Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.81/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −75.30 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$127.81

134 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	134.51	743	21
Medium and Large 2	527	127.25	671	73
Medium and Large 3	470	125.33	590	40

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $153 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 sale134 hd

127.81

—

AL average11 barns · 1,073 hd

123.07

+4.74

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−75.30

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	1,490	85.97	1,281	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	59.65	891	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	57.89	685	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	49.86	520	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	107.55/cwt	105.00–111.00	739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	160.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	111.49/cwt	110.00–114.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	121.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	131.26/cwt	127.50–132.50	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	119.32/cwt	117.50–122.50	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.92/cwt	115.00–122.50	677	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	101.76/cwt	101.00–102.50	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.46/cwt	122.50–125.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	169.98/cwt	167.50–172.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.29/cwt	172.50–180.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.68/cwt	112.50–121.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	106.19/cwt	102.50–109.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	132.54/cwt	129.00–137.50	608	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	122.27/cwt	117.50–125.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.75/cwt	157.50–167.50	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	127.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	125.31/cwt	122.50–127.50	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	131.79/cwt	130.00–133.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.56/cwt	145.00–152.50	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,042.08/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	12,026	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	173.34/cwt	172.50–175.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	123.44/cwt	119.00–127.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.77/cwt	120.00–127.50	592	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	130.90/cwt	127.50–134.00	546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	646	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	164.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.13/cwt	127.50–133.00	742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,611	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,426	10
Bulls	—	—	1,355	83.18/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,127	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.93/cwt	137.50–146.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	112.80/cwt	112.50–114.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	136.61/cwt	134.00–140.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	153.26/cwt	152.50–155.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.45/cwt	142.50–147.50	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	114.13/cwt	112.50–117.50	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	131.71/cwt	127.50–137.50	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	53.87/cwt	52.00–55.00	579	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	59.65/cwt	58.00–62.00	891	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	58.47/cwt	56.00–60.00	735	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	46.65/cwt	45.00–50.00	474	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	62.65/cwt	62.00–64.00	809	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	53.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	533	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	630.48/cwt	520.00–720.00	7,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,624	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	783	534.61/cwt	475.00–600.00	4,186	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,624	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	893.41/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,658	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	804.55/cwt	725.00–950.00	10,282	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	801.59/cwt	620.00–990.00	9,058	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	115.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	861	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	108.45/cwt	105.00–112.50	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	826	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.20/cwt	127.50–132.50	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	560	5

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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 611Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 102Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 59Year ago 79

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	157.50	157.50
9	—	687	105.00–111.00	107.55
1	—	225	177.50	177.50
6	—	639	110.00–114.00	111.49
13	—	578	115.00–124.00	119.78
2	—	785	99.00	99.00
14	—	459	129.00–137.50	132.54
3	—	292	172.50–175.00	173.34
17	—	516	121.00–130.00	125.29
3	—	332	160.00–170.00	164.21
4	—	431	137.50–146.00	140.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	155.00–165.00	160.23
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
2	—	325	147.50	147.50
8	—	520	112.50–121.00	116.68
5	—	622	102.50–109.00	106.19
13	—	478	120.00–127.50	123.77
8	—	417	127.50–134.00	130.90
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	535	132.50	132.50
2	—	353	167.50–172.50	169.98
3	—	318	172.50–180.00	177.29
4	—	616	119.00–127.00	123.44
5	—	570	127.50–133.00	130.13
5	—	674	112.50–114.00	112.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	780	102.50	102.50
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	100.00–105.00	102.53
14	—	537	119.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	665	105.00–110.00	107.48
12	—	617	110.00–116.00	112.99
2	—	290	137.50–139.00	138.24
9	—	569	115.00–122.50	118.92
1	—	335	139.00	139.00
8	—	478	122.50–125.00	123.46
6	—	375	130.00–136.00	132.11
5	—	424	127.50–132.50	130.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	127.50–132.50	131.26
3	—	443	117.50–122.50	119.32
2	—	620	101.00–102.50	101.76
1	—	735	92.50	92.50
13	—	524	110.00–118.00	115.04
1	—	660	102.50	102.50
5	—	581	105.00–112.50	108.45
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
5	—	475	117.00–120.00	117.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	861	102.50	102.50
4	—	826	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	165.00–170.00	167.54
4	—	374	157.50–167.50	160.75
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
5	—	614	130.00–133.00	131.79
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
6	—	525	140.00–145.00	141.97
2	—	480	142.50–145.00	143.75
9	—	576	134.00–140.00	136.61
2	—	721	120.00–122.50	121.24
3	—	413	150.00–157.50	153.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	117.50–125.00	122.27
7	—	471	125.00–131.00	127.90
1	—	315	142.50	142.50
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
2	—	380	137.50	137.50
3	—	278	152.50–155.00	153.26
3	—	618	112.50–117.50	114.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	135.00–140.00	137.21
2	—	553	126.00–127.50	126.75
3	—	622	122.50–127.50	125.31
5	—	376	145.00–152.50	147.56
5	—	422	142.50–147.50	144.45
1	—	685	122.50	122.50
6	—	522	127.50–137.50	131.71
1	—	720	116.00	116.00

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 · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,154	800.00–1,225.00	1,042.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	520.00–720.00	630.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	720.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	850.00–950.00	893.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,278	725.00–950.00	804.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,130	620.00–990.00	801.59
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	783	475.00–600.00	534.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,611	87.00–90.00	88.49
9	—	1,355	82.00–86.00	83.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	52.00–55.00	53.87
5	—	1,017	45.00–50.00	46.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,493	58.00–62.00	59.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,257	56.00–60.00	58.47
8	—	1,291	62.00–64.00	62.65
12	—	991	50.00–55.00	53.76

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