Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $441.49/cwt on 74 head, up $4.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +23.05 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$441.49

▲ 4.26 vs prior sale

74 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$39.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	452.68	2,508	45
Medium and Large 2	561	426.92	2,394	23
Medium and Large 3	550	413.38	2,272	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.30/cwt here — about $236 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 sale74 hd

441.49

—

AL average16 barns · 337 hd

434.44

+7.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

+23.05

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	1,717	207.73	3,566	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	178.84	2,414	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	167.44	1,962	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	146.42	1,370	16

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)	—	$3,020	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,571	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,088	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 3	450–500	483	432.46/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	371.66/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	367.55/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	503.18/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	497.50/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	523.28/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	333.44/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	445.48/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	476.30/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	393.05/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,233	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	558.42/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	461.30/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	493.24/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,155	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	445.83/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	492.18/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,348	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	407.12/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	523.27/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,208	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	337.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	417.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,186	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	474.95/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,266	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	534.66/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	352.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	514.55/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	418.64/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,416	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	377.68/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,383	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	395.04/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	513.23/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	455.80/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,206	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	600.10/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	632.01/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	470.13/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,846	216.28/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,993	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	173.28/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,251	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	155.22/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,549	200.71/cwt	194.00–205.00	3,109	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,571.43/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,571	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,020.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,020	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,087.50/head	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,088	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	158.18/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,732	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	138.93/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,259	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	177.05/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,098	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,427	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	164.90/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,971	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	182.31/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	422.55/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	453.34/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	475.04/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	387.40/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	544.51/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,271	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	567.34/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	513.71/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	395.01/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	469.46/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,479	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	440.42/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,524	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	355.01/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	432.51/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,729	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	371.48/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	412.33/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,354	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	546.61/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	509.93/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	348.69/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	527.20/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	532.41/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	447.96/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,267	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	759.66/cwt	750.00–770.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	467.49/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,160	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	330.05/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	590.15/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,965	4

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 515Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 53Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 17Year ago 110

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	378	470.00–480.00	475.04
6	400–450	427	450.00–465.00	453.34
4	450–500	483	430.00–435.00	432.46
4	500–550	524	390.00–400.00	395.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	263	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	320	520.00–530.00	523.28
11	350–400	372	490.00–515.00	503.18
11	400–450	412	470.00–490.00	476.30
12	450–500	487	440.00–455.00	445.48
17	500–550	524	410.00–430.00	417.24
16	550–600	568	380.00–415.00	393.05
4	600–650	613	360.00–380.00	367.55
7	650–700	669	340.00–360.00	352.11
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	775	332.50–340.00	333.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	560.00	560.00
6	300–350	319	540.00–550.00	546.61
4	350–400	374	530.00–540.00	532.41
8	400–450	403	500.00–520.00	513.71
16	450–500	462	465.00–470.00	467.49
12	500–550	506	440.00–460.00	447.96
13	550–600	571	400.00–415.00	412.33
3	600–650	618	390.00–400.00	395.01
10	650–700	665	365.00–375.00	371.48
3	750–800	767	345.00–360.00	355.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	510.00–517.50	514.55
2	500–550	505	495.00–500.00	497.50
4	550–600	561	455.00–470.00	461.30
3	650–700	688	370.00–375.00	371.66
1	700–750	735	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	360	590.00	590.00
10	400–450	417	540.00–555.00	544.51
7	450–500	466	525.00–530.00	527.20
4	500–550	511	505.00–520.00	509.93
3	550–600	555	485.00	485.00
16	600–650	631	430.00–440.00	432.51
8	650–700	655	422.50	422.50
2	700–750	725	380.00–395.00	387.40
6	750–800	788	347.50–355.00	348.69
3	800–850	827	325.00–340.00	330.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	660.00	660.00
5	250–300	274	620.00–650.00	632.01
6	300–350	332	550.00–570.00	558.42
9	350–400	380	530.00–550.00	534.66
6	400–450	437	480.00–500.00	493.24
13	450–500	477	465.00–485.00	474.95
7	500–550	524	440.00–455.00	445.83
16	550–600	577	412.50–430.00	418.64
9	600–650	631	365.00–390.00	377.68
2	650–700	683	330.00–345.00	337.42
2	700–750	730	310.00–315.00	312.52
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	750.00–770.00	759.66
3	250–300	273	690.00	690.00
4	300–350	333	580.00–610.00	590.15
4	350–400	366	560.00–580.00	567.34
15	400–450	422	510.00–530.00	523.27
11	450–500	477	490.00–505.00	492.18
19	500–550	528	460.00–485.00	469.46
26	550–600	573	435.00–445.00	440.42
7	600–650	614	395.00–415.00	407.12
5	650–700	668	365.00	365.00
5	700–750	723	335.00–340.00	337.52
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	590.00–610.00	600.10
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	377	510.00–520.00	513.23
4	400–450	430	460.00–475.00	470.13
7	450–500	484	450.00–460.00	455.80
4	500–550	528	410.00–430.00	422.55
2	550–600	593	385.00–405.00	395.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	176.00	176.00
7	—	1,846	210.00–224.00	216.28
4	—	1,549	194.00–205.00	200.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	190.00	190.00
7	—	1,299	170.00–176.00	173.28
8	—	1,380	179.00–185.00	182.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	153.00–158.00	155.22
7	—	906	132.00–141.00	138.93
4	—	961	147.00–150.00	148.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	155.00–160.00	158.18
8	—	1,185	173.00–184.00	177.05
12	—	1,195	162.00–169.00	164.90

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,571.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,087.50

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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