Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.39/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −24.54 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$371.39

76 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.09

vs AL average

+3.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	378.17	2,107	50
Medium and Large 2	559	358.34	2,003	26

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale76 hd

371.39

—

AL average16 barns · 660 hd

353.29

+18.09

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

+3.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−24.54

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	—	Low	1,839	194.35	3,574	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	167.59	2,378	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	160.87	1,953	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	153.80	1,646	15

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)	—	$2,690	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,875	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	700–750	713	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	327.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,942	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	361.33/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,919	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	520.00/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	296.63/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	532.52/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	525.03/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.64/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	444.88/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,157	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	408.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,921	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	428.81/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	405.85/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	361.78/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,131	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	363.89/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,078	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	380.61/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	294.98/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	330.72/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	451.20/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	400.37/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,130	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	418.23/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	432.40/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,517	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	413.98/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,805	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	369.54/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,313	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	444.31/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	328.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	374.66/cwt	365.00–378.00	1,997	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	160.89/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,952	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	153.70/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,884	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	166.38/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,012	9
Bulls	—	—	1,547	180.30/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,926	200.64/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,864	8
Bulls	—	—	1,875	192.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,546.67/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,547	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,375.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,770.00/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,770	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,120.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	146.56/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	159.45/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,596	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	166.28/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,350	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,273	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	175.56/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	388.65/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	420.13/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	262.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	346.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,002	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	381.33/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	667.71/cwt	660.00–675.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	412.46/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	448.13/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	389.88/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	399.23/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,399	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	363.61/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,476	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,322	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	405.61/cwt	401.00–412.50	2,101	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	467.03/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	428.44/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	423.77/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,373	12

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 921Year ago 1,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 93Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 31Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	590.00	590.00
7	300–350	343	440.00–445.00	444.31
3	350–400	367	415.00–420.00	418.23
15	400–450	436	400.00–415.00	413.98
8	450–500	479	375.00–390.00	381.33
11	500–550	531	355.00–370.00	361.33
8	550–600	571	335.00–345.00	340.02
6	600–650	608	320.00–335.00	327.53
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	713	270.00–280.00	274.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
4	300–350	338	530.00–535.00	532.52
5	350–400	384	455.00–480.00	467.03
8	400–450	422	420.00–435.00	428.81
11	450–500	470	400.00–415.00	408.66
16	500–550	510	375.00–390.00	380.61
16	550–600	571	355.00–370.00	363.89
10	600–650	614	350.00–352.50	351.34
2	650–700	685	310.00–315.00	312.46
2	700–750	708	285.00–290.00	287.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	510.00–530.00	520.00
16	300–350	341	440.00–450.00	444.98
3	350–400	380	415.00–430.00	420.13
2	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	402.43
2	450–500	468	382.50–395.00	388.65
11	500–550	533	365.00–378.00	374.66
15	550–600	578	335.00–355.00	346.38
14	600–650	616	320.00–330.00	328.19
5	700–750	739	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	813	250.00–275.00	262.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	238	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	279	520.00–540.00	525.03
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	380	440.00–455.00	444.88
6	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	412.46
15	450–500	465	400.00–415.00	405.85
12	500–550	521	380.00–397.50	389.88
27	550–600	589	360.00–370.00	361.78
4	600–650	610	335.00–350.00	340.64
3	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	720	335.00–337.50	336.24
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
11	500–550	518	401.00–412.50	405.61
21	650–700	673	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	375	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	416	445.00–460.00	451.20
4	450–500	466	425.00–435.00	432.40
22	500–550	532	392.50–415.00	400.37
3	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
35	600–650	626	355.00–375.00	369.54
12	650–700	665	325.00–340.00	330.72
2	700–750	730	290.00–303.00	296.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	660.00–675.00	667.71
1	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	411	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	472	440.00–465.00	448.13
5	500–550	522	425.00–435.00	428.44
12	550–600	560	410.00–425.00	423.77
13	600–650	601	395.00–400.00	399.23
14	650–700	681	355.00–365.00	363.61
2	700–750	703	325.00–330.00	327.49
2	750–800	758	292.50–297.50	294.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,213	157.00–164.00	160.89
7	—	1,226	151.00–155.00	153.70
9	—	1,209	166.00–168.00	166.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	146.00–147.00	146.56
4	—	1,123	158.00–161.00	159.45
9	—	1,044	150.00–156.00	152.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,413	163.00–171.00	166.28
2	—	1,425	159.00–160.00	159.48
5	—	1,438	173.00–179.00	175.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	179.00–182.00	180.30
8	—	1,926	197.00–204.00	200.64
5	—	1,875	190.00–195.00	192.70

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)	15	—	—	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,546.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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

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