Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $135.68/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −67.43 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$135.68

110 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$5.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	442	138.43	612	35
Medium and Large 2	482	136.84	659	32
Medium and Large 1	557	132.58	738	43

One grade step is worth $5.85/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale110 hd

135.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,120 hd

126.13

+9.55

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−67.43

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	1,638	85.99	1,409	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	70.31	985	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	60.90	686	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	50.00	482	32

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	519	131.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.80/cwt	127.00–135.00	619	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	159.47/cwt	157.00–162.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	178.00/cwt	176.00–180.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	137.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.21/cwt	147.00–149.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	120.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	114.78/cwt	112.00–117.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	721	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.89/cwt	141.00–145.00	809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.41/cwt	135.00–139.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	138.01/cwt	135.00–143.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	786	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	66.80/cwt	65.00–69.00	801	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	61.17/cwt	59.00–64.00	694	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	601	6
Bulls	—	—	1,336	80.10/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,070	4
Bulls	—	—	1,671	86.77/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,450	4
Bulls	—	—	1,998	92.79/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,854	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	995.58/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,031	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	45.44/cwt	44.00–47.00	443	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	54.12/cwt	54.00–55.00	547	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	50.76/cwt	48.00–53.00	475	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	77.26/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,101	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	69.75/cwt	68.00–73.00	954	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	626	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	63.11/cwt	62.00–65.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	963	796.06/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,218	963.67/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	11,738	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,299	1,169.87/cwt	1,120.00–1,235.00	15,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	129.82/cwt	127.00–132.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	137.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	148.98/cwt	147.00–152.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	113.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	141.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	578	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.33/cwt	149.00–152.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	157.74/cwt	157.00–160.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.69/cwt	122.00–127.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	704	4

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 408Year ago 823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 116Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 196Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	130.00–134.00	131.03
2	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	360	157.00–162.00	159.47
2	—	260	176.00–180.00	178.00
10	—	466	135.00–142.00	137.09
6	—	581	117.00–122.00	120.31
2	—	315	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	125.00–132.00	127.15
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
6	—	627	122.00–128.00	125.00
1	—	365	167.00	167.00
10	—	526	135.00–143.00	138.01
9	—	475	145.00–147.00	146.33
3	—	710	110.00–112.00	110.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	130.00–133.00	131.15
4	—	374	147.00–152.00	148.98
3	—	590	110.00–115.00	113.03
11	—	417	135.00–142.00	141.36
2	—	260	170.00–172.00	171.02
4	—	343	157.00–160.00	157.74
2	—	640	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	530	122.00–127.00	124.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	127.00–135.00	130.80
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
4	—	525	122.00–128.00	124.81
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
4	—	629	110.00–114.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	130.00–136.00	132.29
6	—	614	116.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
4	—	668	112.00–117.00	114.78
19	—	569	122.00–130.00	126.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	127.00–132.00	129.82
6	—	387	135.00–140.00	137.70
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
14	—	473	120.00–126.00	122.23
6	—	520	115.00–120.00	118.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.01
2	—	578	136.00–137.00	136.49
3	—	622	130.00–133.00	131.65
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	147.00–149.00	148.21
2	—	708	121.00–125.00	123.01
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
10	—	562	141.00–145.00	143.89
2	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.49
7	—	618	135.00–139.00	137.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
3	—	480	142.00	142.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
3	—	440	149.00–152.00	150.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	65.00–69.00	66.80
10	—	1,135	59.00–64.00	61.17
6	—	1,063	55.00–58.00	56.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	976	44.00–47.00	45.44
7	—	1,011	54.00–55.00	54.12
16	—	935	48.00–53.00	50.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	76.00–79.00	77.26
11	—	1,368	68.00–73.00	69.75
3	—	1,493	62.00–65.00	63.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	79.00–81.00	80.10
4	—	1,671	84.00–89.00	86.77
3	—	1,998	91.00–96.00	92.79

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,108	900.00–1,075.00	995.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	963	725.00–850.00	796.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	900.00–1,020.00	963.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,299	1,120.00–1,235.00	1,169.87

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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