Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle and replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand on replacements. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.41/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$124.41

180 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	126.83	632	103
Medium and Large 3	409	122.85	502	40
Medium and Large 2	509	119.36	608	37

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $24 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 sale180 hd

124.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,636 hd

122.81

+1.60

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	—	High	1,503	75.33	1,133	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,348	54.91	740	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	54.32	629	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	46.00	444	24

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.96/cwt	142.00–149.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.67/cwt	112.00–117.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	113.15/cwt	112.00–115.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.66/cwt	118.00–122.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	134.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	686	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.00/cwt	142.00–147.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	110.28/cwt	110.00–112.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.52/cwt	151.00–155.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	112.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	119.34/cwt	117.00–122.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	177.20/cwt	175.00–180.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	502	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	139.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.18/cwt	157.00–162.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	130.12/cwt	125.00–132.00	634	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.72/cwt	121.00–127.00	650	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	715	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	117.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.46/cwt	146.00–156.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	165.93/cwt	162.00–167.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	169.99/cwt	167.00–175.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	831	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	83.47/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,380	3
Bulls	—	—	1,564	76.41/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,195	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.47/cwt	45.00–48.00	446	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	52.21/cwt	52.00–53.00	743	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	55.34/cwt	54.00–58.00	647	17
Bulls	—	—	1,253	65.39/cwt	64.00–66.00	819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	51.95/cwt	50.00–53.00	592	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	59.82/cwt	59.00–61.00	717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	42.96/cwt	40.00–44.00	432	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	49.29/cwt	49.00–51.00	454	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,249	59.73/cwt	59.00–60.00	746	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	55.13/cwt	54.00–58.00	737	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	161.66/cwt	155.00–165.00	613	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,052	791.92/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,331	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	890.32/cwt	840.00–985.00	10,372	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,193.94/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	14,423	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.67/cwt	138.00–142.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	119.14/cwt	117.50–122.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	168.12/cwt	165.00–172.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	128.33/cwt	127.00–132.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	152.83/cwt	152.00–155.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	491	128.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	163.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	130.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	127.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	130.09/cwt	127.00–132.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	124.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	143.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	106.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	121.51/cwt	117.00–125.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.00	379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	3

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,289Last week 547Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 146Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 34Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	122.00–130.00	126.03
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
10	—	479	142.00–149.00	145.96
17	—	520	130.00–137.00	131.98
6	—	331	165.00–172.00	168.12
6	—	559	127.00–132.00	128.33
7	—	424	152.00–155.00	152.83
3	—	380	160.00–165.00	163.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	137.00	137.00
4	—	468	151.00–155.00	152.52
6	—	514	140.00–150.00	144.31
5	—	328	175.00–180.00	177.20
4	—	425	157.00–162.00	158.18
1	—	295	182.00	182.00
2	—	710	112.00–117.00	114.46
2	—	665	122.00–127.00	124.50
9	—	362	167.00–175.00	169.99
2	—	613	135.00–136.00	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	117.00	117.00
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
4	—	435	145.00–147.00	146.26
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
7	—	491	128.00–135.00	130.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.28
7	—	574	112.00–115.00	113.15
6	—	523	117.00–120.00	118.00
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
2	—	623	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
4	—	366	130.00–132.00	130.98
6	—	419	125.00–130.00	127.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	433	132.00–136.00	134.95
7	—	660	110.00–112.00	110.28
11	—	636	112.00–115.00	112.53
9	—	566	117.00–122.00	119.34
17	—	369	135.00–137.00	136.06
23	—	487	125.00–132.00	130.12
18	—	521	121.00–127.00	124.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	117.50–122.00	119.14
4	—	531	111.00–113.00	111.99
2	—	625	107.00	107.00
2	—	480	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
6	—	323	127.00–132.00	130.09
6	—	373	120.00–127.00	124.67
9	—	278	135.00–137.00	136.18
3	—	567	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	140.00–145.00	143.60
6	—	476	135.00–140.00	137.02
3	—	615	112.00–117.00	113.67
2	—	665	111.00	111.00
10	—	518	127.00–132.00	129.49
3	—	585	117.00–120.00	118.00
5	—	385	145.00–150.00	147.03
2	—	333	150.00–157.00	153.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	118.00–122.00	120.66
14	—	471	142.00–147.00	145.00
14	—	511	135.00–142.00	139.37
14	—	564	125.00–132.00	126.70
10	—	663	115.00–120.00	117.10
7	—	424	146.00–156.00	151.46
5	—	313	162.00–167.00	165.93
3	—	771	104.00	104.00
17	—	379	155.00–165.00	161.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	135.00–139.00	137.05
3	—	365	138.00–142.00	140.67
7	—	491	125.00–133.00	128.57
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	680	103.00–105.00	104.01
3	—	322	140.00–147.00	143.04
4	—	633	105.00–110.00	106.75
4	—	526	117.00–125.00	121.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	82.00–86.00	83.47
5	—	1,564	73.00–79.00	76.41
3	—	1,253	64.00–66.00	65.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	960	45.00–48.00	46.47
8	—	1,006	40.00–44.00	42.96
6	—	922	49.00–51.00	49.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	52.00–53.00	52.21
4	—	1,249	59.00–60.00	59.73
23	—	1,336	54.00–58.00	55.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,169	54.00–58.00	55.34
19	—	1,139	50.00–53.00	51.95
5	—	1,198	59.00–61.00	59.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,052	775.00–825.00	791.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,165	840.00–985.00	890.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,208	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,193.94

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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