Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.22/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.88 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$135.22

108 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$8.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	139.06	713	36
Medium and Large 2	499	133.76	668	63
Medium and Large 3	452	130.11	588	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $125 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 $184.31, 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 sale108 hd

135.22

—

AL average11 barns · 830 hd

128.37

+6.85

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−67.88

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	—	Low	1,688	78.52	1,326	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	52.42	664	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	50.49	777	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	48.93	521	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.52/cwt	124.00–130.00	660	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	147.62/cwt	142.00–150.00	621	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.42/cwt	116.00–118.00	739	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	114.84/cwt	112.00–118.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	126.90/cwt	126.00–127.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.48/cwt	120.00–122.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.97/cwt	117.00–121.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	130.48/cwt	130.00–132.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.63/cwt	152.00–160.00	651	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	134.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	161.35/cwt	160.00–163.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	112.35/cwt	110.00–113.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	704	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	910.00/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,528	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,100.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	12,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	153.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	126.83/cwt	125.00–128.00	521	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	47.41/cwt	46.00–48.00	589	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	56.76/cwt	56.00–59.00	689	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	52.75/cwt	50.00–55.00	677	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	48.93/cwt	48.00–50.00	521	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	50.90/cwt	50.00–52.00	795	6
Bulls	—	—	1,766	79.74/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	148.96/cwt	147.00–150.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	130.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.46/cwt	160.00–166.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	119.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	617	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 716Year ago 1,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 98Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 26Year ago 117

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
9	—	488	126.00–127.00	126.90
6	—	620	117.00–121.00	117.97
4	—	421	130.00–132.00	130.48
9	—	582	120.00–125.00	121.63
2	—	728	106.00–107.00	106.49
6	—	673	110.00–113.00	112.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	112.00–118.00	114.84
7	—	411	125.00–128.00	126.83
3	—	300	135.00	135.00
10	—	466	120.00–125.00	122.66
10	—	379	130.00–135.00	130.89
14	—	517	115.00–123.00	119.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
2	—	433	122.00	122.00
2	—	465	118.00–120.00	118.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	124.00–130.00	125.52
15	—	421	142.00–150.00	147.62
14	—	635	116.00–118.00	116.42
4	—	560	120.00–122.00	121.48
6	—	464	130.00–137.00	134.64
5	—	331	160.00–163.00	161.35
4	—	379	150.00–155.00	153.78
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	140.00–142.00	140.65
13	—	424	152.00–160.00	153.63
8	—	721	111.00	111.00
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
3	—	560	125.00–127.00	125.67
4	—	360	160.00–166.00	161.46
2	—	540	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
2	—	420	135.00–137.00	135.98
2	—	358	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	505	122.00	122.00
2	—	463	125.00–127.00	126.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
3	—	463	147.00–150.00	148.96
2	—	585	133.00–136.00	134.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,047	850.00–950.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	46.00–48.00	47.41
7	—	1,214	56.00–59.00	56.76
30	—	1,284	50.00–55.00	52.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	48.00	48.00
6	—	1,561	50.00–52.00	50.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	48.00–50.00	48.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,766	77.00–82.00	79.74

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

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