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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.87/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −161.92 against this barn's trailing median of $442.80.

Average price

$280.87

48 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.48

vs AL average

−24.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	286.06	1,566	35
Medium and Large 2	548	269.40	1,477	9thin
Medium and Large 3	541	261.28	1,414	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $153 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.72, low $401.64, median $442.80 across 20 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 sale48 hd

280.87

—

AL average12 barns · 248 hd

267.39

+13.48

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−24.57

This barn, trailing median20 sales

442.80

−161.92

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	1,695	136.55	2,314	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	111.37	1,718	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	108.53	1,318	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	93.28	954	35

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)	—	$1,894	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,538	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,304	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,239	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,221	8

Every lot, as filed

93 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	500–550	527	233.40/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,230	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	222.88/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	267.29/cwt	265.00–270.00	970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	265.50/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	243.33/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,144	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	274.27/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,758	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	287.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,264	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	265.13/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	250.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,070	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	217.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	284.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,512	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	263.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	243.22/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	265.68/cwt	265.00–267.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	223.40/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	270.40/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,163	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	256.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,236	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,236	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	100.79/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,112	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	108.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,663	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	115.58/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	94.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	992	11
Bulls	—	—	1,713	134.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,299	7
Bulls	—	—	1,652	142.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,346	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,239.23/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,239	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,538	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,304.17/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,304	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,221.38/head	1,114.00–1,378.00	1,221	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,083.33/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,134.62/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,135	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,738	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	220.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	231.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	296.33/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,129	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	111.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,414	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	105.55/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,224	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	87.92/cwt	85.00–90.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	306.64/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,481	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	308.98/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	252.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	232.86/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	333.40/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	230.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,352	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	826	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	223.60/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,518	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	242.66/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,279	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	235.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	281.01/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	300.69/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	346.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	289.05/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,552	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	250.27/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	259.81/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	247.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,937	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	229.01/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	238.57/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	326.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,197	8

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 1,139Year ago 953

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 132Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 49Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	277.50	277.50
10	350–400	363	265.00–270.00	267.29
15	400–450	427	250.00–255.00	250.67
23	450–500	470	240.00–247.00	243.33
9	500–550	527	230.00–237.00	233.40
5	550–600	568	220.00–227.00	223.40
9	600–650	612	210.00–220.00	217.22
2	650–700	660	200.00–210.00	205.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	265.00–267.00	265.68
9	350–400	362	250.00–260.00	252.77
10	400–450	425	240.00–247.00	243.22
6	450–500	487	230.00–237.00	232.86
5	500–550	543	220.00–225.00	220.97
3	550–600	557	210.00–215.00	211.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	468	250.00–255.00	252.57
24	500–550	527	239.00–245.00	242.66
19	550–600	587	230.00–235.00	230.25
3	600–650	615	225.00–232.00	229.01
44	650–700	679	215.00–224.00	223.60
2	700–750	705	200.00–210.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
8	800–850	826	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	438	290.00–295.00	292.46
6	450–500	488	280.00–290.00	284.31
4	500–550	521	270.00–277.00	274.27
5	550–600	570	260.00–267.50	265.50
13	600–650	617	245.00	245.00
8	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
8	700–750	735	222.00–223.00	222.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	700–750	748	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	533	260.00–265.00	263.38
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	358	330.00–340.00	333.40
5	400–450	418	302.00–312.50	308.98
26	450–500	483	305.00–307.50	306.64
24	500–550	537	280.00–291.00	289.05
5	550–600	589	270.00	270.00
8	600–650	639	257.50–272.00	259.81
13	650–700	671	245.00–257.50	250.27
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
13	900–950	901	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	300.00–305.00	302.52
18	400–450	440	280.00–290.00	287.38
8	450–500	476	270.00–275.00	272.53
7	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	563	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	381	285.00–310.00	296.33
12	400–450	430	265.00–275.00	270.40
8	450–500	482	255.00–260.00	256.51
5	500–550	515	235.00–245.00	240.01
4	550–600	558	230.00–235.00	231.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	346.42
8	350–400	367	320.00–335.00	326.22
3	400–450	403	295.00–305.00	300.69
6	450–500	467	277.00–285.00	281.01
7	500–550	514	262.00–270.00	265.13
11	550–600	576	245.00–255.00	247.21
10	600–650	625	235.00–245.00	238.57
6	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	235.84
3	700–750	718	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	783	210.00–217.00	213.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,103	100.00–102.00	100.79
11	—	1,050	91.00–96.00	94.46
15	—	955	85.00–90.00	87.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	105.00–110.00	108.57
2	—	1,558	115.00–116.00	115.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,268	110.00–115.00	111.51
13	—	1,160	105.00–107.00	105.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,713	130.00–135.00	134.21
3	—	1,652	140.00–145.00	142.02

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	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,083.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,239.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,537.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,304.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,134.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,114.00–1,378.00	1,221.38

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