Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, bull sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.39/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$128.39

111 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$8.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	130.24	590	44
Medium and Large 1	560	128.89	721	51
Medium and Large 3	475	121.67	578	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.57/cwt here — about $12 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 sale111 hd

128.39

—

AL average14 barns · 1,167 hd

132.14

−3.75

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	1,656	79.05	1,309	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	53.84	632	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	53.63	704	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	45.36	457	19

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	154.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	121.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.92/cwt	157.00–165.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	128.64/cwt	127.00–130.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.71/cwt	127.00–130.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.71/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	136.58/cwt	135.00–137.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	141.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	130.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.08/cwt	122.00–129.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.56/cwt	130.00–132.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	137.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	520.43/cwt	490.00–550.00	4,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,109	545.57/cwt	475.00–600.00	6,050	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	678.81/cwt	625.00–750.00	7,671	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	805.43/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,359	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	933.63/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,456	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	805	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,957	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	124.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.20/cwt	154.00–159.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	131.59/cwt	130.00–132.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.96/cwt	132.00–137.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	47.32/cwt	45.00–50.00	489	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	42.67/cwt	41.00–44.00	414	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	53.63/cwt	52.00–55.00	704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	53.33/cwt	51.00–55.00	641	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	48.98/cwt	48.00–50.00	487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	79.63/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,228	5
Bulls	—	—	1,667	73.29/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,222	5
Bulls	—	—	1,828	87.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,603	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	865	503.18/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,353	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	583.29/cwt	550.00–625.00	5,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	141.21/cwt	140.00–143.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	145.28/cwt	144.00–147.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	11

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 678Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 49Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.64
6	—	523	130.00–137.00	134.28
6	—	369	150.00–157.00	154.56
4	—	576	125.00–130.00	127.95
3	—	622	117.00–125.00	121.25
2	—	328	157.00	157.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	295	162.00	162.00
11	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	147.00–152.00	149.74
5	—	425	152.00–157.00	154.53
4	—	373	157.00–165.00	160.92
2	—	620	127.00–132.00	129.46
2	—	570	134.00–139.00	136.43
2	—	520	142.00–144.00	142.99
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
1	—	310	171.00	171.00
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	135.00–140.00	137.35
4	—	431	140.00–143.00	141.21
3	—	375	144.00–147.00	145.28
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
7	—	537	155.00	155.00
5	—	667	130.00–132.00	131.59
3	—	630	132.00–137.00	134.96
1	—	580	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	121.00–126.00	124.47
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	154.00–159.00	156.20
2	—	625	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	460	152.00–154.00	152.99
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	127.00–130.00	128.64
3	—	468	122.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	660	102.00	102.00
2	—	385	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.96
8	—	469	127.00–130.00	128.71
7	—	566	118.00–120.00	119.71
6	—	521	120.00–127.00	124.59
5	—	365	135.00–137.00	136.58
5	—	326	140.00–142.00	141.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	590	130.00–134.00	130.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	122.00–129.00	127.08
7	—	528	130.00–132.00	131.56
6	—	635	120.00–122.00	120.32
6	—	433	135.00–140.00	137.11
5	—	477	132.00–135.00	133.77
2	—	665	112.00–117.00	114.46
1	—	715	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	490.00–550.00	520.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	550.00–625.00	583.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,109	475.00–600.00	545.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	625.00–750.00	678.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,162	750.00–850.00	805.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	925.00–950.00	933.63
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	450.00–550.00	503.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	225.00	225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	45.00–50.00	47.32
8	—	971	41.00–44.00	42.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	52.00–55.00	53.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,202	51.00–55.00	53.33
2	—	1,220	61.00	61.00
2	—	995	48.00–50.00	48.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	78.00–82.00	79.63
5	—	1,667	71.00–75.00	73.29
3	—	1,828	85.00–90.00	87.67

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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