Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 higher per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.25/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$135.25

105 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	138.06	572	43
Medium and Large 1	499	134.82	673	36
Medium and Large 3	405	131.21	532	26

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $40 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 sale105 hd

135.25

—

AL average15 barns · 1,620 hd

132.89

+2.36

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	1,873	79.25	1,484	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	54.00	616	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	53.70	814	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	45.95	461	17

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	—	1,080	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	136.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	124.17/cwt	122.00–125.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	142.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.76/cwt	127.00–132.00	620	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,103	786.73/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,678	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.20/cwt	147.00–152.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.52/cwt	152.00–157.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.74/cwt	122.00–130.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.36/cwt	131.00–137.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	160.94/cwt	157.00–163.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	173.48/cwt	172.00–175.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.14/cwt	137.00–147.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.87/cwt	152.00–162.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	168.57/cwt	167.00–172.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.93/cwt	127.00–133.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.44/cwt	133.00–142.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	151.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	424	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	48.19/cwt	45.00–50.00	503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	159.56/cwt	157.00–162.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.78/cwt	142.00–145.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.31/cwt	132.00–134.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	147.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	549	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,279	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	748	654.78/cwt	650.00–660.00	4,898	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	733.64/cwt	620.00–835.00	8,363	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,110.74/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	13,240	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	916.15/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	10,252	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	722.66/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,949	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,137	550.28/cwt	475.00–650.00	6,257	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	858	460.33/cwt	415.00–500.00	3,950	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	887	848.10/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,523	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	659.78/cwt	550.00–750.00	5,476	15
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	803	288.08/cwt	240.00–345.00	2,313	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	2,185	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,229	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	54.00/cwt	52.00–56.00	612	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	53.70/cwt	52.00–56.00	814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	41.85/cwt	40.00–44.00	390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	514	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 675Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,080	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,103	750.00–825.00	786.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	748	650.00–660.00	654.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,140	620.00–835.00	733.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,192	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,110.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,119	835.00–1,000.00	916.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,100	650.00–800.00	722.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,137	475.00–650.00	550.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	858	415.00–500.00	460.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	887	750.00–900.00	848.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	830	550.00–750.00	659.78
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	803	240.00–345.00	288.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	131.00	131.00
2	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	152.00–155.00	153.49
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	125.00–130.00	127.95
6	—	369	132.00–140.00	136.37
5	—	466	122.00–125.00	124.17
4	—	329	140.00–145.00	142.19
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	255	147.00	147.00
1	—	235	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	127.00–132.00	129.76
11	—	424	133.00–142.00	138.44
5	—	280	150.00–157.00	151.28
4	—	371	142.00–145.00	143.44
3	—	520	125.00–127.00	126.32
3	—	320	145.00–150.00	148.20
3	—	227	157.00–162.00	159.56
2	—	568	122.00–125.00	123.47
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	110.00	110.00
2	—	662	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	135.00–142.00	138.80
5	—	647	119.00	119.00
5	—	428	142.00–145.00	143.78
4	—	383	145.00	145.00
3	—	525	132.00–134.00	133.31
3	—	320	145.00–152.00	147.33
2	—	575	125.00–127.00	125.97
1	—	260	162.00	162.00
1	—	230	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	260	162.00	162.00
6	—	468	132.00–135.00	133.47
6	—	425	135.00–145.00	139.75
3	—	372	145.00–150.00	147.57
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	338	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.66
11	—	423	147.00–152.00	150.20
7	—	371	152.00–157.00	154.52
6	—	572	122.00–130.00	125.74
5	—	523	131.00–137.00	134.36
4	—	326	157.00–163.00	160.94
3	—	678	112.00–115.00	112.99
2	—	265	170.00–172.00	171.00
2	—	238	172.00–175.00	173.48
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	147.00–152.00	149.51
5	—	571	134.00–137.00	134.99
4	—	525	137.00–147.00	143.14
4	—	433	152.00–162.00	155.87
3	—	323	167.00–172.00	168.57
2	—	625	127.00–133.00	129.93
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	295	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,044	45.00–50.00	48.19
6	—	931	40.00–44.00	41.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,255	58.00	58.00
18	—	1,133	52.00–56.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	52.00–56.00	53.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,185	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,683	73.00	73.00

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle