Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.74/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.19 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$231.74

65 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$21.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs AL average

−26.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	240.58	1,365	29
Medium and Large 2	544	227.14	1,236	24
Medium and Large 3	548	219.54	1,203	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale65 hd

231.74

—

AL average13 barns · 445 hd

223.76

+7.97

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−26.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−164.19

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	1,684	144.29	2,430	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	117.03	1,626	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	115.41	1,358	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	99.44	994	44

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)	—	$1,775	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,638	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,564	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	256.63/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	231.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,315	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	268.30/cwt	265.00–275.00	982	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	231.08/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	223.81/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	225.95/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	266.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,245	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	307.08/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	195.17/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	246.42/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,443	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	280.83/cwt	275.00–285.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	248.43/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	244.28/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,153	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	244.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,035	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	208.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	297.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	231.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	222.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	222.76/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	263.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	281.02/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	253.73/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,201	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	91.85/cwt	90.00–95.00	880	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	105.09/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,093	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	99.82/cwt	96.00–101.00	987	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,700	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,428	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,637.50/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,564.29/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,564	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	218.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	255.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	949	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	114.64/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,456	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	118.32/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,419	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,290	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	123.69/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	267.40/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,487	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	267.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,276	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	354	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	230.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,457	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	238.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	288.75/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	207.97/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	287.92/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	250.68/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,206	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	256.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	242.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,264	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	290.50/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	225.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,500	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,544	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	264.00/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	233.09/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,420	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	239.13/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,401	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,139Last week 1,212Year ago 1,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 150Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 114Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	291	295.00	295.00
6	300–350	315	275.00–285.00	280.83
18	350–400	366	265.00–275.00	268.30
6	400–450	411	255.00–260.00	256.63
10	450–500	472	240.00–247.50	244.28
11	500–550	529	230.00–235.00	231.08
13	550–600	557	222.00–230.00	223.81
6	600–650	632	210.00–220.00	215.04
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	295.00	295.00
4	300–350	333	260.00–270.00	263.85
3	350–400	372	250.00–260.00	255.16
13	400–450	423	240.00–250.00	244.59
9	450–500	483	230.00–235.00	231.67
7	500–550	529	220.00–225.00	222.84
5	550–600	575	210.00–220.00	214.92
3	600–650	631	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	354	295.00	295.00
18	450–500	477	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	338	290.00	290.00
12	350–400	366	280.00–290.00	288.75
3	400–450	420	262.00–265.00	264.00
9	450–500	481	250.00–251.00	250.68
11	500–550	537	240.00–250.00	242.96
18	550–600	586	235.00–240.00	239.13
31	600–650	631	225.00–235.00	230.92
14	650–700	665	220.00–230.00	225.54
5	700–750	711	200.00–215.00	207.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	302.00	302.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	566	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	240.00–245.00	242.47
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	277.00–285.00	281.02
4	500–550	523	250.00–255.00	253.73
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	386	327.50	327.50
7	400–450	449	312.50	312.50
6	450–500	463	287.50–290.00	287.92
24	550–600	556	265.00–267.50	267.40
3	650–700	673	240.00–245.00	241.68
9	700–750	732	230.00–240.00	238.89
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	537	287.50	287.50
5	600–650	638	261.00	261.00
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	327	305.00–310.00	307.08
2	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	295.07
6	400–450	432	275.00–285.00	279.99
15	450–500	468	260.00–270.00	266.05
7	500–550	521	245.00–250.00	246.42
11	550–600	567	230.00–237.00	231.98
8	600–650	614	222.00–230.00	225.95
11	650–700	671	215.00	215.00
4	700–750	741	202.00–210.00	208.02
5	750–800	770	192.00–200.00	195.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	353	310.00–315.00	312.48
4	400–450	404	290.00–292.00	290.50
3	450–500	470	276.00	276.00
3	500–550	527	255.00–260.00	256.72
2	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
25	600–650	609	232.50–245.00	233.09
3	650–700	670	225.00–235.00	229.98
1	750–800	765	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	330	295.00–300.00	297.42
6	350–400	365	275.00–285.00	279.95
8	400–450	421	260.00–270.00	267.48
5	450–500	474	245.00–252.00	248.43
9	500–550	511	230.00–240.00	234.97
13	550–600	572	220.00–227.00	222.76
3	600–650	623	215.00–220.00	218.29
1	650–700	685	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	958	90.00–95.00	91.85
18	—	1,040	103.00–107.00	105.09
12	—	989	96.00–101.00	99.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,440	116.00–120.00	118.05
3	—	1,270	114.00–115.00	114.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	116.00–121.00	118.32
24	—	1,146	110.00–115.00	112.55
3	—	1,310	123.00–125.00	123.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	140.00–141.00	140.32
3	—	1,638	145.00–150.00	148.26

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)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,637.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,564.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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