Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $441.68/cwt on 86 head, up $10.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +23.25 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$441.68

▲ 10.61 vs prior sale

86 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$47.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	460.28	2,411	35
Medium and Large 2	537	444.32	2,387	26
Medium and Large 3	547	412.91	2,259	25

One grade step is worth $47.37/cwt here — about $151 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 sale86 hd

441.68

—

AL average16 barns · 446 hd

428.91

+12.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

+23.25

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	—	High	1,901	216.67	4,119	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	172.56	2,288	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	164.34	1,922	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	146.58	1,555	12

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)	—	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,563	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,233	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	250–300	267	602.31/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	440.25/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,448	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	397.63/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	619.84/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	564.13/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,788	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	680.12/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	341.29/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	376.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	455.50/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	476.25/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	533.93/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	322.46/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	359.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	427.75/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	453.61/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,409	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	489.03/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	485.04/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	503.76/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	580.11/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	513.02/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,196	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	470.59/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,240	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	413.34/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	474.98/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	423.00/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,246	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	394.98/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,275	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	447.29/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	360.04/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	637.72/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	401.98/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,114	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	533.21/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	171.30/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,044	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	174.99/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,298	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	184.86/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,196	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,314	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	151.83/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,661	5
Bulls	—	—	1,901	216.67/cwt	210.00–223.00	4,119	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,562.50/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,563	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	375.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,913	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	158.45/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,817	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	163.66/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,915	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	434.07/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	562.36/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	397.55/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	458.74/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	532.65/cwt	527.50–540.00	2,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	564.73/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	413.78/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,102	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	502.79/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	459.83/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,111	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	349.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	469.46/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,390	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	525.99/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	493.20/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,353	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	511.89/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	423.89/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	481.90/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	411.89/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,401	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,267	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	405.07/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,503	6

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 707Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 103Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 62Year ago 47

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

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	213	670.00–690.00	680.12
4	250–300	267	590.00–610.00	602.31
15	300–350	317	550.00–580.00	564.13
9	350–400	383	520.00–540.00	533.93
10	400–450	428	500.00–520.00	513.02
29	450–500	476	460.00–485.00	470.59
20	500–550	531	440.00–457.50	453.61
6	550–600	558	405.00–425.00	413.34
4	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
5	650–700	672	355.00–360.00	359.00
2	700–750	725	335.00–347.50	341.29
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	800	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	280	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	313	610.00–630.00	619.84
2	350–400	360	550.00	550.00
9	400–450	429	527.50–540.00	532.65
26	450–500	477	487.50–505.00	493.20
24	500–550	509	465.00–475.00	469.46
11	550–600	556	430.00–450.00	440.25
6	600–650	624	392.50–410.00	397.63
2	650–700	655	375.00–380.00	377.50
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	630.00–640.00	637.72
4	250–300	275	560.00–570.00	562.36
3	300–350	317	530.00–540.00	533.21
4	350–400	369	495.00–510.00	503.76
4	400–450	429	470.00–490.00	485.04
7	450–500	479	440.00–455.00	447.29
16	500–550	531	410.00–435.00	423.00
9	550–600	576	390.00–397.50	394.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	570.00–590.00	580.11
2	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	339	485.00–500.00	489.03
8	350–400	374	470.00–485.00	476.25
11	400–450	421	445.00–465.00	455.50
9	450–500	468	410.00–440.00	427.75
7	500–550	526	390.00–410.00	401.98
5	550–600	562	370.00–380.00	376.03
2	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	718	310.00–330.00	322.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	333	470.00–480.00	474.98
4	350–400	375	450.00–465.00	458.74
7	400–450	420	425.00–440.00	434.07
2	450–500	475	395.00–400.00	397.55
6	500–550	509	365.00–385.00	375.86
6	550–600	560	350.00–365.00	360.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	275	560.00–570.00	564.73
5	300–350	314	520.00–540.00	525.99
6	350–400	370	495.00–515.00	502.79
10	400–450	419	475.00–490.00	481.90
18	450–500	459	450.00–462.50	459.83
14	500–550	508	395.00–420.00	413.78
11	550–600	583	390.00–415.00	411.89
6	600–650	618	390.00–415.00	405.07
2	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	713	345.00–355.00	349.98
2	750–800	773	325.00–330.00	327.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	590.00	590.00
7	400–450	416	545.00	545.00
5	450–500	475	510.00–515.00	511.89
1	500–550	515	490.00	490.00
9	600–650	626	420.00–425.00	423.89
1	650–700	670	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,193	168.00–176.00	171.30
13	—	1,147	154.00–160.00	158.45
10	—	1,170	162.00–165.00	163.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	174.00–178.00	174.99
3	—	1,188	182.00–187.00	184.86
6	—	1,404	160.00–170.00	164.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,094	151.00–153.00	151.83
1	—	940	136.00	136.00
6	—	1,053	142.00–145.00	143.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,901	210.00–223.00	216.67

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,562.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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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Florence Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle