Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.17/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.27 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$333.17

50 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	344.88	1,843	22
Medium and Large 2	541	327.09	1,769	22
Medium and Large 3	542	312.49	1,695	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $148 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 sale50 hd

333.17

—

AL average12 barns · 422 hd

333.27

−0.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−85.27

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	1,601	192.70	3,086	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	167.38	2,364	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	158.87	1,934	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	148.56	1,421	25

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)	—	$2,493	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,207	15

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	400–450	426	383.32/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.75/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	379.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	355.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	317.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	391.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	350.05/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	332.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,742	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	340.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	330.05/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,713	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	362.84/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	383.72/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	314.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	414.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	391.12/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	348.09/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	423.37/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	368.16/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	417.33/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	336.22/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	297.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	288.27/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	404.96/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	353.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	150.88/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,560	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	131.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,095	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	158.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,343	5
Bulls	—	—	1,709	202.68/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,464	8
Bulls	—	—	1,244	177.11/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,203	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	191.53/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,139	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,492.86/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,493	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,812.50/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,813	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,218.75/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,219	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	157.52/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,171	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	173.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,562	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	165.35/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,282	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	164.98/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,038	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	156.72/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,873	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	150.97/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	306.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	276.23/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	372.30/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	332.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	449.80/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	745	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	818	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	323.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	364.42/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	356.71/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	332.93/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,044	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	349.52/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	325.91/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,184	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	374.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	371.52/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	351.81/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	314.14/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	382.93/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	296.29/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,997	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	504.73/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	488.33/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	436.55/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	373.34/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	891	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	2

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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 979Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 286Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 39Year ago 74

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	388	420.00–425.00	422.48
12	400–450	426	377.50–390.00	383.32
7	450–500	477	345.00–360.00	353.50
14	500–550	524	325.00–340.00	332.43
8	550–600	570	307.50–322.50	317.75
4	600–650	624	290.00–315.00	297.42
2	650–700	675	275.00–285.00	279.96
2	750–800	783	265.00–270.00	267.49
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	500.00–510.00	504.73
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	449.80
10	400–450	429	410.00–420.00	414.03
13	450–500	471	362.50–377.50	371.52
16	500–550	521	345.00–357.50	349.52
6	550–600	570	325.00–340.00	332.51
7	600–650	621	320.00–330.00	323.91
10	650–700	674	290.00–310.00	296.29
2	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	783	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	410.00–425.00	417.33
3	350–400	372	400.00–410.00	404.96
4	400–450	433	365.00–372.50	368.16
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	583	290.00–305.00	297.47
2	600–650	613	272.50–280.00	276.23
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	423.37
2	450–500	468	382.50–385.00	383.72
7	500–550	533	362.50–365.00	362.84
4	550–600	583	342.50–355.00	350.05
2	600–650	613	335.00–337.50	336.22
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	375	480.00–495.00	488.33
3	400–450	413	430.00–445.00	436.55
5	500–550	519	375.00–390.00	382.93
2	550–600	565	365.00–380.00	372.30
7	600–650	609	342.50–355.00	351.81
13	650–700	670	320.00–327.00	325.91
1	700–750	745	322.50	322.50
3	750–800	787	310.00–317.50	314.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	327.50	327.50
4	800–850	818	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	278	390.00–395.00	391.74
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
8	350–400	378	370.00–385.00	379.37
6	400–450	429	350.00–365.00	355.05
12	450–500	482	330.00–345.00	340.26
13	500–550	519	320.00–342.50	330.05
6	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	317.06
3	600–650	610	317.00	317.00
3	650–700	668	285.00–295.00	288.27
2	700–750	718	270.00–275.00	272.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	308	405.00–410.00	407.52
9	350–400	379	387.50–402.50	391.12
5	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	374.03
9	450–500	473	355.00–367.50	364.42
12	500–550	523	347.50–360.00	356.71
5	550–600	572	340.00–355.00	348.09
10	600–650	614	330.00–347.50	332.93
4	650–700	664	310.00–325.00	314.90
3	700–750	722	300.00–310.00	304.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	483	315.00–320.00	317.44
2	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	589	300.00–315.00	306.30
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	373.34
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	891	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,034	143.00–155.00	150.88
5	—	831	125.00–140.00	131.79
5	—	848	158.00–160.00	158.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	155.00–159.00	157.52
9	—	1,474	170.00–180.00	173.83
14	—	1,380	162.00–169.00	165.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,235	162.00–169.00	164.98
23	—	1,195	154.00–160.00	156.72
3	—	1,315	150.00–152.00	150.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,709	200.00–208.00	202.68
4	—	1,244	173.00–181.00	177.11
15	—	1,639	185.00–196.00	191.53

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)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,492.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,218.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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