Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.79/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$128.79

102 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$0.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	129.37	590	41
Medium and Large 3	382	128.43	491	30
Medium and Large 1	542	128.38	696	31

One grade step is worth $0.99/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale102 hd

128.79

—

AL average15 barns · 1,358 hd

135.66

−6.87

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	1,701	86.76	1,476	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	58.13	706	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	57.79	902	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	47.30	463	19

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	50.16/cwt	48.00–52.00	498	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,049	731.32/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,672	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,186.79/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	14,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	156.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.77/cwt	150.00–152.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.59/cwt	149.00–156.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	148.96/cwt	147.00–150.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,118	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,103	1,037.30/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.87/cwt	132.00–137.00	642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.56/cwt	120.00–122.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	143.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	123.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	160.16/cwt	157.00–162.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	164.54/cwt	162.00–167.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	147.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.20/cwt	142.00–145.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	44.12/cwt	43.00–45.00	425	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	59.38/cwt	58.00–61.00	939	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.43/cwt	54.00–59.00	694	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	62.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	760	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	51.55/cwt	51.00–52.00	567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	87.22/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,472	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	79.43/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	92.70/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,645	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	833	504.28/cwt	425.00–575.00	4,201	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	871	617.65/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,380	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,670	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	824	555.35/cwt	510.00–590.00	4,576	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,162	660.92/cwt	610.00–700.00	7,680	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,255	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,065	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	863.57/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,974	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	971.00/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,885	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.18/cwt	127.00–132.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	112.74/cwt	112.00–115.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	119.87/cwt	118.00–121.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	818	638.07/cwt	625.00–650.00	5,219	8

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 180Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
6	—	482	140.00–145.00	141.59
4	—	429	145.00–150.00	147.94
3	—	523	135.00–137.00	136.32
2	—	380	152.00–155.00	153.48
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	333	150.00–152.00	150.98
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
4	—	375	142.00–145.00	143.20
3	—	258	160.00–162.00	160.66
4	—	425	135.00–142.00	138.36
4	—	475	127.00–132.00	129.18
4	—	638	112.00–115.00	112.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	132.00–137.00	134.87
7	—	635	120.00–122.00	120.56
7	—	416	140.00–145.00	143.67
5	—	581	122.00–125.00	123.16
4	—	524	127.00–132.00	129.42
4	—	321	157.00–162.00	160.16
3	—	372	147.00–155.00	151.26
3	—	272	162.00–167.00	164.54
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	152.00–162.00	156.85
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	150.00–152.00	150.77
3	—	462	149.00–150.00	149.66
3	—	325	165.00–167.00	166.31
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	149.00–156.00	151.59
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.74
6	—	374	125.00–130.00	127.42
5	—	415	120.00–125.00	123.37
4	—	468	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	265	147.00–150.00	148.96
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	205	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	137.00	137.00
2	—	560	127.00	127.00
4	—	480	132.00–135.00	133.46
4	—	529	130.00–132.00	130.98
8	—	603	118.00–121.00	119.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	610	123.00–125.00	123.99
6	—	481	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	338	137.00–140.00	138.47
2	—	558	120.00	120.00
6	—	378	135.00–137.00	135.64
6	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.62
10	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.84
12	—	473	125.00–130.00	128.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	48.00–52.00	50.16
9	—	964	43.00–45.00	44.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	58.00–61.00	59.38
1	—	1,495	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,230	54.00–59.00	56.43
8	—	1,220	60.00–64.00	62.33
2	—	1,100	51.00–52.00	51.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,688	85.00–90.00	87.22
3	—	1,665	78.00–82.00	79.43
3	—	1,775	92.00–93.00	92.70

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	8	—	1,049	725.00–750.00	731.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,103	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,186.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	818	625.00–650.00	638.07
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	425.00–575.00	504.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	260.00	260.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	871	600.00–650.00	617.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	824	510.00–590.00	555.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,162	610.00–700.00	660.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,155	800.00–925.00	863.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,224	925.00–1,075.00	971.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,095	775.00	775.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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