Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls 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 $404.99/cwt on 68 head, up $1.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −13.45 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$404.99

▲ 1.25 vs prior sale

68 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$29.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	417.00	2,276	21
Medium and Large 2	542	403.72	2,187	35
Medium and Large 3	538	387.65	2,086	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.35/cwt here — about $190 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 sale68 hd

404.99

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

406.31

−1.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

−13.45

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	1,538	214.35	3,297	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	179.73	2,452	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	172.94	2,017	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	148.56	1,414	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,060	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,812	13

Every lot, as filed

95 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	750–800	771	311.25/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	514.82/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	440.44/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	557.59/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	577.47/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	375.47/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,166	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	391.12/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	311.41/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,385	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	382.15/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,197	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	853	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	374.61/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	455.76/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	620.09/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	391.86/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	351.67/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	508.72/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,121	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	487.46/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	343.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	363.32/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,452	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	404.54/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,265	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	493.27/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	436.66/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	477.54/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	376.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	316.73/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	614.20/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	391.00/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	331.19/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	467.00/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	448.16/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,286	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	337.84/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	515.64/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,645	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	179.07/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,143	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	152.31/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	145.35/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,349	8
Bulls	—	—	1,395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	180.40/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,536	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	173.21/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,023	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,978.57/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,979	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,450.00–3,900.00	3,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,433.33/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,566.67/head	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,925.00/head	3,550.00–4,300.00	3,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	367.30/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,817	15
Bulls	—	—	1,556	216.77/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,373	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,972	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	174.54/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,309	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	168.73/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,932	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	361.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,078	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	397.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,087	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	426.51/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,077	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	376.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	393.34/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	452.85/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	486.19/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	442.44/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	345.83/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,639	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,063	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	357.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	457.33/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	481.01/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,049	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	358.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	418.65/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	450.83/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,128	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	337.50/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	321.00/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	397.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	416.47/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,174	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	349.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,188	11

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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 431Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 71Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 59

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	210	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	293	610.00–630.00	620.09
4	300–350	331	570.00–590.00	577.47
4	350–400	363	550.00–570.00	557.59
9	400–450	426	470.00–495.00	481.01
18	450–500	472	440.00–460.00	450.83
22	500–550	522	410.00–430.00	416.47
13	550–600	575	370.00–390.00	382.15
11	600–650	626	345.00–360.00	349.57
8	650–700	663	330.00–342.50	337.50
5	700–750	706	320.00–325.00	321.00
4	750–800	771	305.00–315.00	311.25
2	800–850	810	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	690.00	690.00
7	300–350	316	610.00–630.00	614.20
2	350–400	363	590.00	590.00
12	400–450	417	505.00–515.00	508.72
4	450–500	468	470.00–485.00	477.54
6	500–550	510	435.00–460.00	448.16
15	550–600	560	397.50–415.00	404.54
3	600–650	617	370.00–385.00	376.82
3	650–700	660	345.00–360.00	351.67
8	700–750	710	332.50–345.00	337.84
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
3	800–850	827	310.00–325.00	316.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	389	475.00–490.00	486.19
7	400–450	431	440.00–465.00	452.85
13	450–500	487	410.00–435.00	426.51
9	500–550	525	390.00–405.00	397.47
3	550–600	577	350.00–365.00	358.19
14	600–650	616	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	510.00–520.00	514.82
2	300–350	340	485.00–490.00	487.46
6	350–400	378	450.00–470.00	457.33
9	400–450	434	425.00–445.00	440.44
8	450–500	473	415.00–425.00	418.65
9	500–550	528	385.00–395.00	391.12
29	550–600	577	370.00–382.50	375.47
7	600–650	626	350.00–365.00	357.77
2	650–700	685	330.00–340.00	334.96
2	700–750	718	320.00	320.00
7	750–800	766	310.00–320.00	311.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	510.00–520.00	515.64
3	350–400	367	490.00–500.00	493.27
6	400–450	426	450.00–460.00	455.76
9	450–500	466	430.00–440.00	436.66
7	550–600	569	385.00–397.50	391.00
12	600–650	616	370.00–380.00	374.61
15	650–700	675	355.00–370.00	363.32
5	700–750	728	340.00–345.00	343.98
6	750–800	773	325.00–340.00	331.19
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	385	440.00–445.00	442.44
9	450–500	484	390.00–405.00	393.34
5	500–550	527	370.00–380.00	376.95
9	550–600	574	350.00–365.00	361.95
4	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	334.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	525.00	525.00
7	600–650	624	390.00–400.00	397.09
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	735	355.00	355.00
12	750–800	763	345.00–355.00	345.83
3	800–850	800	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	853	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	465.00–467.50	467.00
2	600–650	608	415.00	415.00
8	650–700	658	390.00–395.00	391.86
5	700–750	722	377.50	377.50
15	750–800	767	360.00–370.00	367.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	178.00–181.00	179.07
10	—	1,168	172.00–175.00	173.21
5	—	1,145	166.00–170.00	168.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	151.00–154.00	152.31
8	—	928	144.00–147.00	145.35
1	—	1,210	163.00	163.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	178.00–183.00	180.40
5	—	1,323	173.00–176.00	174.54
2	—	1,300	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	195.00	195.00
8	—	1,556	210.00–224.00	216.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,978.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,550.00–4,300.00	3,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	3,450.00–3,900.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,566.67

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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