Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to weaker, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with very good demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.31/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −135.79 against this barn's trailing median of $444.10.

Average price

$308.31

45 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.74

vs AL average

+9.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	308.68	1,635	44
Medium and Large 2	525	292.00	1,533	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd

308.31

—

AL average13 barns · 233 hd

289.57

+18.74

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+9.05

This barn, trailing median19 sales

444.10

−135.79

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	1,884	170.50	3,212	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	142.77	1,782	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	142.24	2,134	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	127.58	1,429	5thin

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)	—	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,029	7

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,241.67/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,588.33/head	1,500.00–1,665.00	1,588	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,028.57/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	127.58/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,809	165.14/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,987	5
Bulls	—	—	1,937	174.32/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,377	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	149.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,155	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	139.45/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,788	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	147.84/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,835	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	139.29/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	253.51/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	275.60/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	291.08/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	287.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	261.81/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	251.70/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	276.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,279	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,481	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	314.11/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,599	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	313.70/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	331.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	294.20/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	246.83/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	261.67/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	1,989	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,795	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	330.08/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	302.35/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	245.27/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	272.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	299.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,124	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	254.32/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,312	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	262.76/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,272	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	278.07/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	317.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	307.81/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,459	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	325.91/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,405	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	319.38/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,172	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	288.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,366	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	135.31/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,938	3

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 724Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 217Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 171Year ago 159

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,665.00	1,588.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,241.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,028.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
22	400–450	431	315.00–335.00	325.91
12	450–500	474	300.00–317.00	307.81
9	500–550	514	285.00–302.00	291.08
3	550–600	572	270.00–287.00	275.60
2	600–650	603	250.00–257.00	253.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	320	325.00–335.00	330.08
17	350–400	367	315.00–325.00	319.38
5	400–450	417	295.00–310.00	302.35
13	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	288.74
10	500–550	528	265.00–280.00	272.56
7	550–600	581	260.00–265.00	261.67
5	600–650	633	240.00–247.00	245.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	325.00–335.00	331.82
32	500–550	509	300.00–315.00	314.11
12	550–600	585	290.00–295.00	294.20
14	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	320.00–325.00	322.46
1	500–550	525	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	650–700	652	275.25	275.25
69	750–800	770	258.25	258.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	324	315.00–320.00	317.04
4	350–400	356	310.00–315.00	313.70
5	400–450	417	285.00–290.00	287.36
12	450–500	463	270.00–285.00	276.19
6	500–550	521	260.00–265.00	261.81
19	550–600	573	255.00–260.00	258.55
7	600–650	631	247.00–257.00	251.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	320.00–325.00	322.55
6	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	299.82
10	400–450	425	270.00–282.00	278.07
13	450–500	484	255.00–267.00	262.76
10	500–550	516	245.00–257.00	254.32
6	550–600	560	245.00–250.00	246.83
3	600–650	608	240.00–245.00	241.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	133.00–136.00	134.53
16	—	1,282	137.00–143.00	139.45
17	—	1,241	143.00–156.00	147.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	124.00–130.00	127.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	147.00–155.00	149.95
6	—	1,587	138.00–141.00	139.29
3	—	1,432	135.00–136.00	135.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,809	161.00–168.00	165.14
7	—	1,937	170.00–179.00	174.32

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

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