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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 12

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

519 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 769▼ 254 vs year ago 773 · −32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 92▼ 44 vs year ago 96 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 32▼ 44 vs year ago 87 · −50.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $351.55/cwt on 76 head, up $0.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.63 against this barn's trailing median of $403.18.

Average price

$351.55

▲ 0.85 vs prior sale

76 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$55.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.13

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	380.79	2,079	18thin
Medium and Large 2	540	358.73	1,938	30
Medium and Large 3	560	325.06	1,819	28

One grade step is worth $55.73/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale76 hd

351.55

—

AL average16 barns · 543 hd

340.42

+11.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

403.18

−51.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $330.43, median $403.18 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,794	163.51	2,933	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	133.40	1,891	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	126.45	1,548	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	119.28	1,217	13

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)	—	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,635	13

Every lot, as filed

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,725	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,843	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	454.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,945	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	425.62/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,996	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	418.30/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,112	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	403.27/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,057	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,199	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,291	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	361.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,236	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	341.40/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,349	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,346	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	343.73/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,489	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	302.59/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,466	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,212	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	418.80/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,374	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,488	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	401.56/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,518	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	374.47/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,445	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	371.89/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,562	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	382.09/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,643	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	355.08/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,676	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	338.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,628	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	352.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,797	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	341.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,780	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,720	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	349.53/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,933	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	329.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,880	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,822	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,778	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	334.01/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,051	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	313.37/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,955	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	320.96/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,131	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	289.15/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,932	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,892	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,181	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,112	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,183	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	492.59/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,404	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	420.41/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,375	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,476	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	453.92/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,684	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,529	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,663	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	432.83/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,809	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	385.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,610	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	412.55/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,741	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	357.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,680	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	374.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,770	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	395.03/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,888	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	388.88/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,983	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	341.09/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,777	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	364.69/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,915	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	375.64/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,137	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	346.81/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,980	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	317.47/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,835	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	338.60/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,079	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	318.88/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,977	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,853	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	319.30/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,114	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	294.90/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,017	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	281.61/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,014	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	297.39/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,138	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,140	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	163.63/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,847	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	158.46/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,330	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,268	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	113.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,159	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,226	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,035	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,470	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	123.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,474	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,648	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	128.40/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,633	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	134.46/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,997	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	129.83/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,947	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,875.00/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,683.33/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,683	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,634.62/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,635	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 769Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 92Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 87

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	328	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	378	440.00	440.00
14	400–450	422	400.00–425.00	412.55
8	450–500	472	370.00–385.00	374.98
20	500–550	525	350.00–375.00	364.69
10	550–600	571	335.00–355.00	346.81
9	600–650	620	310.00–325.00	318.88
7	650–700	684	285.00–305.00	294.90
11	700–750	715	275.00–290.00	281.61
2	750–800	778	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	490.00–495.00	492.59
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	371	450.00–460.00	453.92
7	400–450	418	430.00–440.00	432.83
17	450–500	478	390.00–410.00	395.03
7	500–550	510	385.00–390.00	388.88
11	550–600	569	360.00–380.00	375.64
13	600–650	614	335.00–347.50	338.60
10	650–700	662	312.50–330.00	319.30
5	700–750	719	292.50–305.00	297.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	327	410.00–430.00	420.41
2	350–400	373	410.00	410.00
6	400–450	418	370.00–395.00	385.08
4	450–500	470	350.00–360.00	357.50
9	500–550	521	335.00–345.00	341.09
19	550–600	578	305.00–330.00	317.47
3	600–650	628	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	675	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	410.00	410.00
18	400–450	430	380.00–385.00	382.09
4	500–550	510	350.00–360.00	352.45
6	550–600	553	340.00–355.00	349.53
11	600–650	614	325.00–337.50	334.01
17	650–700	664	310.00–325.00	320.96
2	700–750	715	300.00–310.00	305.07
2	750–800	785	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	328	410.00–425.00	418.80
3	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	401.56
5	400–450	420	365.00–375.00	371.89
23	450–500	472	345.00–365.00	355.08
5	500–550	522	340.00–345.00	341.00
18	550–600	571	320.00–340.00	329.16
9	600–650	624	305.00–315.00	313.37
6	650–700	668	285.00–290.00	289.15
2	700–750	723	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	768	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
11	350–400	386	365.00–390.00	374.47
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	481	335.00–340.00	338.53
3	500–550	532	320.00–325.00	323.31
2	550–600	588	305.00–315.00	309.94
2	600–650	613	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	688	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	380	485.00	485.00
9	400–450	428	450.00–455.00	454.47
4	450–500	469	422.50–430.00	425.62
7	500–550	510	400.00–412.50	403.27
5	550–600	575	382.50	382.50
11	600–650	619	350.00–370.00	361.26
7	650–700	688	335.00–345.00	341.40
3	700–750	722	320.00–330.00	324.92
2	800–850	815	295.00–310.00	302.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	515.00	515.00
3	500–550	505	415.00–420.00	418.30
9	550–600	589	389.00	389.00
4	700–750	724	342.50–345.00	343.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	110.00–116.00	113.25
2	—	993	125.00–130.00	127.67
8	—	1,026	118.00–121.00	119.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	134.00–135.00	134.46
3	—	1,500	127.00–132.00	129.83
1	—	1,035	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	128.00–129.00	128.40
1	—	1,230	134.00	134.00
7	—	1,189	120.00–126.00	123.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,740	161.00–167.00	163.63
2	—	1,863	158.00–159.00	158.46
1	—	1,925	173.00	173.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,634.62

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.