Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 146.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.83/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.10 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$258.83

31 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$28.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs AL average

−8.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	274.80	1,470	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	259.92	1,398	18thin
Medium and Large 3	541	246.41	1,333	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.39/cwt here — about $137 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 sale31 hd

258.83

—

AL average12 barns · 275 hd

258.29

+0.54

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−8.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−137.10

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	—	High	1,594	146.04	2,328	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	134.73	1,862	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	130.32	1,563	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	111.53	1,084	46

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)	—	$2,614	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,755	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,258	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,943	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,743	10

Every lot, as filed

97 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	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	318.30/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	313.83/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	352.76/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,291	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	303.34/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	292.26/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,257	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	291.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	236.03/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	280.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	317.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	308.86/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,514	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	263.47/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,396	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	249.29/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	280.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	300.14/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	234.49/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	316.75/cwt	315.00–320.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	280.70/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	250.38/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	306.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	996	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	141.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,042	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	124.23/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,374	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	110.75/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,034	18
Bulls	—	—	1,688	154.83/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,604	144.35/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,417	134.76/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,910	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,258.33/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,258	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,744.44/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,744	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,540.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,835.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,835	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,118.33/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,118	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,860.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,860	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,000	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,577.27/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,577	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	103.58/cwt	100.00–106.00	934	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	116.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,223	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	125.58/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	131.47/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,584	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	140.18/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,920	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	132.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	309.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	238.70/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	335.72/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,262	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	364.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	347.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	382.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	281.69/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	375.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	264.00/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	330.91/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,545	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	376.64/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 688Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 166Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 182Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	325.00–330.00	326.70
5	300–350	318	315.00–322.00	318.30
7	350–400	369	305.00–312.00	308.86
26	400–450	430	290.00–300.00	292.26
7	450–500	489	280.00–285.00	280.71
14	500–550	530	262.00–267.00	263.47
4	550–600	566	245.00–250.00	247.48
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	365	315.00–320.00	317.40
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	480	300.00–305.00	302.42
1	500–550	515	277.00	277.00
3	550–600	550	260.00–267.00	264.00
1	600–650	630	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	600–650	625	242.25	242.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	272	315.00–320.00	316.75
3	300–350	325	300.00–310.00	306.46
9	400–450	421	275.00–285.00	280.01
4	450–500	465	265.00–275.00	269.96
6	500–550	527	247.00–255.00	250.38
2	550–600	583	232.00–237.00	234.49
3	600–650	613	220.00–225.00	223.37
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	345.00–355.00	352.76
3	400–450	422	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	472	310.00–315.00	311.64
4	500–550	511	290.00–295.00	291.32
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	617	247.00–255.00	249.29
1	650–700	675	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	720	235.00–237.00	236.03
3	750–800	768	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
7	350–400	376	335.00–340.00	335.72
4	400–450	429	305.00–315.00	309.96
5	450–500	476	295.00–305.00	300.14
7	500–550	528	280.00–285.00	280.70
2	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	613	235.00–245.00	238.70
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	380.00–385.00	382.57
6	300–350	311	370.00–385.00	376.64
5	350–400	368	360.00–370.00	364.99
5	400–450	422	340.00–350.00	347.94
13	450–500	467	320.00–332.50	330.91
4	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	330.00–335.00	332.47
8	450–500	492	305.00–315.00	313.83
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	300.00–305.00	303.34
8	550–600	572	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	385.00–400.00	392.50
4	350–400	360	370.00–385.00	375.14
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
9	600–650	622	280.00–290.00	281.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	140.00–144.00	141.73
2	—	1,318	125.00–126.00	125.58
5	—	1,361	129.00–135.00	132.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,106	121.00–127.00	124.23
21	—	1,205	128.00–136.00	131.47
13	—	1,370	137.00–144.00	140.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	934	108.00–113.00	110.75
10	—	902	100.00–106.00	103.58
18	—	1,048	114.00–120.00	116.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	152.00–156.00	154.83
6	—	1,604	141.00–148.00	144.35
3	—	1,417	133.00–136.00	134.76

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	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,744.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,933.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,118.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,258.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,577.27
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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