Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.49/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −63.84 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$138.49

122 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	143.89	728	34
Medium and Large 2	476	141.56	674	47
Medium and Large 3	510	130.49	665	41

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale122 hd

138.49

—

AL average16 barns · 1,301 hd

133.70

+4.79

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−63.84

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	—	High	1,474	80.36	1,184	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	55.75	757	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	53.56	638	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	43.40	414	5thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	114.21/cwt	110.00–117.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	140.17/cwt	137.00–145.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	131.10/cwt	128.00–132.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.88/cwt	137.00–145.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.11/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.72/cwt	128.00–132.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	141.01/cwt	137.00–145.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	134.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	116.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	146.65/cwt	145.00–148.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	142.93/cwt	138.00–146.00	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.05/cwt	131.00–138.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.79/cwt	127.00–132.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	166.33/cwt	165.00–167.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	139.36/cwt	138.00–142.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	150.12/cwt	147.00–151.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.55/cwt	131.00–137.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.23/cwt	126.00–130.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.14/cwt	152.00–160.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	45.51/cwt	45.00–46.00	398	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	744	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	55.41/cwt	54.00–59.00	672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	52.04/cwt	51.00–53.00	592	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	84.63/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	79.67/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,243	3
Bulls	—	—	1,248	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	936	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,888	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	633.40/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,498	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	862	736.56/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,349	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	827	489.45/cwt	400.00–600.00	4,048	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245	632.80/cwt	625.00–650.00	7,878	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,255	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,182	500.68/cwt	440.00–620.00	5,918	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	728.40/cwt	670.00–755.00	7,954	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	785	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	887	995.63/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	8,831	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,345	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	134.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	127.22/cwt	126.00–128.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.86/cwt	157.00–165.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	126.78/cwt	126.00–130.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	140.96/cwt	137.00–144.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,315	1

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 May 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 469Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
2	—	343	147.00	147.00
3	—	610	117.00–119.00	117.99
4	—	664	110.00–117.00	114.21
7	—	372	137.00–145.00	140.17
7	—	467	128.00–132.00	131.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	138.00	138.00
2	—	520	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
2	—	618	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	690	107.00	107.00
3	—	330	137.00–145.00	139.88
6	—	370	132.00–136.00	134.11
6	—	465	125.00–128.00	126.81
6	—	527	120.00–125.00	122.98
8	—	423	128.00–132.00	130.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	152.00	152.00
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	270	140.00–145.00	142.36
2	—	373	130.00	130.00
3	—	317	130.00–137.00	134.53
4	—	416	126.00–128.00	127.22
5	—	466	120.00–125.00	123.35
6	—	523	115.00–120.00	118.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	125.00–130.00	128.08
9	—	424	137.00–145.00	141.01
7	—	471	132.00–137.00	134.24
6	—	627	115.00–120.00	116.14
3	—	558	125.00	125.00
3	—	385	145.00–148.00	146.65
2	—	723	107.00	107.00
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	138.00–146.00	142.93
10	—	527	131.00–138.00	133.05
8	—	424	145.00–150.00	148.18
6	—	363	150.00–160.00	156.22
5	—	567	127.00–132.00	129.79
3	—	622	120.00–125.00	123.28
3	—	317	165.00–167.00	166.33
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	138.00–142.00	139.36
7	—	462	147.00–151.00	150.12
5	—	583	131.00–137.00	132.55
4	—	630	126.00–130.00	127.23
4	—	420	152.00–160.00	156.14
3	—	380	160.00–165.00	161.58
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
2	—	430	157.00–165.00	160.86
2	—	493	150.00–151.00	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
3	—	610	143.00	143.00
5	—	771	126.00–130.00	126.78
15	—	717	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	168.00	168.00
2	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	793	117.00	117.00
3	—	537	137.00–144.00	140.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	538	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	42.00	42.00
2	—	875	45.00–46.00	45.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,435	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,240	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	54.00–59.00	55.41
3	—	1,137	51.00–53.00	52.04
1	—	1,235	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	84.00–85.00	84.63
3	—	1,560	78.00–82.00	79.67
2	—	1,248	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	868	600.00–650.00	633.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	862	650.00–775.00	736.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	827	400.00–600.00	489.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	625.00–650.00	632.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,182	440.00–620.00	500.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,092	670.00–755.00	728.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	887	925.00–1,125.00	995.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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