Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $399.08/cwt on 19 head, down $13.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.35 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$399.08

▼ 13.42 vs prior sale

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	410.79	2,236	12thin
Medium and Large 3	525	382.57	2,008	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	377.58	2,070	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $167 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $355.45, median $418.43 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 sale19 hd

399.08

—

AL average16 barns · 254 hd

416.77

−17.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−19.35

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	1,507	185.13	2,789	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	174.64	2,340	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	159.83	1,756	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	137.57	1,347	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,978	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,113	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	550–600	563	357.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	420.19/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	414.15/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	445.34/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	335.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	465.35/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	444.97/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	624.29/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	359.26/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	477.98/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,266	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	337.48/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	476.94/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	543.92/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	505.32/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	476.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,080	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	503.46/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	398	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	395.03/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	382.57/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	585.00/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,515	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	142.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,425	6
Bulls	—	—	1,190	167.97/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,999	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,433	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	176.57/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,384	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	169.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,965	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	159.41/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,755	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,977.78/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,978	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,112.50/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,113	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	152.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,598	10
Bulls	—	—	1,815	199.98/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,630	4
Bulls	—	—	1,365	181.18/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	575.12/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	421.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	541.60/cwt	540.00–542.00	2,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	346.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	392.11/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	366.29/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	424.13/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	427.22/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	527.16/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,977	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	510.63/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	370.80/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	354.87/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	505.30/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,173	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	480.23/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	449.92/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	440.91/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	467.73/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	304.31/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	490.89/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	584.02/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	670.89/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	439.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,444	2

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 1,121Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 99Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	278	500.00–510.00	505.32
3	300–350	327	470.00–490.00	476.94
7	350–400	365	450.00–490.00	465.35
12	400–450	430	435.00–455.00	444.97
9	450–500	473	410.00–430.00	420.19
6	500–550	522	385.00–405.00	395.03
2	550–600	563	350.00–365.00	357.60
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	668	330.00–340.00	335.13
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	800	290.00–295.00	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	280	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	333	450.00–460.00	455.00
2	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	422	410.00–430.00	421.94
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
12	300–350	328	495.00–515.00	510.63
11	350–400	381	475.00–485.00	480.23
9	400–450	423	460.00–485.00	467.73
6	450–500	468	435.00–445.00	439.16
5	500–550	516	417.50–440.00	427.22
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
12	600–650	623	360.00–375.00	370.80
3	700–750	717	345.00–360.00	354.87
1	750–800	785	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	620.00	620.00
3	350–400	363	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	410	525.00	525.00
2	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	557	410.00–417.50	414.15
3	700–750	702	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	840	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	660.00	660.00
5	350–400	366	580.00–590.00	584.02
5	400–450	425	540.00–542.00	541.60
11	450–500	484	490.00–495.00	490.89
3	500–550	532	445.00–455.00	449.92
6	550–600	568	430.00–445.00	440.91
2	600–650	643	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	703	375.00	375.00
4	850–900	868	300.00–317.50	304.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	610.00–640.00	624.29
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	330	540.00–555.00	543.92
10	350–400	384	490.00–515.00	503.46
12	400–450	437	470.00–490.00	476.00
7	450–500	473	435.00–450.00	445.34
2	500–550	505	400.00–410.00	405.05
3	550–600	577	355.00–367.50	359.26
3	600–650	632	330.00–345.00	337.48
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	660.00–680.00	670.89
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	318	560.00–590.00	575.12
12	350–400	375	520.00–540.00	527.16
16	400–450	430	495.00–520.00	505.30
10	450–500	474	465.00–480.00	477.98
7	500–550	519	415.00–435.00	424.13
5	550–600	580	385.00–400.00	392.11
8	600–650	619	355.00–375.00	366.29
5	650–700	676	340.00–350.00	346.03
2	700–750	735	330.00–335.00	332.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	580.00–590.00	585.00
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	398	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	430	455.00–460.00	457.50
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	525	380.00–385.00	382.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	140.00–146.00	142.53
3	—	1,058	135.00–136.00	135.40
2	—	800	125.00–127.00	125.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	175.00–178.00	176.57
1	—	1,290	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,162	165.00–175.00	169.08
8	—	1,101	158.00–163.00	159.41
10	—	1,046	150.00–156.00	152.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	165.00–174.00	167.97
4	—	1,815	197.00–203.00	199.98
2	—	1,365	179.00–183.00	181.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,977.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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