Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $139.53/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −63.58 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$139.53

114 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	141.06	678	57
Medium and Large 3	457	138.13	632	36
Medium and Large 1	547	137.77	753	21

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale114 hd

139.53

—

AL average15 barns · 1,311 hd

128.60

+10.93

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−63.58

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	1,720	89.17	1,533	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,244	72.74	905	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	65.86	757	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	52.35	470	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	158.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	148.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.00	664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	649	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	159.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	116.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	135.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	96.99/cwt	95.00–99.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.39/cwt	126.00–133.00	604	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	131.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	118.01/cwt	116.00–122.00	718	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	70.98/cwt	69.00–74.00	894	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	985	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	75.90/cwt	75.00–79.00	913	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	60.81/cwt	60.00–62.00	727	7
Bulls	—	—	1,433	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	93.72/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,665	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,183	1,004.18/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,879	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,178.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	12,967	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	51.53/cwt	51.00–52.00	465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	55.97/cwt	54.00–57.00	514	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	72.07/cwt	70.00–74.00	845	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	115.73/cwt	113.00–117.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	139.61/cwt	137.00–142.00	440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	66.22/cwt	64.00–69.00	736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	44.10/cwt	43.00–45.00	370	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	976.11/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	10,025	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	1,157.87/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	12,505	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	128.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	549	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.55/cwt	119.00–125.00	574	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,282.08/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	14,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	135.16/cwt	132.00–137.00	505	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	152.20/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	158.43/cwt	157.00–160.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	125.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	140.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	134.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 575Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 105Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 46Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	157.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	670	116.00–120.00	118.03
3	—	623	123.00–127.00	124.64
3	—	462	148.00–150.00	148.67
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
2	—	530	144.00–146.00	144.97
2	—	373	167.00	167.00
4	—	584	130.00–137.00	131.77
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	137.00–142.00	139.45
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
17	—	426	147.00–155.00	152.24
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
9	—	520	130.00–136.00	131.64
7	—	369	157.00–165.00	159.56
6	—	570	122.00–127.00	125.47
4	—	633	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
5	—	376	150.00–155.00	152.20
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	325	157.00–160.00	158.43
6	—	533	120.00–127.00	125.48
10	—	433	140.00–145.00	140.82
9	—	490	130.00–135.00	134.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–144.00	141.92
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
3	—	518	127.00–133.00	129.36
2	—	670	113.00–115.00	113.98
6	—	608	116.00–122.00	118.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	90.00–92.00	91.00
6	—	581	115.00–120.00	116.98
6	—	421	135.00–140.00	135.83
2	—	738	95.00–99.00	96.99
2	—	620	114.00–115.00	114.49
20	—	467	126.00–133.00	129.39
2	—	375	140.00–142.00	141.03
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
5	—	526	120.00–126.00	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	113.00–117.00	115.73
3	—	315	137.00–142.00	139.61
13	—	429	125.00–132.00	128.00
7	—	468	119.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
1	—	730	92.00	92.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
15	—	374	132.00–137.00	135.16
2	—	580	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,259	69.00–74.00	70.98
1	—	1,470	67.00	67.00
13	—	1,203	75.00–79.00	75.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,195	60.00–62.00	60.81
5	—	1,173	70.00–74.00	72.07
12	—	1,112	64.00–69.00	66.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	51.00–52.00	51.53
5	—	918	54.00–57.00	55.97
2	—	840	43.00–45.00	44.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	80.00–81.00	80.51
6	—	1,777	91.00–98.00	93.72
6	—	1,758	85.00–90.00	87.51

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	—	1,183	925.00–1,050.00	1,004.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,178.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,027	925.00–1,000.00	976.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,143	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,282.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,080	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,157.87

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 this sale compares

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