Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.96/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −63.15 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$139.96

76 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	142.84	717	22
Medium and Large 2	452	139.60	630	49
Medium and Large 3	466	130.80	610	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $107 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $182.39, median $203.11 across 14 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 sale76 hd

139.96

—

AL average13 barns · 1,119 hd

125.82

+14.14

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−63.15

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	1,519	96.59	1,467	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	65.23	857	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	64.68	935	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	57.08	636	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	463	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	160.70/cwt	160.00–167.00	543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	114.17/cwt	114.00–115.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	151.10/cwt	150.00–156.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.35/cwt	132.00–138.00	750	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	144.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.97/cwt	137.00–144.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	186.04/cwt	185.00–187.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,405	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	1,150.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	12,547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.41/cwt	138.00–140.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	149.98/cwt	145.00–154.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.68/cwt	126.00–127.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.22/cwt	134.00–137.00	517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.88/cwt	117.00–121.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.19/cwt	122.00–127.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.25/cwt	112.00–113.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	116.25/cwt	116.00–117.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.19/cwt	127.00–132.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	109.85/cwt	109.00–110.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	57.08/cwt	55.00–60.00	636	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.00	935	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	65.98/cwt	63.00–68.00	877	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	60.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	782	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	72.30/cwt	71.00–74.00	944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,338	92.70/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,240	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	102.43/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,833	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	750	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	8,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	937.50/cwt	925.00–950.00	9,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	1,205.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,210.00	13,677	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	642	3

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 845Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	428	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
7	—	669	109.00–110.00	109.85
3	—	608	113.00–114.00	113.67
3	—	563	119.00–120.00	119.34
3	—	508	126.00–127.00	126.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	385	134.00–137.00	134.22
9	—	529	117.00–121.00	117.88
5	—	470	122.00–127.00	125.19
4	—	630	112.00–113.00	112.25
4	—	560	116.00–117.00	116.25
4	—	420	127.00–132.00	130.19
2	—	723	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	135.00–137.00	136.34
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	140.00–145.00	142.48
9	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.74
9	—	338	160.00–167.00	160.70
6	—	603	114.00–115.00	114.17
5	—	387	150.00–156.00	151.10
3	—	573	120.00–126.00	123.62
1	—	730	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	132.00–138.00	134.35
5	—	486	140.00–146.00	144.87
3	—	518	137.00–144.00	139.97
2	—	410	148.00–152.00	149.95
2	—	280	185.00–187.00	186.04
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	138.00–140.00	138.41
4	—	758	117.00	117.00
4	—	670	122.00	122.00
3	—	455	145.00–154.00	149.98
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	126.00–127.00	126.68
1	—	605	132.00	132.00

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	—	1,185	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,091	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	1,200.00–1,210.00	1,205.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	925.00–950.00	937.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	55.00–60.00	57.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	64.00–65.00	64.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,329	63.00–68.00	65.98
8	—	1,283	58.00–62.00	60.98
3	—	1,305	71.00–74.00	72.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	92.00–94.00	92.70
2	—	1,790	102.00–103.00	102.43

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle