Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.23/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −186.20 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$232.23

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	252.45	1,287	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	235.03	1,309	16thin
Medium and Large 3	535	228.83	1,223	25

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $355.45, median $418.43 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 sale43 hd

232.23

—

AL average16 barns · 311 hd

229.58

+2.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−186.20

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	1,797	148.82	2,675	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	113.10	1,334	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	111.12	1,594	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	99.95	1,073	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,810	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,357	7

Every lot, as filed

95 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	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	256.46/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	303.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	233.09/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	251.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	284.49/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	244.98/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,178	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	225.83/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	294.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	216.65/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	224.57/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	254.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,194	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	231.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,203	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	276.03/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	308.94/cwt	305.00–310.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	270.50/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	222.12/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	236.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,141	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	247.08/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	278.77/cwt	275.00–280.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	203.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	99.56/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,070	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,379	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,688	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,616.67/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,617	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,356.86/head	1,136.00–1,554.00	1,357	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,975.00–2,225.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	267.25/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,144	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	93.07/cwt	90.00–95.00	991	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	105.47/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,138	7
Bulls	—	—	1,818	146.21/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,658	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,579	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	110.35/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,298	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	286.01/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	213.96/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	309.08/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	233.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,330	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	828	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	232.27/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,737	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	220.44/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	302.32/cwt	297.00–307.50	1,261	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	244.11/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	301.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	237.79/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,360	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	240.31/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	291.61/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	268.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	682	230.56/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,512	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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 890Year ago 1,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 133Year ago 304

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	373	290.00–300.00	294.08
2	400–450	443	282.00–287.00	284.49
10	450–500	464	265.00–275.00	270.50
4	500–550	518	240.00	240.00
12	550–600	570	230.00–235.00	233.37
6	600–650	604	222.00–227.00	225.83
2	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
5	250–300	268	305.00–310.00	308.94
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	379	275.00–280.00	276.03
3	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	267.25
19	450–500	469	250.00–260.00	254.58
18	500–550	520	230.00–237.00	231.44
7	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	222.12
3	600–650	627	215.00–220.00	216.65
4	650–700	667	200.00–210.00	203.04
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
6	350–400	371	305.00–320.00	309.08
7	400–450	417	297.00–307.50	302.32
3	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	284.96
2	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	252.45
7	600–650	626	230.00–237.00	232.27
3	650–700	670	225.00–227.00	225.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	485	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
9	500–550	527	245.00–255.00	251.13
3	550–600	581	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	575	235.00–237.00	235.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
9	650–700	656	237.00–245.00	244.11
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	600–650	616	282.00	282.00
6	800–850	828	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	325	300.00–305.00	301.56
4	350–400	371	285.00–297.00	291.61
7	400–450	419	265.00–275.00	268.13
6	500–550	530	240.00–242.00	240.31
12	550–600	572	230.00–241.00	237.79
2	600–650	630	225.00–235.00	229.92
4	650–700	669	215.00–225.00	220.44
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	300.00–305.00	303.32
2	300–350	340	290.00–295.00	292.50
5	350–400	374	270.00–280.00	275.04
8	400–450	426	255.00–262.00	256.46
14	450–500	481	242.50–246.00	244.98
7	500–550	520	230.00–237.00	233.09
7	550–600	569	222.00–225.00	224.57
3	600–650	627	210.00–215.00	213.30
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	290.00–295.00	292.47
4	300–350	320	275.00–280.00	278.77
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	411	245.00–250.00	247.08
12	450–500	483	230.00–240.00	236.24
3	550–600	568	212.00–215.00	213.96
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	285.00–287.00	286.01
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	616	240.00	240.00
7	650–700	682	230.00–234.00	230.56
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,075	96.00–100.00	99.56
5	—	1,065	90.00–95.00	93.07
7	—	1,079	103.00–107.00	105.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,472	114.00–115.00	114.68
1	—	1,410	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,189	114.00–119.00	115.97
15	—	1,176	108.00–113.00	110.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	150.00–155.00	152.29
4	—	1,818	145.00–148.00	146.21

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,975.00–2,225.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,136.00–1,554.00	1,356.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,325.00

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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