Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.04/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$114.04

110 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	115.00	584	20
Medium and Large 2	476	114.94	548	39
Medium and Large 1	555	114.12	633	24
Medium and Large 3	455	111.97	509	27

One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about $75 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 sale110 hd

114.04

—

AL average15 barns · 1,789 hd

112.47

+1.58

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	1,896	70.54	1,338	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	45.15	541	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	44.83	639	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	39.41	398	21

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,063	697.76/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	104.43/cwt	102.00–107.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	606	112.88/cwt	112.00–117.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	112.22/cwt	110.00–114.00	538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	118.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	98.97/cwt	97.00–100.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	103.13/cwt	102.00–105.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.71/cwt	106.00–110.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	123.94/cwt	122.00–127.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	128.28/cwt	127.00–130.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.35/cwt	107.00–114.00	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	104.57/cwt	102.00–107.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.12/cwt	127.00–137.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.31/cwt	110.00–112.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	109.32/cwt	108.00–111.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.15/cwt	137.00–145.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	151.84/cwt	147.00–157.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	447	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	40.98/cwt	38.00–42.00	430	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	35.50/cwt	35.00–37.00	321	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	45.48/cwt	45.00–47.00	656	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	44.26/cwt	42.00–47.00	516	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	48.73/cwt	48.00–50.00	647	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	68.13/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,147	5
Bulls	—	—	2,163	73.55/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,591	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	843	401.69/cwt	390.00–425.00	3,386	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	855	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,848	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	902	698.43/cwt	650.00–710.00	6,300	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	722.40/cwt	720.00–725.00	6,285	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	475.68/cwt	425.00–590.00	3,986	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,118	612.74/cwt	550.00–650.00	6,850	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,116	682.59/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,618	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,073	471.25/cwt	425.00–540.00	5,057	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	786.37/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,523	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	952.32/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	652.65/cwt	610.00–725.00	7,310	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	742	565.84/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,199	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.08/cwt	114.00–116.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	116.25/cwt	116.00–117.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	105.79/cwt	102.00–107.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.41/cwt	121.00–125.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	127.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	553	3

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 924Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 166Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,063	650.00–750.00	697.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	742	550.00–600.00	565.84
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	843	390.00–425.00	401.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	220.00	220.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	902	650.00–710.00	698.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	720.00–725.00	722.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	838	425.00–590.00	475.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,118	550.00–650.00	612.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,116	650.00–750.00	682.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,073	425.00–540.00	471.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	725.00–900.00	786.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	900.00–1,000.00	952.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,120	610.00–725.00	652.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.60
3	—	432	125.00–132.00	127.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
2	—	708	117.00–120.00	118.49
4	—	460	132.00	132.00
6	—	560	125.00–128.00	127.47
9	—	624	121.00–125.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
2	—	383	135.00–137.00	135.97
2	—	413	133.00–135.00	133.98
2	—	473	123.00–126.00	124.46
2	—	658	115.00–118.00	116.49
3	—	580	121.00–122.00	121.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	115.00–120.00	117.62
5	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.72
4	—	565	107.00–110.00	108.48
2	—	628	102.00–107.00	104.43
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	132.00	132.00
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
7	—	524	110.00–114.00	111.96
10	—	478	114.00–116.00	115.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	508	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	112.00–117.00	112.88
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	451	120.00	120.00
2	—	675	102.00–105.00	103.48
2	—	625	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	385	122.00–125.00	123.48
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	127.00	127.00
1	—	690	92.00	92.00
2	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	560	102.00	102.00
4	—	371	117.00–120.00	118.46
4	—	408	116.00–117.00	116.25
6	—	519	102.00–107.00	105.79
7	—	476	110.00–113.00	111.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	110.00–114.00	112.22
7	—	421	115.00–120.00	118.24
6	—	626	97.00–100.00	98.97
6	—	580	102.00–105.00	103.13
4	—	525	106.00–110.00	108.71
4	—	369	122.00–127.00	123.94
3	—	325	127.00–130.00	128.28
2	—	235	140.00–142.00	140.96
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
1	—	280	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	107.00–114.00	108.35
8	—	423	120.00–127.00	123.06
7	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.38
5	—	628	102.00–107.00	104.57
4	—	380	127.00–137.00	132.12
3	—	523	110.00–112.00	111.31
2	—	705	96.00–97.00	96.50
2	—	678	98.00–100.00	98.97
2	—	305	142.00–145.00	143.50
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	108.00–111.00	109.32
3	—	370	137.00–145.00	142.15
3	—	317	147.00–157.00	151.84
2	—	675	102.00	102.00
2	—	585	112.00–115.00	113.47
2	—	438	127.00–130.00	128.47
1	—	285	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,050	38.00–42.00	40.98
6	—	905	35.00–37.00	35.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	45.00–47.00	45.48
2	—	1,388	43.00–44.00	43.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,165	42.00–47.00	44.26
6	—	1,327	48.00–50.00	48.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,683	65.00–70.00	68.13
4	—	2,163	72.00–75.00	73.55

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle