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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 26

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Oct 19Oct 26latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

646 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 904▲ 7 vs year ago 639 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 126▲ 21 vs year ago 64 · +32.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 61▲ 16 vs year ago 14 · +114.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls 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 $338.02/cwt on 62 head, down $5.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −65.15 against this barn's trailing median of $403.18.

Average price

$338.02

▼ 5.16 vs prior sale

62 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$48.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

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	354.16	1,957	27
Medium and Large 2	534	336.08	1,796	23
Medium and Large 3	566	305.44	1,730	12thin

One grade step is worth $48.72/cwt here — about $227 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

338.02

—

AL average12 barns · 373 hd

339.18

−1.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

403.18

−65.15

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	1,683	158.01	2,659	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	130.53	1,897	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	128.24	1,562	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	114.09	1,243	20

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)	—	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin

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. 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,712	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	428.32/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,778	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	395.75/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,066	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	369.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,086	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	345.30/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,096	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	323.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,185	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	315.81/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,220	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,815	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	410.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	935	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	418.43/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,109	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	393.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,311	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	356.16/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,321	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	375.10/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,399	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	339.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,420	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	357.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,505	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	376.92/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,609	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	356.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,638	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	315.77/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,478	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	336.17/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,604	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,732	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	318.77/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,664	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	299.92/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,608	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	317.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,781	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	301.53/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,734	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,624	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,778	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	305.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,917	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	278.36/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,907	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	266.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,939	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	297.40/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,186	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,008	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,121	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	485.10/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,261	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	458.68/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,238	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	447.84/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,438	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,430	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	444.05/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,590	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	397.64/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,471	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	422.34/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,605	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	401.45/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,698	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	417.91/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,789	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	377.31/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,634	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	407.94/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,885	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	384.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,794	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	352.12/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,701	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	341.31/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,758	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	363.87/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,903	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	328.28/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,733	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	326.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,863	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	297.83/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,724	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	345.14/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,002	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	271.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,685	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	308.06/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,925	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	288.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,816	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,761	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	278.91/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,883	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	296.81/cwt	287.50–305.00	2,012	23
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	279.11/cwt	275.00–282.50	2,004	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	263.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,948	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,193	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	162.58/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	155.55/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,585	9
Bulls	—	—	2,175	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	120.84/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,208	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,176	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	133.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,540	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	110.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,278	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	130.21/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,587	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	125.43/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,552	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	133.76/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,847	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	126.83/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,948	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
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	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,825	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Oct 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 904Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 126Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 61Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	480.00–490.00	485.10
7	300–350	321	440.00–460.00	447.84
6	350–400	380	410.00–435.00	422.34
7	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	401.45
15	450–500	466	370.00–400.00	384.95
15	500–550	515	335.00–350.00	341.31
8	550–600	571	320.00–330.00	326.28
12	600–650	630	280.00–290.00	288.31
10	650–700	675	270.00–285.00	278.91
7	700–750	739	260.00–265.00	263.58
2	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
4	850–900	895	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	450.00–465.00	458.68
3	300–350	335	425.00–430.00	426.72
4	350–400	370	390.00–405.00	397.64
13	400–450	433	365.00–390.00	377.31
16	450–500	483	340.00–365.00	352.12
3	500–550	528	325.00–330.00	328.28
9	550–600	579	285.00–315.00	297.83
3	600–650	620	265.00–275.00	271.77
4	650–700	674	260.00–265.00	261.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	358	440.00–455.00	444.05
7	400–450	428	415.00–420.00	417.91
5	450–500	462	405.00–415.00	407.94
13	500–550	523	360.00–375.00	363.87
14	550–600	580	335.00–357.50	345.14
17	600–650	625	302.50–325.00	308.06
23	650–700	678	287.50–305.00	296.81
3	700–750	718	275.00–282.50	279.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	410.00–430.00	418.43
4	300–350	333	390.00–400.00	393.70
8	350–400	373	365.00–390.00	375.10
6	400–450	421	355.00–360.00	357.44
17	450–500	477	330.00–345.00	336.17
13	500–550	522	310.00–325.00	318.77
15	550–600	575	290.00–310.00	301.53
4	600–650	613	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	685	275.00–290.00	278.36
3	700–750	727	260.00–275.00	266.66
2	750–800	765	260.00–265.00	262.48
2	800–850	840	250.00–255.00	252.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	400.00–420.00	410.18
2	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	371	350.00–360.00	356.16
10	400–450	419	330.00–345.00	339.02
6	450–500	468	310.00–325.00	315.77
4	500–550	536	295.00–305.00	299.92
2	550–600	575	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	600–650	620	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	370.00–382.50	376.92
5	450–500	460	355.00–360.00	356.00
10	500–550	517	330.00–340.00	334.99
8	550–600	561	315.00–325.00	317.51
7	600–650	627	300.00–310.00	305.67
2	700–750	735	290.00–305.00	297.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	427.50–430.00	428.32
3	550–600	564	360.00–375.00	369.90
10	600–650	607	335.00–355.00	345.30
4	650–700	675	320.00–330.00	323.69
3	700–750	703	310.00–325.00	315.81
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
13	850–900	850	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
12	500–550	522	390.00–398.00	395.75
1	550–600	590	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
14	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
39	850–900	866	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	162.00–163.00	162.58
1	—	2,175	171.00	171.00
9	—	1,662	151.00–159.00	155.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	129.00–131.00	130.21
3	—	1,152	133.00–135.00	133.64
10	—	1,237	124.00–127.00	125.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,536	125.00–129.00	126.83
8	—	1,381	131.00–137.00	133.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	115.00–117.00	115.99
5	—	1,000	119.00–123.00	120.84
11	—	1,158	105.00–113.00	110.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.