Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.78/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −61.55 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$140.78

200 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$4.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	454	143.60	653	53
Medium and Large 1	580	140.28	814	74
Medium and Large 2	542	139.24	755	73

One grade step is worth $4.36/cwt here — about −$103 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

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 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 sale200 hd

140.78

—

AL average16 barns · 1,646 hd

136.29

+4.49

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−61.55

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	1,573	91.44	1,439	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,319	74.15	978	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	68.16	833	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	50.69	493	23

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1	—	515	159.81/cwt	157.00–162.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	137.58/cwt	136.00–139.00	737	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.56/cwt	136.00–142.00	798	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	966	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	811	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	116.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	103.68/cwt	102.00–107.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	149.23/cwt	147.00–150.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	155.83/cwt	153.00–162.00	723	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.78/cwt	115.00–123.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	736	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.45/cwt	126.00–131.00	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	153.23/cwt	152.00–158.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.25/cwt	162.00–165.00	771	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	156.49/cwt	156.00–158.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,023.04/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	13,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,330	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	58.53/cwt	56.00–60.00	651	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	71.27/cwt	70.00–74.00	862	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	46.37/cwt	45.00–49.00	409	12
Bulls	—	—	1,459	83.83/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,223	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	98.38/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	92.35/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,374	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	51.66/cwt	50.00–54.00	529	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	1,048.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,160	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	4,830	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	68.28/cwt	66.00–69.00	972	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	78.05/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,065	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,355	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,160	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	148.07/cwt	146.00–152.00	634	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	73.09/cwt	70.00–75.00	910	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	66.98/cwt	64.00–69.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	137.48/cwt	135.00–139.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	128.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	706.30/cwt	685.00–725.00	5,439	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,190.69/cwt	1,125.00–1,260.00	12,717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	154.99/cwt	152.00–157.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.87/cwt	132.00–135.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	165.43/cwt	162.00–167.00	614	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	124.09/cwt	122.00–126.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	737	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	157.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.12/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	637	119.66/cwt	117.00–122.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	161.58/cwt	160.00–162.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	690	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	137.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	668	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	152.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	722	3

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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 974Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 137Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	157.00–162.00	159.81
2	—	807	127.00	127.00
10	—	666	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	136.00	136.00
9	—	560	152.00–158.00	153.23
12	—	475	162.00–165.00	162.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	147.00–150.00	149.23
2	—	620	142.00	142.00
2	—	775	115.00–121.00	117.96
1	—	665	137.00	137.00
2	—	470	157.00–160.00	158.50
4	—	540	152.00	152.00
30	—	399	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
2	—	533	145.00–150.00	147.54
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
3	—	472	152.00–155.00	152.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	536	136.00–139.00	137.58
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
3	—	773	110.00	110.00
3	—	821	102.00–107.00	103.68
2	—	470	142.00–145.00	143.53
9	—	567	132.00–137.00	134.24
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
15	—	625	126.00–131.00	128.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
4	—	626	122.00	122.00
7	—	693	113.00	113.00
8	—	429	140.00–145.00	141.74
8	—	521	132.00–135.00	133.12
8	—	580	125.00–130.00	127.88
18	—	476	135.00–140.00	136.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	138.00–139.00	138.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
11	—	422	135.00–139.00	137.48
6	—	468	130.00–134.00	132.32
5	—	519	125.00–130.00	128.44
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	580	136.00–142.00	137.56
1	—	305	177.00	177.00
14	—	612	130.00–135.00	132.49
12	—	522	145.00–152.00	147.96
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
11	—	464	153.00–162.00	155.83
6	—	768	115.00–123.00	119.78
5	—	669	127.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	703	125.00–127.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
4	—	726	115.00–120.00	116.98
8	—	629	125.00–129.00	127.27
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
1	—	320	172.00	172.00
9	—	371	162.00–167.00	165.43
11	—	671	122.00–126.00	124.09
15	—	534	136.00–140.00	137.94
4	—	411	155.00–162.00	157.95
9	—	470	144.00–152.00	148.02
10	—	570	132.00–135.00	133.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	128.00	128.00
4	—	511	156.00–158.00	156.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	146.00–152.00	148.07
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
8	—	383	152.00–157.00	154.99
7	—	520	132.00–135.00	132.87
3	—	637	117.00–122.00	119.66
5	—	332	160.00–162.00	161.58
12	—	485	135.00–142.00	137.82
3	—	567	125.00–127.00	125.66

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	—	1,338	975.00–1,075.00	1,023.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	969	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,048.48
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	695	695.00	695.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	685.00–725.00	706.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,068	1,125.00–1,260.00	1,190.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	56.00–60.00	58.53
12	—	881	45.00–49.00	46.37
5	—	1,024	50.00–54.00	51.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,210	70.00–74.00	71.27
3	—	1,147	62.00	62.00
16	—	1,245	64.00–69.00	66.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	66.00–69.00	68.28
9	—	1,364	76.00–81.00	78.05
11	—	1,245	70.00–75.00	73.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	82.00–86.00	83.83
4	—	1,751	96.00–100.00	98.38
3	—	1,488	92.00–93.00	92.35

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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