Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.85/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$113.85

141 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	115.66	638	49
Medium and Large 2	478	114.27	546	57
Medium and Large 3	466	110.61	516	35

One grade step is worth $5.05/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale141 hd

113.85

—

AL average15 barns · 1,624 hd

110.33

+3.52

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	—	Low	1,812	78.14	1,416	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	54.89	784	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	51.43	600	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	44.02	472	20

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	477	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	121.11/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.30/cwt	124.00–127.00	528	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	113.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	140.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	120.19/cwt	120.00–121.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	106.64/cwt	104.00–109.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	113.31/cwt	112.00–115.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	111.43/cwt	110.00–112.00	513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	715	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	117.56/cwt	116.00–118.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	121.40/cwt	120.00–123.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	123.32/cwt	123.00–124.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	103.96/cwt	102.00–106.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.15/cwt	113.00–117.00	541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	122.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	628	114.18/cwt	112.00–116.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	672	107.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	528	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	142.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,084.65/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	13,493	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,236.79/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	14,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	46.07/cwt	45.00–48.00	516	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	40.20/cwt	37.00–42.00	396	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	55.71/cwt	54.00–58.00	792	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	51.17/cwt	48.00–53.00	595	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	54.64/cwt	54.00–58.00	672	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	46.54/cwt	45.00–47.00	498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	74.66/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	83.00/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,460	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	735	346.43/cwt	275.00–380.00	2,546	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	587.72/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,113	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,495	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	798	513.19/cwt	505.00–530.00	4,095	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,073	643.53/cwt	575.00–675.00	6,905	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,029	517.24/cwt	480.00–575.00	5,322	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	899.60/cwt	820.00–975.00	9,743	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	708.87/cwt	615.00–750.00	7,790	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	765	675.33/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,166	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	871	968.58/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	8,436	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,759	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,120	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 Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 485Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	115.00–120.00	116.94
7	—	424	120.00–122.00	121.11
2	—	678	97.00	97.00
2	—	618	102.00	102.00
2	—	560	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	375	122.00–127.00	124.40
7	—	522	112.00–115.00	113.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	124.00–127.00	126.30
13	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.88
4	—	714	97.00	97.00
4	—	566	111.00–115.00	113.22
4	—	378	130.00–135.00	131.72
3	—	683	100.00–104.00	101.30
3	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.95
3	—	525	115.00–119.00	117.63
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
1	—	340	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	362	138.00–142.00	140.98
5	—	540	120.00–121.00	120.19
4	—	568	115.00–117.00	116.23
4	—	471	127.00–132.00	129.21
3	—	668	104.00–109.00	106.64
3	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.28
3	—	325	142.00–147.00	145.28
2	—	715	100.00–101.00	100.49
1	—	780	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
1	—	765	87.00	87.00
2	—	568	102.00–105.00	103.47
3	—	368	117.00	117.00
6	—	526	105.00–110.00	107.13
9	—	424	112.00–115.00	113.31
9	—	460	110.00–112.00	111.43
1	—	220	132.00	132.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	555	118.00	118.00
5	—	628	112.00–116.00	114.18
3	—	672	107.00–110.00	107.98
3	—	528	120.00–122.00	120.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	116.00–118.00	117.56
7	—	468	120.00–123.00	121.40
4	—	580	110.00–115.00	111.69
3	—	630	106.00–107.00	106.66
3	—	427	123.00–124.00	123.32
3	—	378	125.00–127.00	126.32
2	—	708	102.00	102.00
2	—	668	102.00–106.00	103.96
1	—	335	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	113.00–117.00	115.15
10	—	574	105.00–110.00	108.16
9	—	521	110.00–113.00	111.98
8	—	421	117.00–120.00	118.97
7	—	338	122.00–125.00	122.42
4	—	619	102.00–105.00	103.48
4	—	379	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	285	127.00	127.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	131.00–134.00	132.47
2	—	615	122.00–127.00	124.46
2	—	770	115.00	115.00
6	—	432	140.00–147.00	142.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
2	—	458	132.00	132.00
3	—	373	135.00–142.00	139.56
3	—	572	120.00–124.00	121.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
1	—	785	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,244	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,084.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,183	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,236.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	765	650.00–700.00	675.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	871	825.00–1,025.00	968.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	735	275.00–380.00	346.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	575.00–600.00	587.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	785	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	798	505.00–530.00	513.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,073	575.00–675.00	643.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,029	480.00–575.00	517.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,083	820.00–975.00	899.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,099	615.00–750.00	708.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,119	45.00–48.00	46.07
7	—	984	37.00–42.00	40.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,422	54.00–58.00	55.71
1	—	1,465	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,162	48.00–53.00	51.17
8	—	1,229	54.00–58.00	54.64
4	—	1,071	45.00–47.00	46.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	73.00–77.00	74.66
2	—	1,915	82.00–84.00	83.00
2	—	1,860	78.00–79.00	78.51

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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Florence Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle