Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 153.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $233.93/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −161.99 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$233.93

42 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

vs AL average

−18.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	238.00	1,333	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	237.16	1,301	25
Medium and Large 3	531	228.00	1,210	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $123 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

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 sale42 hd

233.93

—

AL average14 barns · 473 hd

230.67

+3.26

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−18.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−161.99

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	1,688	166.21	2,806	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	137.69	2,024	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	136.31	1,725	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	119.61	1,253	35

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)	—	$1,835	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,737	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,573	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,445	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,758	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3	500–550	523	230.02/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	232.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	274.25/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	253.30/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	213.66/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	201.00/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	251.17/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	283.22/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	273.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	241.19/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,269	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	251.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	306.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	266.00/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	258.17/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	211.66/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	267.13/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	250.58/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	266.56/cwt	260.00–270.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	253.36/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	138.20/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,072	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	144.86/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,996	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	138.35/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,782	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	131.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,570	29
Bulls	—	—	1,838	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	174.02/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,138	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
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	—	—	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,606.00/head	1,550.00–1,770.00	1,606	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,025	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,573.33/head	1,425.00–1,670.00	1,573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	108.74/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,473	157.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	116.16/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,196	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,314	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,949	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	271.32/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	236.33/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	244.16/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	274.23/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	318.72/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	226.03/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	298.69/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	332.40/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	254.26/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	241.80/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,156	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 720Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 119Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 85Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	275.00
3	350–400	373	260.00–270.00	266.56
10	400–450	420	245.00–255.00	250.58
11	450–500	478	235.00–245.00	241.80
12	500–550	523	225.00–232.50	230.02
3	550–600	562	215.00–225.00	219.93
3	600–650	643	205.00–215.00	211.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
6	400–450	417	257.00–262.00	258.17
6	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	251.17
14	500–550	526	237.00–245.00	241.19
11	550–600	577	230.00–235.00	232.04
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	658	207.00–215.00	213.66
2	700–750	740	197.00–205.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	560	238.00	238.00
3	600–650	617	230.00–232.00	230.65
5	650–700	675	222.00–228.00	226.03
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	350.00–355.00	352.47
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	388	305.00–310.00	306.67
3	400–450	416	280.00–285.00	283.22
10	450–500	467	270.00–277.50	274.25
10	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	262.54
6	550–600	566	250.00–255.00	251.66
5	600–650	629	240.00–247.00	244.16
6	650–700	662	235.00–237.00	236.33
2	700–750	703	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	760	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	312.00	312.00
2	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	295.13
6	400–450	422	270.00–275.00	272.50
9	450–500	466	260.00–265.00	263.36
3	500–550	518	250.00–255.00	253.36
4	550–600	581	240.00–245.00	242.52
1	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	328	330.00–335.00	332.40
4	350–400	365	315.00–325.00	318.72
4	400–450	420	295.00–305.00	298.69
3	500–550	522	270.00–272.00	271.32
1	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	613	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	723	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	383	305.00–310.00	307.48
2	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	295.03
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	273.41
5	550–600	587	260.00–267.50	266.00
3	600–650	632	250.00–255.00	253.30
8	650–700	660	240.00–245.00	242.54
5	700–750	717	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	476	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	533	280.00–285.00	282.44
4	550–600	571	270.00–277.00	274.23
4	650–700	655	252.00–255.00	254.26
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	450–500	488	270.00–275.00	272.46
8	500–550	508	265.00–267.50	267.13
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	136.00–140.00	138.20
2	—	1,460	133.00–134.00	133.52
1	—	1,375	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,378	142.00–149.00	144.86
12	—	1,288	135.00–141.00	138.35
29	—	1,198	128.00–134.00	131.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	106.00–112.00	108.74
7	—	1,030	113.00–119.00	116.16
23	—	1,068	120.00–126.00	123.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,803	173.00–175.00	174.02
3	—	1,473	155.00–160.00	157.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
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	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,835.00	1,835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,770.00	1,606.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,312.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,670.00	1,573.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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