Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $119.54/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −83.56 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$119.54

115 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$6.12/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 2	482	121.52	586	52
Medium and Large 1	544	120.88	657	29
Medium and Large 3	468	115.39	540	34

One grade step is worth $6.12/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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $184.31, median $203.11 across 14 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 sale115 hd

119.54

—

AL average14 barns · 1,187 hd

116.03

+3.52

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−83.56

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	1,754	71.30	1,250	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	47.44	682	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	45.73	549	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	40.85	442	18

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	45.18/cwt	43.00–47.00	544	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	114.47/cwt	112.00–116.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.30/cwt	107.00–110.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.18/cwt	113.00–118.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.64/cwt	119.00–125.00	583	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	110.96/cwt	110.00–113.00	590	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	37.07/cwt	36.00–38.00	357	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	48.42/cwt	47.00–50.00	684	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	113.35/cwt	112.00–115.00	482	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	105.74/cwt	105.00–107.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.20/cwt	114.00–122.00	502	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	114.11/cwt	113.00–115.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.76/cwt	132.00–137.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	128.21/cwt	124.00–131.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.46/cwt	144.00–147.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	102.39/cwt	102.00–103.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	109.18/cwt	108.00–110.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	117.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.45/cwt	109.00–112.00	531	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	41.60/cwt	40.00–43.00	460	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	48.66/cwt	48.00–50.00	589	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	75.93/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	71.16/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,020	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	889	640.34/cwt	520.00–675.00	5,693	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	876	458.17/cwt	375.00–500.00	4,014	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,142	567.69/cwt	500.00–625.00	6,483	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	684.15/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,073	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	789.81/cwt	710.00–900.00	8,735	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,006.54/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	11,837	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	628.77/cwt	560.00–710.00	7,369	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	725	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	873	1,037.25/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	9,055	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.57/cwt	116.00–121.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	109.18/cwt	107.00–110.00	619	5

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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,051Last week 708Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,205	43.00–47.00	45.18
7	—	1,211	48.00–50.00	48.66
2	—	1,118	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	36.00–38.00	37.07
15	—	1,105	40.00–43.00	41.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	47.00–50.00	48.42
2	—	1,498	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	75.00–78.00	75.93
2	—	1,938	70.00–72.00	71.16
2	—	1,620	64.00–65.00	64.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
2	—	763	97.00–99.00	97.99
3	—	543	118.00–120.00	119.00
4	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.19
4	—	493	125.00–126.00	125.75
5	—	573	116.00–118.00	116.98
6	—	614	112.00–116.00	114.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	147.00	147.00
1	—	740	92.00	92.00
3	—	625	107.00–110.00	108.30
4	—	379	130.00–135.00	131.68
6	—	578	110.00–113.00	111.47
9	—	523	113.00–118.00	116.18
13	—	475	119.00–125.00	122.64
15	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	132.00	132.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
4	—	373	122.00–125.00	123.44
5	—	532	110.00–113.00	110.96
10	—	425	114.00–122.00	118.20
8	—	472	113.00–115.00	114.11
5	—	567	107.00–110.00	109.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	112.00–115.00	113.35
12	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.68
8	—	523	108.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	560	105.00–107.00	105.74
3	—	612	100.00–102.00	101.33
2	—	673	97.00	97.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	132.00	132.00
15	—	476	109.00–112.00	111.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	114.00–116.00	114.97
4	—	420	117.00–120.00	118.73
3	—	590	108.00–110.00	109.33
3	—	373	120.00–125.00	123.24
2	—	623	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	335	125.00–130.00	127.43
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
1	—	535	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	102.00–103.00	102.39
5	—	478	103.00–107.00	104.97
5	—	422	108.00–110.00	109.18
4	—	316	115.00–119.00	117.21
3	—	565	102.00	102.00
2	—	265	122.00	122.00
1	—	245	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	132.00–137.00	134.76
4	—	562	124.00–125.00	124.75
4	—	523	125.00–128.00	126.98
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
1	—	310	147.00	147.00
6	—	468	128.00–132.00	130.96
5	—	615	116.00–121.00	119.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	124.00–131.00	128.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	144.00–147.00	145.46
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	137.00	137.00

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	—	755	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	260.00	260.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	889	520.00–675.00	640.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	876	375.00–500.00	458.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,142	500.00–625.00	567.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	650.00–725.00	684.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,106	710.00–900.00	789.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,176	925.00–1,125.00	1,006.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,172	560.00–710.00	628.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	873	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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