Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $301.63/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −116.80 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$301.63

49 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	320.00	1,600	20
Medium and Large 1	510	309.59	1,579	8thin
Medium and Large 2	557	289.13	1,610	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	275.09	1,494	12thin

One grade step is worth $44.91/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale49 hd

301.63

—

AL average5 barns · 106 hd

290.25

+11.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−116.80

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	—	High	1,850	142.96	2,644	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	119.46	1,461	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	118.08	1,781	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	104.49	1,164	13

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)	—	$2,078	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,873	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	300–350	332	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	313.79/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	270.20/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	335.02/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	295.66/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.87/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	334.93/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,620	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	335.80/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	283.21/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	297.91/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	374.63/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	149.70/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,844	4
Bulls	—	—	1,919	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,717	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	115.31/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,820	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,528	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	112.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,389	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	242.99/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	248.63/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,522	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,316.67/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	266.97/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	350.15/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	254.42/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,351	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,058.33/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,058	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,714.29/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,714	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	107.04/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,205	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,993.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,993	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	118.93/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,784	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	120.37/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,475	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	273.69/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,336	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	253.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	387.36/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	311.30/cwt	305.00–320.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,345	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	228	415.49/cwt	400.00–430.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	331.66/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	318.22/cwt	317.50–322.00	1,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	249.00/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	309.59/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	354.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	403.18/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	389.80/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	323.64/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,217	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	336.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	250.69/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	313.61/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	303.47/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	260.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	362.01/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,528	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	378.75/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	293.65/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,374	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	380.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,897	12

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 1,454Year ago 1,055

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 87Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 124Year ago 126

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
3	300–350	332	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	366	350.00–360.00	354.95
6	400–450	429	330.00–345.00	334.93
5	450–500	475	310.00–317.00	313.79
3	500–550	530	292.00–300.00	295.66
6	550–600	570	280.00–287.50	285.87
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
20	600–650	617	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	358	375.00–385.00	380.10
13	400–450	422	352.00–370.00	362.01
7	450–500	471	325.00–345.00	336.25
8	500–550	510	305.00–315.00	309.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	370.00–380.00	374.63
3	300–350	328	345.00–355.00	350.15
5	350–400	382	330.00–345.00	335.80
2	400–450	435	315.00–320.00	317.47
3	450–500	465	300.00–305.00	303.30
6	500–550	518	280.00–290.00	283.21
6	550–600	568	262.00–270.00	266.97
8	600–650	612	245.00–252.00	248.63
2	650–700	650	235.00–240.00	237.50
3	700–750	712	220.00–222.00	220.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	275	385.00–390.00	387.36
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	483	330.00–337.50	335.02
10	600–650	633	270.00–272.00	270.20
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	330	395.00–410.00	403.18
4	350–400	368	380.00–395.00	389.80
4	400–450	405	370.00–385.00	378.75
3	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	354.93
7	500–550	516	312.50–315.00	313.61
2	550–600	560	300.00–307.00	303.47
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	654	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	321	305.00–320.00	311.30
5	350–400	381	300.00–310.00	305.00
7	400–450	434	295.00–300.00	297.91
14	450–500	488	270.00–282.00	273.69
2	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	262.51
3	550–600	573	250.00–255.00	253.28
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	391	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–265.00	262.55
7	500–550	531	252.00–257.00	254.42
3	550–600	580	242.00–245.00	242.99
2	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	281	340.00–345.00	342.41
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
11	350–400	376	315.00–325.00	323.64
13	400–450	434	305.00–315.00	309.99
9	450–500	468	285.00–302.50	293.65
4	500–550	505	275.00–287.00	281.00
7	550–600	563	260.00–265.00	260.71
3	600–650	612	250.00–252.00	250.69
5	650–700	663	245.00–250.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00–430.00	415.49
4	350–400	374	330.00–337.00	331.66
6	400–450	430	317.50–322.00	318.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	148.00–151.00	149.70
5	—	1,919	140.00–145.00	141.59
2	—	1,575	130.00–136.00	132.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	115.00–116.00	115.31
1	—	1,330	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,500	117.00–120.00	118.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,213	124.00–130.00	125.98
10	—	1,231	110.00–116.00	112.87
8	—	1,225	118.00–123.00	120.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	95.00	95.00
9	—	1,126	104.00–109.00	107.04
3	—	1,037	100.00	100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,316.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,714.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,993.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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