Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.50/cwt on 55 head, down $6.70 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +3.58 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$399.50

▼ 6.70 vs prior sale

55 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs AL average

−21.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	407.63	2,254	20
Medium and Large 2	548	398.22	2,184	28
Medium and Large 3	519	381.42	1,980	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

399.50

—

AL average16 barns · 409 hd

399.13

+0.37

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−21.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

+3.58

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	1,631	191.61	3,125	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	166.62	2,300	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	160.68	2,006	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	146.62	1,499	23

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)	—	$2,938	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	584.43/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,531	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	407.29/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,179	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,641	162
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	494.61/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,107	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	455.70/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,187	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	453.45/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	480.84/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	554.78/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	409.03/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	531.33/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	357.87/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	304.89/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	487.48/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	456.17/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	665.00/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	372.46/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,335	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	599.64/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	429.68/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,050	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	384.21/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,186	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	536.83/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	456.18/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	650.00/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	388.68/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	470.08/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	630.23/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,387	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	188.78/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,302	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	176.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	136.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,190	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	146.74/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,535	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	158.79/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,248	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	162.47/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,015	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,925.00/head	3,875.00–3,975.00	3,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,937.50/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,375.00/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	178.25/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,148	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	168.23/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,392	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	153.49/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,920	14
Bulls	—	—	1,568	207.57/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,255	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	169.68/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,138	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	159.27/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	227	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	385.82/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	507.03/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	411.21/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	438.18/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	395.42/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	628.55/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	404.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	373.25/cwt	373.25–373.25	2,796	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	424.02/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	379.83/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	479.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	506.55/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	516.09/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,168	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	439.27/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,297	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	481.20/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,026	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	402.16/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,272	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	443.19/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,074	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	567.58/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	491.23/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	352.05/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	526.29/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	508.72/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	465.83/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	455.45/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,739	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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,121Last week 777Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 88Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	650.00–680.00	665.00
2	250–300	255	640.00–660.00	650.00
9	300–350	329	570.00–600.00	584.43
7	350–400	377	520.00–540.00	531.33
14	400–450	426	480.00–505.00	494.61
19	450–500	480	450.00–465.00	455.70
10	500–550	526	400.00–415.00	409.03
4	550–600	571	380.00–395.00	388.68
12	600–650	627	360.00–380.00	372.46
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	620.00–640.00	630.23
2	250–300	275	590.00–610.00	599.64
3	300–350	332	530.00–540.00	536.83
3	350–400	387	490.00–515.00	507.03
6	400–450	434	465.00–475.00	470.08
3	450–500	477	430.00–445.00	438.18
2	500–550	500	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	683	320.00–330.00	324.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	740.00	740.00
1	250–300	265	730.00	730.00
6	300–350	316	620.00–640.00	628.55
9	350–400	363	560.00–580.00	567.58
12	400–450	420	510.00–530.00	516.09
10	450–500	464	470.00–490.00	479.00
10	500–550	523	432.50–445.00	439.27
5	550–600	569	400.00–415.00	404.46
6	600–650	612	385.00–402.50	395.42
3	650–700	667	360.00–365.00	362.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	600–650	628	403.00	403.00
162	650–700	678	389.50	389.50
144	700–750	749	373.25	373.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	550.00–560.00	554.78
2	250–300	283	485.00–490.00	487.48
6	300–350	313	470.00–490.00	480.84
8	400–450	433	445.00–465.00	453.45
16	450–500	477	420.00–435.00	429.68
17	500–550	535	395.00–412.50	407.29
11	550–600	569	370.00–390.00	384.21
5	600–650	623	350.00–370.00	357.87
3	650–700	672	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	312.50	312.50
3	750–800	768	295.00–310.00	304.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	334	455.00–460.00	456.18
4	400–450	443	430.00–440.00	434.97
4	450–500	490	410.00–415.00	411.21
6	500–550	509	385.00–390.00	385.82
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	265	520.00–540.00	526.29
6	300–350	328	500.00–510.00	506.55
8	350–400	363	485.00–495.00	491.23
14	400–450	421	475.00–495.00	481.20
17	450–500	468	440.00–457.50	443.19
5	500–550	517	415.00–430.00	424.02
15	550–600	565	395.00–415.00	402.16
6	600–650	636	375.00–400.00	379.83
5	650–700	667	340.00–355.00	352.05
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	505.00–520.00	508.72
2	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	450.00–460.00	456.17
2	550–600	568	430.00–435.00	432.49
4	600–650	644	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	670	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	465.00–467.50	465.83
6	550–600	566	445.00–465.00	455.45
2	600–650	620	420.00–425.00	422.52
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,749	185.00–197.00	188.78
3	—	1,440	170.00–180.00	176.94
4	—	1,568	204.00–215.00	207.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	874	130.00–140.00	136.15
14	—	1,046	143.00–153.00	146.74
4	—	1,125	156.00–161.00	159.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	155.00–161.00	158.79
2	—	1,205	176.00–181.00	178.25
5	—	1,422	165.00–173.00	168.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,240	158.00–166.00	162.47
14	—	1,251	146.00–156.00	153.49
8	—	1,260	168.00–172.00	169.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	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	2	—	—	3,875.00–3,975.00	3,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.00

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

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