Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: All slaughter classes sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Demand on feeder light. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.78/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −79.33 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$123.78

124 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	126.68	636	66
Medium and Large 3	504	121.42	613	41
Medium and Large 1	622	118.20	736	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about −$100 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 $182.39, 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 sale124 hd

123.78

—

AL average5 barns · 462 hd

124.97

−1.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−79.33

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	1,730	81.20	1,405	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	56.01	766	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	54.73	915	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	47.90	523	14

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	135.27/cwt	132.00–137.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.13/cwt	128.00–132.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	122.25/cwt	122.00–123.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	108.35/cwt	106.00–112.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	119.81/cwt	117.00–122.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	773	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	728	103.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	610	117.39/cwt	116.00–118.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	126.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	138.89/cwt	137.00–142.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.53/cwt	128.00–132.00	624	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	125.04/cwt	122.00–127.00	649	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.51/cwt	132.00–137.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.74/cwt	107.00–108.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	138.94/cwt	137.00–142.00	520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	144.59/cwt	142.00–150.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	127.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	107.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.42/cwt	122.00–127.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	49.18/cwt	47.00–51.00	552	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	43.20/cwt	42.00–45.00	426	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	56.87/cwt	54.00–58.00	936	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	50.44/cwt	50.00–51.00	870	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	55.32/cwt	53.00–57.00	743	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	59.80/cwt	58.00–62.00	914	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,704	82.71/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,409	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	76.24/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	793	712.85/cwt	675.00–750.00	5,653	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	523.62/cwt	470.00–635.00	4,163	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	703.04/cwt	680.00–725.00	7,382	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,971	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	878.70/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	760.80/cwt	695.00–800.00	8,064	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	823	862.61/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,099	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,740	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	121.42/cwt	120.00–122.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	116.39/cwt	115.00–117.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.90/cwt	107.00–114.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	106.33/cwt	106.00–107.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.04/cwt	117.00–122.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.74/cwt	122.00–125.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	636	5

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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 624Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: All slaughter classes sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Demand on feeder light. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	115.00–120.00	116.64
6	—	371	132.00–137.00	135.27
6	—	427	128.00–132.00	130.13
7	—	474	120.00–128.00	124.02
7	—	835	85.00	85.00
3	—	328	137.00–142.00	138.89
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	260	152.00	152.00
1	—	205	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	128.00–132.00	130.53
11	—	519	122.00–127.00	125.04
9	—	424	132.00–137.00	135.51
8	—	663	107.00–108.00	107.74
7	—	374	137.00–142.00	138.94
5	—	621	111.00–115.00	112.97
4	—	329	142.00–150.00	144.59
2	—	718	104.00–106.00	104.98
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.43
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	127.00–130.00	127.98
4	—	671	110.00–114.00	111.96
3	—	737	107.00–110.00	107.98
3	—	627	115.00–118.00	116.31
2	—	573	122.00–127.00	124.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
2	—	580	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	658	105.00	105.00
4	—	488	122.00–123.00	122.25
5	—	630	106.00–112.00	108.35
7	—	530	117.00–122.00	119.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	102.00	102.00
3	—	728	102.00–105.00	103.00
5	—	610	116.00–118.00	117.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	537	125.00–127.00	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
11	—	472	117.00–122.00	119.04
9	—	421	122.00–125.00	123.74
6	—	519	115.00–117.00	116.66
6	—	377	125.00–127.00	126.31
5	—	566	110.00–114.00	112.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	120.00–122.00	121.42
5	—	469	115.00–117.00	116.39
4	—	525	107.00–114.00	109.90
3	—	567	106.00–107.00	106.33
2	—	368	122.00–125.00	123.45
1	—	755	86.00	86.00
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	139.00	139.00
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	142.00	142.00
2	—	728	122.00	122.00
2	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,122	47.00–51.00	49.18
3	—	985	42.00–45.00	43.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	54.00–58.00	56.87
2	—	1,725	50.00–51.00	50.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,343	53.00–57.00	55.32
5	—	1,528	58.00–62.00	59.80
2	—	1,093	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	81.00–84.00	82.71
3	—	1,708	75.00–78.00	76.24
1	—	1,900	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	793	675.00–750.00	712.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	795	470.00–635.00	523.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	680.00–725.00	703.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	800.00–950.00	878.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,060	695.00–800.00	760.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	823	825.00–900.00	862.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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