Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 142.00 cwt and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 162.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $259.12/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.81 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$259.12

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs AL average

−44.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	270.75	1,463	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	257.61	1,395	11thin
Medium and Large 3	551	242.52	1,336	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $127 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 sale27 hd

259.12

—

AL average16 barns · 459 hd

264.40

−5.28

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−44.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−136.81

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	1,686	146.96	2,478	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	125.99	1,798	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	122.80	1,532	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	104.91	1,132	7thin

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)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,780	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,439	11

Every lot, as filed

95 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	350–400	360	341.76/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	259.83/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	314.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	336.25/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	297.01/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	288.81/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	292.51/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	283.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,353	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	251.78/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	233.04/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	246.62/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	262.59/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	313.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	275.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	248.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	298.89/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	319.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	253.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	236.70/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	294.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	331.73/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,217	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	132.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,839	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	124.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,503	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	156.41/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	145.23/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,439.00/head	1,204.00–1,561.00	1,439	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	97.07/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	111.12/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	106.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,076	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,459	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	301.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	255.34/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,007	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	357.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	255.65/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,695	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	322.99/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	298.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	324.08/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,215	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	348.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	261.48/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	316.52/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,333	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	257.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	280.01/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	237.34/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	312.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	296.73/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,356	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	292.66/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	342.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	334.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	229.66/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,688	3

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 789Year ago 1,055

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 81Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 75Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	360	340.00–345.00	341.76
2	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	466	310.00–320.00	314.01
5	500–550	528	295.00–300.00	297.01
10	550–600	592	275.00–280.00	275.49
6	600–650	607	257.00–267.00	259.83
8	650–700	684	245.00–252.00	246.62
3	700–750	735	227.00–232.00	229.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	421	335.00–350.00	342.99
7	450–500	477	330.00–340.00	334.24
8	500–550	524	310.00–320.00	312.46
2	550–600	583	285.00–300.00	292.66
2	600–650	605	270.00–272.00	271.00
5	750–800	787	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	330.00–335.00	331.64
3	400–450	415	310.00–315.00	313.29
3	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	298.89
4	500–550	514	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	260.00–265.00	262.59
4	600–650	624	250.00–255.00	253.00
2	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.48
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00	340.00
8	300–350	345	330.00–337.50	336.25
16	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	324.08
14	400–450	421	310.00–325.00	316.52
7	450–500	457	292.50–310.00	296.73
5	500–550	512	270.00–290.00	280.01
5	550–600	569	260.00–262.50	261.48
7	600–650	626	250.00–260.00	257.54
4	650–700	681	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	725	237.00–237.50	237.34
10	800–850	804	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	377	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	443	290.00–300.00	292.51
11	450–500	478	280.00–290.00	283.06
6	500–550	526	260.00–265.00	262.46
5	550–600	560	250.00–257.00	251.78
1	600–650	635	247.00	247.00
3	650–700	675	227.00–237.00	233.04
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	294.80
2	400–450	433	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	473	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	522	245.00–255.00	248.35
3	550–600	580	235.00–240.00	236.70
2	600–650	640	225.00–235.00	230.04
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
15	650–700	663	255.00–257.50	255.65
2	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	383	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	473	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	582	285.00–290.00	288.81
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	330.00–335.00	331.73
4	400–450	418	315.00–325.00	319.85
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	357.37
7	450–500	462	340.00–355.00	348.84
4	500–550	524	320.00–327.00	322.99
4	550–600	565	300.00–305.00	301.25
5	600–650	622	290.00–300.00	298.07
8	700–750	712	269.00	269.00
29	750–800	786	245.00–257.50	255.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	129.00–135.00	132.72
13	—	1,206	122.00–128.00	124.61
15	—	1,237	115.00–121.00	117.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,423	127.00–129.00	127.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	96.00–98.00	97.07
2	—	1,073	108.00–114.00	111.12
3	—	1,015	104.00–107.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,803	154.00–159.00	156.41
4	—	1,609	145.00–146.00	145.23

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)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,204.00–1,561.00	1,439.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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