Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.27/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −90.16 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$328.27

33 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$15.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	334.49	1,761	20
Medium and Large 2	547	318.70	1,743	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $19 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $355.45, median $418.43 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 sale33 hd

328.27

—

AL average13 barns · 268 hd

326.12

+2.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−90.16

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	1,985	199.84	3,968	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	159.79	1,984	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	158.62	2,423	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	145.52	1,550	2thin

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)	—	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,052	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,340	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	194.78/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,578	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	161.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	162.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,113	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	410.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	308.35/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	358.90/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,662	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	406.00/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	369.21/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,577	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	452.48/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	336.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,725	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	381.65/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	346.20/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	385.18/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	327.27/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	336.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	359.52/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,425.00/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	366.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	368.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	296.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Bulls	—	—	2,208	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,580	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	156.44/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	356.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	317.64/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	340.57/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	348.48/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	424.19/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	309.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	322.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	343.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	356.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	376.59/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	383.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,205	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 Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 788Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 110Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 88Year ago 71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	171.00	171.00
14	—	1,300	160.00–166.00	162.57
15	—	1,190	153.00–159.00	156.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	152.00–156.00	153.96
3	—	1,533	160.00–164.00	161.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	145.00–146.00	145.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	191.00–198.00	194.78
2	—	2,208	205.00–210.00	207.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	490.00–500.00	495.00
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	457	400.00–407.00	406.00
9	500–550	536	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	565	357.00	357.00
6	650–700	694	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	614	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	513	347.00–350.00	348.48
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	633	315.00–320.00	317.47
2	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	328	445.00–455.00	452.48
7	350–400	361	400.00–420.00	410.08
18	400–450	415	375.00–387.00	381.65
16	450–500	463	355.00–365.00	358.90
16	500–550	512	330.00–340.00	336.87
4	550–600	585	320.00–330.00	324.96
4	600–650	621	305.00–310.00	307.48
3	650–700	669	290.00–295.00	293.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
6	300–350	324	420.00–425.00	424.19
3	350–400	373	375.00–390.00	385.18
10	400–450	430	350.00–365.00	359.52
8	450–500	487	335.00–350.00	343.83
9	500–550	533	320.00–325.00	322.64
4	550–600	578	305.00–315.00	309.85
3	600–650	632	290.00–300.00	296.70
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	314	380.00–390.00	383.65
5	350–400	372	375.00–377.00	376.59
12	400–450	427	365.00–375.00	369.21
3	450–500	457	355.00–360.00	356.68
8	500–550	510	340.00–352.00	346.20
8	550–600	564	330.00–340.00	336.21
9	600–650	629	315.00–330.00	327.27
3	650–700	667	305.00–315.00	308.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	322	365.00–370.00	368.42
8	350–400	374	360.00–375.00	366.11
9	400–450	413	350.00–360.00	356.76
8	450–500	480	335.00–345.00	340.57
13	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	325.03
8	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	317.64
2	650–700	655	295.00	295.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425.00

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

Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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