Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. 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 $124.50/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.60 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$124.50

84 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$2.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	125.30	565	35
Medium and Large 1	506	124.68	631	32
Medium and Large 3	424	122.54	520	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about $45 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 $182.39, 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 sale84 hd

124.50

—

AL average16 barns · 1,882 hd

120.71

+3.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−78.60

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	1,850	69.44	1,285	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	44.29	660	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	43.93	519	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	35.65	376	26

Every lot, as filed

93 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 3	—	612	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.10/cwt	122.00–125.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.15/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.00	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	110.13/cwt	107.00–114.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	129.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	139.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	934.75/cwt	920.00–950.00	8,319	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,675	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	16,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	871.92/cwt	810.00–900.00	9,330	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	112.54/cwt	112.00–114.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.85/cwt	115.00–117.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	118.95/cwt	117.00–121.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	110.75/cwt	108.00–112.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	111.24/cwt	111.00–112.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	122.16/cwt	119.00–125.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	130.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,107.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,200.00	12,863	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.63/cwt	117.00–122.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	124.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	101.47/cwt	100.00–104.00	582	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	815	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,501	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	788	734.04/cwt	725.00–750.00	5,784	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	703.69/cwt	560.00–800.00	7,994	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,100.45/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,767	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	887.43/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,948	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	416.20/cwt	380.00–450.00	4,849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,123	645.82/cwt	530.00–725.00	7,253	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	434.98/cwt	325.00–500.00	3,610	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	607.25/cwt	550.00–650.00	4,967	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Bulls	—	—	2,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,467	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	64.02/cwt	63.00–65.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	2,070	74.68/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	47.52/cwt	46.00–48.00	553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	42.80/cwt	40.00–45.00	508	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	42.65/cwt	42.00–43.00	626	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	44.99/cwt	44.00–46.00	675	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	32.87/cwt	30.00–34.00	344	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	37.39/cwt	35.00–40.00	396	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	117.60/cwt	117.00–118.00	425	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 Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,274Last week 1,134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	100.00	100.00
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	111.00–112.00	111.49
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
4	—	525	105.00–108.00	106.48
4	—	574	100.00–104.00	101.47
5	—	361	117.00–118.00	117.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	112.00–114.00	112.54
8	—	425	115.00–117.00	115.85
7	—	383	117.00–121.00	118.95
5	—	521	108.00–112.00	110.75
3	—	567	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	678	95.00–100.00	97.45
2	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
1	—	730	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	111.00–112.00	111.24
3	—	522	112.00–114.00	112.98
2	—	480	115.00–116.00	115.48
2	—	413	118.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	720	101.00	101.00
1	—	395	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	135.00–137.00	135.96
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
4	—	420	119.00–125.00	122.16
4	—	374	125.00–135.00	130.92
3	—	520	110.00–112.00	110.65
2	—	463	118.00–119.00	118.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	125.00–130.00	127.62
8	—	468	122.00–125.00	124.10
5	—	371	132.00–135.00	134.15
5	—	325	135.00–142.00	138.68
3	—	618	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	558	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	505	121.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	134.00	134.00
5	—	622	107.00–114.00	110.13
5	—	573	115.00–120.00	116.77
5	—	476	125.00–132.00	129.11
4	—	379	137.00–142.00	139.67
2	—	528	122.00–125.00	123.45
2	—	328	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.47
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	132.00–135.00	133.73
3	—	635	117.00–122.00	119.63
3	—	567	122.00–127.00	124.63
2	—	663	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	513	132.00	132.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	120.00–122.00	120.65
2	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	920.00–950.00	934.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,675	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,070	810.00–900.00	871.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,162	1,020.00–1,200.00	1,107.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,215	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	788	725.00–750.00	734.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,136	560.00–800.00	703.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,251	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,100.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,121	800.00–950.00	887.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,165	380.00–450.00	416.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,123	530.00–725.00	645.82
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	830	325.00–500.00	434.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	818	550.00–650.00	607.25
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,548	63.00–65.00	64.02
3	—	2,070	73.00–77.00	74.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	46.00–48.00	47.52
19	—	1,186	40.00–45.00	42.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	42.00–43.00	42.65
7	—	1,500	44.00–46.00	44.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	30.00–34.00	32.87
16	—	1,060	35.00–40.00	37.39

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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How this sale compares

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