Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderated to good demand on feeder cattle. There was one load of heifers sold via video and are represented in the report as Medium and Large 1-2. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.49/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.43 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$255.49

65 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs AL average

−41.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	272.50	1,392	8thin
Medium and Large 2	568	255.86	1,455	37
Medium and Large 3	549	248.01	1,360	20

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $32 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 sale65 hd

255.49

—

AL average15 barns · 491 hd

265.64

−10.15

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−41.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−140.43

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	1,627	151.29	2,462	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	138.69	2,109	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	135.23	1,629	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	118.71	1,217	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)	—	$2,033	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,960	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,570	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,559	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,758	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,861	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	287.45/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	302.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	254.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,470	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	326.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	311.91/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	325.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	260.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	301.99/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	340.08/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	349.18/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,306	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	265.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	242.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	375.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	297.97/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	311.19/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	242.19/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	351.67/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	269.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,279	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	213.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	254.48/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	287.92/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,232	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	686	223.69/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	298.56/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	242.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,381	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	134.36/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,585	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	127.74/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,455	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	115.70/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,208	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	142.79/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,099	2
Bulls	—	—	1,791	162.12/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,461	143.76/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,758.33/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,758	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,570.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,570	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,816.67/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,817	3
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	—	—	1,481.00/head	1,330.00–1,600.00	1,481	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,993.75/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,994	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,033.33/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,840.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	109.36/cwt	106.00–111.00	990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	121.79/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,268	15
Bulls	—	—	1,712	152.86/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,617	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	135.95/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	142.71/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,851	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	379.86/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	264.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	252.73/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,342	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	309.11/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,292	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,392	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	677	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	317.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	391.21/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	283.61/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,305	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	274.94/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,449	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	311.55/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,474	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	323.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	397.57/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,650	80

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 1,244Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 144Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 151Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	600–650	645	288.50	288.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	424	335.00–345.00	340.08
4	450–500	487	327.50	327.50
5	500–550	512	300.00–305.00	302.02
5	550–600	574	282.00–295.00	287.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	413	325.00–330.00	327.58
4	450–500	488	305.00–315.00	311.19
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	405	360.00–370.00	364.94
7	500–550	536	310.00–320.00	317.98
2	600–650	615	285.00–290.00	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	325.00–330.00	326.54
5	350–400	372	310.00–315.00	311.91
5	400–450	405	295.00–305.00	301.99
13	450–500	460	280.00–287.00	283.61
7	500–550	532	260.00–265.00	260.68
30	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	254.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	330	310.00–315.00	312.54
7	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	298.56
16	400–450	428	285.00–290.00	287.92
20	450–500	474	265.00–275.00	269.86
11	500–550	531	250.00–255.00	252.73
9	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.24
2	600–650	635	230.00–232.00	230.99
4	650–700	674	210.00–215.00	213.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	320.00–330.00	323.32
2	450–500	470	290.00–295.00	292.53
8	500–550	511	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	665	247.00–250.00	248.52
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	600–650	625	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	395.00–400.00	397.57
2	300–350	320	370.00–380.00	375.23
7	350–400	374	345.00–352.00	349.18
6	400–450	430	320.00–330.00	325.28
12	450–500	473	307.00–317.00	311.55
10	500–550	527	272.50–280.00	274.94
7	550–600	565	260.00–270.00	265.01
1	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
3	650–700	663	240.00–245.00	242.31
2	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	768	215.00–220.00	217.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	350.00–355.00	351.67
4	350–400	378	330.00–340.00	334.90
11	400–450	418	305.00–315.00	309.11
8	450–500	463	290.00–302.50	297.97
6	500–550	520	260.00–270.00	264.54
12	550–600	567	250.00–257.50	254.48
7	600–650	624	237.00–247.00	242.19
4	650–700	686	220.00–235.00	223.69
2	700–750	733	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	385.00–400.00	391.21
2	350–400	360	375.00–385.00	379.86
2	400–450	410	335.00–345.00	339.88
3	450–500	455	320.00–325.00	321.65
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,180	132.00–138.00	134.36
9	—	1,139	125.00–131.00	127.74
11	—	1,297	139.00–146.00	142.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	113.00–117.00	115.70
3	—	905	106.00–111.00	109.36
15	—	1,041	119.00–125.00	121.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	141.00–145.00	142.79
3	—	1,555	133.00–138.00	135.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,791	160.00–165.00	162.12
7	—	1,461	141.00–146.00	143.76
6	—	1,712	151.00–156.00	152.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,758.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,993.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,816.67
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	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,330.00–1,600.00	1,481.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,840.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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