Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold stead to 2.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 183.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.94/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.99 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$230.94

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$3.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs AL average

−13.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	565	233.37	1,318	9thin
Medium and Large 3	539	230.09	1,240	26

One grade step is worth $3.28/cwt here — about $79 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 sale35 hd

230.94

—

AL average16 barns · 563 hd

234.99

−4.06

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−13.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−164.99

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	—	High	1,744	168.47	2,938	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	136.13	1,673	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	132.12	1,910	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	120.96	1,275	45

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)	—	$1,915	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,782	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,630	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,570	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,355	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,328	9

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	222.29/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,383	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	323.00/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	286.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,204	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	263.94/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,103	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	238.45/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	203.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	341.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	251.03/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	287.95/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	316.21/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	231.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	212.23/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	232.91/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,220	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	242.74/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	275.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	313.78/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	782	186.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	296.74/cwt	295.00–300.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	176.73/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,169	4
Bulls	—	—	1,711	169.33/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,897	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	125.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,334	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	133.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,982	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	127.16/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,797	12
Bulls	—	—	1,754	162.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,855	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,355.00/head	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,355	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,630.00/head	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,630	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,684.44/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,684	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,915.00/head	1,720.00–2,190.00	1,915	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,367.86/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,368	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	131.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,555	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	143.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,813	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	137.65/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,740	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,126	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	139.03/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,984	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	118.73/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,261	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	265.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,262	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	251.62/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,306	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	306.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	323.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	250.89/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	277.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	313.63/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	231.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	296.12/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	284.67/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,309	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	259.71/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	236.71/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	302.31/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,255	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 631Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 124Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 74Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	363	310.00–315.00	313.78
1	450–500	460	282.00	282.00
4	500–550	536	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	240.00–242.00	241.02
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	415	300.00–305.00	302.31
2	550–600	585	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	600–650	620	247.00–255.00	251.03
3	650–700	673	235.00–240.00	236.71
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	390.00–395.00	392.48
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	668	245.00–257.00	250.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	378	285.00–290.00	287.95
10	400–450	418	260.00–272.00	263.94
4	450–500	469	250.00–255.00	252.49
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	573	230.00–235.00	231.92
16	600–650	622	220.00–227.00	222.29
4	650–700	674	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	710	200.00–210.00	203.31
2	750–800	760	197.00–200.00	198.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	295.00–300.00	296.74
8	350–400	386	270.00–280.00	275.57
2	400–450	447	255.00	255.00
16	450–500	476	240.00–247.00	242.74
18	500–550	524	230.00–237.00	232.91
8	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	223.75
3	600–650	627	210.00–217.00	212.23
2	650–700	673	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	723	190.00–195.00	192.46
3	750–800	782	180.00–190.00	186.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	310.00–317.00	313.63
3	350–400	362	300.00–310.00	306.54
11	400–450	413	275.00–285.00	277.71
2	450–500	455	262.00–265.00	263.48
2	650–700	660	220.00–225.00	222.46
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	270	335.00–350.00	341.94
5	300–350	322	320.00–325.00	323.00
5	350–400	388	315.00–317.00	316.21
2	400–450	418	292.00–300.00	296.12
13	450–500	460	277.00–287.50	284.67
7	500–550	509	257.00–262.00	259.71
11	600–650	621	235.00–245.00	238.45
5	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	231.00
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
7	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.97
9	400–450	421	280.00–290.00	286.06
9	450–500	476	260.00–270.00	265.18
11	500–550	519	245.00–255.00	251.62
9	550–600	570	235.00–245.00	240.01
3	600–650	632	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	668	215.00–220.00	217.43
2	700–750	728	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	323.27
2	400–450	400	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,793	174.00–180.00	176.73
8	—	1,711	166.00–173.00	169.33
7	—	1,754	160.00–165.00	162.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,061	123.00–129.00	125.75
6	—	1,005	110.00–115.00	112.03
19	—	1,062	116.00–122.00	118.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,485	131.00–136.00	133.50
12	—	1,413	123.00–129.00	127.16
6	—	1,427	137.00–142.00	139.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,183	128.00–134.00	131.48
21	—	1,263	142.00–148.00	143.58
41	—	1,264	135.00–141.00	137.65

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)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,355.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,630.00	1,630.00
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	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,684.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,720.00–2,190.00	1,915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,367.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	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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