Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding up to 213.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.56/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.37 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$320.56

44 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs AL average

−26.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	329.31	1,759	22
Medium and Large 2	536	315.00	1,688	17thin
Medium and Large 3	537	300.97	1,617	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale44 hd

320.56

—

AL average16 barns · 684 hd

323.36

−2.80

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−26.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−75.37

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	1,600	187.43	2,999	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	164.37	2,327	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	156.33	1,864	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	141.63	1,336	6thin

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)	—	$2,006	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	338.27/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,573	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	366.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,369	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	312.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	356.38/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	325.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	381.67/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	332.84/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	353.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	318.72/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	334.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	344.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	301.30/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	373.76/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	306.07/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	408.27/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	290.82/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	328.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	285.49/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	286.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	343.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	358.83/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	391.19/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	357.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	436.77/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	344.37/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,963	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	274.84/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	404.02/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,648	16
Bulls	—	—	1,501	185.89/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,790	8
Bulls	—	—	1,308	170.07/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,225	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	136.16/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,257	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	163.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,328	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	143.04/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,006.25/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,006	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	169.57/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	161.38/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,912	7
Bulls	—	—	1,878	198.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,721	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	155.66/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,848	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	143.65/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	297.46/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	306.65/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	407.58/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	446.62/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	314.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	328.05/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,883	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	395.75/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	317.22/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,021	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	359.79/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,094	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	324.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,343	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	413.21/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	421.75/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	301.26/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	322.15/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	332.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,700	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	432.74/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	370.75/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	300.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	349.22/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	390.77/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	302.46/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	349.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,476	5

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 579Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	380.00–385.00	381.67
10	350–400	374	355.00–370.00	366.06
5	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	349.00
15	450–500	465	335.00–342.50	338.27
15	500–550	511	330.00–335.00	332.65
7	550–600	584	315.00–327.50	322.15
34	600–650	637	310.00–320.00	317.22
3	650–700	678	297.50–305.00	302.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	350.00–365.00	356.38
3	350–400	357	340.00–350.00	343.36
8	400–450	428	325.00–340.00	334.43
8	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	325.28
12	500–550	519	315.00–320.00	318.72
5	550–600	576	297.50–312.50	306.07
8	600–650	612	295.00–305.00	301.30
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	764	285.00–290.00	286.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	340.00–345.00	342.48
2	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	300.00–310.00	306.65
2	550–600	560	290.00–295.00	292.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	425.00–440.00	432.74
3	300–350	315	420.00–425.00	421.75
2	350–400	383	405.00–410.00	407.58
9	400–450	438	385.00–397.00	395.75
12	450–500	475	365.00–380.00	370.75
17	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.13
11	550–600	574	320.00–337.50	328.05
7	600–650	624	310.00–320.00	312.92
7	650–700	671	310.00–315.00	314.29
2	700–750	723	297.50–305.00	301.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	405.00–410.00	408.27
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	390	390.00–395.00	391.19
4	400–450	430	370.00–375.00	373.76
10	450–500	483	350.00–360.00	353.72
9	500–550	522	325.00–335.00	328.86
3	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	685	295.00–302.50	297.46
3	700–750	718	290.00–292.50	290.82
2	750–800	780	285.00–286.00	285.49
3	800–850	828	265.00–285.00	274.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	426	355.00–360.00	358.83
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	435.00–440.00	436.77
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
16	400–450	408	400.00–405.00	404.02
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
7	500–550	516	355.00–365.00	357.84
13	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	344.37
7	600–650	616	325.00–337.50	332.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	360	440.00–450.00	446.62
9	400–450	434	410.00–420.00	413.21
12	450–500	486	390.00–400.00	390.77
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
24	550–600	582	355.00–370.00	359.79
6	600–650	621	342.50–357.50	349.22
16	700–750	723	315.00–325.00	324.09
7	750–800	766	300.00–305.00	300.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	182.00–191.00	185.89
3	—	1,308	165.00–176.00	170.07
6	—	1,878	195.00–205.00	198.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	135.00–138.00	136.16
1	—	975	154.00	154.00
2	—	958	141.00–146.00	143.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,421	160.00–167.00	163.82
1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,463	169.00–170.00	169.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	141.00–146.00	143.04
7	—	1,185	161.00–162.00	161.38
13	—	1,187	152.00–159.00	155.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,006.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00

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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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

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