Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.70/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$119.70

126 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$2.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	120.92	681	59
Medium and Large 2	502	118.70	596	50
Medium and Large 3	425	118.43	503	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.49/cwt here — about $177 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale126 hd

119.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,805 hd

119.46

+0.25

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	1,776	85.43	1,517	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	58.00	789	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	55.61	714	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	48.75	482	5thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	366	126.47/cwt	125.00–127.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	122.38/cwt	121.00–122.50	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	121.80/cwt	121.00–122.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	525	124.13/cwt	122.00–127.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	668	113.96/cwt	112.00–116.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	470	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	117.79/cwt	117.00–119.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.38/cwt	119.00–120.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	126.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	130.23/cwt	128.00–135.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	119.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.90/cwt	130.00–137.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	114.29/cwt	112.00–116.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.21/cwt	135.00–138.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.82/cwt	124.00–129.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	116.39/cwt	115.00–117.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	131.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.81/cwt	138.00–142.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	48.75/cwt	47.00–52.00	482	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	54.01/cwt	52.00–56.00	668	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	59.74/cwt	58.00–62.00	792	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	84.72/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,910	89.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,714	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	554.63/cwt	525.00–615.00	4,520	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,235	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	5,742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,193	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	765.54/cwt	685.00–850.00	8,857	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,915	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.45/cwt	139.00–142.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	122.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.71/cwt	117.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	642	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.86/cwt	122.00–125.00	521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	118.73/cwt	116.00–122.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	648	4

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 694Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	125.00–127.00	126.47
4	—	325	127.00–135.00	130.11
3	—	608	110.00–112.00	111.33
2	—	718	100.00–102.00	100.99
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
10	—	421	122.00–125.00	123.86
9	—	474	116.00–122.00	118.73
6	—	521	115.00–117.00	116.32
4	—	571	112.00–115.00	113.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	646	121.00–122.50	122.38
2	—	672	112.00	112.00
2	—	585	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	121.00–122.00	121.80
5	—	525	122.00–127.00	124.13
2	—	668	112.00–116.00	113.96
2	—	470	128.00–130.00	128.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	120.00–125.00	123.39
5	—	559	117.00–119.00	117.79
5	—	528	119.00–120.00	119.38
3	—	620	116.00	116.00
3	—	427	125.00–128.00	126.63
3	—	387	128.00–135.00	130.23
2	—	773	101.00–102.00	101.49
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	122.93
4	—	420	117.00–120.00	118.71
3	—	567	105.00–110.00	106.63
3	—	330	125.00–127.00	126.31
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	117.00–122.00	119.80
7	—	425	127.00–130.00	128.52
5	—	474	122.00–127.00	124.52
4	—	623	107.00–110.00	108.47
4	—	370	130.00–137.00	132.90
3	—	663	102.00–107.00	104.64
3	—	568	112.00–116.00	114.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	130.00–135.00	132.21
8	—	426	135.00–138.00	136.21
7	—	518	124.00–129.00	126.82
5	—	619	115.00–117.00	116.39
2	—	693	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	130.00–136.00	131.48
7	—	419	138.00–142.00	140.81
5	—	472	135.00–138.00	136.36
2	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	115.00	115.00
3	—	522	132.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	420	137.00–142.00	139.47
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	673	127.00	127.00
5	—	790	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	583	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	528	139.00–142.00	140.45
1	—	445	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	989	47.00–52.00	48.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,236	52.00–56.00	54.01
7	—	1,326	58.00–62.00	59.74
2	—	1,393	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,750	82.00–87.00	84.72
3	—	1,910	88.00–91.00	89.75
1	—	1,500	76.00	76.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	815	525.00–615.00	554.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	515.00	515.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,157	685.00–850.00	765.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,275.00	1,275.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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