Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.37/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.73 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$137.37

119 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$8.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	437	143.71	627	16thin
Medium and Large 2	524	136.97	718	66
Medium and Large 1	572	135.35	774	37

One grade step is worth $8.36/cwt here — about −$147 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 $182.39, 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 sale119 hd

137.37

—

AL average16 barns · 1,126 hd

135.23

+2.15

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−65.73

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	1,455	81.75	1,189	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	66.27	900	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	62.61	705	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	48.23	448	9thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	567	127.80/cwt	127.00–128.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	182.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	646	116.92/cwt	116.00–122.00	755	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	136.55/cwt	132.00–139.00	722	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	122.58/cwt	121.00–125.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	155.21/cwt	152.00–162.00	717	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	667	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	139.25/cwt	139.00–141.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.40/cwt	128.00–130.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	173.04/cwt	170.00–177.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	56.80/cwt	54.00–59.00	653	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	68.47/cwt	66.00–71.00	818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	62.59/cwt	60.00–65.00	670	10
Bulls	—	—	1,533	75.82/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,095	83.39/cwt	82.00–85.00	913	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	43.01/cwt	42.00–44.00	367	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	50.82/cwt	50.00–52.00	501	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	408	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	57.86/cwt	56.00–60.00	813	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	69.38/cwt	67.00–72.00	925	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	65.26/cwt	64.00–66.00	895	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,078	748.30/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	864.57/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,022.19/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	13,851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.09/cwt	127.00–131.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.57/cwt	130.00–134.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	140.50/cwt	137.00–145.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	116.28/cwt	111.00–120.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	119.07/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	156.67/cwt	155.00–158.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	163.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	633	6

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 1,022Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 74Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 67Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	127.00–128.00	127.80
3	—	682	110.00–112.00	110.66
2	—	613	118.00–120.00	119.02
2	—	430	138.00–141.00	139.48
2	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.52
8	—	529	130.00–132.00	131.24
6	—	477	132.00–135.00	132.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	561	130.00–135.00	133.79
10	—	524	135.00–145.00	139.57
7	—	617	121.00–125.00	122.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
10	—	468	127.00–131.00	129.09
7	—	425	130.00–134.00	131.57
5	—	326	137.00–145.00	140.50
3	—	670	105.00–106.00	105.67
3	—	582	111.00–120.00	116.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
3	—	663	122.00	122.00
3	—	571	136.00	136.00
2	—	492	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
18	—	462	152.00–162.00	155.21
16	—	404	165.00	165.00
8	—	633	139.00–141.00	139.25
5	—	667	128.00–130.00	128.40
4	—	518	145.00–150.00	146.50
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	172.00	172.00
2	—	278	180.00–185.00	182.34
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
19	—	646	116.00–122.00	116.92
17	—	529	132.00–139.00	136.55
12	—	475	140.00–145.00	143.19
5	—	414	150.00–157.00	153.38
5	—	372	160.00–168.00	163.03
3	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.30
6	—	568	131.00–137.00	134.99
5	—	803	100.00	100.00
5	—	652	122.50	122.50
4	—	368	170.00–177.00	173.04
3	—	620	125.00–127.00	126.33
3	—	468	147.00–150.00	147.98
2	—	403	160.00	160.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	135.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	285	172.00	172.00
6	—	428	140.00–148.00	143.54
3	—	567	115.00–122.00	119.07
3	—	377	155.00–158.00	156.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	54.00–59.00	56.80
6	—	1,194	66.00–71.00	68.47
10	—	1,071	60.00–65.00	62.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	42.00–44.00	43.01
5	—	985	50.00–52.00	50.82
2	—	868	46.00–48.00	46.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	56.00–60.00	57.86
8	—	1,333	67.00–72.00	69.38
8	—	1,371	64.00–66.00	65.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	74.00–78.00	75.82
2	—	1,698	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,095	82.00–85.00	83.39

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)	3	—	1,078	725.00–775.00	748.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	850.00–875.00	864.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	925.00–1,100.00	1,022.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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