Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high yielding bull up to 101. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.09/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$139.09

106 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$4.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	140.86	745	45
Medium and Large 2	476	138.60	659	39
Medium and Large 3	439	136.33	598	22

One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $148 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 sale106 hd

139.09

—

AL average16 barns · 1,932 hd

133.80

+5.28

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	1,660	89.04	1,478	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,247	72.32	902	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	66.71	732	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	50.07	461	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	465	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	749	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	77.11/cwt	75.00–80.00	979	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	71.78/cwt	69.00–74.00	917	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	183.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	173.17/cwt	170.00–177.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.98/cwt	145.00–151.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.72/cwt	143.00–150.00	845	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	162.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.70/cwt	150.00–153.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.76/cwt	130.00–136.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.20/cwt	139.00–145.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.04/cwt	132.00–139.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	1,099.14/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	11,541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	125.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	721	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.02/cwt	150.00–159.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	68.09/cwt	66.00–71.00	746	11
Bulls	—	—	1,359	80.46/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,093	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	86.31/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,403	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,152.15/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	14,033	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	56.34/cwt	55.00–57.00	544	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,146	66.72/cwt	66.00–68.00	765	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	63.64/cwt	62.00–65.00	685	7
Bulls	—	—	1,824	94.36/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,721	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	43.49/cwt	43.00–44.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	48.65/cwt	46.00–50.00	435	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	970	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	786.85/cwt	750.00–825.00	6,767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	953.29/cwt	950.00–960.00	10,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	973.36/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	162.25/cwt	162.00–163.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	164.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	173.41/cwt	172.00–175.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	138.76/cwt	137.00–142.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.55/cwt	142.00–145.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	123.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.66/cwt	142.00–148.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	152.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	156.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	135.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 585Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 111Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	160.00–162.00	161.03
11	—	576	143.00–150.00	146.72
3	—	613	132.00–139.00	136.04
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
6	—	415	170.00–180.00	173.91
6	—	522	150.00–159.00	154.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	150.00–157.00	153.79
1	—	385	172.00	172.00
9	—	526	140.00–147.00	144.76
2	—	325	180.00–187.00	183.39
7	—	429	160.00–167.00	162.30
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
5	—	377	162.00–167.00	164.63
2	—	645	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	320	172.00–175.00	173.41
2	—	475	142.00–145.00	143.55
4	—	414	155.00–157.00	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	162.00–165.00	163.48
4	—	423	170.00–177.00	173.17
3	—	533	150.00–157.00	152.34
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00–172.00	170.96
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
2	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	161.00	161.00
3	—	822	120.00–129.00	125.58
1	—	760	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
3	—	617	125.00–130.00	128.34
4	—	440	162.00–163.00	162.25
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	150.00–152.00	150.33
9	—	467	145.00–151.00	148.98
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
2	—	668	122.00–124.00	123.00
5	—	620	130.00–136.00	132.76
5	—	518	139.00–145.00	142.20
4	—	569	135.00–137.00	136.24
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00–153.00	151.70
9	—	482	137.00–142.00	138.76
3	—	562	122.00–127.00	123.68
11	—	419	142.00–148.00	145.66
1	—	305	157.00	157.00
9	—	516	132.00–137.00	135.24
3	—	618	117.00–120.00	118.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	123.00	123.00
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	533	125.00–130.00	127.56
7	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.40
5	—	469	130.00–135.00	132.83
3	—	380	142.00–147.00	145.40
3	—	310	147.00–150.00	148.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,270	75.00–80.00	77.11
16	—	1,277	69.00–74.00	71.78
7	—	1,146	66.00–68.00	66.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,096	66.00–71.00	68.09
7	—	1,076	62.00–65.00	63.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	55.00–57.00	56.34
2	—	910	43.00–44.00	43.49
4	—	894	46.00–50.00	48.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	79.00–81.00	80.46
3	—	1,625	86.00–87.00	86.31
8	—	1,824	91.00–98.00	94.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,050	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,099.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,152.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,013	925.00–1,000.00	973.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	750.00–825.00	786.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	950.00–960.00	953.29

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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