Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.81/cwt on 31 head, down $8.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.88 against this barn's trailing median of $395.93.

Average price

$405.81

▼ 8.68 vs prior sale

31 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$40.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs AL average

−16.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	420.65	2,283	12thin
Medium and Large 2	544	404.01	2,197	13thin
Medium and Large 3	531	380.02	2,019	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.63/cwt here — about $264 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 sale31 hd

405.81

—

AL average15 barns · 479 hd

408.85

−3.04

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−16.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

395.93

+9.88

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	1,660	210.02	3,486	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	179.22	2,543	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	169.08	1,991	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	150.90	1,486	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,785	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,338	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	300–350	318	543.87/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	729.31/cwt	720.00–740.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	527.69/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	368.07/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	333.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	561.56/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,061	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	624.91/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	348.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	381.30/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	369.99/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	494.93/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	585.06/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	423.62/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	479.62/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,062	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	447.37/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	591.09/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	457.13/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	500.76/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,319	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	354.98/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	414.10/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,203	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	593.21/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	568.80/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	481.12/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	341.12/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	452.07/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,921	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	146.84/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,336	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	153.80/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,596	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	174.34/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,617	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	182.88/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,806	222.33/cwt	217.00–227.00	4,015	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	206.96/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,711	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,785.00/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	2,785	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,575.00/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	188.38/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,440	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	163.28/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,899	14
Bulls	—	—	1,168	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,219	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	186.55/cwt	186.00–187.00	2,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	174.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	460.83/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	496.76/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	428.48/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	388.77/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	526.93/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	626.31/cwt	610.00–630.00	2,004	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	418.80/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	655.09/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	599.86/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	408.45/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,267	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	520.95/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	524.93/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	517.53/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	432.99/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	477.43/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,239	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	484.98/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	564.82/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	391.64/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	367.09/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	445.05/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	410.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,880	66

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 705Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 79Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	580.00	580.00
5	300–350	318	540.00–550.00	543.87
4	350–400	360	515.00–535.00	524.93
2	400–450	410	515.00–520.00	517.53
22	450–500	469	470.00–485.00	477.43
4	500–550	518	440.00–450.00	445.05
8	550–600	555	405.00–420.00	408.45
6	600–650	611	385.00–395.00	391.64
5	650–700	664	360.00–375.00	367.09
3	700–750	718	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	580.00–590.00	585.06
1	250–300	255	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	365	490.00–500.00	494.93
10	400–450	430	465.00–485.00	479.62
6	450–500	476	440.00–460.00	447.37
9	500–550	532	405.00–420.00	414.10
4	550–600	570	375.00–390.00	381.30
4	600–650	614	360.00–375.00	369.99
5	650–700	669	340.00–350.00	348.04
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
9	400–450	425	445.00–460.00	452.07
5	450–500	476	422.50–435.00	428.48
4	500–550	518	385.00–390.00	388.77
2	550–600	558	360.00–365.00	362.51
4	600–650	619	330.00–345.00	341.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	720.00–740.00	729.31
2	250–300	265	650.00–660.00	655.09
8	300–350	320	610.00–630.00	626.31
5	350–400	359	590.00–610.00	599.86
2	400–450	408	555.00–575.00	564.82
5	450–500	462	520.00–540.00	526.93
3	500–550	530	480.00–490.00	484.98
8	550–600	576	425.00–445.00	432.99
5	600–650	623	410.00–430.00	418.80
2	650–700	678	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	720	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	758	325.00–330.00	327.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	620.00–630.00	624.91
5	300–350	326	580.00–600.00	591.09
7	350–400	367	550.00–580.00	561.56
4	400–450	418	520.00–540.00	527.69
13	450–500	463	495.00–515.00	500.76
5	500–550	514	450.00–465.00	457.13
5	550–600	557	405.00–420.00	410.95
5	600–650	625	360.00–385.00	368.07
11	650–700	678	345.00–365.00	354.98
3	700–750	725	330.00–335.00	333.31
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
3	250–300	265	590.00–600.00	593.21
4	300–350	323	560.00–575.00	568.80
2	350–400	383	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	425	490.00–505.00	496.76
4	450–500	464	475.00–485.00	481.12
4	500–550	524	420.00–435.00	423.62
1	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	500.00	500.00
2	550–600	568	455.00	455.00
1	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	780.00	780.00
10	500–550	532	520.00–530.00	520.95
12	550–600	556	460.00–465.00	460.83
9	600–650	616	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	760	379.00	379.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	142.00–150.00	146.84
7	—	1,038	152.00–156.00	153.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,501	171.00–177.00	174.34
3	—	1,338	182.00–184.00	182.88
2	—	1,295	187.00–190.00	188.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,163	157.00–169.00	163.28
2	—	1,238	186.00–187.00	186.55
9	—	1,187	170.00–180.00	174.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,806	217.00–227.00	222.33
3	—	1,793	201.00–210.00	206.96
2	—	1,168	190.00	190.00

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)	10	—	—	2,600.00–3,350.00	2,785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,366.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100.00

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