Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.61/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −62.72 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$139.61

65 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$20.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	143.55	639	18thin
Medium and Large 2	435	140.34	611	41
Medium and Large 3	517	122.83	635	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about $4 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 sale65 hd

139.61

—

AL average12 barns · 637 hd

123.15

+16.46

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−62.72

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	1,761	83.58	1,472	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	53.14	635	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	50.57	560	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	50.00	753	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.85/cwt	102.00–111.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.35/cwt	152.00–157.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	163.57/cwt	162.00–167.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	173.50/cwt	172.00–175.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	478	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.65/cwt	132.00–137.00	645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	148.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	146.69/cwt	146.00–149.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	11,914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	124.84/cwt	122.00–128.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	139.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	78.24/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,242	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	86.79/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	671	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	52.90/cwt	50.00–56.00	633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	50.57/cwt	48.00–52.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	115.65/cwt	114.00–117.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.76/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 318Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 43Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.10
6	—	618	102.00–111.00	107.85
2	—	460	118.00–120.00	118.99
7	—	416	122.00–128.00	124.84
3	—	313	137.00–142.00	139.67
9	—	517	114.00–117.00	115.65
4	—	375	132.00–135.00	132.76
1	—	655	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00–132.00	131.02
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	458	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
2	—	514	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	485	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	152.00–157.00	154.35
9	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.10
3	—	277	162.00–167.00	163.57
2	—	215	172.00–175.00	173.50
12	—	479	132.00–137.00	134.65
4	—	365	145.00–152.00	148.44
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	603	111.00–113.00	112.00
6	—	519	124.00–130.00	127.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
2	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	132.00–135.00	132.77
2	—	273	175.00	175.00
7	—	416	146.00–149.00	146.69
2	—	470	138.00–140.00	139.00
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
2	—	613	115.00–116.00	115.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	115.00	115.00
2	—	615	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	132.00	132.00
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
2	—	590	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	90.00–91.00	90.50
5	—	1,587	75.00–80.00	78.24
4	—	1,794	84.00–88.00	86.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	48.00	48.00
15	—	1,197	50.00–56.00	52.90
2	—	1,205	57.00–58.00	57.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	48.00–52.00	50.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,059	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	725.00–775.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	850.00	850.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle