Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 14.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.89/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −98.04 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$297.89

57 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs AL average

−23.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	312.74	1,657	27
Medium and Large 2	535	292.71	1,567	16thin
Medium and Large 3	540	275.16	1,487	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale57 hd

297.89

—

AL average15 barns · 369 hd

296.91

+0.97

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−23.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−98.04

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	1,582	166.27	2,631	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	143.10	2,158	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	142.08	1,669	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	125.77	1,275	21

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)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,517	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,227	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,498	10

Every lot, as filed

111 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	500–550	528	349.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	411.58/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	299.94/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	296.56/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	366.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	417.91/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	437.72/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	375.13/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	327.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	284.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	284.23/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	312.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	347.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	346.70/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,515	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	357.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	269.32/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	368.82/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	360.09/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	332.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	317.40/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	407.46/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	382.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,201	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	117.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,146	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	132.49/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,453	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	121.72/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,100	6
Bulls	—	—	1,428	161.73/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,310	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	173.03/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,672	167.81/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,806	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,637.50/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,638	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,168.75/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,016.67/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,675.00/head	3,450.00–3,775.00	3,675	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,113.46/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,113	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,587.50/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,588	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	137.24/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,314	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,095	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	141.42/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	137.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,578	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	150.12/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,795	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	143.89/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,725	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	323.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	399.05/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	229	425.25/cwt	420.00–430.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	346.64/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	368.01/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	379.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	302.20/cwt	297.00–312.00	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,683	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	352.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	311.79/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	378.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,969	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	446.25/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	294.62/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	276.67/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	412.40/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	381.13/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	351.30/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	257.34/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	463.95/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	332.65/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	398.79/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,097	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	420.63/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	397.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	327.80/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,059	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	996	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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 321Year ago 638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 74Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 146Year ago 107

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	358	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	483	355.00–365.00	359.97
2	500–550	528	345.00–355.00	349.93
2	550–600	570	315.00–325.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	405.00–410.00	407.46
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	472	345.00–350.00	346.64
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	765	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–480.00	463.95
4	350–400	366	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	428	410.00–415.00	412.40
2	450–500	463	395.00–400.00	397.54
2	500–550	508	375.00–385.00	379.93
7	550–600	557	345.00–355.00	352.12
19	600–650	628	322.00–330.00	327.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	440	382.50	382.50
46	500–550	547	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	420.00–430.00	425.25
3	250–300	268	410.00–415.00	411.58
5	300–350	326	390.00–405.00	399.05
5	350–400	371	380.00–390.00	382.88
2	400–450	428	355.00–365.00	360.09
7	450–500	479	325.00–340.00	332.76
3	500–550	513	312.00–320.00	317.40
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	435.00–445.00	437.72
2	300–350	323	410.00–425.00	417.91
2	350–400	355	400.00–405.00	402.50
5	400–450	417	370.00–385.00	375.13
10	450–500	480	350.00–365.00	357.54
2	500–550	505	330.00–335.00	332.48
2	550–600	553	312.00–315.00	313.51
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
7	650–700	673	280.00–290.00	284.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	320	435.00–455.00	446.25
15	350–400	384	415.00–430.00	420.63
2	400–450	438	395.00	395.00
6	450–500	471	370.00–390.00	378.74
8	500–550	521	345.00–360.00	351.30
7	550–600	573	327.00–340.00	332.65
6	600–650	614	307.00–322.00	311.79
4	650–700	677	297.00–312.00	302.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	365.00–370.00	368.82
2	300–350	343	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	377	320.00–330.00	323.45
3	400–450	425	305.00–315.00	309.94
7	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	299.94
10	500–550	528	275.00–280.00	277.50
4	550–600	571	267.50–275.00	269.32
2	600–650	618	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	680	255.00–257.00	255.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	320	360.00–370.00	366.61
5	350–400	388	340.00–350.00	347.01
2	400–450	418	320.00–335.00	327.54
7	450–500	479	310.00–320.00	312.80
11	500–550	521	290.00–302.00	296.56
5	550–600	567	280.00–287.00	284.23
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	718	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	415.00	415.00
8	250–300	275	390.00–405.00	398.79
9	300–350	321	375.00–395.00	381.13
5	350–400	364	365.00–375.00	368.01
32	400–450	437	340.00–355.00	346.70
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
24	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	568	290.00–302.00	294.62
1	600–650	605	292.00	292.00
3	650–700	666	275.00–277.50	276.67
3	700–750	713	255.00–262.00	257.34
2	750–800	768	245.00–250.00	247.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	423	365.00	365.00
11	600–650	611	296.00	296.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	116.00–120.00	117.20
10	—	1,097	130.00–134.00	132.49
6	—	904	121.00–124.00	121.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,686	136.00–139.00	137.24
5	—	1,411	147.00–150.00	148.45
2	—	1,395	140.00–143.00	141.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,148	134.00–140.00	137.48
12	—	1,196	148.00–155.00	150.12
23	—	1,199	141.00–147.00	143.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	160.00–164.00	161.73
2	—	1,698	171.00–176.00	173.03
6	—	1,672	165.00–170.00	167.81

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,516.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,637.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,168.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	3,450.00–3,775.00	3,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,113.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,587.50

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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