Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.12/cwt on 44 head, up $10.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.19 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$407.12

▲ 10.53 vs prior sale

44 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs AL average

−21.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	417.74	2,348	27
Medium and Large 2	558	390.25	2,176	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $172 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 sale44 hd

407.12

—

AL average14 barns · 331 hd

406.02

+1.10

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−21.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

+11.19

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	1,743	195.02	3,398	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	174.58	2,505	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	164.15	1,860	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	147.18	1,378	9thin

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)	—	$2,893	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	450–500	477	471.63/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,250	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	558.43/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	536.83/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	581.60/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	412.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	517.39/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	377.36/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	435.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	602.30/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	521.80/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,515	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	456.91/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	386.77/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,208	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	413.02/cwt	402.50–422.50	2,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	396.64/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	484.95/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	640.30/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	333.29/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	438.66/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	384.08/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,427	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	510.98/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	430.46/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,101	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	474.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	449.61/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	372.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	456.29/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	155.26/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	173.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,949	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,278	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	169.04/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,219	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	162.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,861	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	191.62/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,344	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,892.86/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,893	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	182.01/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	173.87/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,544	8
Bulls	—	—	1,730	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	152.58/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	407.91/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	353.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	344.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,880	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,854	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	356.59/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	438.68/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	529.08/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	645.04/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	497.51/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	459.89/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	410.26/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,396	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	555.41/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,083	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	670.00/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	499.83/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	634.63/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	524.97/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	346.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	556.87/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	518.55/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	459.04/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	396.15/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	284.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,880	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	713.12/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,640	3

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 560Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 73Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	630.00–650.00	640.30
5	250–300	277	590.00–620.00	602.30
6	300–350	323	550.00–560.00	558.43
5	350–400	382	530.00–545.00	536.83
5	400–450	419	510.00–515.00	510.98
11	450–500	477	460.00–480.00	471.63
4	500–550	529	430.00–445.00	438.66
5	550–600	565	402.50–422.50	413.02
22	600–650	632	380.00–395.00	384.08
5	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	344.94
1	700–750	740	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	700.00–730.00	713.12
2	250–300	293	640.00–650.00	645.04
6	300–350	328	570.00–590.00	581.60
13	350–400	375	550.00–570.00	555.41
5	400–450	428	520.00–545.00	529.08
4	450–500	480	490.00–510.00	497.51
9	500–550	524	450.00–470.00	459.89
9	550–600	575	435.00–440.00	438.68
5	600–650	622	410.00–420.00	412.97
12	650–700	673	385.00–410.00	407.91
11	700–750	722	350.00–357.50	356.59
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	420	470.00–480.00	474.94
6	450–500	486	445.00–452.50	449.61
2	500–550	528	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	610.00	610.00
4	350–400	369	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	425	560.00	560.00
2	450–500	470	515.00–520.00	517.39
8	550–600	561	450.00–465.00	456.29
9	600–650	622	435.00	435.00
5	700–750	715	365.00–375.00	372.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	820.00	820.00
2	250–300	265	660.00–680.00	670.00
1	300–350	300	630.00	630.00
17	500–550	504	500.00–555.00	524.97
1	550–600	555	470.00	470.00
19	650–700	653	437.00	437.00
8	700–750	720	392.50–400.00	396.15
13	800–850	836	340.00–355.00	344.50
23	850–900	865	333.00	333.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	520.00–530.00	521.80
1	300–350	315	520.00	520.00
5	350–400	364	475.00–505.00	484.95
2	400–450	425	445.00–470.00	456.91
9	450–500	488	420.00–445.00	430.46
6	500–550	533	390.00–410.00	396.64
11	550–600	571	375.00–390.00	386.77
4	600–650	630	370.00–390.00	377.36
26	650–700	689	365.00	365.00
6	700–750	731	325.00–345.00	333.29
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	835	317.50–320.00	318.74
12	850–900	852	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	620.00–650.00	634.63
3	250–300	272	550.00–560.00	556.87
4	350–400	371	510.00–530.00	518.55
6	400–450	416	485.00–515.00	499.83
5	450–500	460	450.00–470.00	459.04
8	500–550	510	420.00–445.00	435.50
19	550–600	584	410.00–412.50	410.26
6	600–650	639	405.00	405.00
7	650–700	661	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
5	750–800	759	345.00–350.00	346.01
9	950–1000	963	280.00–290.00	284.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
3	600–650	632	350.00–360.00	353.30
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	154.00–158.00	155.26
7	—	1,124	170.00–180.00	173.43
8	—	1,144	160.00–165.00	162.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	140.00–148.00	143.91
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,002	151.00–154.00	152.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	168.00–170.00	169.04
3	—	1,483	180.00–183.00	182.01
8	—	1,463	172.00–177.00	173.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,745	188.00–197.00	191.62
1	—	1,730	212.00	212.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,892.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	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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Florence Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle