Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $118.69/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$118.69

163 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$330

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	420	125.00	525	1thin
Medium and Large 2	485	124.01	602	39
Medium and Large 1	542	122.00	661	54
Medium and Large 1-2	757	113.00	855	69

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about −$330 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 sale163 hd

118.69

—

AL average13 barns · 1,431 hd

119.61

−0.92

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	1,592	92.38	1,471	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	65.00	878	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	62.23	760	48

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 1	—	468	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	122.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	112.52/cwt	111.00–117.00	708	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.19/cwt	130.00–131.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	136.87/cwt	136.00–137.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.32/cwt	114.00–118.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	142.42/cwt	140.00–146.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	95.35/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,615	8
Bulls	—	—	1,389	85.90/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,193	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	129.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	136.17/cwt	133.00–139.00	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.75/cwt	121.00–124.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	846.43/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,193	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	628	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	143.49/cwt	143.00–145.00	443	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	965.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	966	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	872	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	62.64/cwt	60.00–65.00	789	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	57.78/cwt	57.00–59.00	601	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	70.69/cwt	69.00–72.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	855	69

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 565Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 58Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 31Year ago 57

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	127.00–131.00	128.98
2	—	653	106.00–108.00	107.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
22	—	629	111.00–117.00	112.52
3	—	358	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
10	—	427	132.00–135.00	133.99
2	—	560	119.00–122.00	120.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	120.00–126.00	122.74
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
5	—	428	130.00–131.00	130.19
2	—	583	114.00–115.00	114.49
23	—	525	117.00–122.00	119.64
4	—	309	143.00–145.00	143.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	757	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
5	—	457	140.00–146.00	142.42
4	—	421	148.00–150.00	148.97
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
5	—	675	115.00–119.00	116.39
4	—	564	129.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
11	—	512	133.00–139.00	136.17
4	—	621	121.00–124.00	121.75
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
2	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	136.00–137.00	136.87
3	—	617	114.00–118.00	116.32
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
8	—	571	126.00–128.00	126.99
4	—	430	142.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
5	—	534	125.00–131.00	129.07
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	145.00	145.00
2	—	605	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	420	152.00–153.00	152.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	874	110.50	110.50
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
2	—	510	147.00–149.00	148.01
4	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	700	124.50	124.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,694	93.00–97.00	95.35
5	—	1,389	85.00–89.00	85.90
1	—	1,795	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,260	60.00–65.00	62.64
9	—	1,041	57.00–59.00	57.78
3	—	1,303	69.00–72.00	70.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	65.00	65.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	968	800.00–875.00	846.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	900.00–1,025.00	965.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	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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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