Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.04/cwt on 14 head, up $3.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −26.89 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$369.04

▲ 3.52 vs prior sale

14 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.17

vs AL average

−62.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	371.66	2,081	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	362.49	1,953	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $128 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 sale14 hd

369.04

—

AL average9 barns · 70 hd

378.21

−9.17

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−62.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−26.89

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	—	Average	1,650	181.67	2,998	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	168.32	2,532	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	156.33	1,807	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	134.19	1,381	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1Replacement	800–850	816	323.11/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	483.76/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	369.68/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,103	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	356.68/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	413.37/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	339.34/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	379.57/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	412.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	387.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	403.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	433.80/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	477.50/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	416.56/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	453.09/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	584.32/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,286	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	163.94/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	148.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,600	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	166.46/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,964	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	157.88/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,049	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,896	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,122	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	172.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	430.01/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	366.65/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	373.79/cwt	373.00–377.50	2,392	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	528.98/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	452.40/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	319.67/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	539.90/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	345.82/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	494.91/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	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 Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 762Year ago 1,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 71Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	816	322.50–325.00	323.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	250	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	435	410.00–420.00	413.37
2	450–500	480	410.00–415.00	412.53
2	500–550	523	370.00–390.00	379.57
8	550–600	569	365.00–372.50	369.68
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	691	335.00–345.00	339.34
1	700–750	740	335.00	335.00
8	750–800	772	315.00–322.50	319.67
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	285	475.00–480.00	477.50
2	300–350	343	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	416.56
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	472	380.00–390.00	387.51
3	500–550	525	365.00–370.00	366.65
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	638	340.00–345.00	342.47
2	650–700	678	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	314.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	640	373.00–377.50	373.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	690.00	690.00
1	300–350	345	615.00	615.00
5	400–450	407	525.00–535.00	528.98
4	450–500	468	480.00–490.00	483.76
2	500–550	533	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	565	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	630	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	790	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	570.00–600.00	584.32
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	421	445.00–465.00	453.09
4	450–500	486	425.00–440.00	433.80
5	500–550	519	390.00–410.00	403.00
3	550–600	590	355.00–357.50	356.68
2	600–650	623	335.00–345.00	340.10
3	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	783	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	285	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	345	585.00	585.00
4	350–400	369	520.00–550.00	539.90
2	400–450	433	490.00–500.00	494.91
9	450–500	481	445.00–460.00	452.40
8	500–550	533	425.00–435.00	430.01
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	665	342.50–347.50	345.82
1	750–800	785	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	163.00–165.00	163.94
1	—	1,820	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,336	170.00–175.00	172.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,075	145.00–150.00	148.80
4	—	1,180	163.00–169.00	166.46
3	—	1,285	154.00–161.00	157.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,190	138.00	138.00
3	—	897	122.00–128.00	125.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,655	175.00	175.00

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	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00

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

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