Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.09/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −151.02 against this barn's trailing median of $444.10.

Average price

$293.09

63 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$51.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.98

vs AL average

−6.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	304.00	1,602	49
Medium and Large 2	569	256.45	1,458	8thin
Medium and Large 3	531	252.82	1,342	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.18/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale63 hd

293.09

—

AL average12 barns · 340 hd

267.11

+25.98

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−6.24

This barn, trailing median19 sales

444.10

−151.02

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	1,752	146.59	2,568	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	115.05	1,760	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	114.50	1,346	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	99.45	996	49

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)	—	$2,317	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,118	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,023	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,409	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,256	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,531	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,979	12

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2	500–550	510	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	229.19/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,318	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	258.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	246.01/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	253.50/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	284.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	241.65/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	247.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,282	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	283.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	243.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	266.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	217.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	238.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	271.24/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,014	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	319.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	1,817	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,602	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	254.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,467	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,845	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	358.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,595	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	252.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	288.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	258	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	942	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	105.78/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,136	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	92.58/cwt	90.00–96.00	843	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	116.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,824	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,314	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	117.95/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,397	21
Bulls	—	—	2,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	149.67/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,496	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	111.67/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,572	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,039	8
Bulls	—	—	1,753	142.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,503	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,177.27/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,177	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,465.38/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,465	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,458.33/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,892.50/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,893	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,418.33/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,418	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,254.69/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,255	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,262.50/head	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,922.50/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,923	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,409.09/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,409	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,700	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,256.25/head	3,200.00–3,275.00	3,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	273.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	223.06/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	242.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	286.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	222.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	256.72/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,303	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	274.15/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,278	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	318.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	234.76/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	317.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	296.71/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.04/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	319.05/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	337.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,114	2

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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 702Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 76Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 223Last week 29Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	272.00	272.00
7	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	254.23
2	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	383	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	400	290.00–295.00	292.50
1	450–500	475	282.00	282.00
6	500–550	531	250.00–260.00	252.82
1	600–650	640	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	350.00–360.00	358.55
4	350–400	369	330.00–340.00	336.24
4	400–450	411	315.00–325.00	319.22
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	527	304.00	304.00
3	650–700	681	257.50	257.50
2	700–750	700	252.00–255.00	253.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	650–700	660	275.25	275.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	628	254.00	254.00
23	750–800	772	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	280.00–285.00	283.38
13	350–400	374	267.00–275.00	271.24
9	400–450	430	255.00–260.00	258.32
7	450–500	471	242.00–250.00	246.01
5	500–550	506	240.00	240.00
10	550–600	575	225.00–230.00	229.19
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	320.00–340.00	329.76
3	300–350	337	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	366	280.00–290.00	284.31
5	400–450	417	265.00–270.00	266.42
15	450–500	480	252.00–265.00	256.72
11	500–550	519	245.00–255.00	247.05
6	550–600	559	240.00–242.50	241.65
5	600–650	618	225.00–230.00	227.38
5	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	223.06
2	700–750	723	207.00–210.00	208.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	303	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	393	255.00–260.00	258.35
4	400–450	424	240.00–250.00	243.83
4	450–500	470	235.00–240.00	238.74
4	500–550	523	220.00–230.00	222.46
3	550–600	583	215.00–220.00	217.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
5	250–300	275	315.00–325.00	317.93
3	300–350	332	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	383	285.00–295.00	288.17
4	400–450	421	270.00–275.00	273.77
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	518	240.00–245.00	242.32
3	550–600	573	230.00–237.00	234.76
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	255	330.00–335.00	332.50
6	300–350	331	315.00–320.00	318.40
2	350–400	365	300.00–305.00	302.47
8	400–450	409	280.00–290.00	286.16
12	450–500	466	270.00–275.00	274.15
12	500–550	516	250.00–255.00	252.51
5	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.80
3	600–650	615	232.00–238.00	235.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	330	335.00–340.00	337.61
5	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	319.05
3	400–450	420	295.00–300.00	296.71
4	450–500	456	285.00–290.00	287.47
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	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
21	—	1,074	105.00–109.00	105.78
20	—	911	90.00–96.00	92.58
8	—	1,039	98.00–102.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,570	115.00–120.00	116.18
3	—	1,408	111.00–113.00	111.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,170	110.00–115.00	112.31
21	—	1,184	116.00–121.00	117.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,668	148.00–151.00	149.67
6	—	1,753	140.00–146.00	142.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,177.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,465.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,458.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,892.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,254.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,409.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,418.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,275.00	3,256.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,922.50

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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