Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.68/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −78.25 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$317.68

78 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs AL average

−20.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	321.81	1,780	49
Medium and Large 2	554	310.69	1,720	29

One grade step is worth $11.12/cwt here — about $60 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 sale78 hd

317.68

—

AL average14 barns · 383 hd

317.65

+0.03

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−20.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−78.25

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	1,595	182.48	2,910	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	159.97	1,888	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	159.15	2,300	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	148.48	1,467	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,592	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,506	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,871	19

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	450–500	469	353.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	322.73/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	314.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	368.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	352.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	313.05/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	395.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	358.70/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,843	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	326.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	417.68/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	303.84/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,765	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	325.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	319.13/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,659	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	334.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	356.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,400	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	891	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	301.63/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	340.30/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,814	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	326.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,571	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,618	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	160.97/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	153.78/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,804	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	169.22/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,031	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	159.81/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,879	18
Bulls	—	—	1,613	185.67/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,995	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,370.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,370	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,200.00/head	5,100.00–5,300.00	5,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,506.25/head	5,200.00–5,700.00	5,506	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,783.33/head	4,100.00–5,300.00	4,783	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	368.38/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	335.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,448	10
Bulls	—	—	1,570	178.23/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	148.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,467	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	154.32/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	343.49/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,642	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	343.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	292.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	326.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	338.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	415.04/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	268.73/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	376.56/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	302.99/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	388.74/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,617	11

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 573Year ago 829

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 71Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 43Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	354	410.00–425.00	415.04
11	400–450	416	380.00–405.00	388.74
9	450–500	469	345.00–360.00	353.33
6	500–550	533	335.00–345.00	338.23
9	550–600	567	320.00–330.00	326.71
11	600–650	605	310.00–325.00	322.73
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	410.00–425.00	417.68
10	350–400	377	380.00–400.00	395.46
10	400–450	434	360.00–375.00	368.38
8	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	334.31
10	500–550	528	320.00–330.00	325.45
8	550–600	569	310.00–317.00	313.05
3	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	301.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	352.39
5	550–600	561	340.00–350.00	343.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	425.00	425.00
17	500–550	533	340.00–345.00	340.30
4	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	891	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	376.56
6	350–400	376	365.00–375.00	368.28
8	400–450	424	350.00–365.00	358.70
21	450–500	478	337.00–357.00	343.49
10	500–550	518	325.00–330.00	326.39
16	550–600	555	310.00–315.00	314.36
3	600–650	617	302.00–305.00	302.99
2	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	725	265.00–275.00	268.73
10	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	567	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	393	350.00–360.00	356.23
10	400–450	431	330.00–340.00	335.92
12	450–500	481	320.00–330.00	326.59
13	500–550	520	315.00–322.00	319.13
16	550–600	581	300.00–305.00	303.84
5	600–650	613	290.00–295.00	292.96
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,558	157.00–165.00	160.97
3	—	1,338	152.00–156.00	154.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	151.00–159.00	153.78
7	—	1,200	167.00–173.00	169.22
18	—	1,176	156.00–164.00	159.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	147.00–152.00	148.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	185.00–187.00	185.67
3	—	1,570	173.00–180.00	178.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
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	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	5,100.00–5,300.00	5,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	5,200.00–5,700.00	5,506.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	4,100.00–5,300.00	4,783.33

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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