Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2026-10-19

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 19
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
904 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 519▲ 273 vs year ago 631 · +43.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 52▲ 33 vs year ago 93 · +35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 43▲ 30 vs year ago 31 · +96.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.18/cwt on 80 head, down $8.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.00 against this barn's trailing median of $403.18.
Average price
$343.18
▼ 8.37 vs prior sale
80 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,878
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.86
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532366.731,95120
Medium and Large 2553339.861,87946
Medium and Large 3550320.461,76314thin
One grade step is worth $46.27/cwt here — about $188 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale80 hd
343.18
—
AL average15 barns · 536 hd
340.32
+2.86
This barn, trailing median31 sales
403.18
−60.00
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
464415366316median 403.1803/0204/2707/0608/3110/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,663165.502,75217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540129.331,99117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252128.011,60340
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,106113.981,26134

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3289
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,21316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,4624thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,4071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536377.91/cwt375.00–390.002,0265
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1394
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567392.35/cwt380.00–395.002,22514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,2167
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,09030
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679330.26/cwt315.00–335.002,24213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200442.50/cwt440.00–445.008852
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325404.88/cwt400.00–410.001,3166
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340359.93/cwt355.00–365.001,2242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383381.45/cwt375.00–395.001,4616
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,3502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423364.03/cwt350.00–385.001,54020
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472345.24/cwt340.00–350.001,63019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485321.00/cwt320.00–325.001,5575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514323.65/cwt315.00–330.001,6647
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520339.86/cwt337.50–340.001,76718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524304.24/cwt295.00–310.001,5944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573288.70/cwt287.50–290.001,6542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579323.35/cwt317.50–325.001,87215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583312.04/cwt310.00–315.001,8196
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616316.87/cwt315.00–317.501,9528
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628297.50/cwt290.00–310.001,8684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669302.44/cwt295.00–310.002,0236
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678283.29/cwt275.00–290.001,9213
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703289.51/cwt285.00–292.502,0355
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9702
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1442
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233457.90/cwt450.00–465.001,0672
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273511.92/cwt510.00–515.001,3985
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273482.98/cwt475.00–490.001,3192
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315493.87/cwt485.00–500.001,5564
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319468.12/cwt460.00–475.001,4936
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330422.27/cwt415.00–430.001,3932
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359468.14/cwt450.00–475.001,68111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381427.38/cwt420.00–440.001,6284
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390402.50/cwt395.00–410.001,5702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417416.12/cwt410.00–425.001,7357
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423392.43/cwt390.00–400.001,6608
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428362.60/cwt360.00–365.001,5522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458396.15/cwt390.00–400.001,8144
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472376.62/cwt370.00–390.001,77816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474352.05/cwt340.00–360.001,66911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523369.85/cwt365.00–385.001,93415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524329.46/cwt320.00–340.001,7267
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536349.09/cwt342.50–355.001,87126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559357.37/cwt345.00–370.001,9985
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575327.85/cwt320.00–340.001,88520
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576311.46/cwt300.00–315.001,7947
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625283.36/cwt280.00–290.001,7713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1634327.13/cwt322.50–328.002,0746
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636306.94/cwt300.00–315.001,95223
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673291.80/cwt285.00–300.001,96411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718278.36/cwt275.00–285.001,9993
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775269.94/cwt265.00–275.002,0922
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1842275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453155.81/cwt154.00–158.002,2646
Bulls——1,752165.04/cwt163.00–168.002,8926
Bulls——1,807177.68/cwt175.00–182.003,2115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042102.27/cwt100.00–106.001,0668
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125123.00/cwt121.00–130.001,38411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127113.60/cwt109.00–119.001,28015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238129.89/cwt128.00–133.001,60812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256124.04/cwt120.00–126.001,55821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264136.71/cwt135.00–140.001,7287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,0071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505130.74/cwt129.00–133.001,96810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610125.71/cwt125.00–127.002,0246
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,250.00/head2,900.00–3,800.003,2504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,587.50/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,327.78/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3289
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,162.50/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,518.75/head3,300.00–3,800.003,5198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,906.25/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9068
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,383.33/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3833

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.