Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifer sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.66/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$135.66

215 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	139.18	670	62
Medium and Large 1	557	134.34	748	102
Medium and Large 3	438	134.04	587	51

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $83 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 sale215 hd

135.66

—

AL average14 barns · 1,331 hd

126.69

+8.98

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	1,791	81.63	1,462	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	62.08	855	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	58.18	639	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	46.35	443	16

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	524	142.55/cwt	137.00–145.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	157.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	122.33/cwt	120.00–122.50	898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	134.49/cwt	132.00–136.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	171.33/cwt	167.00–175.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	163.79/cwt	162.00–164.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	145.31/cwt	143.00–146.00	883	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	139.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	710	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	810	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	159.28/cwt	157.00–161.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	127.48/cwt	126.00–132.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.97/cwt	107.00–115.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,159.48/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	15,004	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	906.33/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	129.38/cwt	127.00–133.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.96/cwt	132.00–137.00	753	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.29/cwt	140.00–147.00	674	17
Bulls	—	—	1,713	78.05/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,337	6
Bulls	—	—	2,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	41.71/cwt	40.00–45.00	382	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	50.70/cwt	50.00–52.00	498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	61.40/cwt	61.00–62.00	710	5
Bulls	—	—	1,814	83.27/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,511	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,191	815.13/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,708	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,188	957.97/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,381	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	66.26/cwt	65.00–69.00	906	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	54.37/cwt	54.00–56.00	545	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.00	662	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	47.62/cwt	46.00–49.00	462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	709	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	55.94/cwt	54.00–58.00	831	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	61.07/cwt	59.00–64.00	817	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,202	1,072.01/cwt	1,035.00–1,125.00	12,886	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	1,250.44/cwt	1,200.00–1,310.00	16,706	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	164.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	588	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	140.35/cwt	137.00–147.00	528	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	954.84/cwt	920.00–1,025.00	10,580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	135.38/cwt	134.00–137.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	140.60/cwt	140.00–141.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	120.73/cwt	117.00–122.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	128.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	152.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	108.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	132.87/cwt	132.00–135.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	154.04/cwt	152.00–155.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	629	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	160.61/cwt	157.00–165.00	670	13

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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 999Last week 856Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 131Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 148Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	137.00–145.00	142.55
3	—	600	120.00–122.00	121.33
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
6	—	313	180.00–182.00	180.70
5	—	367	167.00–175.00	171.33
2	—	565	127.00–132.00	129.50
8	—	471	150.00–155.00	152.89
3	—	715	107.00–110.00	109.02
13	—	417	157.00–165.00	160.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	177.50	177.50
3	—	403	169.00	169.00
2	—	680	122.00–127.00	124.54
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
7	—	464	157.00–161.00	159.28
5	—	632	127.00–133.00	129.38
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
21	—	358	160.00–165.00	164.22
2	—	273	180.00	180.00
8	—	474	140.00–145.00	143.39
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
8	—	422	150.00–155.00	153.38
7	—	531	132.00–135.00	132.87
6	—	579	120.00–125.00	122.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	137.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
8	—	537	132.00–136.00	134.49
8	—	576	125.00–131.00	127.12
2	—	618	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
38	—	432	140.00–147.00	145.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
29	—	509	137.00–140.00	139.48
19	—	653	124.00	124.00
4	—	645	126.00–132.00	127.48
30	—	558	132.00–137.00	134.96
17	—	474	140.00–147.00	142.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	102.00–105.00	103.50
28	—	376	137.00–147.00	140.35
8	—	429	134.00–137.00	135.38
4	—	566	117.00–122.00	120.73
4	—	480	130.00–135.00	133.04
3	—	508	125.00–130.00	128.02
2	—	643	105.00–112.00	108.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	155.00–160.00	157.96
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
3	—	417	162.00	162.00
3	—	528	152.00–155.00	154.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	734	120.00–122.50	122.33
5	—	560	154.00	154.00
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
10	—	452	162.00–164.00	163.79
18	—	608	143.00–146.00	145.31
2	—	785	107.00–115.00	110.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
5	—	508	140.00–141.00	140.60
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
2	—	470	147.00–150.00	148.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,294	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,159.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	875.00–925.00	906.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,108	920.00–1,025.00	954.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,191	750.00–875.00	815.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,188	900.00–1,075.00	957.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,202	1,035.00–1,125.00	1,072.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,336	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,250.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,713	75.00–80.00	78.05
1	—	2,070	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,814	81.00–85.00	83.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	40.00–45.00	41.71
3	—	983	50.00–52.00	50.70
8	—	970	46.00–49.00	47.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	61.00–62.00	61.40
5	—	1,002	54.00–56.00	54.37
6	—	1,128	58.00–59.00	58.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,367	65.00–69.00	66.26
5	—	1,485	54.00–58.00	55.94
11	—	1,338	59.00–64.00	61.07

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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