Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.88/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.04 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$345.88

35 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs AL average

−32.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	356.51	1,881	15thin
Medium and Large 2	551	337.92	1,861	20

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

345.88

—

AL average16 barns · 578 hd

340.67

+5.21

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−32.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−50.04

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	1,558	180.11	2,807	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	155.79	2,184	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	147.98	1,887	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	133.84	1,347	12

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)	—	$3,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,252	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,471	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,075	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	395.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	383.25/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	320.11/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	410.17/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	387.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	305.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	828	322.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	338.45/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	350.20/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,000	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	326.14/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	389.88/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	424.09/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	316.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	342.36/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,825	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	307.56/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	278.30/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	404.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	278.71/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	360.80/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	443.33/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	406.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	306.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	188.71/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,910	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,334	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	126.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	159.35/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	152.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,013	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,471.43/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,471	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,252.27/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,252	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	152.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,092	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,147	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	144.78/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,807	10
Bulls	—	—	1,598	177.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,844	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	138.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	361.74/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	367.91/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	329.66/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	397.42/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	369.22/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	433.63/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	442.59/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	343.57/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,140	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	423.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	413.05/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,135	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	447	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	405.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,917	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	366.26/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	360.01/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	360.03/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	363.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	336.11/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,047	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	319.54/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,141	11

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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 1,014Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 100Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 41Year ago 124

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	515.00–520.00	517.52
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	456	440.00–445.00	442.47
11	500–550	517	407.50–420.00	413.05
6	600–650	612	365.00–372.50	366.26
2	650–700	658	357.50–362.50	360.03
4	700–750	723	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	780	315.00–320.00	317.47
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	828	320.00–325.00	322.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	440.00–445.00	443.33
5	450–500	469	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	579	370.00–375.00	372.48
9	600–650	621	355.00–362.50	360.80
5	650–700	681	330.00–342.50	338.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	368	435.00–450.00	442.59
9	400–450	416	420.00–430.00	423.81
14	450–500	473	400.00–415.00	405.31
7	500–550	511	380.00–395.00	387.95
9	550–600	566	360.00–375.00	363.32
9	600–650	623	340.00–355.00	343.57
5	650–700	682	312.50–327.50	320.11
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	768	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	430.00–440.00	433.63
4	350–400	376	415.00–430.00	424.09
5	400–450	417	400.00–410.00	406.06
4	450–500	466	385.00–395.00	389.88
6	500–550	528	362.50–375.00	367.91
12	550–600	571	345.00–355.00	350.20
6	600–650	627	320.00–335.00	326.14
3	650–700	673	300.00–310.00	306.68
2	700–750	723	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	767	275.00–280.00	278.30
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	430.00–440.00	434.95
4	300–350	318	415.00–420.00	417.54
7	350–400	366	405.00–420.00	410.17
8	400–450	418	390.00–405.00	395.39
12	450–500	468	375.00–392.50	383.25
12	500–550	514	355.00–370.00	360.01
3	550–600	582	342.50	342.50
10	600–650	609	327.50–342.50	336.11
11	650–700	670	315.00–325.00	319.54
3	700–750	733	300.00–310.00	305.01
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	400.00–410.00	404.41
2	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	397.42
3	400–450	422	365.00–372.50	369.22
6	450–500	473	358.00–365.00	361.74
13	500–550	533	335.00–347.50	342.36
7	550–600	584	325.00–335.00	329.66
5	600–650	611	315.00–320.00	316.51
3	650–700	673	305.00–312.50	307.56
2	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	776	275.00–285.00	278.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,542	185.00–191.00	188.71
5	—	1,598	175.00–180.00	177.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	130.00–133.00	130.96
2	—	878	125.00–128.00	126.39
6	—	1,041	135.00–140.00	138.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	159.00–160.00	159.35
9	—	1,368	150.00–155.00	152.89
2	—	1,313	163.00–164.00	163.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	150.00–156.00	152.06
10	—	1,248	143.00–146.00	144.78
2	—	1,120	139.00–140.00	139.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,471.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,252.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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Florence Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle