Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 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 $119.25/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −83.09 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$119.25

125 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	124.00	672	44
Medium and Large 2	509	118.03	601	52
Medium and Large 3	482	114.21	550	29

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $122 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 sale125 hd

119.25

—

AL average16 barns · 1,448 hd

119.20

+0.04

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−83.09

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	1,868	84.14	1,572	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	58.00	742	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	53.24	634	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	46.54	477	6thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	525	113.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.26/cwt	115.00–118.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	121.90/cwt	118.00–126.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	631	110.98/cwt	108.00–113.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	576	122.18/cwt	119.00–126.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	115.95/cwt	115.00–118.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.07/cwt	107.00–114.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	115.39/cwt	114.00–117.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.37/cwt	117.00–122.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.74/cwt	118.00–122.00	571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.53/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.81/cwt	112.00–115.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	110.16/cwt	107.00–112.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	96.48/cwt	95.00–98.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.95/cwt	121.00–128.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.78/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	132.22/cwt	131.00–134.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	48.39/cwt	48.00–49.00	528	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	44.68/cwt	44.00–45.00	428	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	53.32/cwt	51.00–56.00	627	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	48.65/cwt	47.00–50.00	589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	59.47/cwt	59.00–60.00	760	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	83.47/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,509	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	87.88/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,996	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	686.96/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,354	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,020	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	854	523.41/cwt	450.00–575.00	4,470	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,136	581.30/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,604	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,239	728.81/cwt	650.00–825.00	9,030	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	790.78/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,814	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	943.41/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,161	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	675.53/cwt	625.00–750.00	8,012	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	770	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,005	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	807.67/cwt	750.00–925.00	7,107	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,128	930.24/cwt	850.00–985.00	10,493	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,284.71/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	16,598	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,125.82/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	13,555	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,053.94/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,530	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	107.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	658	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.79/cwt	118.00–125.00	519	13

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 750Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 94Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	110.00–115.00	113.16
10	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.26
4	—	628	102.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	387	125.00–127.00	125.65
3	—	318	130.00–132.00	131.31
2	—	563	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
13	—	423	118.00–125.00	122.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	118.00–126.00	121.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	108.00–113.00	110.98
4	—	576	119.00–126.00	122.18
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	115.00–118.00	115.95
3	—	510	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	493	122.00	122.00
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	110.00–118.00	113.24
4	—	471	107.00–110.00	107.97
4	—	366	120.00–125.00	122.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	103.00–106.00	104.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	107.00–114.00	109.07
7	—	476	114.00–117.00	115.39
7	—	425	117.00–122.00	119.37
3	—	618	102.00	102.00
2	—	385	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	118.00–122.00	120.74
13	—	425	122.00–128.00	124.53
8	—	523	115.00–118.00	115.97
6	—	573	112.00–115.00	113.81
5	—	619	107.00–112.00	110.16
3	—	375	129.00–135.00	131.23
2	—	765	95.00–98.00	96.48
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	123.00–124.00	123.67
6	—	505	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	121.00–128.00	124.95
5	—	671	110.00–114.00	111.98
5	—	568	117.00–120.00	118.78
5	—	475	128.00–132.00	129.75
4	—	419	131.00–134.00	132.22
2	—	705	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	358	142.00–145.00	143.51
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	458	130.00	130.00
2	—	430	132.00–135.00	133.48
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	710	125.00	125.00
7	—	634	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	125.00–127.00	125.99
4	—	521	127.00–132.00	129.21
2	—	723	115.00–120.00	117.44
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	48.00–49.00	48.39
3	—	958	44.00–45.00	44.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,176	51.00–56.00	53.32
3	—	1,210	47.00–50.00	48.65
2	—	1,278	59.00–60.00	59.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	82.00–85.00	83.47
2	—	2,010	87.00–89.00	87.88
1	—	1,705	78.00	78.00

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	—	705	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	675.00–700.00	686.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	854	450.00–575.00	523.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,136	500.00–650.00	581.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,239	650.00–825.00	728.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,241	750.00–875.00	790.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,183	875.00–1,050.00	943.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,186	625.00–750.00	675.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	880	750.00–925.00	807.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,128	850.00–985.00	930.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,292	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,284.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,204	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,094	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,053.94

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

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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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