Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with high yielding boning and breaking cows up to 149.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 170.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.19/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.74 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$264.19

33 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs AL average

−40.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	276.87	1,390	9thin
Medium and Large 2	534	263.85	1,410	16thin
Medium and Large 3	548	250.60	1,373	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd

264.19

—

AL average12 barns · 522 hd

268.82

−4.64

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−40.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−131.74

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	1,719	153.37	2,637	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	137.50	2,008	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	135.91	1,642	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	108.41	1,117	12

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)	—	$2,288	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,980	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,563	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,278	11

Every lot, as filed

108 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	700–750	730	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	246.60/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,559	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	348.66/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	233.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	288.48/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	323.95/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	263.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	276.38/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	253.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	308.97/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	357.06/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	251.32/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	322.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	327.15/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	391.21/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	302.03/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,390	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	238.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	266.34/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,521	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	307.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	304.72/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,310	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	250.82/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	313.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	257.37/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	274.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,320	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	289.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	223.98/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	257.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,359	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,201	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,846	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	136.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,655	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,482	8
Bulls	—	—	1,808	160.45/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	153.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,642	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,980.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,287.50/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,277.82/head	1,104.00–1,449.00	1,278	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	271	368.85/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,000	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	109.88/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,170	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	102.73/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,378	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	144.64/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	243.77/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	256.28/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	335.17/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	353.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,330	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	321.75/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	375.07/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	326.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,243	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	276.87/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	308.34/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	233.39/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	406.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	349.38/cwt	342.50–362.00	1,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	282.75/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	255.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	323.77/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	364.10/cwt	355.00–377.00	1,522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	330.96/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	304.00/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	383.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	208	425.24/cwt	405.00–445.00	884	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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	320.00–325.00	323.95
13	350–400	384	307.50–317.00	308.97
13	400–450	430	300.00–307.50	304.72
4	450–500	478	282.00–292.00	288.48
11	500–550	518	265.00–270.00	268.34
5	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	253.96
9	600–650	632	240.00–247.50	246.60
3	650–700	677	230.00–237.00	233.99
2	700–750	730	222.00–225.00	223.49
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	342	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	425	285.00–295.00	289.17
15	450–500	481	270.00–280.00	274.40
4	500–550	528	250.00–260.00	257.42
4	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	243.77
3	600–650	618	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	405.00–445.00	425.24
2	350–400	368	337.50	337.50
5	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	221	360.00	360.00
3	250–300	277	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	319	330.00–335.00	330.96
9	350–400	381	320.00–330.00	326.31
18	400–450	423	310.00–320.00	314.37
3	450–500	450	302.00–305.00	304.00
9	500–550	502	272.00–290.00	276.87
7	600–650	615	250.00–260.00	255.73
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	723	230.00–237.00	233.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	370.00–380.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	322.30
5	500–550	521	300.00–305.00	302.03
2	550–600	560	280.00–285.00	282.52
2	600–650	605	260.00–262.00	260.99
3	650–700	668	250.00–252.00	251.32
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	325	385.00–400.00	391.21
5	350–400	378	365.00–382.50	375.07
10	400–450	424	340.00–360.00	353.01
9	450–500	478	330.00–342.00	335.17
4	500–550	501	312.00–325.00	321.75
2	600–650	615	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
4	250–300	271	365.00–370.00	368.85
2	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	378	325.00–335.00	329.93
3	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	313.37
5	450–500	471	300.00–310.00	307.05
2	500–550	513	285.00–290.00	287.51
11	550–600	571	262.50–270.00	266.34
5	600–650	637	245.00–255.00	250.82
6	650–700	670	230.00–240.00	238.30
3	700–750	732	220.00–227.00	223.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	383	355.00–365.00	357.06
2	400–450	425	345.00–352.00	348.66
7	450–500	479	325.00–335.00	327.15
11	500–550	546	307.00	307.00
2	550–600	558	290.00–300.00	294.98
7	600–650	633	275.00–285.00	276.38
16	650–700	676	260.00–265.00	263.73
2	700–750	720	240.00–245.00	242.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	385	345.00–350.00	347.47
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	615	255.00–262.00	257.37
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	400.00–415.00	406.02
3	350–400	378	380.00–385.00	383.44
9	400–450	418	355.00–377.00	364.10
6	450–500	466	342.50–362.00	349.38
7	500–550	518	317.00–335.00	323.77
2	550–600	568	310.00–315.00	312.49
7	650–700	675	275.00–290.00	282.75
4	750–800	761	245.00–260.00	256.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	450	367.00	367.00
3	600–650	607	307.50–310.00	308.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	118.00–120.00	118.96
5	—	1,065	108.00–112.00	109.88
5	—	1,004	101.00–106.00	102.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,500	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	133.00–139.00	136.45
8	—	1,149	127.00–132.00	129.02
6	—	1,283	142.00–146.00	144.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	158.00–165.00	160.45
4	—	1,723	150.00–157.00	153.33
3	—	1,625	145.00–148.00	146.33

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)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,104.00–1,449.00	1,277.82

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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

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