Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.42/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$108.42

70 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$12.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	116.99	562	8thin
Medium and Large 2	517	107.70	556	55
Medium and Large 3	475	104.29	496	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.69/cwt here — about $66 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 sale70 hd

108.42

—

AL average13 barns · 1,308 hd

108.17

+0.25

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	1,644	74.03	1,217	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	49.06	613	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	48.07	724	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	44.37	438	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	141.52/cwt	137.00–145.00	587	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	109.63/cwt	108.00–111.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	141.10/cwt	137.00–143.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	106.18/cwt	102.00–110.00	564	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	110.68/cwt	107.00–114.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	541	110.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	539	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	49.50/cwt	47.00–52.00	628	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	44.37/cwt	43.00–46.00	438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	76.47/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,419	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	657	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	45.51/cwt	45.00–46.00	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,362	70.77/cwt	70.00–72.00	964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	529	7

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 976Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 132Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 120Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
6	—	415	137.00–145.00	141.52
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.35
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
3	—	384	137.00–143.00	141.10
6	—	473	120.00–132.00	124.83
2	—	560	115.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	330	147.00–150.00	149.00
4	—	409	130.00–135.00	131.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
6	—	541	110.00–115.00	110.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	100.00–105.00	102.52
5	—	845	86.00	86.00
15	—	531	102.00–110.00	106.18
2	—	625	95.00–98.00	96.50
5	—	373	120.00–125.00	123.36
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
12	—	428	112.00–115.00	113.42
7	—	462	107.00–114.00	110.68
2	—	333	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
2	—	403	122.00	122.00
3	—	568	108.00–111.00	109.63
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
1	—	455	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
2	—	480	102.00–105.00	103.52
3	—	422	108.00–110.00	109.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
3	—	512	130.00–132.00	130.66
6	—	453	139.00	139.00
2	—	570	125.00	125.00

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 · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,268	47.00–52.00	49.50
3	—	1,218	53.00–55.00	53.97
7	—	1,176	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	43.00–46.00	44.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	47.00–52.00	49.78
2	—	1,533	45.00–46.00	45.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	75.00–79.00	76.47
3	—	1,362	70.00–72.00	70.77

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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Florence Stockyards

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle