Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply 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 $282.94/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −112.99 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$282.94

32 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$27.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs AL average

−32.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	293.95	1,603	16thin
Medium and Large 2	573	279.25	1,600	7thin
Medium and Large 3	539	266.24	1,436	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $168 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 sale32 hd

282.94

—

AL average14 barns · 263 hd

284.81

−1.87

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−32.02

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−112.99

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	1,749	159.98	2,798	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	138.97	1,728	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	136.25	2,099	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	122.44	1,236	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)	—	$2,763	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,636	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin
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)	—	$1,650	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,123	10

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	243.52/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	323.87/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,380	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	401.61/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	366.66/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	372.04/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	348.83/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	312.80/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	391.68/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	359.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	374.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	257.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	278.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	361.61/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	343.43/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	284	343.72/cwt	340.00–345.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	351	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	297.36/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	350.87/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	341.44/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	316.00/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	602	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,701	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	126.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,296	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	136.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,182	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,570	11
Bulls	—	—	1,855	170.91/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	153.30/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,637	6
Bulls	—	—	1,739	164.54/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,861	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,650	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,425.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,425	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,025.00/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,225.00/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,225	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,207	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	129.14/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,936	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	141.21/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,148	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	144.12/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,908	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	138.67/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,658	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	115.32/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	268.75/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	257.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	691	235.86/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	334.94/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	326.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	347.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	256.04/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	343.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,428	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	362.54/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,389	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	262.33/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	381.13/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	292.75/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	300.96/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	331.60/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	334.63/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	424.93/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	292.66/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,975	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	389.96/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	277.26/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,030	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	333.48/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	383.69/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	403.33/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	745	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	288.49/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	363.75/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	428.95/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	414.12/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,516	15

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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 742Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 92Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 67Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	385	405.00–410.00	407.53
3	400–450	412	390.00–395.00	391.68
5	450–500	474	365.00–375.00	372.04
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	678	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	420	350.00–355.00	350.87
2	450–500	473	342.00–345.00	343.43
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	602	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	370	420.00–430.00	424.93
3	400–450	425	400.00–410.00	403.33
4	450–500	471	380.00–390.00	383.69
4	500–550	509	340.00–355.00	347.40
8	550–600	571	330.00–342.50	334.63
5	600–650	619	318.00	318.00
13	650–700	675	287.00–295.00	292.66
20	700–750	732	275.00–277.50	277.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	365.00–370.00	366.66
3	300–350	331	360.00–365.00	361.61
2	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	426	320.00–332.00	323.87
6	450–500	471	310.00–317.00	312.80
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	580	275.00–280.00	278.29
2	600–650	615	255.00–260.00	257.56
2	650–700	683	242.00–245.00	243.52
2	700–750	733	232.00–235.00	233.51
2	750–800	783	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	284	340.00–345.00	343.72
4	300–350	330	330.00–345.00	334.94
3	350–400	373	320.00–330.00	326.88
2	400–450	410	315.00–317.00	316.00
3	450–500	462	292.00–305.00	297.36
7	500–550	531	265.00–277.00	268.75
2	550–600	568	250.00–265.00	257.47
3	600–650	627	245.00–250.00	248.38
7	650–700	691	235.00–236.00	235.86
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	370.00–390.00	381.13
6	350–400	383	355.00–375.00	362.54
10	400–450	416	335.00–350.00	343.32
7	450–500	461	320.00–340.00	331.60
7	500–550	523	297.00–305.00	300.96
9	550–600	563	285.00–295.00	288.49
2	600–650	632	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	670	255.00–270.00	262.33
1	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	385.00–390.00	387.47
4	400–450	401	360.00–365.00	363.75
10	700–750	745	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	278	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	322	400.00–405.00	401.61
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	422	355.00–365.00	359.02
4	450–500	460	345.00–355.00	348.83
4	500–550	521	315.00–320.00	317.49
1	550–600	595	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	415.00–435.00	428.95
15	350–400	366	405.00–420.00	414.12
10	400–450	423	380.00–400.00	389.96
8	450–500	472	360.00–385.00	374.86
10	500–550	513	325.00–345.00	333.48
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	629	290.00–297.00	292.75
2	700–750	708	252.00–260.00	256.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	417	335.00–345.00	341.44
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	124.00–128.00	126.33
2	—	1,010	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	970	114.00–116.00	115.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	135.00–138.00	136.99
4	—	1,499	127.00–131.00	129.14
5	—	1,521	139.00–145.00	141.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,183	130.00–135.00	132.70
14	—	1,324	142.00–148.00	144.12
10	—	1,196	137.00–140.00	138.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	170.00–172.00	170.91
6	—	1,720	150.00–156.00	153.30
4	—	1,739	161.00–166.00	164.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,050.00	4,050.00

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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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