Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. There were three loads of steers sold via video and are represented in the report as Medium and Large 1-2. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $248.02/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −196.09 against this barn's trailing median of $444.10.

Average price

$248.02

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs AL average

−18.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	257.50	1,391	2thin
Medium and Large 2	553	252.27	1,394	4thin
Medium and Large 3	543	242.02	1,313	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale12 hd

248.02

—

AL average12 barns · 227 hd

243.77

+4.25

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−18.62

This barn, trailing median19 sales

444.10

−196.09

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	1,766	152.76	2,697	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	119.24	1,403	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	115.05	1,600	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	108.35	1,152	31

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)	—	$1,852	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,595	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,586	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,173	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	500–550	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	233.14/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,250	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	239.72/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,486	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	260.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	275.47/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,162	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	287.41/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	259.01/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	216.20/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	224.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	223.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,920	190
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	205.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	224.03/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	250.34/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,174	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	236.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,121	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	231.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,195	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	200.49/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	213.64/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,335	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	652	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	191.27/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	242.84/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	266.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	215.33/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	251.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,314	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,735	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	117.58/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	130.64/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	99.47/cwt	97.00–101.00	981	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,172.50/head	1,075.00–1,270.00	1,173	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,892.50/head	1,780.00–1,990.00	1,893	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,433.13/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,433	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,852.00/head	1,725.00–2,035.00	1,852	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	122.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,475	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	106.42/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,143	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	111.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,486	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	111.29/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,196	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	115.86/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,325	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	221.66/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	268.29/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	276.66/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	252.75/cwt	250.00–257.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	230.50/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	257.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	339.00/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	233.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	247.40/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	320.06/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	666	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	337.45/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	223	408.99/cwt	400.00–420.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 1,130Year ago 1,334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 173Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 65Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–305.00	302.38
4	350–400	376	280.00–290.00	287.41
9	400–450	422	272.00–280.00	275.47
3	450–500	475	257.00–260.00	259.01
2	500–550	518	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	560	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	380	265.00–275.00	268.29
7	400–450	419	255.00–265.00	260.93
10	450–500	469	245.00–255.00	250.34
12	500–550	516	230.00–235.00	231.58
10	550–600	572	220.00–227.00	224.03
10	600–650	625	210.00–217.00	213.64
4	650–700	671	200.00–202.00	200.49
4	700–750	725	190.00–195.00	191.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	385.00	385.00
5	250–300	296	335.00–340.00	339.00
4	300–350	318	315.00–330.00	320.06
4	350–400	387	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	408	247.00	247.00
10	450–500	474	235.00–245.00	236.47
7	500–550	536	232.00–235.00	233.14
10	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	223.42
6	600–650	629	212.00–220.00	216.20
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	265.00–270.00	266.65
5	350–400	379	250.00–257.00	252.75
7	400–450	420	235.00–245.00	242.84
4	450–500	469	230.00–232.00	230.50
6	550–600	568	215.00–217.00	215.33
2	600–650	623	200.00–210.00	205.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	310.00–315.00	312.56
2	350–400	360	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	466	250.00–260.00	257.53
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	560	235.00–240.00	237.46
8	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	233.39
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	620	237.00	237.00
6	650–700	666	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	530	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	247.54
11	600–650	620	237.00–240.00	239.72
9	650–700	669	220.00–230.00	224.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
190	750–800	790	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	275.00–277.50	276.66
2	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	522	245.00–255.00	251.71
3	550–600	563	230.00–235.00	232.33
3	600–650	613	220.00–222.50	221.66
2	650–700	652	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	322	335.00–345.00	337.45
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	403	290.00–295.00	292.52
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	612	245.00–248.00	247.40
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	727	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–420.00	408.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	169.00	169.00
7	—	1,792	150.00–155.00	152.65
2	—	1,653	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	116.00–120.00	117.58
4	—	1,334	110.00–115.00	111.41
1	—	1,260	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	128.00–133.00	130.64
26	—	1,208	120.00–126.00	122.09
32	—	1,144	114.00–119.00	115.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	97.00–101.00	99.47
9	—	1,074	105.00–108.00	106.42
18	—	1,075	109.00–114.00	111.29

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	—	—	1,075.00–1,270.00	1,172.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,433.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,725.00–2,035.00	1,852.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,780.00–1,990.00	1,892.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
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	3	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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