Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 151.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $257.43/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.50 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$257.43

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$38.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs AL average

−19.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	276.34	1,491	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	258.80	1,414	4thin
Medium and Large 3	552	237.42	1,311	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.92/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

257.43

—

AL average14 barns · 356 hd

256.69

+0.73

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−138.50

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	1,626	137.48	2,235	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	124.58	1,491	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	123.28	1,888	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	107.92	1,019	44

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)	—	$1,939	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,642	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,529	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,430	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,266	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,083	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,383	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,345	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,126	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,467	6

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2	350–400	377	308.38/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	294.70/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	232.34/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	331.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	293.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	222.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.90/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	258.52/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	340.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	273.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	311.01/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	299.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	842	4
Bulls	—	—	1,358	130.31/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,770	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	135.69/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,297	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	111.98/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,107	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	125.03/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,489	26
Bulls	—	—	1,703	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,428	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,410.00/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,410	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,031.25/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,031	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,938.89/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,939	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,528.89/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,529	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,083.33/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,265.91/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,266	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,363	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,345.00/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,345	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,237.50/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,238	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,538.89/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,539	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	122.72/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,938	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	118.18/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,346	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,711	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	105.31/cwt	102.00–107.00	935	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	95.56/cwt	93.00–98.00	825	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	287.97/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	248.67/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	310.50/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	295.71/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	284.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	317.40/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	359.27/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	320.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	388.61/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	286.24/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	371.20/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	372.56/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	382.34/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	329.61/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,378	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	233.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	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 Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 566Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 108Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 88Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	315.00–320.00	317.58
3	350–400	377	305.00–310.00	308.38
6	400–450	417	290.00–300.00	293.36
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	270.00–275.00	272.60
2	550–600	573	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	618	230.00–237.00	232.34
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	325.00–330.00	327.46
6	350–400	368	315.00–325.00	317.40
4	400–450	424	305.00–317.00	310.50
6	450–500	477	292.00–300.00	295.71
2	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	284.83
2	550–600	558	257.00–260.00	258.52
2	600–650	620	240.00–252.00	245.90
2	650–700	668	232.00–235.00	233.48
2	700–750	715	225.00–227.00	226.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	428	275.00–280.00	277.46
4	450–500	453	270.00–275.00	273.76
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	563	230.00–235.00	233.02
2	600–650	628	220.00–225.00	222.43
3	650–700	663	210.00–215.00	213.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	357	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	424	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	464	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	368	350.00–355.00	352.52
3	400–450	438	330.00–335.00	331.67
2	450–500	480	310.00–312.00	311.01
10	500–550	516	292.00–295.00	294.70
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	732	220.00–225.00	222.33
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	340.07
2	450–500	480	295.00–305.00	299.90
5	500–550	516	285.00–290.00	287.97
3	550–600	567	260.00	260.00
7	600–650	619	245.00–252.00	248.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	380.00–385.00	382.34
6	300–350	319	370.00–380.00	375.00
4	350–400	380	365.00–375.00	371.20
6	400–450	422	340.00–345.00	341.66
6	450–500	470	325.00–332.50	329.61
1	500–550	515	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	310.00–315.00	312.55
2	500–550	533	290.00–295.00	292.56
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	340.00–345.00	341.67
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	318	380.00–395.00	388.61
4	350–400	384	365.00–375.00	372.56
7	400–450	413	355.00–365.00	359.27
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	511	315.00–325.00	320.01
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	609	285.00–290.00	286.24
2	650–700	663	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	130.00–131.00	130.31
5	—	1,693	134.00–139.00	135.69
6	—	1,703	140.00–145.00	142.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	989	108.00–115.00	111.98
12	—	888	102.00–107.00	105.31
6	—	863	93.00–98.00	95.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	128.00–129.00	128.53
4	—	1,579	121.00–126.00	122.72
1	—	1,560	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,191	122.00–129.00	125.03
27	—	1,139	115.00–121.00	118.18
19	—	1,286	130.00–137.00	133.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,345.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,237.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,031.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,938.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,538.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,528.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,083.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,265.91

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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