Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cow sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. 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 $119.42/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −83.68 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$119.42

72 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	131.17	663	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	120.17	647	32
Medium and Large 3	520	116.65	607	34

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $56 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $184.31, median $203.11 across 14 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 sale72 hd

119.42

—

AL average12 barns · 1,163 hd

127.97

−8.54

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−83.68

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	—	Average	1,893	81.13	1,536	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	54.71	674	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	54.67	853	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	47.00	447	9thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	593	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	115.77/cwt	115.00–117.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	118.30/cwt	117.00–120.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.45/cwt	117.00–122.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.30/cwt	122.00–125.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.23/cwt	114.00–117.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	620	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.61/cwt	120.00–126.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	120.75/cwt	119.00–122.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	103.97/cwt	102.00–107.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	113.47/cwt	111.00–115.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	126.07/cwt	124.00–128.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.21/cwt	102.00–107.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.13/cwt	129.00–135.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	108.32/cwt	107.00–110.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	48.40/cwt	47.00–51.00	457	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	45.24/cwt	45.00–46.00	434	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	827	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	54.58/cwt	52.00–57.00	666	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	77.76/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,382	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	86.37/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,805	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	760	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,420	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	620.23/cwt	600.00–640.00	5,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	632.42/cwt	615.00–650.00	6,799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	812.05/cwt	775.00–850.00	10,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	706.15/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,128	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	785	695.06/cwt	625.00–725.00	5,456	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	122.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	132.43/cwt	132.00–132.50	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	128.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	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 Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 596Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	132.00–135.00	133.49
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
3	—	622	127.00–130.00	128.31
2	—	773	120.00–122.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	120.00–127.00	122.59
2	—	613	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	132.00–132.50	132.43
2	—	823	112.00	112.00
2	—	683	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	578	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	110.00–114.00	111.98
5	—	476	115.00–117.00	115.77
3	—	422	117.00–120.00	118.30
1	—	380	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	117.00–122.00	119.45
6	—	429	122.00–125.00	123.30
4	—	525	114.00–117.00	115.23
2	—	620	102.00–105.00	103.50
2	—	585	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	117.00–119.00	117.66
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	120.00–126.00	123.61
2	—	618	111.00–115.00	112.96
2	—	560	116.00	116.00
2	—	513	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.62
9	—	476	119.00–122.00	120.75
4	—	624	102.00–107.00	103.97
4	—	571	111.00–115.00	113.47
4	—	441	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	668	100.00–102.00	100.98
2	—	383	127.00–128.00	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	124.00–128.00	126.07
6	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.61
4	—	675	102.00–107.00	104.21
4	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.69
4	—	426	129.00–135.00	132.13
3	—	640	107.00–110.00	108.32
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	120.00	120.00
2	—	205	165.00	165.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	47.00–51.00	48.40
4	—	959	45.00–46.00	45.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,620	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,220	52.00–57.00	54.58
3	—	1,358	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,173	50.00–52.00	51.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	80.00–82.00	81.00
3	—	1,777	76.00–79.00	77.76
2	—	2,090	85.00–88.00	86.37

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	—	760	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	600.00–640.00	620.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	615.00–650.00	632.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	775.00–850.00	812.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,151	675.00–775.00	706.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	785	625.00–725.00	695.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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