Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $449.66/cwt on 64 head, up $22.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +31.23 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$449.66

▲ 22.84 vs prior sale

64 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$54.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	464.50	2,489	39
Medium and Large 2	535	437.57	2,342	15thin
Medium and Large 3	539	409.94	2,210	10thin

One grade step is worth $54.57/cwt here — about $279 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 sale64 hd

449.66

—

AL average15 barns · 434 hd

428.33

+21.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

+31.23

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	1,536	201.78	3,099	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,314	179.83	2,362	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	167.70	1,906	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	152.81	1,664	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,789	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,483	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,507	7

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	408.48/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	583.19/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	451.62/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	467.65/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	403.32/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	437.10/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	357.45/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	521.74/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	569.62/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	432.63/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,414	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	474.91/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,246	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	471.51/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,475	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	488.61/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,321	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	460.80/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	439.92/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	546.15/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	522.83/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,217	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	441.15/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	486.38/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,033	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	381.84/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,566	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	551.74/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	421.00/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	392.51/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	493.37/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,465	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	173.35/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,340	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	186.12/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,736	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	180.68/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,278	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	159.94/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,862	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	179.39/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,000.00/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,137.50/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,789.29/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	386.41/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,249	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	168.12/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,886	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	156.63/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,829	5
Bulls	—	—	1,415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,547	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	4,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,347	195.23/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	447.41/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	409.81/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	452.70/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,173	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	420.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	426.75/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	393.76/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	505.14/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	487.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	428.85/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,234	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	484.88/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	353.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.30/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	347.42/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	558.38/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	393.71/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	370.89/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	501.07/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,110	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	445.37/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,338	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	416.11/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	476.12/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,262	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	532.09/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,393	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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 457Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 46Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
3	250–300	258	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	335	490.00–520.00	500.30
5	350–400	375	480.00–490.00	487.05
9	400–450	422	460.00–475.00	467.65
7	450–500	478	440.00–455.00	451.62
9	500–550	521	425.00–430.00	428.85
10	550–600	583	400.00–415.00	408.48
1	600–650	645	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	665	350.00–360.00	353.31
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	560.00–580.00	569.62
8	300–350	319	540.00–550.00	546.15
3	350–400	355	515.00–530.00	521.74
26	400–450	418	480.00–497.50	486.38
9	450–500	473	470.00–485.00	474.91
11	500–550	529	435.00–460.00	439.92
20	550–600	558	430.00–435.00	432.63
6	600–650	609	395.00–407.50	403.32
2	650–700	653	390.00–395.00	392.51
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	415	445.00–450.00	447.41
3	450–500	467	420.00–430.00	426.75
3	500–550	515	400.00–415.00	409.81
7	550–600	582	385.00–395.00	386.41
2	600–650	620	360.00–365.00	362.50
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	267	580.00–590.00	583.19
7	300–350	331	550.00–570.00	558.38
10	350–400	381	520.00–550.00	532.09
19	400–450	421	495.00–510.00	501.07
13	450–500	475	465.00–480.00	476.12
11	500–550	525	435.00–455.00	445.37
4	550–600	563	405.00–430.00	416.11
6	600–650	609	385.00–405.00	393.71
8	650–700	668	340.00–360.00	347.42
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	363	550.00–560.00	551.74
7	400–450	424	520.00–530.00	522.83
11	450–500	475	485.00–505.00	488.61
30	500–550	525	460.00–480.00	471.51
9	550–600	572	435.00–450.00	441.15
18	600–650	626	412.50–430.00	421.00
10	650–700	672	377.50–390.00	381.84
1	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	780	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	330	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	360	500.00–510.00	505.14
3	400–450	425	475.00–490.00	484.88
11	450–500	480	450.00–460.00	452.70
6	500–550	512	415.00–430.00	420.72
4	550–600	580	390.00–395.00	393.76
5	600–650	629	360.00–380.00	370.89
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	318	610.00	610.00
1	400–450	420	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	454	537.50	537.50
6	500–550	503	490.00–500.00	493.37
6	550–600	571	455.00–465.00	460.80
7	600–650	616	435.00–450.00	437.10
1	650–700	690	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	715	380.00–390.00	385.07
2	750–800	770	355.00–360.00	357.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	146.00–150.00	148.03
5	—	1,168	155.00–158.00	156.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	171.00–176.00	173.35
2	—	1,470	185.00–187.00	186.12
8	—	1,261	178.00–183.00	180.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	157.00–162.00	159.94
3	—	1,133	178.00–181.00	179.39
9	—	1,122	165.00–173.00	168.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,880	220.00–225.00	222.50
3	—	1,347	192.00–201.00	195.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,789.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,137.50

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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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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