Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 166.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $249.23/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.69 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$249.23

53 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$16.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs AL average

−18.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	256.29	1,436	21
Medium and Large 2	566	246.09	1,392	25
Medium and Large 3	544	239.30	1,301	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.99/cwt here — about $135 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 sale53 hd

249.23

—

AL average13 barns · 493 hd

247.56

+1.67

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−18.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−146.69

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	1,790	152.91	2,737	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	121.26	1,468	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	120.42	1,952	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	109.87	1,107	17

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)	—	$1,670	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,490	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,374	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,118	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	500–550	508	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	271.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	331.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	218.73/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	262.60/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,237	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	242.05/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,406	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	233.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	286.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	341.65/cwt	340.00–345.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	284.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,319	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	243.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	295.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	241.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	297.42/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,422	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	147.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	103.08/cwt	101.00–105.00	892	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	107.19/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,142	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,168	7
Bulls	—	—	1,823	151.86/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,768	9
Bulls	—	—	1,837	158.20/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,906	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,374.00/head	1,220.00–1,450.00	1,374	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,490.00/head	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,010.00/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	2,010	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	211.67/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	328.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,090	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	120.42/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,952	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	124.30/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,513	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	118.14/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,431	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.87/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	268.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	223.44/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	275.46/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,160	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	317.19/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	243.97/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	256.47/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	288.36/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	254.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,471	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	214.66/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,700	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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 618Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 163Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 159Year ago 148

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	328	345.00–355.00	349.96
5	350–400	368	325.00–335.00	331.00
2	400–450	445	310.00–315.00	312.50
2	500–550	508	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	563	265.00–267.00	266.01
3	600–650	600	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	688	235.00–240.00	237.51
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	263	340.00–345.00	341.65
3	300–350	332	325.00–335.00	328.37
7	350–400	379	310.00–320.00	317.19
5	400–450	409	290.00–300.00	295.87
11	450–500	464	280.00–290.00	284.24
6	500–550	511	265.00–275.00	268.33
5	550–600	567	250.00–260.00	254.98
4	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	241.28
2	650–700	665	225.00–230.00	227.54
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	355	355.00–360.00	357.46
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	533	292.50	292.50
2	700–750	728	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	343	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
5	400–450	430	285.00–290.00	286.00
11	450–500	460	270.00–280.00	271.11
7	500–550	526	255.00–257.50	256.47
18	550–600	581	240.00–245.00	242.05
3	600–650	610	230.00–235.00	232.33
6	650–700	690	217.50–225.00	218.73
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	315.00–320.00	317.48
2	300–350	305	305.00–310.00	307.46
3	350–400	358	285.00–295.00	289.98
9	400–450	421	270.00–280.00	275.46
11	450–500	471	260.00–267.00	262.60
4	500–550	519	240.00–245.00	243.80
3	550–600	577	230.00–235.00	233.29
2	600–650	635	220.00–227.00	223.44
3	650–700	682	205.00–215.00	211.67
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	350.00–365.00	357.50
3	250–300	262	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	475	285.00–297.00	290.87
6	500–550	514	260.00–265.00	261.68
15	550–600	579	250.00–260.00	254.13
3	600–650	613	240.00–247.00	243.97
4	650–700	674	230.00–240.00	234.95
9	750–800	782	210.00–217.00	214.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	478	295.00–302.00	297.42
2	550–600	595	265.00–275.00	270.00
3	600–650	632	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	285.00–292.00	288.36
4	600–650	603	282.00	282.00
4	650–700	693	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	716	245.00	245.00
4	750–800	785	237.50	237.50
7	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	860	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	145.00–148.00	147.25
9	—	1,823	150.00–154.00	151.86
5	—	1,837	156.00–161.00	158.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	101.00–105.00	103.08
7	—	1,065	106.00–110.00	107.19
7	—	1,012	113.00–118.00	115.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	120.00–122.00	120.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,217	122.00–126.00	124.30
23	—	1,211	116.00–121.00	118.14
4	—	1,188	128.00–129.00	128.52

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	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,025.00	2,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,220.00–1,450.00	1,374.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,480.00–1,500.00	1,490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,670.00	1,670.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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