Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 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 $295.08/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −100.85 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$295.08

65 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$32.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs AL average

−19.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	301.59	1,627	47
Medium and Large 2	533	284.09	1,515	11thin
Medium and Large 3	551	268.60	1,479	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about $149 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 sale65 hd

295.08

—

AL average14 barns · 346 hd

292.51

+2.56

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−19.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−100.85

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	1,773	154.99	2,748	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	137.85	1,859	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	130.33	1,977	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	121.84	1,391	8thin

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)	—	$2,301	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,942	6

Every lot, as filed

91 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	600–650	632	259.28/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	301.52/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	315.99/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	329.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	391.24/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	312.81/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	242.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	272.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	344.97/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	293.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	345.68/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	320.46/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	316.40/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	304.00/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	291.70/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	285.29/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	387.36/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	242.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	276.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,917	155.71/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,985	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,875	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	144.31/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,851	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	116.92/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,138.75/head	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,139	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,462.50/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,463	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.10/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,392	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	129.38/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,745	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,509	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	125.18/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	387.12/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	262.48/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	270.77/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	427.56/cwt	425.00–430.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	371.74/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	299.38/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,000	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	368.95/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	408.74/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	306.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,599	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	341.28/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,433	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	326.24/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	321.33/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	355.10/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	365.99/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	341.96/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,775	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	418.10/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	293.81/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,666	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	4

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 619Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 87Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 64Year ago 182

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
7	300–350	324	340.00–350.00	345.68
2	350–400	383	325.00–335.00	329.84
4	400–450	425	310.00–325.00	316.40
5	450–500	479	300.00–305.00	304.00
6	500–550	508	290.00–295.00	293.34
5	550–600	564	270.00–275.00	272.99
7	600–650	632	255.00–265.00	259.28
4	650–700	674	240.00–245.00	242.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	280.00–295.00	290.10
3	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	276.75
4	550–600	575	255.00–265.00	262.48
5	600–650	633	240.00–250.00	242.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	328	360.00–375.00	365.99
7	350–400	369	345.00–365.00	355.10
11	400–450	420	325.00–345.00	341.28
9	450–500	473	315.00–327.50	321.33
28	500–550	521	300.00–315.00	306.87
19	550–600	567	290.00–302.00	293.81
2	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	737	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
4	250–300	288	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	373	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	425	345.00–355.00	350.06
2	450–500	493	325.00–330.00	327.51
2	500–550	523	315.00–317.00	315.99
5	550–600	563	300.00–302.50	301.52
2	600–650	615	280.00–282.00	280.98
2	750–800	768	240.00–245.00	242.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	323.35
2	450–500	483	310.00–315.00	312.49
3	500–550	515	285.00–295.00	291.70
7	550–600	578	285.00–287.00	285.29
3	600–650	617	265.00–277.00	270.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	425.00–430.00	427.56
5	300–350	316	410.00–425.00	418.10
2	350–400	350	405.00–415.00	410.00
8	400–450	416	365.00–380.00	371.74
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	723	260.00–262.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	340	400.00–410.00	405.07
4	350–400	374	390.00–395.00	391.24
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	459	340.00–355.00	344.97
8	500–550	543	312.50–315.00	312.81
11	550–600	561	300.00–322.50	320.46
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	385.00–390.00	387.36
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	376	405.00–410.00	408.74
9	400–450	429	385.00–400.00	387.12
9	450–500	472	360.00–380.00	368.95
14	500–550	519	335.00–342.50	341.96
12	550–600	578	320.00–330.00	326.24
31	650–700	668	290.00–306.00	299.38
6	750–800	775	250.00–255.00	252.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,213	116.00–118.00	116.92
5	—	1,110	122.00–127.00	125.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,575	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	143.00–146.00	144.31
4	—	1,349	128.00–131.00	129.38
3	—	1,478	135.00–137.00	136.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	155.00–156.00	155.71
4	—	1,673	148.00–152.00	149.95
1	—	1,740	173.00	173.00

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	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,138.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,462.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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