Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 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 $361.21/cwt on 123 head, down $6.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.29 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.

Average price

$361.21

▼ 6.55 vs prior sale

123 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$53.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	376.77	2,101	43
Medium and Large 2	542	365.38	1,979	56
Medium and Large 3	569	323.59	1,840	24

One grade step is worth $53.18/cwt here — about $262 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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $330.43, median $412.50 across 31 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 sale123 hd

361.21

—

AL average16 barns · 595 hd

350.81

+10.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.50

−51.29

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	1,802	184.31	3,321	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	140.25	2,009	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	133.00	1,643	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	122.06	1,304	23

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)	—	$2,786	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,125	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	444.29/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	435.52/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	367.95/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,265	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	371.77/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,130	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	387.14/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,036	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	312.42/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	408.74/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	347.74/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	296.67/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	481.12/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	522.33/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	336.08/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,084	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	410.83/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	390.13/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,841	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	340.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	434.85/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	448.26/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,923	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	142.87/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,047	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	123.66/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	189.49/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	121.92/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,300	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	116.05/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,156	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,738.46/head	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,738	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,125	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	139.01/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,785	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	133.06/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,667	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	133.43/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,019	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	147.25/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,910	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	129.59/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,502	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	181.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	344.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	332.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	313.09/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	336.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	313.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	515.00/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	355.09/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	373.71/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,962	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	319.57/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,004	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	427.33/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,859	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	349.16/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	362.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,241	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	406.97/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,909	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	296.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	314.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,947	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	386.07/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	299.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	375.07/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	308.01/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	292.47/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	319.60/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	387.48/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	452.54/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	368.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,750	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	355.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	321.33/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,298	13

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 575Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 53Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 12Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
4	600–650	600	372.50	372.50
2	850–900	853	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	377	510.00–520.00	515.00
1	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	458	450.00–455.00	452.54
1	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	563	385.00–395.00	387.48
10	600–650	619	355.00–365.00	362.02
10	650–700	669	330.00–350.00	336.90
6	700–750	715	312.50–330.00	319.60
2	750–800	790	300.00–310.00	304.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	395	435.00–460.00	444.29
15	400–450	435	420.00–435.00	427.33
21	450–500	469	395.00–420.00	406.97
37	500–550	525	365.00–380.00	373.71
19	550–600	574	335.00–360.00	349.16
14	600–650	627	305.00–327.50	319.57
3	650–700	670	290.00–300.00	296.74
5	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	323	515.00–530.00	522.33
5	350–400	361	470.00–495.00	481.12
9	400–450	429	445.00–455.00	448.26
7	450–500	467	425.00–445.00	434.85
14	500–550	526	385.00–395.00	387.14
29	550–600	573	362.50–382.50	371.77
12	600–650	631	330.00–350.00	340.36
12	650–700	669	305.00–325.00	312.42
6	700–750	725	295.00–300.00	296.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	482	365.00–380.00	375.07
6	500–550	528	340.00–360.00	355.09
18	550–600	582	305.00–330.00	313.09
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
7	350–400	356	420.00–445.00	435.52
6	400–450	416	410.00–415.00	410.83
20	450–500	472	380.00–397.50	390.13
13	500–550	522	360.00–375.00	367.95
8	550–600	560	350.00–360.00	355.32
18	600–650	620	325.00–341.00	336.08
2	650–700	663	325.00	325.00
13	700–750	715	315.00–322.50	321.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	700–750	700	323.50	323.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	270	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	381	400.00–415.00	408.74
4	400–450	426	375.00–395.00	386.07
22	450–500	475	360.00–375.00	368.32
11	500–550	530	340.00–355.00	347.74
16	550–600	580	325.00–340.00	335.62
10	600–650	621	310.00–320.00	313.51
5	650–700	656	295.00–315.00	308.01
5	700–750	722	290.00–297.50	292.47
2	750–800	773	275.00–285.00	279.95
2	850–900	855	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	479	340.00–350.00	344.38
6	500–550	533	320.00–335.00	332.47
8	550–600	571	310.00–320.00	314.40
5	600–650	622	295.00–305.00	299.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	140.00–144.00	142.87
5	—	1,513	131.00–136.00	133.43
3	—	1,297	146.00–149.00	147.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	121.00–125.00	123.66
6	—	1,284	137.00–144.00	139.01
20	—	1,253	129.00–136.00	133.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,066	119.00–126.00	121.92
6	—	996	115.00–117.00	116.05
5	—	1,159	129.00–130.00	129.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	176.00	176.00
5	—	1,835	187.00–194.00	189.49
4	—	1,798	180.00–185.00	181.98

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,738.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,125.00
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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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