Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 $333.34/cwt on 77 head, down $25.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.32 against this barn's trailing median of $417.66.

Average price

$333.34

▼ 25.76 vs prior sale

77 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	349.23	1,912	26
Medium and Large 2	552	331.56	1,832	27
Medium and Large 3	544	318.13	1,729	24

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $183 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 $330.43, median $417.66 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 sale77 hd

333.34

—

AL average16 barns · 393 hd

341.58

−8.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

417.66

−84.32

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	1,723	191.86	3,306	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	160.74	2,251	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	159.88	2,031	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	145.01	1,590	11

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)	—	$2,700	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,292	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,700	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,291.67/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,292	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	149.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,848	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	155.76/cwt	154.00–156.50	2,190	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	155.18/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,845	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	164.44/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,141	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	159.99/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,093	8
Bulls	—	—	1,170	169.44/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	300.80/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,784	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	339.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,638	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	161.31/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,245	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	167.04/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	189.20/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,400	6
Bulls	—	—	1,945	212.12/cwt	208.00–216.00	4,126	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	140.23/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	316.09/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,627	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	325.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	464.92/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	413.70/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	358.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	343.75/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,939	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	333.75/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,380	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	310.08/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	348.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	396.08/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	361.41/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	323.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,021	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	329.08/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,218	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	431.67/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	413.28/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	399.97/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	290.44/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	374.20/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	341.12/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	439.86/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	203	453.44/cwt	450.00–460.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	394.99/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	342.34/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,797	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	454.63/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	373.30/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,766	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	302.81/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	392.61/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	376.11/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	358.78/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	262.83/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	441.73/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	312.65/cwt	305.00–316.00	2,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	332.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,734	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	321.55/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	314.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	373.60/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	357.77/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	327.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	308.79/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	362.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	271.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	391.58/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	285.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	400.81/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	249.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	311.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	284.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	376.97/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	294.48/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	330.06/cwt	328.00–332.50	1,842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	2

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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 393Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 28Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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)	12	—	—	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,291.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	148.00–152.00	149.67
1	—	1,145	155.00	155.00
6	—	996	138.00–143.00	140.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	154.00–156.50	155.76
13	—	1,392	159.00–164.00	161.31
2	—	1,445	166.00–168.00	167.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	153.00–156.00	155.18
6	—	1,302	163.00–166.00	164.44
8	—	1,308	158.00–161.00	159.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	167.00–172.00	169.44
6	—	1,797	185.00–195.00	189.20
3	—	1,945	208.00–216.00	212.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	316	420.00–425.00	422.45
7	350–400	375	390.00–410.00	400.81
7	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	373.60
9	450–500	467	355.00–360.00	357.77
12	500–550	514	320.00–330.00	327.46
12	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	308.79
2	600–650	623	294.00–295.00	294.48
3	650–700	662	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
4	300–350	325	455.00–475.00	464.92
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	426	410.00–420.00	413.70
9	450–500	473	390.00–410.00	396.08
10	500–550	521	355.00–365.00	358.01
16	550–600	564	335.00–350.00	343.75
35	600–650	625	310.00–330.00	323.40
3	650–700	665	310.00–315.00	311.67
4	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	450.00–460.00	454.63
4	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
9	350–400	382	415.00–440.00	431.67
12	400–450	426	385.00–405.00	394.99
18	450–500	473	365.00–385.00	373.30
13	500–550	525	335.00–350.00	342.34
14	550–600	578	314.00–330.00	321.55
3	600–650	617	300.00–310.00	304.89
6	650–700	663	285.00–300.00	290.44
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
6	750–800	768	260.00–275.00	262.83
2	800–850	823	255.00–260.00	257.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	385.00–395.00	391.58
5	350–400	375	375.00–380.00	376.97
5	400–450	434	355.00–365.00	362.02
11	450–500	483	330.00–345.00	339.07
3	500–550	518	310.00–315.00	311.62
11	550–600	593	295.00–305.00	300.80
3	600–650	628	280.00–290.00	284.99
5	650–700	682	270.00–275.00	271.41
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	755	240.00–260.00	249.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	356	410.00–415.00	413.28
6	400–450	414	390.00–410.00	399.97
6	500–550	514	345.00–360.00	348.27
10	550–600	558	328.00–332.50	330.06
7	600–650	618	320.00–330.00	325.42
2	650–700	665	305.00–315.00	310.08
3	700–750	712	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	450.00–460.00	453.44
2	250–300	278	435.00–445.00	439.86
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
8	350–400	377	385.00–405.00	392.61
9	400–450	433	375.00–380.00	376.11
9	450–500	460	350.00–370.00	358.78
16	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	332.76
6	550–600	568	310.00–320.00	314.06
7	600–650	626	295.00–310.00	302.81
5	650–700	668	280.00–295.00	285.97
11	700–750	713	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	618	365.00	365.00
17	700–750	713	332.00–335.00	333.75
13	800–850	831	310.00–317.00	316.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	408	435.00–445.00	441.73
6	500–550	520	370.00–375.00	374.20
10	550–600	563	355.00–365.00	361.41
8	600–650	638	335.00–342.00	341.12
35	650–700	674	325.00–335.00	329.08
10	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	779	305.00–316.00	312.65

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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