Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.58/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$135.58

164 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	148.07	762	11thin
Medium and Large 3	481	138.08	664	9thin
Medium and Large 2	584	134.85	787	24
Medium and Large 1-2	668	134.39	898	120

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale164 hd

135.58

—

AL average11 barns · 687 hd

144.64

−9.06

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	1,723	76.75	1,322	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	55.23	612	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	54.74	874	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	45.52	475	14

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	946	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	779	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	910	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	131.22/cwt	131.00–132.00	886	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	935	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.99/cwt	131.00–134.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	148.59/cwt	145.00–152.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,058.44/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,558	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,062	966.88/cwt	950.00–975.00	10,268	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,173	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	575.90/cwt	535.00–650.00	6,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.40/cwt	147.00–155.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.58/cwt	137.00–145.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	42.79/cwt	40.00–45.00	432	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	48.59/cwt	47.00–51.00	509	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	679	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	54.74/cwt	53.00–56.00	874	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	53.79/cwt	51.00–55.00	577	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	918	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,469	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	872	699.04/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,096	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	433.35/cwt	325.00–510.00	3,640	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,118	592.80/cwt	550.00–640.00	6,628	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	686.46/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	811.61/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,163	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	948.51/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	144.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	131.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	149.61/cwt	147.00–152.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	163.56/cwt	162.00–167.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	605	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	149.32/cwt	147.00–152.00	563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	119.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	167.66/cwt	167.00–168.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	122.63/cwt	122.00–125.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.82/cwt	116.00–122.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	129.34/cwt	127.00–132.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.64/cwt	137.00–140.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.94/cwt	132.00–137.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	110.20/cwt	107.00–112.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	485	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.38/cwt	131.00–135.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.75/cwt	112.00–117.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	137.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	159.75/cwt	157.00–162.00	580	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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 928Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	155.00	155.00
3	—	583	137.00–145.00	140.58
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	739	128.00	128.00
23	—	523	149.00	149.00
26	—	643	141.50	141.50
27	—	675	131.00–132.00	131.22
28	—	763	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	162.00	162.00
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
3	—	580	131.00–134.00	131.99
5	—	808	110.00–112.00	111.20
6	—	534	135.00–140.00	136.94
8	—	486	145.00–152.00	148.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	152.00–155.00	153.42
2	—	433	142.00–145.00	143.47
2	—	490	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	533	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	147.00–155.00	151.40
4	—	470	145.00–147.00	145.97
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.42
3	—	527	135.00–139.00	137.29
2	—	660	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	623	116.00–120.00	117.94
2	—	595	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
5	—	363	157.00–162.00	159.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	135.00–140.00	137.54
8	—	367	140.00–147.00	144.28
5	—	528	120.00–127.00	123.15
5	—	471	127.00–135.00	131.94
3	—	337	147.00–152.00	149.61
3	—	272	162.00–167.00	163.56
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.72
12	—	421	140.00–147.00	143.76
10	—	377	147.00–152.00	149.32
5	—	577	117.00–125.00	119.92
4	—	614	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	519	132.00–135.00	132.73
3	—	320	155.00–165.00	160.44
3	—	278	167.00–168.00	167.66
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	125.00–130.00	128.44
2	—	578	122.00	122.00
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
10	—	468	131.00–135.00	132.38
5	—	625	112.00–117.00	113.75
5	—	417	135.00–140.00	137.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	122.00–125.00	122.63
8	—	463	116.00–122.00	119.82
5	—	367	127.00–132.00	129.34
2	—	343	132.00	132.00
2	—	280	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	125.00–130.00	127.37
10	—	422	130.00–132.00	131.18
9	—	328	137.00–140.00	137.64
8	—	380	132.00–137.00	133.94
5	—	529	122.00–125.00	122.97
4	—	619	107.00–112.00	110.20
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	122.00	122.00
2	—	485	136.00–137.00	136.50
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
1	—	520	133.00	133.00

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	6	—	1,092	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,058.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,062	950.00–975.00	966.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	705	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,080	535.00–650.00	575.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,129	725.00–875.00	811.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,195	875.00–1,000.00	948.51
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	245.00	245.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	872	650.00–800.00	699.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	840	325.00–510.00	433.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	550.00–640.00	592.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	650.00–725.00	686.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	40.00–45.00	42.79
5	—	1,048	47.00–51.00	48.59
1	—	1,305	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	53.00–56.00	54.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	51.00–55.00	53.79
1	—	1,250	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	77.00–78.00	77.50
1	—	1,895	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,350	68.00	68.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle