Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.59/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −51.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$344.59

40 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$17.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs AL average

−46.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	352.81	1,883	21
Medium and Large 2	549	335.51	1,843	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $40 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

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 sale40 hd

344.59

—

AL average13 barns · 483 hd

341.80

+2.79

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−46.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−51.34

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	1,622	183.36	2,975	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	161.79	2,430	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	156.85	1,881	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	144.37	1,479	16

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,019	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	4thin

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	350–400	378	400.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	444.16/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	445.13/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	422.54/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	341.82/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,918	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	412.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	355.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	391.63/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	393.25/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	426.56/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	359.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,868	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	339.86/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,968	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	378.67/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	387.11/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	408.95/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	423.27/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	340.96/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	282.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	358.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	329.45/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,884	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	155.10/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,468	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	167.33/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,274	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	149.93/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,783	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,781	8
Bulls	—	—	1,550	194.52/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	188.12/cwt	183.00–191.00	3,204	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,625.00/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,075.00/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,018.75/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,019	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	155.88/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,944	18
Bulls	—	—	1,574	177.93/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,801	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	130.65/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,256	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	152.47/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,624	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	145.64/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,490	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	316.37/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,961	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	393.67/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	384.42/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	321.20/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	488.67/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	359.57/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	443.28/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	379.26/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	424.48/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	326.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	376.79/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	304.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,187	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 773Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 96Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 87Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	283	440.00–450.00	445.13
6	300–350	328	415.00–430.00	422.54
4	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	400.02
9	400–450	412	385.00–400.00	391.63
11	450–500	464	370.00–380.00	376.79
13	500–550	517	350.00–367.50	359.57
8	550–600	561	335.00–350.00	341.82
8	600–650	621	325.00–335.00	326.82
2	700–750	718	310.00–315.00	312.47
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
4	250–300	269	425.00	425.00
8	300–350	312	390.00–405.00	393.67
5	350–400	381	380.00–390.00	387.11
4	400–450	414	375.00–380.00	378.67
21	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	358.77
10	500–550	529	340.00–345.00	340.96
9	550–600	572	327.50–330.00	329.45
3	600–650	618	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	718	300.00–305.00	302.44
2	750–800	775	275.00–290.00	282.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	405.00–415.00	410.00
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00
7	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	488.67
6	350–400	354	440.00–455.00	444.16
10	400–450	406	420.00–435.00	424.48
2	450–500	475	410.00–415.00	412.53
7	500–550	513	375.00–385.00	379.26
9	550–600	567	350.00–365.00	355.81
2	600–650	620	332.50–335.00	333.74
2	650–700	670	315.00–327.50	321.20
3	700–750	717	300.00–310.00	304.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	378	425.00–430.00	426.56
5	400–450	430	400.00–415.00	408.95
9	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	384.42
20	500–550	520	350.00–365.00	359.19
18	550–600	579	330.00–345.00	339.86
11	600–650	620	310.00–325.00	316.37
3	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	458	420.00–425.00	423.27
3	500–550	528	390.00–400.00	393.25
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	414	440.00–445.00	443.28
3	450–500	483	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	572	387.50	387.50
2	650–700	675	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,591	151.00–158.00	155.10
6	—	1,359	164.00–170.00	167.33
8	—	1,565	160.00–162.00	160.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	148.00–151.00	149.93
8	—	1,096	160.00–165.00	162.49
18	—	1,247	153.00–158.00	155.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	126.00–136.00	130.65
8	—	1,065	150.00–156.00	152.47
3	—	1,023	143.00–148.00	145.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	193.00–196.00	194.52
9	—	1,703	183.00–191.00	188.12
12	—	1,574	172.00–181.00	177.93

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)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,018.75

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

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