Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $131.51/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$131.51

243 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$3.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	133.24	634	66
Medium and Large 1	554	131.17	726	135
Medium and Large 3	435	129.89	565	42

One grade step is worth $3.35/cwt here — about $69 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 sale243 hd

131.51

—

AL average16 barns · 1,770 hd

127.20

+4.31

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	1,766	95.78	1,692	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	72.91	988	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	72.70	841	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	55.53	550	17

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.39/cwt	129.00–136.00	688	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.89/cwt	117.00–122.00	746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.36/cwt	137.00–142.00	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.21/cwt	149.00–157.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	143.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	112.67/cwt	112.00–114.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	128.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	748	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.98/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	143.66/cwt	142.00–145.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	127.36/cwt	122.00–130.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	138.72/cwt	136.00–143.00	641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	143.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	835	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.80/cwt	131.00–136.00	710	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.66/cwt	117.00–122.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	139.16/cwt	136.00–142.00	857	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.83/cwt	130.00–133.00	744	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	802	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	641	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	833	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	70.05/cwt	68.00–73.00	808	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.47/cwt	63.00–64.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	55.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	561	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	49.84/cwt	47.00–52.00	449	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	90.53/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	99.28/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	61.23/cwt	60.00–62.00	633	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	67.61/cwt	65.00–70.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	148.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	561	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	739.49/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,333	927.71/cwt	910.00–950.00	12,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	76.85/cwt	75.00–78.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,113	822.03/cwt	810.00–835.00	9,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	152.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	133.19/cwt	132.00–136.00	630	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	80.32/cwt	77.00–82.00	970	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	74.51/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	134.70/cwt	132.00–137.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.59/cwt	122.00–127.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	148.83/cwt	147.00–152.00	610	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	852.26/cwt	825.00–875.00	8,804	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,363.20/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	18,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	141.44/cwt	140.00–144.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.51/cwt	127.00–135.00	556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.24/cwt	126.00–130.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	143.09/cwt	142.00–146.00	604	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	163.50/cwt	159.00–165.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.59/cwt	137.00–145.00	664	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.48/cwt	127.00–133.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.33/cwt	135.00–141.00	602	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	126.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.17/cwt	117.00–122.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.10/cwt	125.00–127.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.92/cwt	131.00–135.00	638	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	158.59/cwt	157.00–160.00	592	2

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 609Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 62Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 114Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
22	—	520	129.00–136.00	132.39
3	—	612	122.00–123.00	122.33
5	—	410	147.00–152.00	148.83
20	—	469	137.00–145.00	141.59
11	—	574	125.00–127.00	126.10
2	—	373	157.00–160.00	158.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	120.00–125.00	123.00
9	—	514	137.00–142.00	138.36
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
13	—	569	130.00–133.00	130.83
10	—	615	125.00–130.00	126.59
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	147.00–155.00	148.29
6	—	473	132.00–136.00	133.19
19	—	422	142.00–146.00	143.09
6	—	535	123.00–128.00	126.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	117.00–122.00	120.89
3	—	677	112.00–114.00	112.67
37	—	582	124.00–132.00	128.52
3	—	422	142.00–145.00	143.66
15	—	462	136.00–143.00	138.72
54	—	531	131.00–136.00	133.80
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	117.00–122.00	120.98
13	—	525	126.00–130.00	128.24
2	—	625	114.00–115.00	114.48
30	—	435	135.00–141.00	138.33
3	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.29
12	—	480	131.00–135.00	132.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
8	—	641	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	122.00–127.00	124.59
4	—	371	135.00–139.00	136.97
7	—	325	140.00–144.00	141.44
15	—	423	127.00–135.00	131.51
11	—	525	117.00–122.00	120.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	149.00–157.00	153.21
10	—	516	140.00–148.00	143.74
4	—	410	159.00–165.00	163.50
8	—	613	127.00–133.00	131.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	130.00–137.00	135.57
5	—	455	162.00	162.00
3	—	722	122.00–130.00	127.36
23	—	584	141.00–147.00	143.02
3	—	770	117.00–122.00	118.66
13	—	616	136.00–142.00	139.16
29	—	526	150.00–156.00	152.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	150.00–157.00	152.73
3	—	518	132.00–137.00	134.70
5	—	479	140.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	585	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	620	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	68.00–73.00	70.05
2	—	1,225	63.00–64.00	63.47
7	—	1,138	75.00–78.00	76.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,010	53.00–58.00	55.52
4	—	901	47.00–52.00	49.84
4	—	1,033	60.00–62.00	61.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	65.00–70.00	67.61
3	—	1,208	77.00–82.00	80.32
6	—	1,384	73.00–76.00	74.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	88.00–93.00	90.53
3	—	1,717	98.00–102.00	99.28

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	700.00–775.00	739.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	910.00–950.00	927.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	810.00–835.00	822.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	825.00–875.00	852.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,335	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363.20

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 this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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