Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $127.58/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$127.58

75 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$4.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	128.77	662	43
Medium and Large 2	491	126.91	623	21
Medium and Large 3	460	124.18	572	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about $91 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 sale75 hd

127.58

—

AL average10 barns · 858 hd

121.46

+6.12

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	1,720	93.12	1,601	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	67.00	1,032	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	63.98	780	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	58.16	678	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	763	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,779	93.76/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,078	1,006.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	10,847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.87/cwt	125.00–133.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.73/cwt	132.00–139.00	652	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.40/cwt	152.00–157.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	193.47/cwt	192.00–195.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	117.50/cwt	115.00–119.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	128.66/cwt	128.00–129.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	132.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.79/cwt	127.00–130.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.41/cwt	132.00–137.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.42/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	127.76/cwt	127.00–130.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	686	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	9,381	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,032	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	58.16/cwt	56.00–60.00	678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	973	832.50/cwt	825.00–840.00	8,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	745	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	68.98/cwt	67.00–72.00	854	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	62.94/cwt	60.00–66.00	753	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.25/cwt	146.00–147.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.90/cwt	135.00–142.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.56/cwt	147.00–152.00	621	2
Bulls	—	—	2,105	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	11,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	88.24/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,406.25/cwt	1,375.00–1,450.00	16,861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.98/cwt	139.00–146.00	615	4

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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 545Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 36Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 60Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
3	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.39
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
6	—	468	140.00–145.00	141.18
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	225	192.00–195.00	193.47
2	—	415	147.00–152.00	149.56
2	—	725	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
3	—	438	135.00–137.00	135.68
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	120.00–125.00	123.61
10	—	515	125.00–133.00	128.87
13	—	480	132.00–139.00	135.73
2	—	370	152.00–157.00	154.40
2	—	608	117.00–119.00	118.01
3	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	430	139.00–146.00	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
2	—	335	152.00	152.00
5	—	615	115.00–122.00	118.01
6	—	466	130.00–138.00	132.48
7	—	417	138.00–145.00	141.62
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
8	—	511	127.00–130.00	127.76
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
12	—	560	121.00–126.00	122.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
4	—	531	115.00–119.00	117.50
5	—	423	127.00–130.00	128.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
3	—	487	128.00–129.00	128.66
5	—	418	132.00–137.00	134.41
5	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.42
6	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	129.00–131.00	130.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
3	—	570	135.00–142.00	138.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
4	—	558	146.00–147.00	146.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,779	92.00–95.00	93.76
1	—	2,105	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,350	86.00–90.00	88.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	56.00–60.00	58.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	58.00	58.00
11	—	1,238	67.00–72.00	68.98
24	—	1,196	60.00–66.00	62.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,078	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,052	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,199	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,406.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	900.00–925.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	825.00–840.00	832.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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