Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $128.63/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −73.70 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$128.63

86 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	130.32	656	39
Medium and Large 1	571	128.03	731	30
Medium and Large 3	485	125.82	610	17thin

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $46 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 sale86 hd

128.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,797 hd

128.65

−0.02

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−73.70

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	1,793	87.72	1,572	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	57.53	675	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	56.60	754	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	49.78	530	10

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	432	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.97/cwt	118.00–121.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	135.90/cwt	132.00–139.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	720	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	128.79/cwt	127.00–131.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	115.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.19/cwt	120.00–121.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	123.48/cwt	122.00–126.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	127.47/cwt	122.00–131.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	132.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.31/cwt	137.00–140.00	588	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.32/cwt	122.00–125.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	108.76/cwt	105.00–111.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	127.53/cwt	125.00–131.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	142.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	52.60/cwt	51.00–54.00	593	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	46.95/cwt	45.00–48.00	471	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	57.25/cwt	56.00–58.00	781	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.91/cwt	54.00–58.00	651	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	62.49/cwt	60.00–64.00	772	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	89.30/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,802	86.14/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,552	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,098	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	509.95/cwt	450.00–565.00	4,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	637.45/cwt	625.00–650.00	7,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,270	863.70/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	10,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	527.04/cwt	455.00–565.00	5,718	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	1,214.27/cwt	875.00–1,475.00	17,073	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	1,261.48/cwt	1,025.00–1,550.00	17,484	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	692.75/cwt	655.00–790.00	7,856	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,208	994.78/cwt	920.00–1,060.00	12,017	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,694	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,628.18/cwt	1,375.00–1,800.00	23,934	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,255.06/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	15,563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.71/cwt	127.00–132.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	132.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	147.23/cwt	145.00–148.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	125.16/cwt	122.00–127.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	130.27/cwt	127.00–132.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.78/cwt	121.00–126.00	585	11

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 698Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	127.00–132.00	129.46
4	—	564	115.00–118.00	116.97
4	—	513	118.00–121.00	119.97
4	—	369	132.00–139.00	135.90
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.69
2	—	275	147.00–150.00	148.45
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
11	—	473	121.00–126.00	123.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00–116.00	112.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	127.00–131.00	128.79
5	—	616	114.00–117.00	115.98
5	—	571	120.00–121.00	120.19
4	—	540	122.00–126.00	123.48
3	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	122.00–127.00	125.16
3	—	460	120.00–122.00	121.33
3	—	367	127.00–132.00	130.27
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	335	132.00	132.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	122.00–131.00	127.47
5	—	431	131.00–137.00	132.93
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	130.00–137.00	133.94
11	—	425	137.00–140.00	138.31
6	—	522	127.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	565	122.00–125.00	123.32
2	—	805	97.00	97.00
2	—	610	117.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
1	—	290	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	105.00–111.00	108.76
5	—	581	125.00–131.00	127.53
5	—	520	131.00–135.00	132.97
5	—	478	137.00–140.00	137.76
5	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.15
2	—	660	117.00	117.00
2	—	610	123.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	127.00–132.00	129.71
3	—	523	132.00–135.00	132.96
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	132.00–136.00	132.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	145.00–148.00	147.23
3	—	567	133.00–135.00	133.98
3	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.59
2	—	620	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
1	—	380	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	51.00–54.00	52.60
5	—	1,003	45.00–48.00	46.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	56.00–58.00	57.25
1	—	1,205	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,165	54.00–58.00	55.91
6	—	1,235	60.00–64.00	62.49
1	—	945	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,783	89.00–90.00	89.30
3	—	1,802	85.00–88.00	86.14

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)	1	—	835	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	450.00–565.00	509.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	625.00–650.00	637.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	725.00–1,025.00	863.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,085	455.00–565.00	527.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,406	875.00–1,475.00	1,214.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,386	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,261.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,134	655.00–790.00	692.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,208	920.00–1,060.00	994.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,470	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,628.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,240	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,255.06

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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How this sale compares

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