Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. There were three loads of steers sold via video and are represented in the report as Medium and Large 1-2. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.82/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −191.28 against this barn's trailing median of $444.10.

Average price

$252.82

7 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AL average

−15.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	254.96	1,369	6thin
Medium and Large 3	505	240.00	1,212	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.72, low $401.64, median $444.10 across 19 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 sale7 hd

252.82

—

AL average12 barns · 343 hd

253.74

−0.91

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−15.38

This barn, trailing median19 sales

444.10

−191.28

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	1,768	157.13	2,778	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	122.77	1,549	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	121.70	1,826	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	109.68	1,160	40

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)	—	$2,020	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,938	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,243	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,370	5

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,110.00/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,110	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,020.00/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,020	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,710	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	124.33/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,865	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	118.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,491	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	130.11/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,676	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	125.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,575	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	304.14/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	211.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	244.42/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	304	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	230.89/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,078	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	225.49/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,161	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.69/cwt	300.00–302.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	263.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	192.70/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	293.13/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	307.57/cwt	305.00–310.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	219.46/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,242	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	250.98/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	229.06/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,216	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	200.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,343	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	203.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	684	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	218.32/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,142	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	236.64/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	253.02/cwt	250.00–257.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	215.99/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	266.31/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	208.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,286	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	293.44/cwt	290.00–295.00	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	192.85/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,398	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	108.94/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,120	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	103.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,079	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	115.13/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,254	17
Bulls	—	—	1,985	160.52/cwt	158.00–163.00	3,186	4
Bulls	—	—	1,564	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,367	7
Bulls	—	—	1,955	166.05/cwt	165.00–168.00	3,246	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,242.50/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,243	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,216.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	273.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	224.14/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,087	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	285.03/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,083	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	246.43/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	258.37/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,353	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	224.88/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,397	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	235.58/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	210.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	193.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,879	200

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 1,029Year ago 1,237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 185Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 119Year ago 138

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,242.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,216.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	115.00–120.00	116.97
1	—	1,730	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,500	121.00–126.00	124.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,259	115.00–121.00	118.45
7	—	1,288	129.00–133.00	130.11
34	—	1,259	122.00–128.00	125.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	106.00–111.00	108.94
15	—	1,038	100.00–105.00	103.91
17	—	1,089	113.00–117.00	115.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,985	158.00–163.00	160.52
7	—	1,564	150.00–155.00	151.37
3	—	1,955	165.00–168.00	166.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	310.00–315.00	312.58
6	350–400	353	300.00–305.00	304.14
6	500–550	537	250.00–260.00	254.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	272.00	272.00
2	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	612	230.00–232.00	230.66
6	650–700	684	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	433	295.00	295.00
13	450–500	479	282.50	282.50
4	600–650	616	242.00–248.00	246.43
2	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.52
2	700–750	713	220.00–225.00	222.46
6	750–800	759	215.00–220.00	216.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
200	750–800	750	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	275.00–280.00	276.23
5	350–400	364	260.00–270.00	263.43
9	400–450	414	242.00–252.00	244.42
22	450–500	467	230.00–235.00	230.89
8	500–550	515	224.00–230.00	225.49
11	550–600	566	215.00–225.00	219.46
3	600–650	617	210.00–215.00	211.66
4	700–750	725	187.00–197.00	192.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	270.00–275.00	273.24
2	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
8	350–400	373	250.00–257.00	253.02
8	400–450	424	232.00–240.00	236.64
14	450–500	485	220.00–227.50	224.14
14	500–550	523	215.00–222.00	218.32
7	550–600	586	200.00–210.00	203.51
2	600–650	638	190.00–200.00	194.98
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	408	255.00–260.00	258.37
14	600–650	621	220.00–233.00	224.88
3	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	714	200.00–215.00	210.30
3	750–800	773	190.00–195.00	193.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	300.00–302.00	300.69
7	350–400	373	290.00–295.00	293.13
7	500–550	528	235.00–237.00	235.58
4	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	305.00–310.00	307.57
5	300–350	325	290.00–295.00	293.44
9	350–400	380	280.00–287.50	285.03
7	400–450	416	262.00–272.00	266.31
5	450–500	459	250.00–255.00	250.98
23	500–550	531	225.00–234.00	229.06
7	550–600	559	215.00–220.00	215.99
6	600–650	617	205.00–210.00	208.37
10	650–700	670	200.00–205.00	200.50
7	700–750	725	190.00–195.00	192.85
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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