Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 104. Feed steers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.38/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$145.38

130 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$5.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	433	150.21	650	15thin
Medium and Large 2	513	146.42	752	12thin
Medium and Large 1	614	144.56	888	103

One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale130 hd

145.38

—

AL average16 barns · 1,102 hd

136.16

+9.22

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	—	Average	1,697	93.07	1,580	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	72.07	947	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	63.96	701	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	48.54	460	8thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 3	—	463	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	674	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,104	1,231.22/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	13,593	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,186	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	800.55/cwt	750.00–875.00	8,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	125.64/cwt	122.00–127.50	926	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	142.32/cwt	137.00–145.00	611	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	113.64/cwt	107.00–116.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.57/cwt	146.00–152.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	123.98/cwt	122.00–127.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	122.80/cwt	122.00–123.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	140.51/cwt	137.00–143.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.06/cwt	127.00–135.00	615	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	684	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,321	989.35/cwt	900.00–1,110.00	13,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	974.95/cwt	935.00–1,025.00	11,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.76/cwt	127.00–132.00	689	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	148.92/cwt	143.00–149.00	877	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	466	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	72.30/cwt	70.00–75.00	888	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	65.41/cwt	64.00–68.00	941	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	50.07/cwt	47.00–52.00	506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	91.00/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,791	96.93/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,736	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,205.90/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	16,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,898	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,056	1,102.42/cwt	1,025.00–1,185.00	11,642	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,255	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	78.39/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	163.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	149.22/cwt	147.00–152.00	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	64.91/cwt	62.00–67.00	697	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	58.02/cwt	56.00–60.00	652	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	75.47/cwt	73.00–78.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.50/cwt	135.00–139.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.92/cwt	116.00–122.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.67/cwt	127.00–133.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	124.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	150.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	664	8

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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 511Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 152Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	145.00–147.00	145.49
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	162.00	162.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
8	—	441	147.00–152.00	150.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	737	122.00–127.50	125.64
5	—	754	122.00–123.00	122.80
2	—	508	150.00–152.00	151.00
78	—	589	143.00–149.00	148.92
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	400	165.00	165.00
5	—	496	150.00	150.00
2	—	630	126.00–129.00	127.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	122.00	122.00
14	—	473	127.00–135.00	130.06
3	—	533	125.00–126.00	125.33
6	—	422	135.00–139.00	136.50
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
10	—	380	135.00–142.00	139.11
3	—	518	116.00–122.00	119.92
6	—	427	127.00–133.00	130.67
2	—	478	122.00–127.00	124.54
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
9	—	717	107.00–116.00	113.64
5	—	623	120.00–126.00	123.36
24	—	527	127.00–132.00	130.76
2	—	463	136.00–137.00	136.50
6	—	670	120.00–122.00	120.32
7	—	565	125.00–129.00	126.99
6	—	443	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	664	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
3	—	525	124.00–125.00	124.66
16	—	429	137.00–145.00	142.32
7	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.55
3	—	275	162.00–165.00	163.98
10	—	364	147.00–152.00	149.22
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	126.00–130.00	127.93
4	—	713	110.00–111.00	110.25
4	—	531	137.00–143.00	140.51
2	—	658	118.00–120.00	119.01
6	—	568	130.00–134.00	131.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	146.00–152.00	147.57
5	—	572	122.00–127.00	123.98
10	—	518	130.00–135.00	132.04
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	157.00–160.00	158.51
10	—	471	140.00–145.00	142.10

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	8	—	1,104	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,231.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,056	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,102.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,206	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,040	750.00–875.00	800.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,321	900.00–1,110.00	989.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,199	935.00–1,025.00	974.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,328	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,205.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,010	47.00–52.00	50.07
3	—	885	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	70.00–75.00	72.30
4	—	1,439	64.00–68.00	65.41
4	—	1,320	77.00–81.00	78.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	62.00–67.00	64.91
5	—	1,124	56.00–60.00	58.02
2	—	1,103	73.00–78.00	75.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	88.00–94.00	91.00
5	—	1,791	95.00–100.00	96.93
2	—	1,468	85.00–86.00	85.51

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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Steers · 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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