Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. 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 $354.95/cwt on 79 head, up $24.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.20 against this barn's trailing median of $415.15.

Average price

$354.95

▲ 24.53 vs prior sale

79 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$27.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	365.08	2,018	25
Medium and Large 2	541	352.81	1,909	45
Medium and Large 3	539	337.51	1,818	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 $415.15 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 sale79 hd

354.95

—

AL average13 barns · 329 hd

339.98

+14.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

415.15

−60.20

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	1,692	182.25	3,084	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	141.06	1,834	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	135.05	1,453	6thin

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)	—	$2,794	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	200–250	225	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	353.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	387.64/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,834	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	319.37/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	360.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,870	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,620	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	468.78/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	338.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,971	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	361.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,856	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	321.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	338.16/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,944	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	332.68/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,059	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	379.38/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	432.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	303.73/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	377.83/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	412.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	446.16/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,914	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	423.23/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	319.23/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,132	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	293.00/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	481.73/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	359.16/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,029	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	416.11/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,952	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	444.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	380.32/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,815	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	144.40/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	182.25/cwt	181.00–183.00	3,084	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	130.72/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,493	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,707.14/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,707	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	368.13/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	447.56/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	345.51/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	340.36/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	361.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	363.85/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,706	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	552.50/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	351.65/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,349	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	471.12/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	433.98/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	311.25/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	314.96/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	322.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	341.51/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,807	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	390.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,663	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	408.59/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	276.64/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	283.26/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	417.25/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	445.23/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,566	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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 455Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 57Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 15Year ago 27

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	225	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	335	460.00–475.00	467.50
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
9	400–450	426	410.00–425.00	417.25
28	450–500	473	375.00–395.00	387.64
29	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	360.93
16	550–600	583	335.00–345.00	338.10
9	600–650	635	305.00–325.00	314.96
2	650–700	670	290.00–295.00	292.52
3	700–750	725	280.00–290.00	283.26
3	750–800	777	275.00–280.00	276.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	328	510.00	510.00
5	350–400	370	470.00–495.00	481.73
18	400–450	429	435.00–460.00	446.16
13	450–500	469	405.00–440.00	416.11
7	500–550	521	375.00–385.00	380.32
18	550–600	565	350.00–365.00	359.16
39	600–650	619	327.50–345.00	332.68
13	650–700	668	315.00–330.00	319.23
2	700–750	710	302.50–305.00	303.73
5	750–800	754	292.50–295.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	440.00–455.00	447.56
2	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	484	350.00–370.00	361.72
7	500–550	531	340.00–342.50	340.36
2	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	327.52
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	300	550.00–560.00	552.50
1	350–400	360	520.00	520.00
9	400–450	419	465.00–485.00	471.12
4	450–500	451	430.00–440.00	432.52
2	500–550	513	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	550	375.00–387.50	379.38
8	600–650	625	350.00–365.00	353.68
12	650–700	668	350.00–352.50	351.65
4	700–750	738	317.50–320.00	319.37
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	750–800	755	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	490.00	490.00
4	250–300	273	465.00–470.00	468.78
2	300–350	323	440.00–450.00	444.73
3	350–400	362	420.00–425.00	423.23
5	400–450	406	410.00–415.00	412.00
7	450–500	459	375.00–390.00	377.83
27	500–550	514	350.00–370.00	361.10
22	550–600	575	335.00–342.50	338.16
7	600–650	609	320.00–325.00	321.45
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	434	355.00–375.00	368.13
9	450–500	476	335.00–350.00	345.51
4	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	273	440.00–450.00	445.23
5	300–350	330	430.00–435.00	433.98
7	350–400	376	405.00–415.00	408.59
13	400–450	426	380.00–400.00	390.43
18	450–500	469	355.00–380.00	363.85
13	500–550	529	335.00–345.00	341.51
14	550–600	577	315.00–325.00	322.16
4	600–650	635	310.00–315.00	311.25
2	650–700	688	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,100	129.00–132.00	130.72
3	—	1,098	135.00–137.00	135.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	135.00–140.00	137.72
3	—	1,283	142.00–149.00	144.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	181.00–183.00	182.25

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)	7	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,707.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250.00
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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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