Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderated 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 $230.57/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.36 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$230.57

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

vs AL average

−11.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	233.38	1,302	21
Medium and Large 3	540	227.46	1,228	19thin

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $74 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 sale40 hd

230.57

—

AL average15 barns · 631 hd

222.43

+8.14

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−11.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−165.36

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	1,811	164.09	2,972	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	128.03	1,493	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	128.00	1,992	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	114.84	1,137	52

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)	—	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,629	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,603	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,533	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,307	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,333	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	200–250	235	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	239.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	367.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	256.60/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	239.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,140	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	243.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	207.98/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	280.81/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	285.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	229.77/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,206	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	318.22/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	246.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	234.84/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	252.11/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	283.04/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	257.02/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,552	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	246.06/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	260.34/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	253.74/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	246.41/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	204.55/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	221.77/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,432	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	244.20/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,282	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	128.28/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,502	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	129.22/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,990	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	134.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,666	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	123.75/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,382	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	105.41/cwt	104.00–107.00	942	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	114.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,138	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	123.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,889	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	119.89/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,229	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	134.53/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,267	2
Bulls	—	—	1,597	154.49/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,467	5
Bulls	—	—	1,879	163.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,066	7
Bulls	—	—	1,886	170.92/cwt	168.00–175.00	3,224	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,885.00/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,885	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,501.25/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,501	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,603.24/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,603	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,307.00/head	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,307	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	338.99/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	251.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	256.98/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	214.38/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	283.47/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,111	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	275.49/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	286.67/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	248.63/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,318	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	329.07/cwt	320.00–335.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	230.78/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,345	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	877	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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,029Last week 750Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 233Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 175Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	300.00–310.00	305.11
1	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	329	280.00–290.00	285.48
2	350–400	368	265.00–275.00	270.10
6	400–450	418	245.00–252.00	248.63
21	450–500	476	235.00–240.00	239.52
13	500–550	525	227.00–230.00	229.77
6	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	222.45
5	600–650	623	205.00–210.00	207.98
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	305.00–315.00	310.02
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	365	277.00–285.00	280.81
3	400–450	417	255.00–260.00	256.60
5	450–500	461	245.00–255.00	246.95
5	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	239.00
16	550–600	569	230.00–235.00	231.63
5	600–650	617	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	320.00–335.00	329.07
7	300–350	320	310.00–327.00	318.22
9	600–650	617	230.00–239.00	234.84
2	650–700	673	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–375.00	367.27
2	350–400	358	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	408	310.00–315.00	312.52
11	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
16	600–650	604	250.00–257.50	257.02
7	650–700	680	240.00–247.50	246.06
6	700–750	720	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	292.00	292.00
4	400–450	414	280.00–287.00	283.04
3	450–500	490	260.00–265.00	261.65
7	500–550	514	250.00–257.50	253.74
4	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	243.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	531	260.00–262.00	260.34
8	550–600	577	250.00–257.00	252.11
9	600–650	641	245.00–247.50	246.41
2	650–700	650	235.00–237.00	236.00
1	700–750	710	228.00	228.00
2	750–800	760	215.00–220.00	217.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	308	320.00–325.00	322.44
6	350–400	364	300.00–310.00	304.98
7	400–450	419	280.00–292.00	286.67
2	450–500	473	275.00–280.00	277.51
6	500–550	528	250.00–260.00	251.72
2	550–600	553	240.00–241.00	240.50
2	600–650	613	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	726	212.00–215.00	214.38
2	750–800	770	202.00–207.00	204.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	330.00	330.00
9	350–400	392	282.00–290.00	283.47
5	400–450	419	272.00–280.00	275.49
5	450–500	467	255.00–260.00	256.98
13	500–550	525	240.00–247.50	244.20
10	550–600	583	227.00–237.00	230.78
4	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	221.77
8	650–700	671	210.00–215.00	213.35
2	700–750	705	200.00–210.00	205.04
2	750–800	785	195.00–200.00	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	334	330.00–345.00	338.99
3	350–400	365	320.00–325.00	321.64
2	400–450	403	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,171	126.00–131.00	128.28
12	—	1,236	132.00–137.00	134.75
21	—	1,117	121.00–125.00	123.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,540	126.00–130.00	129.22
5	—	1,533	120.00–125.00	123.20
2	—	1,685	134.00–135.00	134.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	894	104.00–107.00	105.41
23	—	997	110.00–116.00	114.13
20	—	1,025	117.00–122.00	119.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	152.00–156.00	154.49
7	—	1,879	160.00–165.00	163.15
8	—	1,886	168.00–175.00	170.92

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)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,501.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,603.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,307.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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