Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.72/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −89.72 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$328.72

48 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	339.86	1,865	20
Medium and Large 2	550	322.04	1,770	25
Medium and Large 3	530	310.00	1,643	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $222 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

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 sale48 hd

328.72

—

AL average16 barns · 508 hd

328.37

+0.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−89.72

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	—	High	1,554	190.16	2,955	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	165.36	2,476	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	160.36	1,881	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	156.89	1,563	19

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)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,056	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,644	9

Every lot, as filed

94 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	520	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	321.06/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	354.82/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	345.56/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	281.05/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	324.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	305.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	328.41/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	275.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	364.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	364.48/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	418.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	365.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	387.43/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	378.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	347.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	458.21/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	256.29/cwt	252.50–260.00	2,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	374.05/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	280.73/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	329.06/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	390.34/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	335.36/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	156.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,562	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	159.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,503	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	203.36/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	189.44/cwt	181.00–194.00	2,959	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,055.56/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,056	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,530.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,466.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,837	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	169.45/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,418	10
Bulls	—	—	1,110	173.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	164.20/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,942	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	156.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,815	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	400.97/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	397.55/cwt	395.00–400.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	348.24/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	603.31/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	415.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	502.33/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	314.94/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	329.32/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	331.10/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	342.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	336.11/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,238	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	580.00/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	372.14/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	383.81/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	342.69/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,796	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	387.97/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	335.14/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	416.92/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,572	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	320.31/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,823	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	433.24/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	336.41/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 880Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 116Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 59Year ago 98

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	415.00–425.00	418.30
1	350–400	350	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	520	340.00–350.00	344.95
3	600–650	630	322.50–335.00	328.41
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	600.00–610.00	603.31
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	367	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	430	415.00–420.00	415.58
1	500–550	520	362.50	362.50
10	550–600	579	345.00–355.00	348.24
7	600–650	622	305.00–340.00	335.14
7	650–700	666	327.50–337.50	336.11
4	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	450.00–465.00	458.21
4	250–300	285	385.00–390.00	387.43
5	300–350	328	375.00–385.00	378.93
6	350–400	382	360.00–372.50	364.48
8	400–450	425	345.00–360.00	354.82
9	450–500	468	340.00–352.50	345.56
3	500–550	518	325.00–337.50	329.06
7	550–600	579	317.50–322.50	321.06
4	600–650	610	300.00–310.00	305.68
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	783	252.50–260.00	256.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	570.00–590.00	580.00
2	350–400	368	382.50–385.00	383.81
6	400–450	427	365.00–380.00	372.14
5	450–500	452	360.00–375.00	365.97
5	500–550	508	340.00–355.00	342.95
9	550–600	564	325.00–335.00	331.10
4	600–650	619	325.00–330.00	327.48
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	395.00–400.00	397.55
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	370	340.00–350.00	346.62
2	400–450	438	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	469	335.00–337.50	335.36
3	500–550	527	310.00–320.00	314.98
1	550–600	595	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	620	270.00–285.00	280.73
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	606	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
12	400–450	421	380.00–397.50	390.34
15	450–500	467	360.00–370.00	364.15
11	500–550	525	320.00–335.00	324.25
14	550–600	569	317.50–325.00	320.31
1	650–700	665	297.50	297.50
2	700–750	730	277.00–285.00	281.05
4	750–800	793	260.00–280.00	275.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	370.00–377.50	374.05
10	450–500	482	340.00–355.00	347.88
2	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	628	315.00–317.50	316.25
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	495.00–510.00	502.33
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	308	430.00–435.00	433.24
16	350–400	377	410.00–425.00	416.92
5	400–450	412	400.00–405.00	400.97
5	450–500	462	380.00–392.50	387.97
11	500–550	524	337.50–350.00	342.69
9	550–600	579	330.00–342.50	336.41
8	600–650	617	325.00–337.50	329.32
5	650–700	666	310.00–322.50	314.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,045	164.00–165.00	164.50
16	—	998	150.00–162.00	156.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	155.00–162.00	159.25
1	—	1,830	155.00	155.00
10	—	1,427	165.00–174.00	169.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	161.00–168.00	164.20
12	—	1,162	150.00–160.00	156.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	201.00–205.00	203.36
9	—	1,562	181.00–194.00	189.44
2	—	1,110	170.00–178.00	173.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,055.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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