Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 148.00 cwt, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 174.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.50/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −157.60 against this barn's trailing median of $444.10.

Average price

$286.50

26 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs AL average

−27.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	291.80	1,555	8thin
Medium and Large 1	580	287.33	1,667	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	272.99	1,481	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.72, low $401.64, median $444.10 across 19 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 sale26 hd

286.50

—

AL average14 barns · 220 hd

292.88

−6.38

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−27.60

This barn, trailing median19 sales

444.10

−157.60

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	—	Average	1,800	155.18	2,793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	133.15	1,581	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	129.46	1,903	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	115.66	1,142	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,792	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,483	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,324	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,146	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,512	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,585.83/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,586	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,401.67/head	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,402	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,585.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,585	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,915.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,915	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,175.00/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,175	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	258.97/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	312.03/cwt	310.00–315.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	254.77/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	318.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	279.48/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	291.80/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	307.88/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,484	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	326.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	276.25/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	288.52/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,203	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	299.75/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,103	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	258.03/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,987	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	311.40/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.97/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	264.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	276.61/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,289	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	244.73/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	283.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,312	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	262.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,374	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	265.53/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	275.65/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	134.42/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,601	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	106.53/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,002	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	121.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,224	10
Bulls	—	—	1,907	155.47/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,965	6
Bulls	—	—	1,557	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,356	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,146.25/head	1,075.00–1,260.00	1,146	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,483	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,362.50/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,363	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,000	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,265.00/head	1,180.00–1,300.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	246.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,528	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,116	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	131.81/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,914	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	126.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,889	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	126.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,464	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	139.97/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	295.34/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,243	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	703	219.49/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	269.07/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,824	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	348.28/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,320	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	237.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	326.00/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	322.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	287.33/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,667	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	262.18/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	248.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,557	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	375.85/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	414.77/cwt	410.00–420.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	258.18/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 540Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 93Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 57Year ago 129

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,585.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,180.00–1,300.00	1,265.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,260.00	1,146.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,483.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,385.00–1,420.00	1,401.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,915.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
9	450–500	482	305.00–310.00	307.88
8	500–550	533	287.00–295.00	291.80
3	600–650	613	255.00–262.00	258.97
7	700–750	741	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	324.90
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	535	275.00–277.00	275.65
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	842	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	450	315.00–330.00	322.50
14	550–600	580	280.00–288.00	287.33
7	600–650	612	275.00	275.00
16	650–700	678	265.00–270.00	269.07
12	700–750	713	260.00–265.00	264.59
2	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	317	310.00–315.00	312.03
12	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	299.75
15	400–450	417	285.00–297.00	288.52
12	450–500	466	275.00–285.00	276.61
8	500–550	534	250.00–257.00	254.77
4	550–600	576	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	273	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	374	285.00–290.00	287.46
6	400–450	432	275.00–282.00	279.48
10	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	265.53
4	500–550	536	240.00–247.00	244.73
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	253	335.00–345.00	340.05
2	300–350	320	325.00–327.00	326.00
2	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
10	500–550	523	260.00–267.00	262.18
2	550–600	560	250.00–255.00	252.52
15	600–650	626	245.00–250.00	248.69
8	650–700	658	235.00–245.00	237.55
3	700–750	743	218.00	218.00
8	750–800	771	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	318	335.00–345.00	340.12
3	350–400	385	315.00–320.00	318.40
7	400–450	421	290.00–302.00	295.34
10	450–500	462	280.00–290.00	283.91
14	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	262.81
6	550–600	576	255.00–260.00	258.18
7	600–650	621	240.00–250.00	246.03
2	700–750	703	217.00–222.00	219.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	345	355.00–360.00	357.50
3	350–400	363	325.00–330.00	326.72
7	400–450	426	305.00–315.00	311.40
8	500–550	506	275.00–285.00	276.25
10	550–600	570	262.00–270.00	265.97
9	600–650	623	255.00–262.00	258.03
3	650–700	677	240.00–250.00	244.96
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	385.00	385.00
6	300–350	303	375.00–380.00	375.85
9	350–400	379	345.00–355.00	348.28
2	400–450	413	320.00–325.00	322.58
2	650–700	663	255.00–260.00	257.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	410.00–420.00	414.77
3	350–400	363	362.50	362.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,191	131.00–137.00	134.42
16	—	1,154	124.00–130.00	126.87
11	—	1,229	138.00–144.00	139.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	103.00–109.00	106.53
10	—	1,010	118.00–124.00	121.15
9	—	982	110.00–117.00	113.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	131.00–134.00	131.81
4	—	1,493	124.00–130.00	126.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,907	153.00–158.00	155.47
3	—	1,557	150.00–152.00	151.31
1	—	1,885	165.00	165.00

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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