Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with very good demand on pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.79/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$125.79

115 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

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

$6.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	422	128.66	543	52
Medium and Large 1	587	124.35	729	39
Medium and Large 2	539	121.91	657	24

One grade step is worth $6.74/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale115 hd

125.79

—

AL average14 barns · 1,227 hd

119.43

+6.36

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	—	High	1,494	85.24	1,273	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	69.71	910	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,071	64.16	687	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	50.26	462	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.41/cwt	122.00–130.00	719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.24/cwt	117.00–122.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.49/cwt	127.00–135.00	699	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.58/cwt	122.00–124.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.39/cwt	126.00–137.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.77/cwt	157.00–162.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.19/cwt	129.00–132.00	685	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,350	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	13,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,289	1,108.32/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	14,286	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	54.63/cwt	54.00–55.00	494	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	68.60/cwt	68.00–70.00	766	8
Bulls	—	—	2,080	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	82.06/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,032	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	50.11/cwt	48.00–52.00	464	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,286.65/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	15,491	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,310.02/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	15,694	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	67.95/cwt	65.00–70.00	908	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	72.32/cwt	71.00–75.00	904	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,017	1,424.18/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	14,484	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,563.37/cwt	1,525.00–1,575.00	16,806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	128.87/cwt	125.00–132.00	557	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	64.56/cwt	62.00–67.00	704	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	979	59.16/cwt	56.00–61.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	152.22/cwt	147.00–155.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	140.42/cwt	137.00–145.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	118.64/cwt	112.00–125.00	668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,142	1,253.28/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	14,312	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,454.90/cwt	1,400.00–1,525.00	17,357	40
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.00/cwt	138.00–145.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	132.10/cwt	131.00–137.00	485	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	148.35/cwt	147.00–152.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	546	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	123.34/cwt	122.00–125.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	153.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	129.36/cwt	128.00–132.00	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.66/cwt	102.00–107.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	104.51/cwt	102.00–107.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	158.70/cwt	157.00–162.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.79/cwt	130.00–132.00	619	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 576Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 140Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	124.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
3	—	427	135.00–138.00	136.02
8	—	564	115.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	673	102.00–107.00	104.66
5	—	473	130.00–132.00	130.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	122.00–130.00	125.41
8	—	628	117.00–122.00	120.24
2	—	740	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
14	—	526	129.00–132.00	130.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	142.00	142.00
32	—	432	125.00–132.00	128.87
4	—	468	120.00–125.00	123.03
3	—	510	115.00–117.00	115.66
12	—	367	131.00–137.00	132.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	162.00–166.00	163.98
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
3	—	617	122.00–125.00	123.34
3	—	472	150.00–155.00	153.06
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	117.00–121.00	119.02
2	—	620	132.00–140.00	135.87
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	147.00–155.00	152.22
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
20	—	540	127.00–135.00	129.49
7	—	566	122.00–124.00	122.58
8	—	425	147.00–153.00	150.00
7	—	472	138.00–145.00	141.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	708	102.00–107.00	104.51
2	—	608	115.00	115.00
3	—	382	157.00–162.00	158.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	126.00–137.00	130.39
6	—	417	157.00–162.00	159.77
5	—	461	150.00–155.00	152.63
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	508	137.00–142.00	139.46
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
2	—	608	122.00–125.00	123.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	137.00–145.00	140.42
2	—	563	112.00–125.00	118.64
5	—	381	147.00–152.00	148.35
4	—	546	125.00	125.00
15	—	484	128.00–132.00	129.36

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)	1	—	1,350	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,289	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,108.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,204	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,286.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,198	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,310.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,017	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,424.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,142	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,253.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,075	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,563.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,193	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,454.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	54.00–55.00	54.63
4	—	925	48.00–52.00	50.11
2	—	933	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	64.00	64.00
22	—	1,337	65.00–70.00	67.95
17	—	1,250	71.00–75.00	72.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	68.00–70.00	68.60
24	—	1,091	62.00–67.00	64.56
9	—	979	56.00–61.00	59.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,615	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,258	80.00–84.00	82.06

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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