Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with high yielding boning cows up to 160.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, lighter weight feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 12.00 higher, heavy weight heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $263.44/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.49 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$263.44

61 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs AL average

−43.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	271.21	1,529	29
Medium and Large 2	532	260.98	1,387	20
Medium and Large 3	541	248.74	1,346	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale61 hd

263.44

—

AL average15 barns · 214 hd

263.87

−0.43

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−43.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−132.49

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	—	Average	1,636	158.34	2,590	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	146.11	2,160	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	144.12	1,806	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	116.31	1,181	25

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)	—	$2,063	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,970	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,856	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,607	14

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	700–750	708	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,738	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,791	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,948	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	265.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,626	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	329.16/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	314.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,489	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	297.43/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	389.88/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,920	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	287.76/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,347	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	226.68/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,361	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	253.15/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,324	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	321.75/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,245	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	243.47/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	359.76/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	242.94/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	338.39/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	279.15/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	232.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	266.44/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	221.26/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.65/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	277.40/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	373.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,399	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	300.24/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	253.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	305.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	277.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	367.71/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,004	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,148	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	153.29/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,457	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	136.77/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,597	15
Bulls	—	—	1,528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	153.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,555	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,587.50/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,588	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,062.50/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,856.25/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,856	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	151.99/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,974	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	145.42/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,989	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	143.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,019	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	109.21/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,122	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	126.10/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,366	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	116.83/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,126	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	366.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	290.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	362.67/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	250.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	286.71/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	397.20/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	228.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	348.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	301.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,392	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	270.25/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,551	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	285.96/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	346.06/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	254.50/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	328.11/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	386.30/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	312.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,621	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	327.91/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	323.43/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.80/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	335.22/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	318.47/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	304.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	1

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 326Year ago 1,441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 40Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 39Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	708	245.50	245.50
20	750–800	754	237.50	237.50
26	800–850	845	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	345.00	345.00
9	350–400	380	330.00–345.00	335.22
10	400–450	408	312.00–325.00	318.47
15	450–500	462	300.00–305.00	301.33
5	500–550	515	275.00–277.00	275.80
24	550–600	574	262.00–271.00	270.25
6	600–650	619	250.00–255.00	252.52
2	650–700	660	247.00–250.00	248.49
2	700–750	705	227.00–230.00	228.50
3	750–800	780	220.00–225.00	221.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	315	335.00–340.00	338.39
10	350–400	387	315.00–325.00	321.75
13	400–450	434	300.00–310.00	305.15
9	450–500	468	285.00–292.50	287.76
14	500–550	515	260.00–270.00	264.34
6	550–600	570	250.00–257.00	253.15
3	600–650	630	240.00–247.00	242.94
3	650–700	670	235.00–237.00	235.65
4	700–750	724	220.00–225.00	221.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	330.00–340.00	335.00
5	350–400	370	300.00–310.00	305.99
6	400–450	427	280.00–295.00	290.04
7	450–500	471	270.00–280.00	277.12
8	500–550	525	250.00–255.00	253.11
4	550–600	573	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	690	222.00–225.00	223.49
2	700–750	713	210.00–215.00	212.47
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	750–800	759	253.00	253.00
21	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	370	390.00–405.00	397.20
9	400–450	421	360.00–375.00	366.68
4	450–500	468	340.00–360.00	346.06
4	500–550	525	320.00–337.00	327.91
5	550–600	565	317.00–325.00	323.43
9	600–650	607	300.00–310.00	304.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	563	290.00–300.00	294.98
7	600–650	633	279.00–280.00	279.15
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	325.00–335.00	329.98
2	450–500	478	310.00–315.00	312.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	385.00–395.00	389.88
3	300–350	329	370.00–375.00	373.48
2	350–400	368	355.00–365.00	359.76
6	400–450	436	325.00–330.00	329.16
20	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	314.10
4	500–550	531	295.00–305.00	297.43
5	550–600	588	272.00–280.00	277.40
11	600–650	612	260.00–270.00	265.64
2	650–700	665	242.00–245.00	243.47
3	750–800	780	225.00–227.50	226.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	365.00–370.00	367.71
2	300–350	323	360.00–365.00	362.67
3	350–400	373	340.00–345.00	343.35
8	400–450	444	310.00–320.00	315.00
7	450–500	471	295.00–305.00	300.24
3	500–550	517	285.00–290.00	286.71
9	550–600	577	262.00–270.00	266.44
5	600–650	616	245.00–255.00	250.81
5	650–700	679	230.00–235.00	232.97
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	386.30
2	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
8	400–450	429	340.00–355.00	348.76
12	450–500	478	322.00–330.00	328.11
13	500–550	519	310.00–320.00	312.30
2	550–600	570	282.00–290.00	285.96
2	650–700	650	252.00–257.00	254.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,603	152.00–155.00	153.29
6	—	1,405	140.00–147.00	143.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,168	133.00–140.00	136.77
13	—	1,299	149.00–156.00	151.99
6	—	1,368	142.00–148.00	145.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,027	106.00–113.00	109.21
6	—	1,083	123.00–129.00	126.10
10	—	964	114.00–120.00	116.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,750	173.00	173.00
4	—	1,661	150.00–155.00	153.84

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)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,856.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00

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

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