Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets were closed for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.30/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$125.30

57 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$8.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	128.23	635	23
Medium and Large 2	458	124.42	570	26
Medium and Large 3	421	119.74	504	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.50/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd

125.30

—

AL average4 barns · 376 hd

127.34

−2.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	1,228	1,305.77/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	16,035	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	867	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	674.98/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,303	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	929	1,001.43/cwt	910.00–1,075.00	9,303	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,060	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	853	429.85/cwt	385.00–475.00	3,667	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,160	585.64/cwt	535.00–600.00	6,793	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	780.88/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,754	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	912.87/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,681	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,077	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	829	373.24/cwt	340.00–400.00	3,094	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	748	307.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,299	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	881	516.06/cwt	475.00–550.00	4,546	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	871	718.29/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	138.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.30/cwt	112.00–117.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.96/cwt	115.00–117.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.66/cwt	137.00–139.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.96/cwt	142.00–145.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.89/cwt	135.00–142.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 750Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets were closed for holidays.

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	18	—	1,228	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,305.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,290	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	929	910.00–1,075.00	1,001.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,082	600.00–750.00	674.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,121	750.00–825.00	780.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	900.00–925.00	912.87
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	853	385.00–475.00	429.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	881	475.00–550.00	516.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	871	675.00–750.00	718.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	535.00–600.00	585.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	340.00	340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	829	340.00–400.00	373.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	748	305.00–310.00	307.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00–147.00	143.37
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
2	—	685	125.00–128.00	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	122.00–125.00	123.48
4	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.93
3	—	530	125.00–129.00	126.65
6	—	363	136.00–140.00	138.46
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
2	—	493	129.00	129.00
2	—	690	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.73
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
2	—	508	120.00	120.00
3	—	568	112.00–117.00	115.30
6	—	372	130.00–134.00	132.27
6	—	466	120.00–126.00	123.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	102.00	102.00
2	—	473	115.00–117.00	115.96
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
2	—	443	117.00–120.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	113.00–116.00	114.47
2	—	635	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	413	155.00	155.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
3	—	475	142.00–147.00	144.60
3	—	522	137.00–139.00	137.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	132.00–134.00	133.00
2	—	718	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
4	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.93
4	—	476	135.00–142.00	137.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
3	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.27
3	—	420	142.00–145.00	142.96
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00

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