Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.89/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$130.89

264 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	135.38	681	95
Medium and Large 1	660	130.11	859	95
Medium and Large 3	489	126.12	617	74

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $64 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 sale264 hd

130.89

—

AL average13 barns · 1,674 hd

134.19

−3.30

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	1,769	89.61	1,585	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	60.86	987	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	58.87	762	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	45.81	464	19

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	1,225	850.51/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,791	89.51/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.52/cwt	107.50–112.50	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	129.89/cwt	125.00–132.50	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	117.32/cwt	115.00–119.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	623	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	735.47/cwt	575.00–875.00	7,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,147.50/cwt	1,135.00–1,160.00	17,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,146.96/cwt	1,085.00–1,275.00	15,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	102.44/cwt	100.00–107.50	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	541	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	124.09/cwt	122.00–125.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.24/cwt	111.00–118.00	665	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	121.55/cwt	120.00–122.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	123.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	578	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.34/cwt	110.00–113.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	114.89/cwt	112.50–117.50	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.50	599	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.07/cwt	127.50–130.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	135.42/cwt	133.00–137.50	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.65/cwt	136.00–137.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	164.02/cwt	160.00–167.50	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	107.75/cwt	102.50–110.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.95/cwt	117.50–122.50	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	124.28/cwt	124.00–127.50	911	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	160.62/cwt	157.50–162.50	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	120.30/cwt	115.00–123.00	705	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	111.26/cwt	107.50–112.50	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	136.81/cwt	135.00–137.50	371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.34/cwt	132.50–137.50	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.10/cwt	114.00–118.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	100.94/cwt	97.50–105.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	117.14/cwt	116.00–117.50	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	120.70/cwt	120.00–122.50	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	298	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	60.86/cwt	58.00–63.00	987	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	138.05/cwt	135.00–142.50	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	136.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	968	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.50	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	131.59/cwt	129.00–132.50	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.86/cwt	120.00–124.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	145.09/cwt	141.00–150.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.70/cwt	122.50–126.00	648	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	115.69/cwt	110.00–117.50	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	129.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	758	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.71/cwt	131.00–137.50	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	45.81/cwt	43.00–49.00	464	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	51.20/cwt	50.00–52.00	520	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	62.92/cwt	61.00–66.00	861	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	57.35/cwt	53.00–60.00	736	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	796.45/cwt	725.00–875.00	8,697	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,000	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	680.91/cwt	605.00–740.00	7,490	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	888	536.27/cwt	525.00–550.00	4,762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	735.01/cwt	650.00–950.00	8,974	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,058	446.98/cwt	385.00–540.00	4,729	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	678.90/cwt	580.00–775.00	7,712	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	623.33/cwt	580.00–680.00	5,610	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 994Last week 918Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 141Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 59Year ago 50

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	825.00–875.00	850.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,092	725.00–875.00	796.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,100	605.00–740.00	680.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,221	650.00–950.00	735.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,136	580.00–775.00	678.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	325.00	325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	525.00–550.00	536.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	385.00–540.00	446.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	900	580.00–680.00	623.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	575.00–875.00	735.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,500	1,135.00–1,160.00	1,147.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,314	1,085.00–1,275.00	1,146.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,791	86.00–92.00	89.51
1	—	1,405	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,955	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,621	58.00–63.00	60.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,012	43.00–49.00	45.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	50.00–52.00	51.20
26	—	1,368	61.00–66.00	62.92
44	—	1,283	53.00–60.00	57.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	107.50–112.50	110.52
5	—	542	125.00–132.50	129.89
5	—	635	115.00–119.00	117.32
1	—	435	147.50	147.50
8	—	574	120.00–127.00	123.03
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
2	—	470	132.50	132.50
3	—	722	100.00–107.50	102.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	107.50	107.50
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	124.00–130.00	127.96
6	—	228	142.50	142.50
25	—	577	111.00–118.00	115.24
6	—	370	132.50	132.50
30	—	469	120.00–126.00	123.31
6	—	623	110.00–113.00	111.34
1	—	690	107.50	107.50
7	—	271	135.00–137.50	136.81
3	—	322	132.50–137.50	135.34
7	—	734	97.50–105.00	100.94
4	—	539	116.00–117.50	117.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	122.00–125.00	124.09
9	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	137.50	137.50
11	—	624	116.00–121.00	118.46
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	785	100.00–105.00	102.48
4	—	678	114.00–118.00	116.10
5	—	593	120.00–122.50	120.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	107.50	107.50
5	—	421	120.00–122.50	121.55
5	—	482	112.50–117.50	114.89
1	—	310	127.50	127.50
6	—	534	107.50–112.50	111.26
1	—	685	92.50	92.50
8	—	361	120.00–125.00	122.47
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
2	—	225	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	130.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	240	142.50	142.50
1	—	740	102.50	102.50
6	—	683	102.50–110.00	107.75
2	—	265	142.50	142.50
11	—	586	115.00–123.00	120.30
4	—	333	135.00–142.50	138.05
12	—	468	125.00–130.00	128.96
4	—	419	129.00–132.50	131.59
19	—	520	122.50–126.00	124.70
4	—	633	110.00–117.50	115.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	417	140.00–147.50	143.63
6	—	346	147.50	147.50
6	—	524	133.00–137.50	135.42
6	—	668	117.50–122.50	119.95
14	—	489	135.00–141.00	136.99
14	—	625	120.00–124.00	121.86
1	—	200	157.50	157.50
17	—	586	125.00–135.00	129.31
3	—	385	145.00–150.00	147.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	127.50–130.00	128.07
2	—	423	152.50–155.00	153.74
9	—	565	136.00–137.00	136.65
3	—	273	160.00–167.50	164.02
23	—	733	124.00–127.50	124.28
4	—	319	157.50–162.50	160.62
27	—	842	115.00	115.00
5	—	509	140.00–142.50	140.50
6	—	463	141.00–150.00	145.09
7	—	629	131.00–137.50	133.71
2	—	365	160.00	160.00

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

Steers · 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