Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steer sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.25/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −167.67 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$228.25

50 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$15.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

−32.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	237.66	1,356	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	231.45	1,262	17thin
Medium and Large 3	528	221.80	1,172	23

One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $183 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.03, low $346.36, median $395.93 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 sale50 hd

228.25

—

AL average14 barns · 672 hd

231.71

−3.46

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−32.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−167.67

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	1,761	147.44	2,596	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	116.31	1,373	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	115.58	1,731	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	102.20	1,039	39

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)	—	$1,935	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,714	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,493	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,265	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,817	3thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 3	500–550	528	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	255.69/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	207.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	216.64/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	282.42/cwt	280.00–287.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	295.96/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	207.99/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	241.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,148	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	199.00/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	227.59/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	284.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,532	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.31/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	267.57/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,263	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	216.81/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	307.92/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,316	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	228.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	270.53/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,020	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,221	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	270.20/cwt	265.00–275.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	254.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,191	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	196.86/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	223.02/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,160	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	234.18/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,098	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	269.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	246.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	257	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	218.16/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,350	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	292.42/cwt	290.00–300.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	217.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	238.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	258.05/cwt	255.00–262.00	963	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	124.36/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	149.26/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	118.60/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,440	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	91.30/cwt	90.00–96.00	834	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	100.57/cwt	97.00–101.00	939	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,628	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,816.67/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,264.58/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,265	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,492.50/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,493	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,413	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,903.57/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,904	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,631.25/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,631	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,935.00/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	118.35/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,806	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	107.12/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,173	21
Bulls	—	—	1,633	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,324	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	3,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	113.96/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,304	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	206.96/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	286.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,073	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	231.50/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	268.52/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	236.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	270.75/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	312.72/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	295.21/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	474	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,256	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	287.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	284.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	254.17/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,212Last week 923Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 212Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 109Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	528	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	625	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	290.00–295.00	292.55
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	500–550	521	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	381	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	485	295.00–297.00	295.21
2	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	553	265.00–272.00	268.52
11	600–650	615	252.00–265.00	254.17
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	280.00–287.00	282.42
9	350–400	377	265.00–275.00	270.53
10	400–450	416	252.00–260.00	255.69
19	450–500	475	240.00–250.00	241.67
9	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	234.89
8	550–600	574	223.00–230.00	227.59
9	600–650	623	215.00–220.00	216.64
4	650–700	673	200.00–210.00	207.51
3	700–750	715	197.00–200.00	199.00
2	750–800	770	180.00–187.00	183.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	278	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	327	265.00–275.00	270.20
4	350–400	373	255.00–262.00	258.05
20	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	246.22
10	450–500	469	230.00–237.00	234.18
18	500–550	520	220.00–227.00	223.02
5	550–600	559	215.00–220.00	217.39
2	600–650	618	205.00–210.00	207.43
5	650–700	673	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
6	350–400	376	280.00–290.00	287.08
11	400–450	419	265.00–272.00	270.75
2	450–500	455	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	500	242.00	242.00
8	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	236.57
10	600–650	623	225.00–235.00	231.50
2	650–700	658	215.00–220.00	217.53
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	474	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	305.00–310.00	307.92
5	350–400	381	295.00–300.00	295.96
7	400–450	407	280.00–290.00	284.27
8	450–500	472	265.00–277.00	267.57
10	500–550	522	250.00–260.00	252.14
7	550–600	580	235.00–242.00	236.31
2	600–650	618	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	674	215.00–217.50	216.81
4	700–750	738	205.00–212.00	207.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	312.00–315.00	312.72
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	445	292.00	292.00
7	450–500	469	280.00–290.00	284.18
2	500–550	510	265.00–270.00	267.48
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	652	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	310.00–320.00	314.97
4	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	292.42
13	350–400	374	280.00–290.00	286.94
10	400–450	427	265.00–275.00	269.52
9	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	254.47
6	500–550	523	235.00–245.00	238.33
9	550–600	566	225.00–230.00	228.00
10	600–650	619	215.00–222.00	218.16
2	650–700	690	202.00–212.00	206.96
8	700–750	723	195.00–202.00	196.86
2	750–800	763	190.00–195.00	192.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	123.00–126.00	124.36
29	—	1,214	114.00–122.00	118.60
35	—	1,144	111.00–116.00	113.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	914	90.00–96.00	91.30
10	—	934	97.00–101.00	100.57
21	—	1,095	105.00–110.00	107.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	110.00–115.00	111.71
7	—	1,526	117.00–120.00	118.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	147.00–152.00	149.26
4	—	1,633	140.00–145.00	142.33
2	—	1,978	153.00–155.00	154.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,816.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,264.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,492.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,631.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,903.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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