Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 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 $124.94/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$124.94

109 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$5.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	498	127.41	634	47
Medium and Large 1	580	123.18	715	57
Medium and Large 3	486	121.81	592	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $42 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 sale109 hd

124.94

—

AL average12 barns · 1,375 hd

122.13

+2.81

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	—	Low	1,751	95.40	1,670	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	62.78	747	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	62.48	1,047	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	165.82/cwt	162.00–167.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	113.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	89.06/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	121.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	146.75/cwt	146.00–149.00	721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	114.24/cwt	112.00–117.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.96/cwt	139.00–142.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	124.72/cwt	123.00–126.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.73/cwt	134.00–137.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.57/cwt	119.00–122.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.78/cwt	132.00–137.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	129.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	687	11
Bulls	—	—	1,720	95.73/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	144.80/cwt	142.00–147.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.44/cwt	124.00–129.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	101.40/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,972	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	142.09/cwt	139.00–146.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.85/cwt	126.00–133.00	617	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	118.18/cwt	117.00–123.00	734	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	925.00/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,047	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	56.47/cwt	55.00–58.00	647	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,065	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	63.29/cwt	60.00–65.00	767	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	817.50/cwt	810.00–825.00	8,420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.34/cwt	127.00–128.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	748	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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 823Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 105Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 54Year ago 73

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
2	—	635	114.00–116.00	114.99
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	162.00–167.00	165.82
4	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.21
4	—	619	120.00–122.00	121.49
5	—	414	142.00–147.00	144.80
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
10	—	479	134.00–140.00	136.23
3	—	358	152.00–155.00	152.98
3	—	563	127.00–128.00	127.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	671	119.00–124.00	121.49
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
9	—	721	112.00–116.00	113.30
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
12	—	491	146.00–149.00	146.75
2	—	365	162.00	162.00
2	—	620	124.00–129.00	126.44
3	—	512	139.00–146.00	142.09
8	—	566	129.00–135.00	132.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
4	—	566	124.00–127.00	125.51
5	—	425	139.00–142.00	139.96
7	—	471	134.00–137.00	135.73
9	—	752	104.00	104.00
11	—	531	127.00–134.00	129.35
20	—	621	117.00–123.00	118.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
2	—	465	122.00–124.00	123.02
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
4	—	619	112.00–117.00	114.24
7	—	535	123.00–126.00	124.72
7	—	571	119.00–122.00	120.57
8	—	419	132.00–137.00	133.78
20	—	475	126.00–133.00	129.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	772	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	158.00	158.00
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
6	—	674	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	87.00–92.00	89.06
3	—	1,720	94.00–98.00	95.73
3	—	1,945	100.00–102.00	101.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,145	55.00–58.00	56.47
21	—	1,212	60.00–65.00	63.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	62.00–63.00	62.48

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	2	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	978	875.00–950.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	810.00–825.00	817.50

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