Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.40/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −73.71 against this barn's trailing median of $444.10.

Average price

$370.40

42 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs AL average

−48.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	383.66	2,145	4thin
Medium and Large 2	571	369.00	2,107	38

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.72, low $401.64, median $444.10 across 19 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 sale42 hd

370.40

—

AL average14 barns · 368 hd

362.56

+7.84

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−48.70

This barn, trailing median19 sales

444.10

−73.71

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	1,453	173.84	2,526	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	152.98	2,243	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	149.86	1,851	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	140.20	1,516	27

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,229	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,708	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,063	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	600–650	648	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	323.50/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,378	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	343.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	366.82/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,234	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	333.11/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,575	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	356.63/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,194	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	389.84/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	389.83/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	369.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	323.34/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	373.54/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	345.98/cwt	345.75–355.00	2,138	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	749	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,172	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	397.58/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,107	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	387.55/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	152.55/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,244	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	143.20/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	146.09/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,889	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	152.45/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,820	11
Bulls	—	—	1,683	184.84/cwt	184.00–186.00	3,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	175.86/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,652	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,708.33/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,708	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,228.57/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,229	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,166.67/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	161.95/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,227	164.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,012	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	140.92/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,499	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	136.40/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,450	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	145.21/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,658	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	430.10/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	311.69/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	327.53/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	745	326.84/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	629	339.08/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,133	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	446.53/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	331.98/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,916	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	408.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,210	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,011Last week 639Year ago 1,139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 64Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	417	385.00–395.00	389.84
3	450–500	472	355.00–360.00	356.63
5	500–550	524	345.00–355.00	349.97
23	550–600	577	327.50–340.00	331.98
2	600–650	648	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	650–700	689	318.50	318.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	380.00–395.00	387.55
2	350–400	363	370.00–375.00	372.52
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	485	340.00–350.00	345.05
5	500–550	528	325.00–337.50	327.53
2	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	317.52
3	600–650	630	310.00–312.50	311.69
2	650–700	658	265.00–270.00	267.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	629	335.00–340.00	339.08
11	700–750	745	320.00–327.50	326.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	418	440.00–455.00	446.53
6	450–500	478	405.00–410.00	408.39
2	500–550	523	385.00–395.00	389.83
2	550–600	595	377.50	377.50
11	600–650	609	365.00–367.50	366.82
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
9	700–750	735	321.00–335.00	323.50
2	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
134	750–800	773	327.00–340.00	333.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	425.00–435.00	430.10
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	470	395.00–400.00	397.58
38	550–600	571	369.00	369.00
40	600–650	618	345.75–355.00	345.98
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
9	700–750	749	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	305	415.00–420.00	417.50
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	480	390.00–395.00	392.45
3	500–550	525	365.00–375.00	369.97
4	550–600	576	335.00–350.00	343.71
5	600–650	613	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	355	395.00–400.00	397.50
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	478	367.50–385.00	373.54
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	572	320.00–325.00	323.34
15	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,471	151.00–156.00	152.55
2	—	1,730	141.00–146.00	143.20
2	—	1,183	161.00–168.00	164.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,293	141.00–148.00	146.09
11	—	1,194	150.00–159.00	152.45
2	—	1,053	161.00–163.00	161.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,064	140.00–142.00	140.92
10	—	1,063	133.00–138.00	136.40
6	—	1,142	144.00–146.00	145.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	184.00–186.00	184.84
8	—	1,508	174.00–179.00	175.86
5	—	1,227	160.00–169.00	164.00

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,708.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,228.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,166.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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