Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $147.15/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$147.15

172 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$8.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	148.88	962	138
Medium and Large 3	545	140.76	766	8thin
Medium and Large 2	617	139.96	864	26

One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about $98 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 sale172 hd

147.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,088 hd

143.77

+3.38

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	1,448	91.64	1,327	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	77.89	1,024	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	73.25	827	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	60.38	611	21

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.27/cwt	123.00–126.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.40/cwt	138.00–142.00	662	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.32/cwt	149.00–152.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	129.81/cwt	126.00–133.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	153.50/cwt	149.00–155.00	884	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	880	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	119.31/cwt	118.00–121.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,005	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.16/cwt	167.50–170.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.93/cwt	160.00–163.00	832	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	137.00–143.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	831	129.77/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,078	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.74/cwt	131.00–139.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.02/cwt	144.00–147.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,402	91.07/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,277	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	102.12/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,915	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	60.13/cwt	59.00–62.00	606	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	77.66/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,013	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	74.65/cwt	72.00–77.00	861	34
Bulls	—	—	1,247	86.04/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,073	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,036.47/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	13,350	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	68.73/cwt	66.00–70.00	749	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	80.63/cwt	79.00–82.00	914	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	64.47/cwt	63.00–65.00	691	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	54.49/cwt	53.00–57.00	504	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	71.14/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	121.17/cwt	118.00–122.00	693	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	81.54/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,032	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.28/cwt	134.00–137.00	975	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.26/cwt	135.00–141.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.30/cwt	127.00–135.00	812	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,216	876.63/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	130.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	692	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	773.43/cwt	740.00–800.00	7,990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	134.85/cwt	131.00–137.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	137.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	145.56/cwt	145.00–147.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	144.74/cwt	142.00–147.00	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	138.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	118.26/cwt	117.00–120.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	144.01/cwt	142.00–148.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.25/cwt	131.00–139.00	709	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.24/cwt	130.00–133.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	153.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	763	6

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 860Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	123.00–126.00	125.27
5	—	616	126.00–133.00	129.81
9	—	789	112.50	112.50
2	—	705	120.00–122.00	120.99
6	—	579	131.00–139.00	134.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	138.00–142.00	139.40
7	—	575	125.00–129.00	127.27
4	—	679	117.00–120.00	118.26
3	—	434	142.00–148.00	144.01
23	—	532	131.00–139.00	133.25
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
6	—	623	122.00–125.00	122.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
3	—	668	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	118.00–122.00	121.17
6	—	481	131.00–137.00	134.85
8	—	419	135.00–140.00	137.15
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
8	—	534	125.00–130.00	128.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	147.00	147.00
10	—	662	133.00	133.00
2	—	535	150.00–154.00	152.00
1	—	485	157.00	157.00
7	—	627	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	576	149.00–155.00	153.50
6	—	473	167.50–170.00	168.16
21	—	517	160.00–163.00	160.93
2	—	675	137.00–143.00	140.00
3	—	622	144.00–147.00	145.02
11	—	721	134.00–137.00	135.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	698	144.00	144.00
17	—	831	129.00–130.00	129.77
31	—	640	155.00	155.00
5	—	722	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
2	—	553	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	453	150.00–155.00	152.51
3	—	633	130.00–132.00	131.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	110.00–117.00	113.47
9	—	423	149.00–152.00	150.32
17	—	521	135.00–140.00	138.57
2	—	618	122.00	122.00
7	—	458	145.00–147.00	145.56
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
4	—	571	130.00–133.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	118.00–121.00	119.31
3	—	672	122.00–123.00	122.67
3	—	756	117.00	117.00
2	—	518	148.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
7	—	568	135.00–141.00	136.26
13	—	623	127.00–135.00	130.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	127.00–132.00	130.81
10	—	418	142.00–147.00	144.74
6	—	466	135.00–140.00	138.85
3	—	365	152.00–155.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,402	90.00–93.00	91.07
3	—	1,875	99.00–105.00	102.12
5	—	1,247	84.00–88.00	86.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	59.00–62.00	60.13
9	—	1,072	63.00–65.00	64.47
6	—	925	53.00–57.00	54.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,305	74.00–79.00	77.66
6	—	1,437	68.00–73.00	71.14
12	—	1,266	80.00–84.00	81.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,153	72.00–77.00	74.65
22	—	1,090	66.00–70.00	68.73
7	—	1,134	79.00–82.00	80.63

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)	4	—	1,288	975.00–1,150.00	1,036.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,033	740.00–800.00	773.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,216	825.00–925.00	876.63

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

What quality paid 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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Slaughter Cattle

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