Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with high yielding boning cows up to 149.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $280.83/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −115.10 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$280.83

102 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$29.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

vs AL average

−18.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	283.84	1,494	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	283.50	1,568	85
Medium and Large 2	533	269.45	1,437	7thin
Medium and Large 3	553	254.20	1,407	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.64/cwt here — about $88 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

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 sale102 hd

280.83

—

AL average14 barns · 533 hd

276.21

+4.62

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−18.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−115.10

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	1,783	146.65	2,615	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	133.70	1,557	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	133.23	1,900	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	114.56	1,124	43

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)	—	$2,586	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,282	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,942	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,730	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,633	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,592	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1	200–250	237	427.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	290.97/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,504	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	376.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	345.42/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,447	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	278.18/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,455	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	378.28/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	330.18/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	256.66/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	342.53/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	247.77/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	306.97/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	298.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	329.15/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	248.48/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,578	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,437.50/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,438	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,425	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,907.14/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,907	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,550	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,013.33/head	1,830.00–2,200.00	2,013	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,633	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,941.67/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,942	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,631	142.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,318	6
Bulls	—	—	2,103	153.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	3,219	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	105.86/cwt	103.00–108.00	988	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	129.13/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,423	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	136.43/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,618	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	319.24/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	298.69/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,413	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	389.72/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	259.01/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	337.92/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,017	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	271.52/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	250.01/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	335.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,246	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	303.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	360.59/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	335.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	318.81/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,568	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	224.02/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	312.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	288.45/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	289.47/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	228.96/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	259.32/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	240.95/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	225.68/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,557	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	141.82/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,882	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	120.37/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,221	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	136.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,999	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	113.43/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,104	13

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,244Last week 1,307Year ago 1,203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 121Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 80Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	237	420.00–430.00	427.84
2	250–300	282	412.00	412.00
3	300–350	328	385.00–400.00	389.72
3	350–400	370	370.00–385.00	376.91
10	400–450	419	340.00–355.00	345.42
3	450–500	468	325.00–340.00	330.18
2	500–550	518	305.00–310.00	307.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	330	375.00–380.00	378.28
6	350–400	381	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	438	325.00–335.00	329.15
16	500–550	517	287.00–300.00	290.97
2	550–600	560	265.00–267.00	266.00
1	600–650	605	262.00	262.00
9	650–700	664	247.50–250.00	247.77
2	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	374	335.00–345.00	342.53
4	400–450	419	317.00–320.00	319.24
8	450–500	473	290.00–305.00	298.69
11	500–550	523	275.00–290.00	278.18
3	550–600	572	255.00–260.00	256.66
8	600–650	635	245.00–255.00	248.48
2	650–700	658	240.00–245.00	242.47
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	623	272.00	272.00
3	750–800	755	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	288	350.00	350.00
7	350–400	371	330.00–345.00	335.77
11	400–450	428	315.00–327.50	318.81
8	450–500	462	297.00–315.00	306.97
3	500–550	512	285.00–295.00	288.45
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
9	600–650	633	257.50–265.00	259.32
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	780	225.00–232.00	228.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	288	330.00–335.00	332.48
2	300–350	333	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	395	295.00–300.00	298.33
5	400–450	443	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	492	270.00–280.00	274.97
2	500–550	530	260.00–265.00	262.57
4	550–600	565	245.00–255.00	250.01
4	600–650	619	237.00–245.00	240.95
3	650–700	690	222.00–230.00	225.68
3	700–750	723	215.00–220.00	218.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	338	330.00–340.00	335.05
6	350–400	379	310.00–320.00	312.49
4	400–450	428	300.00–310.00	303.80
5	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	289.47
6	500–550	528	267.00–275.00	271.52
1	550–600	565	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–245.00	242.43
4	700–750	736	222.00–227.00	224.02
2	750–800	778	210.00–212.00	210.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	550–600	553	283.50	283.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	337.50–340.00	337.92
3	650–700	663	257.00–260.00	259.01
6	700–750	704	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	419	355.00–367.00	360.59
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	620	285.00–295.00	288.31
3	750–800	751	255.00	255.00
3	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	750–800	761	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
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	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,907.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,830.00–2,200.00	2,013.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,633.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,941.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,631	140.00–145.00	142.12
2	—	2,103	150.00–156.00	153.07
1	—	2,055	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	933	103.00–108.00	105.86
19	—	1,014	118.00–124.00	120.37
13	—	973	111.00–117.00	113.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,102	127.00–133.00	129.13
17	—	1,186	134.00–140.00	136.43
5	—	1,327	141.00–142.00	141.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	122.00–126.00	123.99
2	—	1,345	128.00–131.00	129.51
8	—	1,465	134.00–139.00	136.47

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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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