Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.18/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −48.15 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$154.18

110 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	157.91	729	41
Medium and Large 3	410	157.80	648	25
Medium and Large 1	559	148.64	831	44

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about −$102 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

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 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 sale110 hd

154.18

—

AL average15 barns · 1,160 hd

141.54

+12.64

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−48.15

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	1,506	83.98	1,265	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,252	72.10	902	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	62.84	678	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	48.59	465	18

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	411	173.00/cwt	172.00–175.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	156.10/cwt	152.00–162.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	139.97/cwt	137.00–143.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	181.34/cwt	180.00–182.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	168.22/cwt	162.00–172.00	707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.69/cwt	132.00–137.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	171.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	146.83/cwt	145.00–152.00	862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	154.75/cwt	152.00–157.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	168.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	144.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	978	1,155.26/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	11,298	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,155.26/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	12,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	181.34/cwt	180.00–182.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.43/cwt	147.00–150.00	702	7
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.46/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	42.12/cwt	40.00–45.00	371	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	53.11/cwt	51.00–54.00	525	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.00	883	19
Bulls	—	—	1,305	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	911.09/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,020	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	1,031.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	8,666	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	78.56/cwt	76.00–81.00	985	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	57.45/cwt	55.00–59.00	608	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	64.73/cwt	63.00–66.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	165.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	47.83/cwt	46.00–50.00	468	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	66.31/cwt	64.00–69.00	872	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	901.05/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,470	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,269	1,165.52/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	774.88/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,026.88/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	171.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	111.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	144.80/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.81/cwt	142.00–147.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	139.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	159.24/cwt	157.00–160.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.36/cwt	180.00–187.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	175.73/cwt	172.00–177.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	123.34/cwt	121.00–127.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	156.97/cwt	152.00–162.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	151.73/cwt	148.00–155.00	557	7

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 296Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	172.00–175.00	173.00
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
1	—	535	162.00	162.00
2	—	470	165.00–167.00	166.03
2	—	370	180.00–187.00	183.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	170.00–175.00	171.56
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
2	—	728	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	563	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	182.00	182.00
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
1	—	365	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	175.00–177.00	175.97
9	—	512	152.00–162.00	156.10
3	—	720	115.00–120.00	117.35
7	—	587	145.00–152.00	146.83
2	—	680	125.00	125.00
7	—	471	165.00–175.00	168.25
9	—	623	130.00–139.00	133.74
3	—	362	180.00–182.00	181.34
2	—	760	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	180.00–182.00	181.34
16	—	420	162.00–172.00	168.22
3	—	568	132.00–137.00	134.69
10	—	524	142.00–150.00	144.80
4	—	374	172.00–177.00	175.73
3	—	632	121.00–127.00	123.34
2	—	463	152.00–162.00	156.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	160.00–170.00	165.90
8	—	332	170.00–175.00	171.35
2	—	590	122.00–125.00	123.49
4	—	474	142.00–150.00	145.97
2	—	518	137.00–140.00	138.45
4	—	416	157.00–160.00	159.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	137.00–143.00	139.97
6	—	424	142.00–147.00	145.81
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
3	—	528	130.00–135.00	133.33
2	—	633	117.00–120.00	118.51
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
7	—	367	148.00–155.00	151.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	157.00–165.00	159.03
3	—	592	135.00–137.00	135.67
2	—	678	122.00	122.00
4	—	408	152.00–157.00	154.75
8	—	516	140.00–147.00	144.22
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
7	—	476	147.00–150.00	147.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	132.00	132.00
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
5	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.36
2	—	620	110.00–113.00	111.55
8	—	441	135.00–140.00	139.00
10	—	372	140.00–147.00	143.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	978	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,155.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,102	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,155.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,051	825.00–950.00	901.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	990	825.00–975.00	911.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	840	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,031.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	750.00–800.00	774.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,269	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,165.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	75.00–80.00	77.46
1	—	1,960	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,305	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	40.00–45.00	42.12
8	—	989	51.00–54.00	53.11
5	—	978	46.00–50.00	47.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,214	70.00–75.00	72.74
8	—	1,254	76.00–81.00	78.56
11	—	1,315	64.00–69.00	66.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	55.00–59.00	57.45
1	—	1,130	69.00	69.00
11	—	1,084	63.00–66.00	64.73

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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