Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.35/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$115.35

76 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	415	121.81	505	5thin
Medium and Large 1	593	115.26	684	43
Medium and Large 2	531	114.33	607	28

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale76 hd

115.35

—

AL average12 barns · 2,105 hd

117.44

−2.09

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	1,693	79.13	1,340	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	55.87	756	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	54.75	657	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	51.54	542	10

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,347	841.67/cwt	825.00–850.00	11,337	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,220	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	943.75/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,164	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	50.85/cwt	50.00–51.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,238	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,761	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,087.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	15,584	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,325	1,032.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,040.00	13,681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	80.75/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,426	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	55.47/cwt	54.00–58.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	59.92/cwt	59.00–63.00	728	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	54.47/cwt	52.00–57.00	651	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	54.79/cwt	52.00–57.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	115.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	122.79/cwt	122.00–123.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	124.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.21/cwt	147.00–152.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.77/cwt	175.00–185.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.53/cwt	100.00–106.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	167.95/cwt	165.00–172.00	608	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	77.08/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,212	6
Bulls	—	—	2,120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	49.85/cwt	49.00–51.00	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	116.42/cwt	112.00–119.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	128.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.40/cwt	117.00–125.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	121.61/cwt	121.00–122.00	623	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	143.56/cwt	142.00–145.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	143.39/cwt	142.00–147.00	779	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	104.28/cwt	102.00–109.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.71/cwt	148.00–153.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 1,234Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 139Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 102Year ago 27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,347	825.00–850.00	841.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	925.00–975.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,077	875.00–1,000.00	943.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,433	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	1,025.00–1,040.00	1,032.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,205	50.00–51.00	50.85
7	—	1,215	59.00–63.00	59.92
32	—	1,196	52.00–57.00	54.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	54.00–58.00	55.47
7	—	1,032	49.00–51.00	49.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,349	52.00–57.00	54.79
1	—	1,120	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,406	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,766	80.00–82.00	80.75
6	—	1,573	75.00–79.00	77.08
1	—	2,120	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	162.00–165.00	163.53
2	—	433	144.00–145.00	144.50
4	—	624	115.00–117.00	115.49
5	—	563	122.00–123.00	122.79
1	—	285	187.00	187.00
3	—	475	142.00	142.00
3	—	512	135.00–137.00	135.66
2	—	325	175.00–185.00	179.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	147.00–152.00	149.21
4	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	635	110.00–114.00	111.66
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
6	—	476	132.00–137.00	135.01
5	—	429	140.00–142.00	140.79
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
4	—	571	115.00–119.00	117.00
3	—	677	102.00–109.00	104.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
5	—	460	122.00–129.00	124.40
4	—	566	117.00–120.00	118.48
5	—	737	106.00	106.00
15	—	512	121.00–122.00	121.61
6	—	818	95.00	95.00
7	—	606	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	100.00–106.00	101.53
6	—	708	95.00	95.00
3	—	527	112.00–119.00	116.42
7	—	372	127.00–132.00	128.98
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
4	—	474	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	155.00–160.00	158.26
3	—	560	135.00–145.00	138.99
3	—	362	165.00–172.00	167.95
19	—	543	142.00–147.00	143.39
8	—	672	129.00	129.00
9	—	467	148.00–153.00	150.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	167.50	167.50
2	—	433	145.00–147.00	145.97
4	—	477	142.00–145.00	143.56
2	—	370	152.00–160.00	155.95
2	—	605	117.00–122.00	119.50
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
3	—	573	117.00–125.00	121.40

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle