Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.28/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.65 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$248.28

45 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs AL average

−9.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	251.29	1,324	25
Medium and Large 1	559	251.11	1,404	9thin
Medium and Large 3	537	239.13	1,283	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $41 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

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 sale45 hd

248.28

—

AL average15 barns · 612 hd

252.24

−3.96

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−9.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−147.65

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	1,604	163.04	2,615	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	134.04	1,626	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	133.06	1,951	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	117.88	1,226	31

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,458	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,345	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	300–350	310	323.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	266.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	287.42/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,201	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	303.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,124	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	270.83/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	336.64/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	253.36/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,305	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	242.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	303.50/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	298.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	313.48/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,339	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	321.41/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,199	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	225.82/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	336.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	212.28/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	272.70/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,413	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	257.16/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	311.73/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	322.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	243.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	286.70/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	231.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	289.11/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	279.86/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	260.39/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,219	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	302.49/cwt	300.00–307.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,446	154.26/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,231	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	162.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	115.77/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,139	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	127.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,043	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,432	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	134.43/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,671	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,457.50/head	1,300.00–1,615.00	1,458	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,475	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	133.67/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,917	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	140.96/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,797	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	139.46/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	172.08/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,893	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	121.90/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,340	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	109.32/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	241.91/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	314.38/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	300.48/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,265	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	326.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	351.38/cwt	345.00–355.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	292.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	256.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	296.72/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	307.76/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	251.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	317.77/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	291.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	339.16/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	281.99/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,466	5

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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 1,192Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 163Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 50Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	345.00–355.00	351.38
3	300–350	310	320.00–325.00	323.39
7	400–450	424	295.00–300.00	296.72
9	550–600	559	250.00–255.00	251.11
3	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	713	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	760	215.00–220.00	216.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	280	320.00–325.00	322.59
3	300–350	328	310.00–315.00	311.73
9	350–400	371	300.00–305.00	303.02
10	400–450	418	285.00–292.00	287.42
6	450–500	457	270.00–275.00	270.83
20	500–550	515	250.00–257.50	253.36
5	550–600	575	240.00–245.00	242.99
2	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
7	300–350	313	300.00–307.00	302.49
9	350–400	381	287.50–295.00	289.11
5	400–450	419	275.00–282.00	279.86
34	450–500	468	255.00–265.00	260.39
8	500–550	528	240.00–245.00	241.91
3	550–600	560	230.00–235.00	231.70
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	345.00–350.00	347.54
6	300–350	316	335.00–345.00	339.16
12	350–400	373	320.00–327.00	321.41
14	400–450	427	307.00–317.00	313.48
6	450–500	466	295.00–300.00	298.32
5	500–550	520	280.00–285.00	281.99
4	550–600	569	262.00–270.00	266.00
8	600–650	605	255.00–260.00	256.51
2	650–700	660	240.00–250.00	244.96
6	700–750	726	225.00–230.00	225.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	320.00–330.00	326.18
10	350–400	375	310.00–317.00	314.38
9	400–450	421	295.00–305.00	300.48
6	450–500	482	285.00–290.00	286.70
13	500–550	518	265.00–275.00	272.70
11	550–600	561	255.00–260.00	257.16
7	600–650	619	240.00–250.00	243.86
5	650–700	676	230.00–235.00	231.98
3	700–750	727	210.00–217.00	212.28
1	750–800	775	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	370	330.00–335.00	332.53
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	463	305.00–312.50	307.76
2	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	335.00–340.00	336.64
8	400–450	420	315.00–320.00	317.77
2	450–500	465	302.00–305.00	303.50
6	500–550	530	290.00–295.00	291.67
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	777	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	330	330.00–340.00	336.23
3	400–450	437	300.00–310.00	304.94
2	450–500	478	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	515	282.00	282.00
2	650–700	680	225.00–230.00	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	411	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	505	307.00	307.00
5	550–600	567	290.00–300.00	292.94
2	650–700	682	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	153.00–155.00	154.26
5	—	1,668	160.00–167.00	162.82
4	—	1,681	171.00–174.00	172.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	113.00–118.00	115.77
17	—	1,099	119.00–125.00	121.90
6	—	947	105.00–111.00	109.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	124.00–130.00	127.34
6	—	1,434	131.00–136.00	133.67
3	—	1,348	137.00–141.00	139.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,113	125.00–131.00	128.66
54	—	1,243	132.00–138.00	134.43
18	—	1,275	139.00–144.00	140.96

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)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,615.00	1,457.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525.00

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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