Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.13/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$110.13

136 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$4.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	113.06	619	21
Medium and Large 2	498	110.39	550	61
Medium and Large 3	446	108.70	485	54

One grade step is worth $4.35/cwt here — about $134 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 sale136 hd

110.13

—

AL average11 barns · 1,150 hd

111.19

−1.06

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	48.39	713	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	47.97	597	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	42.07	437	17

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	45.28/cwt	42.00–47.00	555	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	40.82/cwt	37.00–42.00	420	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	130.51/cwt	127.50–132.50	469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	105.28/cwt	99.00–107.50	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	128.13/cwt	127.50–130.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	86.23/cwt	85.00–87.50	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	127.60/cwt	127.50–128.00	389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	89.34/cwt	87.00–91.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	82.13/cwt	81.00–82.50	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	95.58/cwt	93.00–97.50	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	101.69/cwt	97.50–108.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	110.50/cwt	107.50–112.50	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	118.10/cwt	115.00–122.50	481	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	111.49/cwt	110.00–112.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	104.78/cwt	101.00–110.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	118.98/cwt	115.00–122.50	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	116.01/cwt	112.50–120.00	548	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	86.21/cwt	85.00–87.50	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	99.37/cwt	97.50–100.00	632	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	48.39/cwt	45.00–50.00	713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	45.06/cwt	43.00–48.00	479	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	50.08/cwt	48.00–52.00	638	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	98.80/cwt	95.00–102.50	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	669	91.88/cwt	90.00–92.50	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	286	143.03/cwt	140.00–147.50	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	117.53/cwt	110.00–122.50	437	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	102.54/cwt	99.00–107.50	486	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	126.59/cwt	125.00–127.50	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	92.60/cwt	92.50–93.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	123.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.23/cwt	107.50–112.50	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	94.43/cwt	90.00–99.00	592	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	617.93/cwt	480.00–675.00	7,180	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	571.03/cwt	420.00–640.00	6,652	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	628.76/cwt	530.00–780.00	5,571	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	704.44/cwt	620.00–900.00	7,897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	121.26/cwt	117.50–127.50	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	108.89/cwt	102.50–111.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	117.49/cwt	115.00–122.50	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	413.00/cwt	380.00–460.00	3,758	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	532.56/cwt	510.00–575.00	3,675	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	957	552.18/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.51/cwt	122.50–125.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	605.30/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,828	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	912.22/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	11,175	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	442.71/cwt	420.00–460.00	4,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.43/cwt	127.50–132.50	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	119.20/cwt	115.00–122.50	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	779	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 Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 1,342Year ago 1,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 146Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 54Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: No trend available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,225	42.00–47.00	45.28
2	—	1,140	54.00	54.00
25	—	1,273	48.00–52.00	50.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,029	37.00–42.00	40.82
5	—	1,064	43.00–48.00	45.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	45.00–50.00	48.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	127.50–132.50	130.51
5	—	586	99.00–107.50	105.28
5	—	425	120.00–126.00	124.21
2	—	320	137.50	137.50
4	—	755	81.00–82.50	82.13
9	—	472	112.50–120.00	116.01
2	—	723	85.00–87.50	86.21
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
4	—	669	90.00–92.50	91.88
4	—	286	140.00–147.50	143.03
6	—	530	107.50–112.50	109.23
12	—	627	90.00–99.00	94.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	127.50–130.00	128.13
2	—	775	85.00–87.50	86.23
4	—	559	110.00–112.50	111.49
7	—	616	101.00–110.00	104.78
9	—	513	115.00–122.50	118.98
1	—	710	92.50	92.50
4	—	479	122.50–125.00	123.51
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	663	97.00–100.00	98.48
5	—	420	127.50–132.50	130.43
6	—	538	115.00–122.50	119.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	115.00–122.50	117.49
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	305	127.50–128.00	127.60
5	—	375	122.50	122.50
2	—	785	82.00	82.00
3	—	732	87.00–91.00	89.34
5	—	684	93.00–97.50	95.58
5	—	571	97.50–108.00	101.69
6	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.18
10	—	504	107.50–112.50	110.50
16	—	407	115.00–122.50	118.10
4	—	636	97.50–100.00	99.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
2	—	583	90.00–95.00	92.53
6	—	523	95.00–102.50	98.80
17	—	372	110.00–122.50	117.53
13	—	474	99.00–107.50	102.54
3	—	267	125.00–127.50	126.59
3	—	440	112.50	112.50
5	—	636	92.50–93.00	92.60
4	—	321	120.00–126.00	123.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	117.50–127.50	121.26
8	—	609	102.50–111.00	108.89
8	—	513	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	98.00	98.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,162	480.00–675.00	617.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,165	420.00–640.00	571.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	886	530.00–780.00	628.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,121	620.00–900.00	704.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	959	420.00–460.00	442.71
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	380.00–460.00	413.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	690	510.00–575.00	532.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	500.00–600.00	552.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,128	575.00–650.00	605.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,225	700.00–1,175.00	912.22

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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