Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.11/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.82 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$260.11

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$31.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs AL average

−20.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	269.81	1,477	38
Medium and Large 2	535	249.30	1,334	12thin
Medium and Large 3	557	238.37	1,327	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $150 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 sale61 hd

260.11

—

AL average15 barns · 622 hd

252.57

+7.54

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−20.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−135.82

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	1,754	139.99	2,455	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	111.15	1,372	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	110.45	1,501	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	93.17	931	24

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)	—	$2,356	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,927	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,517	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,554	18

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	350.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	292
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	298.33/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	296.09/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,904	148
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	299.01/cwt	295.00–300.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	275.39/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,176	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	322.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	303.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,259	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	243.32/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	286.65/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	223.54/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	266.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,291	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	303.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	268.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	233.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	251.29/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	280.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	297.27/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,385	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	250.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	263.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	261.99/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	215.66/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	289.85/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	254.17/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	238.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	113.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,413	11
Bulls	—	—	1,883	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,683	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	94.41/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,024	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	114.46/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,018	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,835.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,835	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,110.00/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,110	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,490.00/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,490	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,025	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,766.67/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,187.50/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,188	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,787.50/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,788	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	824	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	996	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,343	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	108.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,306	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	286.71/cwt	285.00–290.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	244.26/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	252.39/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	286.67/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	282.24/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	264.75/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	260.56/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,918	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.71/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,790	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	323.35/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	258.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	248.47/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	318.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	312.80/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	305.87/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,734	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	321.50/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	317.74/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	242.39/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	308.88/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,531	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	276.44/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	284.92/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,482	4

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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,454Last week 1,224Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 100Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 55Year ago 74

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	345.00–355.00	350.09
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	361	315.00–325.00	322.51
8	400–450	415	300.00–310.00	303.49
10	450–500	466	290.00–302.00	297.27
2	500–550	530	275.00–280.00	277.48
6	550–600	570	260.00–265.00	260.83
2	600–650	623	245.00–255.00	250.02
6	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	318	345.00–355.00	350.12
2	350–400	350	330.00–335.00	332.50
5	400–450	420	315.00–332.00	323.35
5	450–500	472	305.00–320.00	312.80
3	500–550	515	295.00–305.00	298.33
2	550–600	553	280.00–290.00	284.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	381	300.00–310.00	303.99
2	400–450	413	285.00–295.00	289.85
7	450–500	477	280.00–285.00	280.72
3	500–550	527	260.00–270.00	263.29
6	550–600	573	250.00–255.00	254.17
3	600–650	630	235.00–240.00	238.29
3	700–750	718	215.00–217.00	215.66
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
292	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	295.00–300.00	299.01
3	350–400	368	280.00–290.00	286.65
11	400–450	427	270.00–277.50	275.39
8	450–500	485	260.00–270.00	266.26
9	500–550	524	250.00–257.00	251.29
3	550–600	568	242.00–245.00	243.32
10	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	233.99
2	650–700	675	222.00–225.00	223.54
3	700–750	733	210.00–215.00	213.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	314	285.00–290.00	286.71
4	350–400	364	270.00–275.00	272.51
5	400–450	422	260.00–265.00	261.99
3	450–500	473	250.00–257.00	252.39
4	500–550	528	242.00–245.00	244.26
7	550–600	573	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	320.00–330.00	324.92
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	520	277.00–287.50	284.92
20	550–600	562	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	315.00–320.00	318.42
4	300–350	330	305.00–315.00	308.88
3	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
10	400–450	426	285.00–297.00	286.67
8	450–500	463	275.00–287.00	282.24
7	500–550	511	260.00–275.00	264.75
7	550–600	558	255.00–260.00	258.57
2	600–650	610	245.00–252.00	248.47
3	650–700	680	235.00–246.00	242.39
2	750–800	778	210.00–215.00	212.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
9	500–550	527	295.00–305.00	296.09
3	550–600	570	285.00–290.00	288.27
5	600–650	619	265.00–275.00	268.48
2	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
148	650–700	691	275.50	275.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	610	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	460	320.00–327.00	321.50
4	500–550	506	317.00–320.00	317.74
16	550–600	567	292.00–315.00	305.87
49	600–650	620	285.00–291.00	288.71
7	650–700	659	270.00–279.00	276.44
32	700–750	736	251.00–262.00	260.56
3	800–850	805	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,241	111.00–116.00	113.82
2	—	1,415	120.00	120.00
16	—	1,207	105.00–110.00	108.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,085	92.00–95.00	94.41
10	—	941	85.00–90.00	87.52
7	—	996	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	112.00–118.00	114.46
2	—	1,308	100.00–105.00	102.66
1	—	1,395	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,883	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	1,495	135.00	135.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,187.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,766.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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