Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply 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 $115.66/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −86.67 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$115.66

153 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$2.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	117.40	639	54
Medium and Large 2	506	114.89	582	63
Medium and Large 3	453	114.41	518	36

One grade step is worth $2.98/cwt here — about $121 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 sale153 hd

115.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,488 hd

121.93

−6.27

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−86.67

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	1,922	82.80	1,592	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	55.57	776	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	54.30	671	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	45.49	494	16

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	568	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	120.92/cwt	118.00–125.00	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	116.82/cwt	115.00–118.00	489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	112.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	126.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	123.95/cwt	122.00–125.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	118.29/cwt	117.00–120.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	102.92/cwt	100.00–107.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.38/cwt	110.00–112.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	626	113.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.94/cwt	122.00–125.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	562	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.28/cwt	102.00–106.00	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.53/cwt	107.00–112.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	129.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	99.30/cwt	97.00–102.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	107.15/cwt	106.00–108.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	127.86/cwt	127.00–130.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	115.80/cwt	113.00–120.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	111.17/cwt	109.00–113.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	48.03/cwt	45.00–51.00	549	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	42.94/cwt	40.00–45.00	442	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	53.22/cwt	52.00–56.00	684	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	59.10/cwt	58.00–60.00	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	52.93/cwt	52.00–54.00	638	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	58.83/cwt	57.00–61.00	784	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	48.77/cwt	47.00–50.00	547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	81.17/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,593	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	815	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,994	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,510	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,617	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	761.13/cwt	710.00–810.00	6,736	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	451.41/cwt	400.00–535.00	3,747	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,219	662.63/cwt	600.00–725.00	8,077	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,118	751.14/cwt	725.00–820.00	8,398	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	571.15/cwt	480.00–600.00	6,682	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	885.66/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,761	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	961.94/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	685.08/cwt	610.00–800.00	8,399	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	839	1,043.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	8,751	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	112.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	115.64/cwt	112.00–117.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	104.23/cwt	103.00–105.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	106.38/cwt	105.00–107.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	128.75/cwt	122.00–132.00	281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	109.07/cwt	107.00–112.00	413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.77/cwt	121.00–126.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	118.30/cwt	117.00–121.00	739	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,159.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,082	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,289.14/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	15,624	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,811	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,131	884.65/cwt	850.00–920.00	10,005	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,653	2

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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 665Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	102.00–104.00	102.98
2	—	608	102.00	102.00
4	—	510	105.00–107.00	106.00
6	—	377	118.00–125.00	120.92
7	—	419	115.00–118.00	116.82
11	—	474	110.00–115.00	112.24
2	—	208	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	87.00	87.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	115.00–120.00	117.86
10	—	625	102.00–106.00	103.28
10	—	424	120.00–125.00	122.43
7	—	521	107.00–112.00	109.53
7	—	376	127.00–132.00	129.21
6	—	681	97.00–102.00	99.30
6	—	566	106.00–108.00	107.15
2	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	108.00	108.00
6	—	525	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	127.00–130.00	127.86
7	—	527	113.00–120.00	115.80
5	—	579	109.00–113.00	111.17
5	—	480	120.00–123.00	120.97
4	—	714	101.00–104.00	102.49
4	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.91
3	—	680	104.00–106.00	105.00
2	—	635	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	770	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	95.00–100.00	97.46
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	126.58
3	—	377	122.00–125.00	123.95
3	—	427	117.00–120.00	118.29
3	—	485	112.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	627	100.00–107.00	102.92
5	—	530	110.00–112.00	110.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
6	—	626	110.00–115.00	113.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
2	—	610	97.00–100.00	98.49
3	—	237	132.00	132.00
3	—	330	122.00–125.00	122.94
3	—	593	100.00–102.00	100.67
5	—	519	105.00–107.00	105.98
6	—	372	115.00–122.00	118.57
9	—	419	110.00–115.00	112.62
9	—	470	106.00–110.00	108.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	102.00	102.00
2	—	573	97.00–100.00	98.47
4	—	318	112.00–117.00	115.64
4	—	469	103.00–105.00	104.23
5	—	423	105.00–107.00	106.38
7	—	218	122.00–132.00	128.75
7	—	379	107.00–112.00	109.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	122.00–125.00	123.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
5	—	528	121.00–126.00	123.77
5	—	571	120.00–122.00	120.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	117.00–121.00	118.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	45.00–51.00	48.03
8	—	1,029	40.00–45.00	42.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	52.00–56.00	53.22
2	—	1,565	58.00–60.00	59.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,206	52.00–54.00	52.93
7	—	1,332	57.00–61.00	58.83
3	—	1,122	47.00–50.00	48.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,963	80.00–84.00	81.17
2	—	1,780	88.00–89.00	88.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	490.00	490.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	540.00	540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	710.00–810.00	761.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	830	400.00–535.00	451.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,219	600.00–725.00	662.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,118	725.00–820.00	751.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,170	480.00–600.00	571.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,215	825.00–950.00	885.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	950.00–975.00	961.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,226	610.00–800.00	685.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	839	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,043.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,214	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,159.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,212	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,289.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,131	850.00–920.00	884.65
Aged (>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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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