Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $132.75/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −69.58 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$132.75

115 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	137.79	579	52
Medium and Large 1	527	129.51	683	38
Medium and Large 3	428	127.19	544	25

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $35 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 sale115 hd

132.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,723 hd

126.85

+5.90

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−69.58

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	1,696	65.64	1,113	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	44.23	625	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	44.01	549	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	36.48	382	30

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,182	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,165.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	120.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	107.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	149.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	472.93/cwt	450.00–490.00	3,892	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	4,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	605.18/cwt	575.00–635.00	6,584	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,380.17/cwt	1,300.00–1,575.00	14,671	82
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,351	1,015.43/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	13,718	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	736.34/cwt	725.00–780.00	7,533	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	907.32/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,500	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,395	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,500	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	855	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,634	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	99.31/cwt	97.00–102.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	139.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	126.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	571	115.14/cwt	115.00–116.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	613	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	117.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	66.22/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.10/cwt	118.00–124.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	486	5
Bulls	—	—	1,413	61.96/cwt	60.00–63.00	875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	109.59/cwt	108.00–111.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	154.19/cwt	152.00–155.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.02/cwt	128.00–135.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	539	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	44.23/cwt	42.00–45.00	625	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	43.21/cwt	41.00–45.00	528	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.56/cwt	145.00–152.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	47.39/cwt	46.00–48.00	643	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	38.47/cwt	37.00–40.00	409	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	33.49/cwt	30.00–35.00	342	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.32/cwt	111.00–116.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	102.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,339Last week 1,038Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,173	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,165.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,351	900.00–1,075.00	1,015.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	823	450.00–490.00	472.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	415.00	415.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,088	575.00–635.00	605.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,625	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	275.00	275.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,063	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,380.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,023	725.00–780.00	736.34
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,047	850.00–975.00	907.32
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
7	—	479	132.00–137.00	136.26
6	—	422	145.00–150.00	149.16
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	115.00–120.00	118.36
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	105.00–107.00	105.97
3	—	327	127.00	127.00
4	—	379	120.00–125.00	121.94
11	—	473	111.00–116.00	113.32
3	—	622	100.00–105.00	102.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	118.00–122.00	120.32
3	—	627	107.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	508	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	395	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
5	—	415	122.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	668	102.00–107.00	104.45
2	—	560	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	563	100.00–102.00	100.50
6	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.26
3	—	418	113.00–115.00	113.65
3	—	327	120.00–122.00	120.99
3	—	268	127.00	127.00
2	—	238	130.00–132.00	130.97
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	115.00–116.00	115.14
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
3	—	613	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	97.00–102.00	99.31
3	—	530	125.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	460	137.00–142.00	139.65
2	—	780	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
5	—	680	108.00–111.00	109.59
4	—	559	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	318	152.00–155.00	154.19
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
6	—	428	142.00–145.00	143.44
6	—	373	145.00–152.00	149.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	122.00–132.00	126.23
3	—	275	147.00	147.00
2	—	310	147.00	147.00
5	—	474	115.00–120.00	117.92
5	—	374	132.00–140.00	135.34
3	—	568	109.00–110.00	109.67
1	—	740	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	118.00–124.00	121.10
5	—	328	147.00–150.00	148.14
2	—	218	160.00	160.00
15	—	424	135.00–142.00	138.80
12	—	474	128.00–135.00	132.02
10	—	374	142.00–147.00	144.03
1	—	285	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,794	64.00–68.00	66.22
3	—	1,413	60.00–63.00	61.96
2	—	1,925	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	42.00–45.00	44.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,221	41.00–45.00	43.21
5	—	1,356	46.00–48.00	47.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,062	37.00–40.00	38.47
12	—	1,022	30.00–35.00	33.49

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

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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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