Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $239.44/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.48 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$239.44

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$25.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs AL average

−25.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	260.00	1,300	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	242.59	1,320	10thin
Medium and Large 3	548	234.72	1,286	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.28/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale22 hd

239.44

—

AL average14 barns · 342 hd

241.79

−2.35

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−25.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−156.48

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	1,613	152.31	2,456	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	131.07	1,887	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	129.05	1,553	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	112.63	1,141	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)	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,522	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,345	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,215	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,165	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,330	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,787	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	246.85/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	285.87/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	288.40/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	206.69/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	267.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	223.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	327.56/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	276.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,142	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	257.98/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	285.28/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	294.24/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	238.85/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,264	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	278.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,017	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	227.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	313.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	323.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,053	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	132.11/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,621	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	134.44/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,019	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,845	5
Bulls	—	—	1,749	162.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,842	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,685	6
Bulls	—	—	1,422	145.52/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,069	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,345.00/head	1,275.00–1,460.00	1,345	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,909.38/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,909	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,590.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,590	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,215.00/head	1,150.00–1,280.00	1,215	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,425	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,015.00/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,015	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,496.43/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,496	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,165.00/head	1,165.00–1,165.00	1,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	102.44/cwt	98.00–106.00	941	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	116.79/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,236	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	109.94/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,064	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,744	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	123.39/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,428	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	139.94/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,811	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	287.40/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	222.84/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	264.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	213.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	205.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	331.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	352.57/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,015	2

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 1,102Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 143Year ago 239

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 144Year ago 147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	318	325.00–330.00	327.56
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	453	292.00–295.00	294.24
7	500–550	520	285.00–287.00	285.28
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	676	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	733	220.00–225.00	222.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	367	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	443	315.00	315.00
8	450–500	477	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	507	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	763	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	305.00
3	350–400	370	285.00–290.00	288.40
8	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	276.53
8	450–500	484	265.00–270.00	267.19
6	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	246.85
4	550–600	580	235.00–240.00	236.20
3	600–650	602	220.00–230.00	223.35
3	650–700	688	210.00–215.00	213.32
3	700–750	736	205.00–207.50	206.69
3	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	365	275.00–280.00	278.57
4	400–450	415	265.00–270.00	267.47
4	450–500	469	255.00–262.00	257.98
7	500–550	529	235.00–240.00	238.85
4	550–600	581	220.00–230.00	227.48
4	600–650	629	210.00–215.00	213.76
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	778	185.00–187.00	185.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	360	295.00–300.00	297.47
5	400–450	409	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	712	212.00–215.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	288	350.00–355.00	352.57
1	300–350	300	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	378	325.00–335.00	331.04
5	400–450	423	305.00–315.00	309.98
6	500–550	519	282.00–287.00	285.87
3	550–600	557	260.00–265.00	261.65
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
8	750–800	766	205.00–210.00	205.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	323.92
5	350–400	381	310.00–320.00	313.94
3	400–450	435	290.00–295.00	291.61
3	450–500	462	285.00–292.00	287.40
5	500–550	517	260.00–270.00	264.43
2	550–600	585	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	661	220.00–227.00	222.84
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	395.00–400.00	397.50
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	364	340.00–350.00	344.95
2	400–450	413	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	453	315.00–320.00	317.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,227	128.00–136.00	132.11
33	—	1,157	119.00–127.00	123.39
11	—	1,294	137.00–144.00	139.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	133.00–138.00	134.44
5	—	1,409	130.00–132.00	130.95
3	—	1,388	125.00–126.00	125.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	98.00–106.00	102.44
21	—	1,058	114.00–120.00	116.79
6	—	968	108.00–113.00	109.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,749	160.00–166.00	162.47
6	—	1,763	150.00–155.00	152.32
9	—	1,422	141.00–149.00	145.52

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)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,460.00	1,345.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,280.00	1,215.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,496.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,165.00	1,165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,909.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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