Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Notice: Market will not be covered next week 9-7-2020 due to Labor Day. Coverage will resume the following week 9-14-2020.

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.74/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$124.74

183 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$5.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	125.96	612	65
Medium and Large 1	601	125.54	754	81
Medium and Large 3	423	120.87	511	37

One grade step is worth $5.08/cwt here — about $100 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 sale183 hd

124.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,917 hd

119.84

+4.90

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	—	High	1,713	88.11	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	59.12	763	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	58.06	665	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	922	47.70	440	10

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3	—	605	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	123.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	666	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.39/cwt	122.50–132.50	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	142.72/cwt	137.50–147.50	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	134.29/cwt	129.00–137.50	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	103.81/cwt	100.00–108.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	94.17/cwt	92.50–97.50	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	174.06/cwt	170.00–177.50	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.19/cwt	131.00–137.50	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.62/cwt	112.50–115.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.33/cwt	112.50–115.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.26/cwt	117.50–121.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	715	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	59.12/cwt	58.00–60.00	763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	57.34/cwt	55.00–60.00	632	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	62.73/cwt	61.00–64.00	807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.74/cwt	117.50–122.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	125.94/cwt	124.00–127.50	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	133.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.77/cwt	137.50–139.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.23/cwt	112.50–114.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	820	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	120.80/cwt	115.00–123.00	807	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.06/cwt	126.00–133.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.96/cwt	131.00–136.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.50/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	115.72/cwt	112.00–117.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	130.49/cwt	127.50–132.50	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.31/cwt	117.50–127.50	590	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	53.22/cwt	50.00–54.00	565	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	142.61/cwt	137.50–145.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	135.87/cwt	133.00–137.50	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.33/cwt	136.00–142.50	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.36/cwt	157.50–162.50	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.33/cwt	143.00–145.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	121.51/cwt	115.00–122.50	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	127.46/cwt	122.50–132.50	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	116.69/cwt	115.00–117.50	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	108.64/cwt	105.00–112.50	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	51.56/cwt	51.00–52.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	125.83/cwt	125.00–127.50	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	153.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.46/cwt	137.50–147.50	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.97/cwt	132.50–140.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	128.36/cwt	127.50–130.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	121.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	139.92/cwt	135.00–142.50	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,045.58/cwt	875.00–1,225.00	12,056	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	623.64/cwt	520.00–710.00	7,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	824.43/cwt	725.00–980.00	10,948	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	830.76/cwt	725.00–975.00	9,504	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,370	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	608.43/cwt	540.00–650.00	5,232	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,547	82.17/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,271	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	89.43/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,577	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	46.74/cwt	45.00–50.00	416	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 Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 994Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 77Year ago 0

Special Note: Notice: Market will not be covered next week 9-7-2020 due to Labor Day. Coverage will resume the following week 9-14-2020.

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	102.50	102.50
1	—	530	112.50	112.50
12	—	379	120.00–125.00	122.30
10	—	441	115.00–122.50	121.51
5	—	342	122.50–132.50	127.46
3	—	478	115.00–117.50	116.69
2	—	573	105.00–112.50	108.64
2	—	293	132.50–135.00	133.74
1	—	685	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	120.00–125.00	123.57
12	—	422	125.00–133.00	128.80
10	—	578	117.50–122.00	120.74
8	—	481	124.00–127.50	125.94
8	—	381	130.00–138.00	133.53
5	—	332	137.50–139.00	137.77
2	—	625	112.50–114.00	113.23
1	—	760	97.50	97.50
1	—	700	102.50	102.50
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	661	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	668	115.00–123.00	120.80
14	—	524	126.00–133.00	130.06
13	—	564	125.00–129.00	127.26
8	—	476	131.00–136.00	132.96
7	—	618	120.00–126.00	122.50
2	—	718	112.00–112.50	112.25
1	—	770	107.50	107.50
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
9	—	534	112.00–117.00	115.72
5	—	432	127.50–132.50	130.49
3	—	475	117.50–127.50	124.31
3	—	372	137.50–145.00	142.61
2	—	625	107.50	107.50
2	—	568	110.00–112.50	111.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	122.50–132.50	127.39
10	—	416	137.50–147.50	142.72
9	—	464	129.00–137.50	134.29
5	—	566	120.00–125.00	122.03
4	—	723	100.00–108.00	103.81
3	—	800	92.50–97.50	94.17
3	—	610	112.50	112.50
3	—	280	170.00–177.50	174.06
2	—	785	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	157.50	157.50
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	141.00	141.00
5	—	571	131.00–137.50	135.19
4	—	680	112.50–115.00	113.62
3	—	735	112.50–115.00	113.33
2	—	750	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	117.50–121.00	119.26
2	—	525	135.00–137.50	136.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	132.50	132.50
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
3	—	370	147.50	147.50
3	—	603	125.00–127.50	125.83
4	—	307	150.00–155.00	153.76
7	—	420	137.50–147.50	142.46
8	—	474	132.50–140.00	134.97
9	—	518	130.00–135.00	133.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	608	133.00–137.50	135.87
11	—	568	136.00–142.50	139.33
4	—	325	157.50–162.50	159.36
3	—	475	143.00–145.00	144.33
2	—	725	125.00–127.50	126.22
2	—	660	128.00–133.00	130.50
1	—	800	117.50	117.50
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	205	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
3	—	477	127.50–130.00	128.36
4	—	511	120.00–122.50	121.85
6	—	368	135.00–142.50	139.92
6	—	432	130.00–135.00	131.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	58.00–60.00	59.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,103	55.00–60.00	57.34
18	—	1,287	61.00–64.00	62.73
12	—	1,061	50.00–54.00	53.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	51.00–52.00	51.56
8	—	891	45.00–50.00	46.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,547	80.00–85.00	82.17
9	—	1,763	87.00–92.00	89.43

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 · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,153	875.00–1,225.00	1,045.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	520.00–710.00	623.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,328	725.00–980.00	824.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,144	725.00–975.00	830.76
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	540.00–650.00	608.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00

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