Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.90/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$113.90

35 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$43.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	134.50	585	4thin
Medium and Large 2	427	129.80	555	14thin
Medium and Large 3	457	119.03	544	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	801	91.00	729	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.50/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale35 hd

113.90

—

AL average11 barns · 819 hd

124.09

−10.20

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	—	High	1,661	86.88	1,443	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	57.06	813	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	56.88	655	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	52.63	563	13

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	473	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	92.36/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	619	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	87.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,435	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	62.55/cwt	62.00–65.00	684	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	57.06/cwt	55.00–60.00	813	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.20/cwt	55.00–60.00	692	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	53.55/cwt	52.00–54.00	564	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	52.63/cwt	50.00–55.00	563	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,079	918.75/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,913	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	866.67/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,158	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,975	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,167	1,058.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	12,351	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	81.70/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.40/cwt	121.00–127.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	729	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	979.69/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,395	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	9,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	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 Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–142.00	140.96
2	—	405	150.00–157.00	153.54
2	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	510	135.00–137.00	136.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	155.00	155.00
3	—	560	120.00–122.00	120.69
2	—	300	162.00–167.00	164.50
2	—	510	125.00–127.00	125.98
4	—	430	142.00–147.00	144.03
2	—	483	130.00–136.00	132.95
3	—	625	115.00–117.00	115.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
3	—	427	150.00	150.00
2	—	503	141.00	141.00
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
2	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00–122.00	121.05
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	137.00–140.00	138.30
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
5	—	460	121.00–127.00	124.40
2	—	413	127.00–130.00	128.53
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
3	—	428	135.00–136.00	135.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	801	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	92.00–93.00	92.36
8	—	1,642	85.00–90.00	87.42
4	—	1,615	79.00–84.00	81.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	62.00–65.00	62.55
36	—	1,210	55.00–60.00	57.20
17	—	1,053	52.00–54.00	53.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,424	55.00–60.00	57.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,069	50.00–55.00	52.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,079	875.00–925.00	918.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	750.00–800.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	825.00–900.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,061	950.00–1,100.00	979.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	900.00–925.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,167	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,058.33

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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Florence Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle