.93/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.00 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$254.93

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$23.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs AL average

−21.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	260.99	1,408	9thin
Medium and Large 2	525	252.75	1,328	9thin
Medium and Large 3	568	237.50	1,348	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.49/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.03, low $346.36, median $395.93 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 sale20 hd

254.93

—

AL average14 barns · 292 hd

250.52

+4.41

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−21.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−141.00

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	1,662	138.41	2,301	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	124.01	1,477	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	121.99	1,856	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	101.30	993	31

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)	—	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,756	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,169	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,146	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	312.44/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	227.83/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	235.47/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	253.79/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	269.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	361.28/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	296.78/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	318.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	371.59/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	299.09/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	270.71/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	313.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	255.69/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	353.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	336.66/cwt	335.00–340.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	304.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,235	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	91.96/cwt	89.00–96.00	829	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	123.44/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,775	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	107.87/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,114	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	102.30/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,016	8
Bulls	—	—	1,554	136.19/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,116	4
Bulls	—	—	1,273	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,585	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,145.83/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,146	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,128.57/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,129	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,916.67/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,933.33/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	142.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,594	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	114.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,833	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	123.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,439	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	114.42/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,215	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	130.47/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	278.38/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	298.44/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	291.29/cwt	290.00–295.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	258.33/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	395.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	345.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	357.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	447	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	306.30/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	374.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	381.56/cwt	380.00–385.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	346.59/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,283	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	323.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	317.09/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	221.88/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	313.79/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,205	4

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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 1,441Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 140Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 71Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	325.00–330.00	326.70
7	300–350	326	315.00–320.00	317.09
4	350–400	384	310.00–315.00	313.79
11	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	305.49
3	450–500	455	285.00–295.00	289.98
4	500–550	514	265.00–280.00	269.98
5	550–600	560	250.00–257.00	253.79
4	600–650	613	232.00–240.00	235.47
5	650–700	680	225.00–230.00	227.83
4	700–750	741	220.00–222.50	221.88
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	315.00–320.00	318.48
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	380	295.00–300.00	296.78
3	400–450	435	285.00–295.00	290.02
5	450–500	473	267.00–275.00	270.71
7	500–550	514	252.00–260.00	255.69
2	550–600	565	240.00–245.00	242.46
4	600–650	624	225.00–230.00	227.48
1	650–700	690	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	300.00–310.00	304.67
4	300–350	315	290.00–295.00	291.29
2	350–400	368	285.00–290.00	287.48
3	400–450	432	275.00–280.00	278.38
5	450–500	475	255.00–265.00	260.02
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	630	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	380.00–385.00	381.56
2	250–300	283	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	308	355.00–360.00	357.48
2	350–400	363	340.00–350.00	345.17
5	400–450	430	320.00–325.00	323.97
9	450–500	470	310.00–317.00	312.44
3	500–550	518	305.00–307.00	306.30
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	273	350.00–360.00	353.54
5	300–350	324	335.00–345.00	339.95
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	408	310.00–315.00	313.33
7	450–500	484	295.00–302.00	299.09
2	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	678	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	710	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	340.00–350.00	345.11
3	250–300	272	335.00–340.00	336.66
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	422	295.00–305.00	298.44
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	563	255.00–260.00	258.33
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	335	370.00–375.00	371.59
4	350–400	385	360.00–365.00	361.28
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	745	225.00–230.00	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	273	390.00–400.00	395.23
2	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	374.00
3	400–450	420	340.00–355.00	346.59
2	450–500	458	330.00–335.00	332.51
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	728	245.00	245.00
2	850–900	852	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	901	89.00–96.00	91.96
13	—	1,033	105.00–111.00	107.87
8	—	993	101.00–104.00	102.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	119.00–126.00	123.44
2	—	1,565	129.00–132.00	130.55
3	—	1,603	111.00–116.00	114.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,161	120.00–127.00	123.94
8	—	1,062	112.00–117.00	114.42
12	—	1,305	128.00–134.00	130.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	132.00–138.00	136.19
2	—	1,273	124.00–125.00	124.52
8	—	1,814	140.00–147.00	142.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,145.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,128.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,933.33

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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