Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays. Trade active with very good demand on slaughter cattle, good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.48/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$119.48

95 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$3.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	432	120.16	519	48
Medium and Large 1	523	119.28	623	38
Medium and Large 2	514	116.68	599	9thin

One grade step is worth $3.47/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale95 hd

119.48

—

AL average5 barns · 291 hd

117.43

+2.05

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	1,737	76.65	1,332	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	59.04	805	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	54.28	623	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	47.01	462	17

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	378	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	120.60/cwt	120.00–121.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	113.60/cwt	112.00–114.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	125.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	534	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.81/cwt	150.00–152.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.28/cwt	129.00–132.00	667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	116.57/cwt	116.00–118.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.29/cwt	112.50–115.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	644	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	143.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.04/cwt	115.00–118.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	794	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	59.70/cwt	59.00–61.00	693	6
Bulls	—	—	1,397	73.46/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,026	3
Bulls	—	—	1,864	77.54/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,445	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,496	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	52.09/cwt	50.00–54.00	852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	47.36/cwt	47.00–48.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	119.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	571	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	124.27/cwt	122.00–125.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	126.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	400	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	140.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.73/cwt	110.00–113.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	52.59/cwt	50.00–54.00	607	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,178	763.05/cwt	750.00–785.00	8,989	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,187.62/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	15,593	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,378	961.63/cwt	950.00–975.00	13,251	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,746	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	57.36/cwt	55.00–59.00	784	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	945.31/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	11,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	63.22/cwt	60.00–66.00	828	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	45.04/cwt	44.00–46.00	436	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	56.33/cwt	55.00–58.00	632	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	49.42/cwt	49.00–51.00	488	5

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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,079Last week 1,040Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 154Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 112Year ago 99

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays. Trade active with very good demand on slaughter cattle, good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	127.00–128.00	127.52
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
3	—	522	115.00–118.00	116.04
2	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	100.00	100.00
5	—	529	120.00–121.00	120.60
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
5	—	608	112.00–114.00	113.60
16	—	424	125.00–129.00	125.98
7	—	577	116.00–118.00	116.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	479	115.00–120.00	119.12
4	—	584	105.00–110.00	106.99
4	—	379	122.00–125.00	124.27
15	—	317	125.00–130.00	126.15
2	—	443	120.00	120.00
4	—	530	110.00–113.00	111.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
15	—	470	135.00–145.00	137.10
2	—	615	122.00–127.00	124.52
3	—	308	160.00	160.00
6	—	573	125.00–130.00	126.61
3	—	428	145.00–147.00	146.32
2	—	725	112.00–113.00	112.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
3	—	328	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
2	—	727	121.00	121.00
7	—	677	127.00	127.00
2	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.48
8	—	514	140.00–145.00	143.59
4	—	621	129.00–135.00	130.46
4	—	425	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
5	—	379	140.00–145.00	140.94
2	—	528	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
3	—	665	107.00–110.00	109.02
3	—	343	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	120.00–126.00	121.99
2	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.44
3	—	662	105.00–107.00	105.67
5	—	623	112.50–115.00	113.29
2	—	385	145.00	145.00
3	—	458	130.00–132.00	131.32
4	—	426	137.00–140.00	137.77
3	—	505	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
5	—	381	150.00–152.00	150.81
14	—	516	129.00–132.00	129.28
4	—	461	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	345	160.00	160.00
6	—	648	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
6	—	428	132.00–135.00	133.53
4	—	335	140.00–147.00	143.54
3	—	462	125.00–127.00	125.66
3	—	580	112.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	59.00–61.00	59.70
35	—	1,154	50.00–54.00	52.59
13	—	1,122	55.00–58.00	56.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	50.00–54.00	52.09
30	—	1,367	55.00–59.00	57.36
17	—	1,309	60.00–66.00	63.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,000	47.00–48.00	47.36
7	—	969	44.00–46.00	45.04
5	—	988	49.00–51.00	49.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	72.00–74.00	73.46
7	—	1,864	76.00–79.00	77.54
1	—	1,870	80.00	80.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,178	750.00–785.00	763.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	825.00–1,000.00	945.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,378	950.00–975.00	961.63

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle