Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.57/cwt on 34 head, up $24.53 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −2.36 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$393.57

▲ 24.53 vs prior sale

34 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs AL average

−30.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	399.55	2,172	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	390.31	2,109	22

One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $63 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 sale34 hd

393.57

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

392.49

+1.08

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−30.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

−2.36

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	1,585	175.11	2,776	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	169.35	2,529	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	165.14	1,993	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	147.77	1,604	14

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)	—	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	3thin

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	700–750	717	337.04/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	458.03/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	388.81/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	498.02/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	542.38/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,267	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	374.52/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	369.11/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	393.43/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	629.44/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,021	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	492.02/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,327	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	617.17/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	583.30/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	384.18/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	553.11/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	503.89/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,172	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	358.72/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	425.44/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,017	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	471.07/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,233	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	308.93/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	446.18/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,874	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	335.01/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	475.39/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	378.82/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	650.30/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	172.31/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,542	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	155.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,933	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	162.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,957	14
Bulls	—	—	1,418	164.10/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,327	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,933	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	174.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,076	10
Bulls	—	—	1,535	177.48/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,724	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	146.23/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,679	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,239	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	154.73/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,736	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	164.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	439.42/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,333	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	392.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,094	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	545.08/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	606.55/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	322.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	356.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,278	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	341.36/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,454	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	463.43/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	410.59/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,336	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	735	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	615.03/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	684.87/cwt	680.00–690.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	404.02/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	435.20/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,446	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	393.91/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	356.65/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	388.83/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	453.37/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	320.58/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	411.79/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 209Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 39Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	610.00–630.00	617.17
1	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	305	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	353	490.00–510.00	498.02
13	400–450	418	455.00–475.00	458.03
12	450–500	467	440.00–460.00	453.37
4	500–550	509	405.00–425.00	411.79
8	550–600	561	385.00–405.00	393.43
8	600–650	635	365.00–377.50	374.52
2	650–700	688	346.00	346.00
4	700–750	717	336.00–340.00	337.04
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
4	800–850	813	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	634	387.50–392.50	388.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	260	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	305	540.00–550.00	545.08
10	350–400	370	465.00–485.00	475.39
12	400–450	420	430.00–452.50	446.18
9	450–500	474	415.00–435.00	425.44
18	500–550	533	380.00–400.00	392.86
4	550–600	573	375.00–382.50	378.82
24	600–650	639	340.00–360.00	356.43
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	728	315.00–330.00	322.37
7	750–800	791	302.50–310.00	308.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	610.00–620.00	615.03
2	450–500	453	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
14	550–600	562	425.00–445.00	435.20
3	600–650	612	405.00	405.00
3	650–700	668	397.50–410.00	404.02
7	700–750	705	387.50–395.00	393.91
6	750–800	756	350.00–360.00	356.65
7	800–850	835	315.00–335.00	320.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	710.00	710.00
2	250–300	283	680.00–690.00	684.87
9	300–350	321	620.00–640.00	629.44
3	350–400	373	580.00–590.00	583.30
16	400–450	418	525.00–550.00	542.38
6	450–500	473	485.00–500.00	492.02
5	500–550	519	455.00–470.00	463.43
13	550–600	569	405.00–420.00	410.59
4	600–650	611	375.00–395.00	388.83
9	650–700	678	369.00–370.00	369.11
9	700–750	719	330.00–357.50	341.36
5	750–800	798	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	640.00–660.00	650.30
3	300–350	333	600.00–610.00	606.55
6	350–400	380	540.00–560.00	553.11
12	400–450	431	485.00–520.00	503.89
9	450–500	474	460.00–480.00	471.07
9	500–550	531	425.00–450.00	439.42
6	550–600	577	380.00–395.00	384.18
4	600–650	630	355.00–365.00	358.72
6	650–700	678	322.50–345.00	335.01
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	770	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	181.00	181.00
5	—	1,475	170.00–174.00	172.31
5	—	1,482	160.00–166.00	164.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	150.00–157.00	155.14
14	—	1,201	160.00–168.00	162.98
10	—	1,192	170.00–180.00	174.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	141.00–149.00	146.23
3	—	908	134.00–139.00	136.41
6	—	1,122	152.00–158.00	154.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	163.00–165.00	164.10
1	—	2,070	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,535	175.00–181.00	177.48

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)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,450.00

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

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