Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.70/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$134.70

240 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	143.02	745	68
Medium and Large 3	510	137.52	702	50
Medium and Large 1	706	128.91	910	122

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale240 hd

134.70

—

AL average16 barns · 911 hd

140.19

−5.49

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	1,570	79.28	1,245	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,277	63.71	813	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	59.11	690	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	47.42	433	11

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.97/cwt	147.00–152.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	119.20/cwt	119.00–121.00	730	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.01/cwt	125.00–132.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	174.22/cwt	172.00–175.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.21/cwt	139.00–142.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	956	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.36/cwt	172.00–178.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	154.74/cwt	152.00–157.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	122.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	128.00/cwt	124.00–131.00	878	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.56/cwt	167.00–170.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.09/cwt	109.00–115.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	130.53/cwt	127.00–131.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	121.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	144.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	178.22/cwt	177.00–180.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.26/cwt	130.00–134.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	147.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	680	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	59.63/cwt	57.00–62.00	741	8
Bulls	—	—	1,818	85.54/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,055	71.61/cwt	70.00–75.00	755	3
Bulls	—	—	1,837	80.69/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	46.00/cwt	45.00–47.00	418	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	53.69/cwt	52.00–55.00	562	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	840.75/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,190	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	55.16/cwt	54.00–57.00	757	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	66.82/cwt	64.00–69.00	863	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,219	60.85/cwt	58.00–63.00	742	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	66.76/cwt	64.00–69.00	781	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	51.11/cwt	49.00–53.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	48.68/cwt	44.00–54.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	890	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	629	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,198	722.00/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	868.11/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,006.33/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	12,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.78/cwt	107.00–115.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	122.18/cwt	120.00–122.50	759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.64/cwt	122.00–126.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.47/cwt	135.00–139.00	786	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	139.63/cwt	138.00–142.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	159.29/cwt	155.00–162.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	124.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	165.23/cwt	165.00–167.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	128.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	149.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.70/cwt	137.00–144.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.90/cwt	107.00–115.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.99/cwt	153.00–158.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	136.75/cwt	135.00–138.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	123.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	649	19

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 499Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 88Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 66Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	120.00–126.00	122.67
4	—	334	172.00–175.00	174.22
5	—	515	139.00–142.00	140.21
3	—	555	135.00–140.00	138.02
5	—	376	167.00–170.00	167.56
10	—	462	145.00–150.00	147.11
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
7	—	414	150.00–155.00	151.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	145.00–147.00	146.02
5	—	320	165.00–167.00	166.21
3	—	575	125.00–132.00	128.01
4	—	389	152.00–157.00	154.74
10	—	480	137.00–144.00	140.70
4	—	534	135.00–138.00	136.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.55
3	—	510	120.00–127.00	124.03
3	—	377	140.00–147.00	143.91
2	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	147.00–152.00	147.97
2	—	320	170.00–174.00	172.03
2	—	788	112.00–115.00	113.50
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
27	—	580	135.00–139.00	135.47
8	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.00
9	—	356	165.00–167.00	165.23
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
4	—	619	127.00–132.00	128.50
7	—	424	153.00–158.00	154.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	111.00	111.00
49	—	790	118.00–122.00	120.96
4	—	610	137.00–140.00	138.00
5	—	355	172.00–178.00	175.36
2	—	455	153.00–155.00	154.01
42	—	686	124.00–131.00	128.00
6	—	724	120.00–123.00	121.97
4	—	558	142.00–147.00	144.23
4	—	319	177.00–180.00	178.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	120.00–122.50	122.18
1	—	335	162.00	162.00
11	—	483	138.00–142.00	139.63
6	—	376	155.00–162.00	159.29
4	—	681	110.00–112.00	110.50
3	—	573	130.00–134.00	132.32
12	—	425	145.00–152.00	149.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	612	119.00–121.00	119.20
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
5	—	372	140.00–147.00	141.41
6	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.83
10	—	680	109.00–115.00	110.09
10	—	538	127.00–131.00	130.53
9	—	467	130.00–134.00	132.26
11	—	908	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
7	—	470	125.00–128.00	126.44
2	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.12
6	—	417	127.00–130.00	128.51
7	—	621	107.00–115.00	113.90
10	—	373	132.00–137.00	134.32
19	—	527	120.00–124.00	123.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	665	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	384	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
6	—	523	107.00–115.00	110.78
6	—	430	122.00–126.00	124.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	57.00–62.00	59.63
5	—	1,046	52.00–55.00	53.69
3	—	1,170	64.00–69.00	66.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	908	45.00–47.00	46.00
2	—	990	49.00–53.00	51.11
2	—	855	44.00–54.00	48.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	54.00–57.00	55.16
11	—	1,291	64.00–69.00	66.82
6	—	1,219	58.00–63.00	60.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	84.00–87.00	85.54
3	—	1,055	70.00–75.00	71.61
3	—	1,837	78.00–82.00	80.69

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)	3	—	1,212	825.00–850.00	840.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	975.00–1,050.00	1,006.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,198	700.00–775.00	722.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,170	825.00–925.00	868.11

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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