Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No trends available, Trade active with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.93/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −72.40 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$129.93

49 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	135.42	679	9thin
Medium and Large 2	494	130.16	643	34
Medium and Large 3	522	120.33	628	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $51 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

129.93

—

AL average11 barns · 460 hd

119.28

+10.65

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−72.40

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	1,508	81.98	1,236	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	59.39	725	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	52.00	547	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	62.61/cwt	61.00–66.00	742	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	58.66/cwt	56.00–60.00	740	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	52.64/cwt	52.00–54.00	613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	52.00/cwt	50.00–54.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.76/cwt	125.00–127.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	93.57/cwt	93.00–95.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,017	766.67/cwt	750.00–775.00	7,797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,090	905.00/cwt	840.00–975.00	9,865	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,105	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.61/cwt	102.00–110.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	136.19/cwt	132.00–137.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.30/cwt	144.00–147.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	111.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	113.00/cwt	111.00–116.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.84/cwt	127.00–128.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.22/cwt	115.00–121.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	83.96/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,241	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.13/cwt	135.00–142.00	584	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.21/cwt	122.00–130.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 247Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 193Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 127Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: No trends available, Trade active with light to moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,185	61.00–66.00	62.61
12	—	1,261	56.00–60.00	58.66
3	—	1,165	52.00–54.00	52.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	50.00–54.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	82.00–86.00	83.96
2	—	1,538	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	125.00–127.00	125.76
7	—	868	93.00–95.00	93.57
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	138.00–142.00	139.95
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
3	—	410	144.00–147.00	145.30
2	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	525	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
3	—	675	102.00–110.00	105.61
6	—	464	132.00–137.00	136.19
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
5	—	618	110.00–115.00	111.80
12	—	423	135.00–142.00	138.13
5	—	520	122.00–130.00	125.21
1	—	360	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	111.00–116.00	113.00
2	—	628	102.00	102.00
6	—	483	120.00–125.00	122.31
3	—	293	145.00	145.00
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
10	—	528	115.00–121.00	118.22
4	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.27
1	—	750	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	127.00–128.00	127.84
1	—	750	97.00	97.00
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
2	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	510	122.00–125.00	123.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	750.00–775.00	766.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	840.00–975.00	905.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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