Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $256.87/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.06 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$256.87

25 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs AL average

−7.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	273.99	1,375	10thin
Medium and Large 2	544	248.33	1,350	11thin
Medium and Large 3	556	237.54	1,320	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/cwt here — about $56 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

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 sale25 hd

256.87

—

AL average15 barns · 648 hd

253.19

+3.67

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−7.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−139.06

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	1,753	161.55	2,832	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	129.12	1,915	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	128.53	1,563	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	113.69	1,134	43

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)	—	$1,854	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,724	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,645	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,552	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,370	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,188	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,163	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,760	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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 3	400–450	438	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	249.75/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	303.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	278.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	288.67/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	303.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	252.10/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	250.15/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,656	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	224.68/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	270.91/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	324.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	261.57/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	291.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	241.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	285.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	276.97/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	264.05/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	319.84/cwt	315.00–325.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	347.41/cwt	345.00–350.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	131.18/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,636	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	134.22/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,058	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	127.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,887	14
Bulls	—	—	1,608	154.30/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,481	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	168.92/cwt	166.00–171.00	3,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,767	162.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,865	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,370.00/head	1,300.00–1,480.00	1,370	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,652.50/head	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,653	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,853.75/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,854	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,803.00/head	1,715.00–1,900.00	1,803	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,487.00/head	1,315.00–1,650.00	1,487	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,552.14/head	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,552	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,188.33/head	1,100.00–1,290.00	1,188	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	117.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,194	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,064	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	102.09/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,017	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	122.25/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,694	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	123.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,435	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	137.47/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,816	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	318.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	233.31/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	267.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	358.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	338.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	282.96/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	297.68/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	357.36/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	381.65/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	303.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	273.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	323.49/cwt	322.00–325.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	293.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	324.70/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	338.45/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	328.14/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	311.72/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,602	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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 1,018Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 167Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 42Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	285	345.00–350.00	347.41
2	300–350	345	335.00–345.00	340.00
8	350–400	384	320.00–330.00	324.62
2	400–450	438	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	460	290.00–295.00	291.70
7	500–550	516	265.00–275.00	267.80
3	550–600	578	255.00–265.00	261.57
4	600–650	625	245.00–252.00	249.75
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	710	210.00–220.00	214.93
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	305	350.00–365.00	358.28
3	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	338.13
3	400–450	430	315.00–320.00	318.35
3	450–500	478	300.00–310.00	303.17
4	500–550	524	277.00–285.00	282.96
2	550–600	568	267.00–275.00	270.91
3	650–700	663	240.00–245.00	241.70
3	700–750	720	222.00–227.00	224.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	380.00–385.00	381.65
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
6	350–400	369	350.00–365.00	357.36
7	400–450	427	325.00–330.00	328.14
6	450–500	472	315.00–325.00	318.16
8	500–550	522	290.00–302.00	297.68
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	732	230.00–235.00	233.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	280.00–290.00	285.14
4	550–600	568	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	613	255.00–265.00	259.98
4	650–700	676	240.00–245.00	241.23
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	643	275.00	275.00
13	650–700	662	250.00–252.00	250.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	385.00–390.00	387.52
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	415	337.00–340.00	338.45
4	450–500	471	320.00–327.00	324.70
4	500–550	514	307.00–315.00	311.72
3	550–600	577	290.00–300.00	293.24
2	650–700	660	265.00–270.00	267.46
2	700–750	728	245.00–250.00	247.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	330.00–335.00	332.56
3	250–300	277	320.00–325.00	323.37
8	300–350	315	315.00–320.00	318.32
7	350–400	373	300.00–305.00	303.55
6	400–450	433	285.00–295.00	288.67
3	450–500	467	275.00–280.00	278.23
7	500–550	530	250.00–255.00	252.10
4	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	241.74
1	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	315.00–325.00	319.84
4	250–300	269	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	343	300.00–310.00	304.98
3	350–400	388	290.00–295.00	293.35
5	400–450	429	275.00–280.00	276.97
8	450–500	481	260.00–267.00	264.05
2	500–550	533	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	550–600	578	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	303	322.00–325.00	323.49
3	350–400	367	310.00–315.00	311.64
7	400–450	418	300.00–310.00	303.44
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
10	500–550	502	265.00–275.00	273.99
2	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,247	127.00–134.00	131.18
44	—	1,160	120.00–126.00	123.72
13	—	1,321	135.00–141.00	137.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,533	132.00–136.00	134.22
14	—	1,479	125.00–131.00	127.56
5	—	1,386	119.00–124.00	122.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,015	115.00–121.00	117.66
13	—	963	110.00–112.00	110.51
5	—	996	100.00–106.00	102.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	151.00–155.00	154.30
3	—	1,890	166.00–171.00	168.92
12	—	1,767	160.00–165.00	162.13

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	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,480.00	1,370.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,552.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,290.00	1,188.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,715.00–1,900.00	1,803.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,652.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,853.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,315.00–1,650.00	1,487.00

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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