Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-07-27

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 27
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
93 vs last sale 424 19 vs year ago 498 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
2 vs last sale 66 4 vs year ago 68 · 5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
7 vs last sale 18 3 vs year ago 22 · +13.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $355.45/cwt on 69 head, down $20.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 62.98 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.
Average price
$355.45
20.46 vs prior sale
69 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,944
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.19
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532380.012,02321
Medium and Large 2546355.371,94026
Medium and Large 3562332.111,86622
One grade step is worth $47.90/cwt here — about $157 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
464423382341median 418.4312/1502/2304/2706/2208/17
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 sale69 hd
355.45
AL average16 barns · 487 hd
368.64
−13.19
This barn, trailing median30 sales
418.43
−62.98
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,702202.333,44311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,448177.402,56918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243169.972,11213
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047158.101,65510

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,1673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,4501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,5384thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650639311.78/cwt305.00–317.501,99217
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423398.55/cwt390.00–405.001,68615
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470384.32/cwt375.00–390.001,8068
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474412.16/cwt400.00–425.001,95421
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950910310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8211
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668293.76/cwt290.00–295.001,9624
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750731284.31/cwt275.00–290.002,07814
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700653329.97/cwt325.00–340.002,1553
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520373.07/cwt365.00–377.501,94010
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620376.66/cwt375.00–377.502,3353
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800763270.05/cwt265.00–275.002,0604
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526365.96/cwt360.00–377.501,92515
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568345.75/cwt335.00–355.001,96413
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700654307.08/cwt305.00–310.002,0086
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550516415.05/cwt410.00–425.002,1424
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468437.44/cwt430.00–450.002,04710
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623359.31/cwt350.00–367.502,2394
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750295.00/cwt290.00–300.002,2132
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3701
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422474.41/cwt467.50–485.002,00213
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550502391.68/cwt390.00–395.001,9663
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559374.56/cwt362.50–382.502,09420
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400361502.60/cwt500.00–510.001,8144
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572371.29/cwt360.00–377.502,1248
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584403.63/cwt400.00–415.002,3574
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1281
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800767330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5318
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634348.48/cwt345.00–350.002,20913
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621324.38/cwt315.00–335.002,0148
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550508385.38/cwt380.00–390.001,95813
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7831
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427416.21/cwt410.00–430.001,7778
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458399.96/cwt395.00–410.001,8327
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,003310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1094
Bulls1,330175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3281
Bulls1,595199.90/cwt193.00–205.003,1886
CowsLean 85-90%983146.75/cwt145.00–150.001,4433
CowsLean 85-90%1,118168.10/cwt165.00–176.001,8794
CowsLean 85-90%1,015156.12/cwt154.00–159.001,5853
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,487171.67/cwt171.00–172.002,5533
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,725.00/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-22,537.50/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,166.67/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1673
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685360.56/cwt355.00–370.002,4709
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214163.30/cwt160.00–166.001,9825
Bulls1,955212.81/cwt210.00–220.004,1604
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440178.55/cwt175.00–183.002,57115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227178.58/cwt177.50–180.002,1913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281171.47/cwt169.00–175.002,1975
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250238530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2612
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400383397.02/cwt395.00–400.001,5215
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8841
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550523346.52/cwt340.00–355.001,8127
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700668279.98/cwt275.00–290.001,8706
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450437378.28/cwt375.00–385.001,6533
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300280504.82/cwt495.00–510.001,4133
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600571326.23/cwt315.00–330.001,8634
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750740267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280408.82/cwt400.00–415.001,1454
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9222
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400390435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6972
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700683278.49/cwt275.00–282.501,9025
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500472360.80/cwt360.00–365.001,7036
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455466.96/cwt460.00–475.002,1255
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250233424.73/cwt420.00–430.009902
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6561
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450418416.59/cwt410.00–425.001,7413
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573386.23/cwt385.00–390.002,2134
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665306.18/cwt300.00–310.002,0364
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600586316.26/cwt305.00–325.001,85312
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550533351.13/cwt335.00–360.001,87210
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500486390.03/cwt375.00–395.001,8969
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2282
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600562344.30/cwt335.00–352.501,93516
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650621323.58/cwt315.00–335.002,0097
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750712279.98/cwt275.00–285.001,9933
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5173
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426446.02/cwt435.00–455.001,90011
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327496.66/cwt490.00–520.001,6246
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400384470.07/cwt460.00–485.001,8057

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.