Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to being closed for Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.43/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −64.67 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$138.43

80 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

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	144.05	691	30
Medium and Large 2	475	135.36	643	42
Medium and Large 3	437	133.51	583	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $108 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 sale80 hd

138.43

—

AL average4 barns · 355 hd

131.88

+6.55

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−64.67

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	1,738	80.83	1,405	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	50.56	624	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	48.51	689	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	48.02	549	12

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	584	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	165.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.36/cwt	112.00–118.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	119.25/cwt	118.00–122.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	892	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	126.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	53.90/cwt	53.00–55.00	700	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	49.99/cwt	48.00–53.00	611	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	48.02/cwt	45.00–50.00	549	12
Bulls	—	—	1,345	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	82.40/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,497	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,169.23/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	13,037	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	983.33/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	10,148	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,245	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,188	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,444	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,303.57/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	15,043	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,148	1,022.50/cwt	1,020.00–1,025.00	11,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,402.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	16,914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	727	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	49.10/cwt	48.00–52.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	138.45/cwt	138.00–140.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	102.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.56/cwt	113.00–116.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.18/cwt	118.00–126.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.09/cwt	132.00–133.00	773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	140.29/cwt	137.00–142.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	107.33/cwt	107.00–108.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	125.35/cwt	123.00–127.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	118.98/cwt	117.00–122.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	114.99/cwt	112.00–117.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	122.86/cwt	121.00–126.00	515	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 Nov 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,234Last week 1,016Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 113Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 71Year ago 104

No trends available due to being closed for Thanksgiving.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	115.00	115.00
12	—	530	118.00–122.00	119.25
6	—	460	125.00–127.00	126.67
1	—	305	144.00	144.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
1	—	365	138.00	138.00
2	—	405	130.00–132.00	131.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	117.00–120.00	118.56
2	—	475	113.00–116.00	114.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	138.00–140.00	138.45
6	—	361	130.00–136.00	132.30
2	—	678	101.00–105.00	102.98
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
1	—	230	152.00	152.00
6	—	629	107.00–108.00	107.33
9	—	477	117.00–122.00	118.98
2	—	558	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	531	112.00–117.00	114.99
7	—	419	121.00–126.00	122.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
14	—	661	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	132.00–133.00	132.09
7	—	506	137.00–142.00	140.29
3	—	612	123.00–127.00	125.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	165.00–167.00	165.66
2	—	405	150.00–155.00	152.47
6	—	565	131.00–135.00	133.65
2	—	328	170.00–180.00	174.96
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
2	—	255	180.00	180.00
3	—	528	135.00–138.00	136.66
8	—	466	140.00–145.00	142.10
2	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–162.00	160.98
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
7	—	518	125.00–132.00	129.00
3	—	620	112.00–118.00	115.36
2	—	285	165.00–167.00	166.00
2	—	387	151.00–152.00	151.51
7	—	471	130.00–137.00	133.60
6	—	572	118.00–126.00	121.18
12	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
5	—	423	135.00–137.00	135.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	53.00–55.00	53.90
29	—	1,223	48.00–53.00	49.99
2	—	1,153	45.00–46.00	45.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,144	45.00–50.00	48.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	45.00	45.00
6	—	1,388	48.00–52.00	49.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,817	81.00–83.00	82.40

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	26	—	1,115	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,169.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,154	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,303.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,206	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,402.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,188	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	1,020.00–1,025.00	1,022.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,032	950.00–1,025.00	983.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle