Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.11/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.82 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$250.11

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$25.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs AL average

−13.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	263.38	1,364	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	252.25	1,361	16thin
Medium and Large 3	551	237.55	1,309	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.84/cwt here — about $55 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.

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 sale29 hd

250.11

—

AL average14 barns · 291 hd

247.70

+2.41

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−13.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−145.82

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	1,594	147.05	2,344	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,357	127.52	1,730	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	127.03	1,502	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	110.18	1,084	47

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)	—	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,632	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,488	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,338	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,177	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,108	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,886	7

Every lot, as filed

96 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	450–500	470	304.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,431	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	276.25/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	273.96/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	332.84/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	322.87/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,401	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	285.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	254.66/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,347	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	328.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,058	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	346.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	278.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	288.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	330.15/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	317.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	218.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	263.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	290.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	243.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	318.72/cwt	315.00–320.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	302.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	209.01/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	306.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	231.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	136.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,815	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	108.16/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,091	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	129.39/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,705	8
Bulls	—	—	1,420	139.41/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,980	6
Bulls	—	—	1,839	148.95/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,739	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,062.50/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,177.78/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,178	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,533.33/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,533	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,868.18/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,868	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,176.67/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,177	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,743.75/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,744	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,487.50/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,488	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	125.84/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,782	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	159.18/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,443	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	130.10/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,549	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	901	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	115.66/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,174	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	122.09/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,380	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	294.28/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	257.83/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	333.76/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,408	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	361.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	321.28/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	361.62/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	300.98/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	261.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	343.74/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,262	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	340.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	216.23/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	266.73/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	231.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,539	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,102Last week 883Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 151Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 165Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
8	350–400	376	330.00–335.00	332.84
16	400–450	434	320.00–325.00	322.87
11	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	304.44
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	664	230.00–235.00	231.75
4	700–750	710	215.00–220.00	216.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	290	335.00–340.00	337.46
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	376	315.00–325.00	317.49
3	400–450	422	300.00–310.00	306.68
7	450–500	467	290.00–295.00	294.28
8	500–550	518	270.00–277.50	276.25
6	550–600	565	255.00–262.00	257.83
4	600–650	621	240.00–245.00	242.48
3	650–700	678	220.00–225.00	223.37
3	700–750	710	207.00–210.00	209.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	330	355.00–365.00	361.00
12	350–400	367	340.00–355.00	343.74
8	400–450	422	330.00–340.00	333.76
4	450–500	460	315.00–325.00	321.28
2	500–550	508	297.00–305.00	300.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	325.00–335.00	330.15
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	514	285.00–290.00	288.77
3	550–600	573	270.00–277.00	273.96
2	600–650	623	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	346.02
3	400–450	420	325.00–335.00	328.37
7	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	521	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	615	250.00–255.00	252.46
2	650–700	668	245.00–250.00	247.43
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	768	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	360.00–365.00	361.62
5	400–450	422	340.00–345.00	340.98
2	450–500	458	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	620	260.00–265.00	261.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	335	315.00–317.00	315.85
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
11	400–450	418	285.00–290.00	285.44
30	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
12	500–550	529	252.00–260.00	254.66
4	550–600	571	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	617	230.00–235.00	231.68
2	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	288	315.00–320.00	318.72
5	300–350	328	300.00–310.00	302.93
5	350–400	373	285.00–295.00	290.94
7	400–450	414	275.00–280.00	278.55
14	450–500	464	260.00–265.00	263.55
4	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	243.80
4	550–600	574	230.00–235.00	231.29
3	600–650	623	215.00–225.00	218.34
3	650–700	660	210.00–215.00	211.64
3	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	355	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	506	265.00–272.00	266.73
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,326	134.00–140.00	136.87
13	—	1,191	127.00–133.00	130.10
24	—	1,130	119.00–125.00	122.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,009	106.00–112.00	108.16
10	—	878	100.00–105.00	102.66
20	—	1,015	113.00–119.00	115.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	121.00	121.00
8	—	1,318	128.00–133.00	129.39
5	—	1,416	124.00–127.00	125.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,420	138.00–143.00	139.41
5	—	1,839	146.00–152.00	148.95
3	—	1,535	154.00–161.00	159.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,337.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,176.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,743.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,487.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,062.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,177.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,868.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,533.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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