Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very 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 $292.30/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −103.63 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$292.30

24 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

vs AL average

−29.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	304.42	1,663	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	289.11	1,574	7thin
Medium and Large 3	544	278.18	1,513	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $151 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 sale24 hd

292.30

—

AL average13 barns · 270 hd

296.81

−4.51

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−29.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−103.63

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	1,839	172.40	3,171	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	143.90	1,884	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	139.25	2,124	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	118.44	1,186	17

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)	—	$2,488	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,163	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,125	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,090	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,963	8

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	400–450	423	386.50/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	275.66/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	299.19/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	261.75/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	313.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	253.51/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	368.10/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	423.33/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	331.72/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	375.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	363.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	343.75/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	363.31/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	283.45/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	397.36/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	125.61/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,329	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	119.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,155	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	136.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	139.04/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,774	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	154.17/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,197	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,090.00/head	2,090.00–2,090.00	2,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,250	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,487.50/head	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,488	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,270.00/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	313.04/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,650	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	143.38/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,172	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,823	2
Bulls	—	—	2,228	176.80/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	112.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	412.85/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	337.67/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	335.74/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,290	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	302.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	443.08/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	400.04/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	309.97/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	372.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	366.05/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	428.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	344.59/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,451	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	405.54/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	419.53/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 707Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	378	390.00–395.00	392.58
10	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	386.50
8	450–500	473	355.00–370.00	368.10
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	580	305.00–315.00	310.00
3	600–650	622	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	318	395.00–400.00	397.36
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	415	360.00–365.00	363.31
5	450–500	463	335.00–350.00	343.75
5	500–550	527	310.00–315.00	313.04
1	550–600	595	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	430.00–440.00	434.95
3	300–350	323	425.00–430.00	428.45
5	350–400	372	405.00–425.00	412.85
9	400–450	420	395.00–415.00	405.54
2	450–500	468	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	516	365.00–370.00	366.05
1	550–600	580	322.00	322.00
6	600–650	618	307.00–315.00	309.97
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	355.00
8	350–400	374	340.00–350.00	344.96
3	400–450	422	330.00–335.00	331.72
7	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	313.60
4	500–550	524	295.00–305.00	299.19
3	550–600	572	275.00–277.00	275.66
4	600–650	609	260.00–265.00	261.75
2	650–700	673	252.00–255.00	253.51
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	370.00–380.00	375.15
5	350–400	374	360.00–370.00	363.93
12	400–450	421	340.00–365.00	344.59
11	450–500	464	325.00–345.00	335.74
2	500–550	500	310.00–315.00	312.50
8	550–600	558	290.00–310.00	302.40
1	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	717	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	365.00–370.00	367.53
1	250–300	250	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	323	335.00–340.00	337.67
2	350–400	388	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	400–450	428	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	528	275.00–287.00	283.45
2	550–600	583	260.00–270.00	265.02
2	600–650	633	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	388	400.00–405.00	402.52
3	400–450	422	380.00–390.00	384.98
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	385	420.00–425.00	423.33
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	562	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	435.00–460.00	443.08
7	400–450	419	412.00–425.00	419.53
4	450–500	459	395.00–405.00	400.04
8	500–550	536	370.00–385.00	372.35
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	700	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	123.00–128.00	125.61
5	—	965	118.00–120.00	119.67
7	—	986	110.00–116.00	112.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	135.00–140.00	136.49
2	—	1,515	142.00–145.00	143.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	135.00–142.00	139.04
3	—	1,425	151.00–156.00	154.17
2	—	1,253	145.00–146.00	145.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	161.00	161.00
3	—	2,228	175.00–180.00	176.80
2	—	1,403	170.00–173.00	171.50

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)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,090.00	2,090.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,270.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Florence Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle