Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 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 $127.46/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$127.46

100 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$12.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	130.32	715	49
Medium and Large 2	497	125.46	623	46
Medium and Large 3	520	117.81	613	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about $102 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 sale100 hd

127.46

—

AL average12 barns · 1,589 hd

121.10

+6.36

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	1,909	90.80	1,733	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	60.01	752	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	58.65	907	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	58.00	635	1thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	790.00/cwt	780.00–800.00	8,256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	57.48/cwt	54.00–58.00	706	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,183	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	60.88/cwt	59.00–64.00	769	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	870.00/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	145.16/cwt	145.00–147.00	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.56/cwt	135.00–137.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	123.63/cwt	117.00–127.00	638	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	129.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	116.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	301	183.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	607	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	86.09/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.11/cwt	140.00–149.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	93.16/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	722	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	645	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	170.65/cwt	170.00–172.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	178.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.77/cwt	128.00–132.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	119.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	793	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	58.65/cwt	58.00–60.00	907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	998	805.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	864	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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 579Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 70Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 73Year ago 94

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	780.00–800.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	825.00–950.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	800.00–810.00	805.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,229	54.00–58.00	57.48
40	—	1,263	59.00–64.00	60.88
1	—	1,270	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	58.00–60.00	58.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,065	84.00–88.00	86.09
4	—	1,831	90.00–95.00	93.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	140.00	140.00
3	—	950	114.00	114.00
9	—	802	125.00	125.00
11	—	737	130.00	130.00
12	—	534	145.00–147.00	145.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
9	—	463	135.00–137.00	136.56
2	—	630	120.00–125.00	122.54
12	—	554	126.00–130.00	129.64
3	—	288	162.00	162.00
7	—	372	147.00	147.00
7	—	802	107.00	107.00
8	—	664	117.00–120.00	119.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.61
20	—	516	117.00–127.00	123.63
3	—	358	135.00–137.00	136.32
3	—	612	115.00–118.00	116.64
4	—	574	120.00–122.00	120.50
5	—	425	128.00–132.00	130.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
2	—	468	120.00–122.00	121.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	135.00–137.00	136.33
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	125.00–132.00	129.73
8	—	423	140.00–149.00	146.11
11	—	578	120.00–127.00	124.98
2	—	360	157.00	157.00
19	—	482	130.00–137.00	133.73
2	—	623	117.00	117.00
3	—	322	170.00–172.00	170.65
4	—	270	175.00–180.00	178.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	301	177.00–185.00	183.67
2	—	378	160.00–161.00	160.51
7	—	572	130.00–137.00	134.01
2	—	410	150.00–156.00	152.93
2	—	618	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	655	116.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	460	140.00–147.00	143.91
4	—	520	135.00–138.00	135.73

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle