Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $446.53/cwt on 50 head, up $11.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +28.09 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$446.53

▲ 11.20 vs prior sale

50 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$65.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	478.52	2,571	20
Medium and Large 2	557	431.39	2,403	20
Medium and Large 3	549	412.82	2,264	10thin

One grade step is worth $65.70/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale50 hd

446.53

—

AL average16 barns · 409 hd

422.72

+23.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

+28.09

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	1,768	212.33	3,754	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	174.27	2,410	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	166.33	2,010	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	152.98	1,637	13

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)	—	$2,967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	650–700	684	359.96/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	603.18/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	495.15/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	490.06/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,132	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	405.81/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,321	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	467.11/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	390.14/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	327.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	422.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	556.21/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	513.47/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	381.76/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	503.63/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	480.11/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,040	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	424.88/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,392	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	575.08/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	457.44/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	443.39/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,257	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	472.30/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,210	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	458.52/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	395.48/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	430.16/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	476.30/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	515.08/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	220.55/cwt	214.00–225.00	4,285	8
Bulls	—	—	1,639	206.93/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,392	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	165.34/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,293	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	192.98/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,682	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,416.67/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,440.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	158.64/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,839	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	147.88/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	177.08/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,229	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,635	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	168.38/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,076	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	176.69/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	382.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	574.64/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	545.11/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	443.78/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	353.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	509.82/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,202	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	387.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	485.72/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,545	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	491.69/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	502.95/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	431.86/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	386.66/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	420.63/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	530.41/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	404.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	518.13/cwt	515.00–527.50	2,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	409.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,528	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	414.97/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,826	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	461.71/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	611.46/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	333.50/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	589.24/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,192	12

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 706Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 80Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 29Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
6	250–300	283	590.00–610.00	603.18
2	300–350	305	570.00–580.00	575.08
5	350–400	385	550.00–560.00	556.21
14	400–450	435	475.00–495.00	490.06
7	450–500	468	460.00–480.00	472.30
4	500–550	533	445.00–465.00	457.44
16	550–600	563	410.00–435.00	424.88
2	600–650	623	385.00–395.00	390.14
4	650–700	684	355.00–370.00	359.96
2	700–750	730	340.00–345.00	342.55
4	750–800	771	320.00–335.00	327.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	275	570.00–580.00	574.64
2	300–350	333	540.00–550.00	545.11
4	350–400	379	510.00–520.00	515.08
8	400–450	435	450.00–470.00	458.52
3	450–500	470	440.00–450.00	444.95
5	500–550	532	420.00–440.00	430.16
5	550–600	565	385.00–400.00	395.48
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	683	325.00–330.00	327.47
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
6	300–350	319	600.00–630.00	611.46
12	350–400	372	580.00–600.00	589.24
20	400–450	432	500.00–540.00	509.82
6	450–500	481	485.00–500.00	491.69
14	500–550	524	480.00–490.00	485.72
6	550–600	568	450.00–470.00	461.71
11	600–650	617	400.00–415.00	409.68
2	650–700	673	380.00–395.00	387.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	273	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	338	505.00–525.00	513.47
7	350–400	383	485.00–505.00	495.15
11	400–450	425	470.00–490.00	480.11
8	450–500	466	460.00–475.00	467.11
8	500–550	535	415.00–430.00	422.39
6	550–600	572	395.00–410.00	405.81
3	600–650	630	375.00–390.00	381.76
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	795	305.00–315.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	365	520.00–540.00	530.41
7	400–450	418	495.00–515.00	503.63
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
19	500–550	509	435.00–445.00	443.39
4	550–600	552	415.00–422.50	420.63
4	600–650	621	400.00–415.00	404.90
6	650–700	664	375.00–395.00	386.66
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	780	320.00–340.00	333.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	470.00–480.00	476.30
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	476	440.00–445.00	443.78
2	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	395.02
2	550–600	573	375.00–390.00	382.34
3	600–650	630	350.00–360.00	353.23
2	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	785	285.00–290.00	287.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	325	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	350	630.00	630.00
1	400–450	400	560.00	560.00
4	450–500	464	515.00–527.50	518.13
5	500–550	513	495.00–510.00	502.95
9	550–600	552	480.00	480.00
4	600–650	605	425.00–442.50	431.86
9	650–700	681	405.00–420.00	414.97
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	800	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,943	214.00–225.00	220.55
5	—	1,639	202.00–210.00	206.93
2	—	1,390	192.00–194.00	192.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	163.00–167.00	165.34
1	—	1,295	189.00	189.00
5	—	1,398	173.00–180.00	176.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,125	146.00–151.00	147.88
8	—	1,041	154.00–159.00	157.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,159	155.00–163.00	158.64
7	—	1,259	175.00–184.00	177.08
12	—	1,233	165.00–173.00	168.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,440.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,416.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00

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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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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