Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers 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 $358.99/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.44 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$358.99

47 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	369.17	1,962	21
Medium and Large 2	543	350.77	1,904	26

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale47 hd

358.99

—

AL average15 barns · 510 hd

356.21

+2.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−59.44

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	1,518	186.47	2,830	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	162.13	2,278	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	158.38	1,858	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	148.53	1,533	17

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)	—	$3,108	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,167	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,279	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	550–600	564	373.68/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	381.53/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,782	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	411.74/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	351.40/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	439.21/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	324.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,017	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	378.06/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	388.94/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,649	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,517	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	356.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,893	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	396.37/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	339.60/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	303.52/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	326.04/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,031	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.09/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	480.11/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	422.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	278.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	386.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	372.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,565	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	158.62/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,805	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	154.09/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,848	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	154.10/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,641	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	155.98/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,270	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	164.60/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,990	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	172.81/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,933.33/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,075	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,108.33/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,108	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,166.67/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,537.50/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,538	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	170.78/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,280	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	163.65/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,280	16
Bulls	—	—	1,545	192.17/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,969	10
Bulls	—	—	1,478	183.78/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,716	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	147.72/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	383.95/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	409.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,320	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	351.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	396.24/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,266	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.32/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,786	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	400.16/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,869	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	517.46/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	382.75/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	294.92/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	341.60/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	379.69/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,982	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	353.00/cwt	342.50–358.00	2,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	504.04/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,437	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 801Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	323	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	378	410.00–415.00	411.74
17	400–450	424	385.00–400.00	388.94
22	450–500	467	375.00–395.00	381.53
19	500–550	522	370.00–387.00	379.69
8	550–600	564	365.00–380.00	373.68
3	600–650	620	342.50–358.00	353.00
4	650–700	674	330.00–335.00	332.50
3	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
13	300–350	322	400.00–420.00	409.91
9	350–400	386	380.00–395.00	386.09
4	400–450	420	370.00–375.00	372.62
6	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	351.57
6	550–600	573	335.00–345.00	339.60
12	600–650	623	315.00–335.00	326.04
5	650–700	682	300.00–312.50	303.52
2	700–750	723	270.00–280.00	275.05
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	557	382.50–385.00	382.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	465	412.50	412.50
2	500–550	505	395.00–397.50	396.24
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	350.00–355.00	352.54
3	650–700	662	335.00–345.00	341.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	550–600	576	437.00	437.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	515.00–520.00	517.46
5	300–350	307	500.00–510.00	504.04
7	350–400	371	435.00–450.00	439.21
21	400–450	423	410.00–427.50	422.32
13	450–500	467	390.00–410.00	400.16
14	500–550	514	370.00–387.50	378.06
7	550–600	566	345.00–360.00	351.40
16	600–650	622	320.00–330.00	324.29
6	650–700	668	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	700–750	718	290.00–305.00	297.47
7	750–800	779	285.00–305.00	294.92
7	900–950	925	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
7	300–350	319	470.00–490.00	480.11
5	350–400	383	410.00–430.00	422.06
12	400–450	422	390.00–405.00	396.37
10	450–500	469	375.00–387.50	383.95
19	500–550	531	350.00–365.00	356.55
7	550–600	575	325.00–340.00	335.09
2	600–650	633	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	668	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	712	277.50–280.00	278.35
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,138	157.00–160.00	158.62
11	—	1,199	152.00–155.00	154.09
7	—	1,209	162.00–168.00	164.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	150.00–156.00	154.10
4	—	1,119	147.00–148.00	147.72
4	—	870	135.00–138.00	136.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	151.00–158.00	155.98
5	—	1,335	169.00–175.00	170.78
16	—	1,393	161.00–167.00	163.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	171.00–175.00	172.81
10	—	1,545	190.00–195.00	192.17
11	—	1,478	181.00–187.00	183.78

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,108.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,933.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,166.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,537.50

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

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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