Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $396.44/cwt on 55 head, up $2.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.51 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$396.44

▲ 2.87 vs prior sale

55 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$521

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$77.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs AL average

−32.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	407.90	2,220	36
Medium and Large 2	555	377.21	2,093	18thin
Medium and Large 3	515	330.00	1,700	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.90/cwt here — about $521 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

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 sale55 hd

396.44

—

AL average16 barns · 556 hd

398.03

−1.59

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−32.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

+0.51

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	1,865	189.87	3,540	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	171.75	2,410	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	161.05	1,986	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	138.38	1,509	11

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,565	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	350–400	375	494.87/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	625.63/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	516.46/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	390.70/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	366.41/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,100	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	581.04/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	355.49/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,588	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	397.87/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	575.20/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	335.81/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	459.19/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,438	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	422.01/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,469	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	689.88/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	659.60/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	525.88/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	462.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	422.63/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	347.57/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	502.49/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,126	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	353.57/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	415.82/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,216	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	625.73/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	408.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	576.67/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	289	613.23/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	458.20/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	537.07/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,917	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	438.73/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	575.16/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	317.53/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	155.78/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,944	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	167.72/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,021	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	161.67/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,998	8
Bulls	—	—	1,728	189.37/cwt	187.00–193.00	3,272	6
Bulls	—	—	1,917	182.61/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,501	5
Bulls	—	—	2,004	199.68/cwt	196.00–204.00	4,002	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
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	—	—	2,564.58/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,565	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	129.07/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,200	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	144.93/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	138.82/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,614	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	167.59/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,442	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	379.94/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	482.68/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	372.53/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	436.56/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	468.74/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	525.05/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	415.28/cwt	407.50–418.00	2,770	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,743	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	652.50/cwt	650.00–655.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	510	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	442.47/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,341	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	382.79/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,419	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	489.16/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,372	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	684	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	519.86/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	449.91/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,971	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	411.17/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,200	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	354.35/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	393.17/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	436.74/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	607.06/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	334.03/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	343.23/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	368.24/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	485.02/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	563.02/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,806	9

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 930Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 82Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 29Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	227	610.00–630.00	625.63
7	250–300	282	570.00–590.00	581.04
7	300–350	328	495.00–520.00	516.46
2	350–400	375	490.00–500.00	494.87
4	400–450	424	420.00–430.00	422.63
3	450–500	493	400.00–415.00	408.31
8	500–550	532	385.00–400.00	390.70
10	550–600	573	355.00–380.00	366.41
4	600–650	618	340.00–355.00	347.57
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	730	300.00–310.00	304.90
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	437.50	437.50
1	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	570.00–580.00	575.16
2	250–300	275	500.00–510.00	505.00
2	300–350	318	475.00–490.00	482.68
3	350–400	378	430.00–440.00	436.56
2	400–450	403	370.00–390.00	379.94
2	450–500	458	355.00–360.00	357.46
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	633	310.00–325.00	317.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	465.00–470.00	468.74
3	600–650	630	395.00–400.00	397.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	684	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	680.00	680.00
11	250–300	283	600.00–620.00	607.06
3	300–350	315	550.00–570.00	563.02
3	350–400	362	510.00–530.00	519.86
13	400–450	438	445.00–465.00	449.91
9	450–500	475	430.00–445.00	436.74
27	500–550	535	407.50–425.00	411.17
8	550–600	580	385.00–400.00	393.17
3	600–650	622	360.00–380.00	368.24
6	650–700	682	340.00–352.50	343.23
6	700–750	714	336.00	336.00
4	850–900	885	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	750.00	750.00
1	250–300	255	710.00	710.00
2	450–500	460	510.00	510.00
12	500–550	531	455.00–465.00	459.19
3	550–600	563	430.00	430.00
14	700–750	728	352.50–365.00	355.49
1	750–800	795	340.00	340.00
6	800–850	832	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	750.00	750.00
1	350–400	360	640.00	640.00
2	450–500	455	520.00–530.00	525.05
2	500–550	508	480.00–490.00	485.02
1	550–600	560	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	635	420.00	420.00
24	650–700	667	407.50–418.00	415.28
9	700–750	715	392.50	392.50
16	800–850	801	342.50	342.50
2	850–900	868	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	660.00	660.00
2	250–300	270	650.00–655.00	652.50
7	300–350	334	610.00–640.00	625.73
2	350–400	370	570.00–580.00	575.20
15	400–450	423	490.00–510.00	502.49
7	450–500	465	450.00–475.00	462.02
7	500–550	533	410.00–430.00	415.82
7	550–600	577	385.00–405.00	397.87
7	600–650	630	340.00–370.00	353.57
6	650–700	683	335.00–340.00	335.81
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	700.00	700.00
4	250–300	283	670.00–700.00	689.88
4	300–350	316	650.00–680.00	659.60
2	350–400	370	610.00–620.00	615.00
4	400–450	418	515.00–540.00	525.88
21	450–500	485	485.00–505.00	489.16
10	500–550	529	435.00–450.00	442.47
15	550–600	585	410.00–427.50	422.01
17	600–650	632	375.00–400.00	382.79
4	650–700	674	350.00–360.00	354.35
5	700–750	722	330.00–342.50	334.03
3	750–800	777	325.00–330.00	327.53
1	800–850	830	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	863	280.00–290.00	285.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	289	610.00–620.00	613.23
3	300–350	335	570.00–590.00	576.67
11	350–400	357	520.00–540.00	537.07
3	400–450	412	450.00–465.00	458.20
4	450–500	479	430.00–445.00	438.73
2	500–550	535	380.00–390.00	384.91
2	550–600	573	365.00–380.00	372.53
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	153.00–158.00	155.78
4	—	1,205	166.00–169.00	167.72
8	—	1,236	160.00–164.00	161.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	127.00–130.00	129.07
4	—	1,139	143.00–147.00	144.93
4	—	1,163	137.00–140.00	138.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	167.00–169.00	167.59
1	—	1,265	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,380	181.00	181.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,728	187.00–193.00	189.37
5	—	1,917	182.00–185.00	182.61
4	—	2,004	196.00–204.00	199.68

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,564.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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