Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 151.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $295.88/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −148.22 against this barn's trailing median of $444.10.

Average price

$295.88

39 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs AL average

−13.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	297.44	1,601	9thin
Medium and Large 1	549	296.70	1,628	28
Medium and Large 3	555	277.50	1,540	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd

295.88

—

AL average12 barns · 315 hd

297.71

−1.82

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−13.28

This barn, trailing median19 sales

444.10

−148.22

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	1,767	164.70	2,910	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	136.73	1,638	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	135.27	1,971	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	121.72	1,222	20

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)	—	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,644	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,595	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,432	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	13

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2	650–700	676	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,653	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	257.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,327	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	313.12/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	245.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,377	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	272.71/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	283.22/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,470	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	272.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	311.03/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	303.41/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	235.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	273.08/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,275	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	253.40/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	244.00/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	285.69/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	322.80/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,062	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	265.67/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	240.95/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,442	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	159.92/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,364	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,951	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	142.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,809	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	125.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,222	12
Bulls	—	—	1,832	169.35/cwt	167.00–171.00	3,102	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,595.00/head	1,540.00–1,650.00	1,595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,347.50/head	1,300.00–1,395.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,050	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,541.67/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,542	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	135.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	111.60/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,126	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,036	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	119.03/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,309	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	131.41/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,419	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	277.90/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	307.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	262.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	287.99/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	298.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	266.78/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	306.22/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,553	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	327.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	249.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	275.99/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	247.09/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	291.41/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,667	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	329.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,487	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	255.53/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,490	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	325.19/cwt	322.50–327.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	1,567	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	309.86/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	298.99/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,588	8

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 662Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 96Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 121Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	650–700	676	244.50	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	418	285.00–287.00	285.69
13	450–500	467	270.00–277.00	273.08
22	500–550	516	250.00–260.00	257.24
15	550–600	561	245.00–250.00	245.47
2	650–700	658	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	255	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	315	305.00–310.00	307.58
3	350–400	388	287.00–290.00	287.99
10	400–450	421	275.00–280.00	277.90
7	450–500	470	260.00–265.00	262.69
5	500–550	525	240.00–245.00	240.95
3	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	235.58
2	600–650	608	225.00–230.00	227.51
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
8	500–550	509	262.00–270.00	266.78
8	550–600	583	252.50–262.00	255.53
5	600–650	615	245.00–255.00	249.97
11	650–700	672	245.00–247.50	247.09
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	413	322.50–327.00	325.19
11	450–500	461	305.00–315.00	313.12
8	500–550	531	295.00–302.00	298.99
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	695	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	321.71
5	450–500	476	303.00	303.00
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	375	346.00	346.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
22	450–500	452	320.00–330.00	329.09
10	500–550	507	305.00–310.00	306.22
18	550–600	572	290.00–292.50	291.41
2	600–650	610	275.00–277.00	275.99
4	650–700	655	270.00–272.50	271.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	450–500	477	328.50	328.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	377	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	425	305.00–315.00	309.86
2	450–500	463	300.00–307.00	303.41
10	500–550	519	280.00–285.00	283.22
7	550–600	564	265.00–277.00	272.71
2	600–650	615	260.00–262.00	261.02
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	282	340.00–345.00	343.31
9	300–350	329	320.00–325.00	322.80
5	350–400	375	310.00–315.00	311.03
3	400–450	425	295.00–300.00	298.33
6	450–500	479	285.00–295.00	289.90
5	500–550	521	270.00–275.00	272.40
3	550–600	580	265.00–267.00	265.67
5	600–650	617	250.00–257.00	253.40
3	650–700	693	240.00–247.00	244.00
1	750–800	785	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	423	320.00–335.00	327.10
1	450–500	470	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	522	290.00–295.00	291.61
2	600–650	615	270.00–272.00	271.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	158.00–162.00	159.92
1	—	2,020	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,832	167.00–171.00	169.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	134.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	1,555	130.00–132.00	130.94
1	—	1,310	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,267	140.00–146.00	142.78
12	—	1,250	134.00–139.00	135.95
13	—	1,080	128.00–133.00	131.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	970	123.00–128.00	125.99
4	—	1,009	108.00–114.00	111.60
4	—	1,100	116.00–121.00	119.03

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,540.00–1,650.00	1,595.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,395.00	1,347.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,541.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,050.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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