Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $251.42/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −167.02 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$251.42

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	268.25	1,357	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	250.75	1,365	8thin
Medium and Large 3	548	240.78	1,319	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd

251.42

—

AL average15 barns · 343 hd

239.62

+11.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−167.02

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	—	Low	1,725	150.03	2,588	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	116.72	1,441	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	115.32	1,642	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	103.06	1,048	61

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)	—	$2,014	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,746	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,514	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,435	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,232	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,813	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	450–500	459	258.50/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	272.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	246.75/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	287.68/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	228.78/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	238.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	274.80/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	269.81/cwt	265.00–275.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	248.25/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	245.53/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,272	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	305.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	225.50/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	306.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	285.82/cwt	282.00–290.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	278.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	283.81/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	256.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	257.98/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	270.24/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,459	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	123.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,648	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,138	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	115.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,618	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	111.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,630	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,358	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	91.46/cwt	90.00–96.00	862	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	119.14/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,487	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	120.42/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,704	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	100.75/cwt	97.00–103.00	971	12
Bulls	—	—	1,514	143.69/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,175	6
Bulls	—	—	1,915	155.36/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,975	8
Bulls	—	—	1,682	149.26/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,511	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,910.00/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,910	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,066.67/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,514.29/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,514	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,435.00/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,435	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,619.17/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,619	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,232.22/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,232	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	323.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	339.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	283.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	272.83/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	306.76/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	320.05/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	333.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	291.01/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	255.59/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,234	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	268.25/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	244.50/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 811Year ago 1,011

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 146Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 223Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	300.00–310.00	305.88
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	370	282.00–292.00	287.68
8	400–450	414	265.00–280.00	272.50
10	450–500	459	255.00–265.00	258.50
14	500–550	518	242.00–247.00	245.53
4	550–600	565	235.00–240.00	237.47
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	300.00–310.00	306.80
2	250–300	270	290.00–295.00	292.50
2	300–350	330	282.00–290.00	285.82
5	350–400	380	272.00–277.00	274.80
2	400–450	423	255.00–260.00	257.43
3	450–500	472	245.00–250.00	248.25
3	500–550	537	235.00–240.00	238.32
4	550–600	562	225.00–227.00	225.50
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	275	275.00–280.00	278.27
2	300–350	328	265.00–275.00	269.81
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	426	245.00–250.00	246.75
3	450–500	472	235.00–240.00	238.34
4	500–550	514	225.00–230.00	228.78
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	320.00–325.00	323.41
4	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	366	285.00–295.00	291.01
6	400–450	433	267.00–275.00	272.83
10	450–500	483	250.00–262.00	255.59
6	500–550	533	240.00–247.00	244.50
3	550–600	577	230.00–235.00	233.35
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	333.48
3	300–350	313	315.00–325.00	320.05
3	350–400	373	305.00–310.00	306.76
5	400–450	437	280.00–290.00	283.40
8	450–500	483	265.00–277.00	270.24
4	500–550	518	255.00–260.00	257.98
4	550–600	571	240.00–247.00	243.52
1	600–650	645	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	658	220.00–225.00	221.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	335	335.00–345.00	339.93
4	350–400	362	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	427	295.00–305.00	300.02
2	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	506	267.00–270.00	268.25
5	650–700	664	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	280.00–285.00	283.81
3	550–600	557	250.00–260.00	256.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,334	122.00–127.00	123.55
39	—	1,198	110.00–115.00	113.36
23	—	1,248	116.00–120.00	119.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,058	105.00–110.00	107.57
12	—	942	90.00–96.00	91.46
12	—	964	97.00–103.00	100.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,401	115.00–118.00	115.52
7	—	1,463	110.00–113.00	111.39
5	—	1,415	120.00–121.00	120.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,514	141.00–145.00	143.69
8	—	1,915	155.00–156.00	155.36
6	—	1,682	147.00–151.00	149.26

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)	5	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,435.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,619.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,066.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,514.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,232.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,812.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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Florence Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle