Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes were lightly tested, however a weaker undertone was noted. Trade and demand were light. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.10/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$117.10

51 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$3.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	118.97	680	15thin
Medium and Large 2	486	117.33	570	18thin
Medium and Large 3	466	115.33	537	18thin

One grade step is worth $3.64/cwt here — about $143 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 sale51 hd

117.10

—

AL average9 barns · 359 hd

121.70

−4.60

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	—	Low	1,432	79.67	1,141	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	69.84	1,054	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	63.65	747	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	50.46	500	7thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	141.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	152.67/cwt	152.50–153.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.47/cwt	132.00–136.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	124.29/cwt	122.00–126.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,043	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,019	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	70.52/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	81.11/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	45.55/cwt	45.00–46.00	380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	54.45/cwt	54.00–55.00	549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	51.08/cwt	49.00–52.00	553	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	68.27/cwt	67.00–70.00	807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	62.11/cwt	60.00–65.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.61/cwt	155.00–162.00	585	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,271	759.25/cwt	735.00–775.00	9,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,605	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	15,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	149.35/cwt	147.00–152.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	117.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.70/cwt	132.00–137.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	149.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	124.76/cwt	122.00–127.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	159.99/cwt	157.00–162.00	498	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 Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 518Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 74Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 50Year ago 180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	152.50–153.00	152.67
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	140.00–145.00	141.38
2	—	528	125.00	125.00
4	—	471	132.00–137.00	134.70
4	—	366	147.00–152.00	149.44
3	—	575	115.00–120.00	118.41
5	—	311	157.00–162.00	159.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	132.00–136.00	134.47
3	—	563	122.00–126.00	124.29
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
7	—	458	140.00–145.00	141.28
5	—	371	155.00–162.00	157.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	130.00–137.00	133.81
2	—	325	147.00–152.00	149.35
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
4	—	571	110.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	420	122.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	368	127.00–130.00	128.47
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	114.00–115.00	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
10	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.85
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.80
2	—	523	112.00	112.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
2	—	480	112.00–115.00	113.52
4	—	363	122.00–127.00	124.76
3	—	577	105.00–107.00	105.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,290	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,500	70.00–71.00	70.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	45.00–46.00	45.55
2	—	1,008	54.00–55.00	54.45
3	—	1,083	49.00–52.00	51.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,182	67.00–70.00	68.27
6	—	1,192	60.00–65.00	62.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,645	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,413	79.00–83.00	81.11

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)	4	—	1,271	735.00–775.00	759.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	660.00	660.00

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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Florence Stockyards

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