Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.85/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −65.58 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$352.85

44 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

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	366.84	2,014	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	350.96	1,930	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	336.71	1,842	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about $172 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 sale44 hd

352.85

—

AL average13 barns · 375 hd

357.24

−4.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−65.58

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	1,683	177.53	2,987	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	160.72	2,287	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	157.25	1,875	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	144.08	1,444	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)	—	$3,146	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,563	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,005	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,742	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	650–700	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	339.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	455.73/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	361.40/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	311.25/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	362.84/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	375.63/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	506.09/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	267.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	299.17/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	351.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	337.19/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	345.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	360.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,063	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	326.44/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,063	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	386.51/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	377.47/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	353.05/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	343.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	342.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,954	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	419.94/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	474.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	373.08/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	602	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	401.26/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,343	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	182.27/cwt	176.00–186.00	3,124	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,312	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	162.67/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,232	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	161.99/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,571	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,150.00/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,566.67/head	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,005.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,005	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,741.67/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,742	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,563.33/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,563	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,020.00/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	3,020	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,566.67/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,516.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,287.50/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,288	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,892.86/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,893	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	151.84/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,764	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	134.55/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,409	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	156.74/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,906	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	146.77/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,459	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	163.23/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	170.66/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	441.66/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	286.66/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	352.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,857	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	536.67/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	376.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	413.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	368.96/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	444.86/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	339.02/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	311.23/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	476.72/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	680	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 675Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 114Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 43Year ago 223

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	220	515.00	515.00
5	250–300	276	500.00–510.00	506.09
3	300–350	332	470.00–480.00	474.80
6	350–400	383	450.00–460.00	455.73
6	400–450	430	415.00–425.00	419.94
13	450–500	479	380.00–400.00	386.51
7	500–550	524	355.00–365.00	361.40
9	550–600	570	335.00–350.00	342.84
20	600–650	632	315.00–335.00	326.44
2	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	725	295.00–302.50	299.17
2	800–850	800	260.00–275.00	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	387	470.00–490.00	476.72
2	400–450	433	440.00–450.00	444.86
9	450–500	453	405.00–420.00	413.64
7	500–550	518	370.00–385.00	375.63
9	550–600	573	355.00–365.00	360.01
5	600–650	616	340.00–350.00	345.96
7	650–700	666	322.50–342.50	337.19
2	700–750	713	305.00–317.50	311.23
3	750–800	767	285.00–290.00	286.66
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	315	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	362	440.00–445.00	441.66
2	400–450	430	400.00–402.50	401.26
5	450–500	469	365.00–375.00	373.08
6	500–550	521	340.00–350.00	343.41
6	550–600	573	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	602	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	390.00–395.00	392.54
8	350–400	378	375.00–385.00	377.47
7	400–450	428	360.00–365.00	362.84
5	450–500	473	350.00–355.00	353.05
12	500–550	529	335.00–345.00	339.35
4	550–600	575	325.00–330.00	327.53
2	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	665	300.00–315.00	311.25
2	700–750	715	290.00–295.00	292.53
2	750–800	778	240.00–245.00	242.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	290	420.00–425.00	422.54
2	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	430	375.00–380.00	376.59
5	450–500	466	365.00–370.00	368.96
16	500–550	526	350.00–360.00	352.96
9	550–600	570	345.00–355.00	351.73
5	600–650	634	335.00–350.00	339.02
3	650–700	657	320.00–325.00	323.35
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	423	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	462	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	603	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	680	360.00–365.00	362.52
2	700–750	703	340.00–345.00	342.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	615	381.00	381.00
3	700–750	734	320.00–325.00	323.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	530.00–540.00	536.67
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	570	412.50	412.50
4	600–650	624	409.00	409.00
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
4	750–800	760	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	191.00	191.00
7	—	1,714	176.00–186.00	182.27
3	—	1,587	158.00–165.00	161.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,473	155.00–160.00	156.95
6	—	1,372	161.00–164.00	162.67
3	—	1,343	168.00–175.00	170.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	154.00–155.00	154.48
5	—	1,047	131.00–136.00	134.55
10	—	994	143.00–149.00	146.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,162	149.00–153.00	151.84
11	—	1,216	155.00–159.00	156.74
10	—	1,196	161.00–165.00	163.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,566.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,892.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,005.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,741.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,563.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,850.00–3,100.00	3,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,566.67

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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