Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to firm, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder calves. Replacement market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.61/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$130.61

177 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$3.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	519	132.39	687	46
Medium and Large 3	468	131.85	618	51
Medium and Large 1	631	128.80	813	80

One grade step is worth $3.59/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale177 hd

130.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,786 hd

131.99

−1.37

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	1,659	93.10	1,545	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,392	70.13	976	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	61.97	704	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	50.05	487	17

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	—	1,565	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,347	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.58/cwt	125.00–137.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	151.66/cwt	151.00–152.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.09/cwt	131.00–137.00	820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	129.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.87/cwt	139.00–145.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	816	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	128.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.65/cwt	150.00–156.00	872	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	819	128.87/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,055	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	123.58/cwt	121.00–128.00	885	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.74/cwt	128.00–133.00	830	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.72/cwt	132.00–138.00	772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	115.32/cwt	113.00–118.00	827	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	823.62/cwt	820.00–825.00	8,401	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,625	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	836	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.16/cwt	145.00–147.00	971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.10/cwt	147.00–150.00	908	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	44.82/cwt	44.00–45.00	415	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	55.78/cwt	55.00–57.00	559	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	65.02/cwt	64.00–66.00	919	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	59.55/cwt	58.00–61.00	674	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	51.27/cwt	49.00–54.00	511	7
Bulls	—	—	1,581	92.93/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,260	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	1,006.70/cwt	975.00–1,020.00	14,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	753	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	64.12/cwt	62.00–65.00	731	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	71.83/cwt	69.00–74.00	995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	132.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	139.79/cwt	138.00–142.00	526	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	158.40/cwt	155.00–162.00	678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	725.31/cwt	700.00–750.00	5,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	151.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	157.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	131.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	151.76/cwt	150.00–152.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	128.11/cwt	125.00–131.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	142.48/cwt	137.00–145.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	139.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	164.76/cwt	164.00–165.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.58/cwt	136.00–141.00	647	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	134.20/cwt	132.00–136.00	773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.86/cwt	147.00–155.00	707	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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 863Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 107Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 57Year ago 73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	85.00–87.00	86.06
5	—	1,794	95.00–100.00	97.49
5	—	1,581	89.00–94.00	92.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	926	44.00–45.00	44.82
4	—	1,003	55.00–57.00	55.78
7	—	996	49.00–54.00	51.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	64.00–66.00	65.02
9	—	1,385	69.00–74.00	71.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,132	58.00–61.00	59.55
9	—	1,140	62.00–65.00	64.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
3	—	533	151.00–152.00	151.66
5	—	571	142.00–147.00	144.60
2	—	700	129.00	129.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
7	—	609	135.00–142.00	139.70
3	—	492	155.00–160.00	158.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	155.00–160.00	157.95
3	—	787	127.00–132.00	128.66
12	—	575	150.00–156.00	151.65
14	—	723	130.00–139.00	136.01
13	—	669	145.00–147.00	145.16
29	—	613	147.00–150.00	148.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	819	128.00–132.00	128.87
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	140.00–142.00	141.32
2	—	428	155.00–162.00	158.40
4	—	623	130.00–132.00	131.49
8	—	479	150.00–152.00	151.76
4	—	362	164.00–165.00	164.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	125.00–137.00	132.58
10	—	417	150.00–155.00	151.90
3	—	632	122.00	122.00
3	—	373	155.00–160.00	157.27
1	—	270	172.00	172.00
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
8	—	473	137.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	588	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	137.00–141.00	138.29
8	—	616	131.00–137.00	133.09
7	—	470	160.00–165.00	163.15
6	—	526	150.00–157.00	151.82
5	—	816	116.00–122.00	118.97
8	—	667	130.00–133.00	130.37
3	—	767	122.00	122.00
14	—	716	121.00–128.00	123.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	125.00–132.00	129.11
6	—	525	139.00–145.00	142.87
3	—	377	165.00	165.00
11	—	576	132.00–136.00	134.20
2	—	668	120.00–122.00	120.97
8	—	472	147.00–155.00	149.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	141.00	141.00
1	—	305	157.00	157.00
2	—	603	122.00	122.00
13	—	518	130.00–135.00	131.71
11	—	569	125.00–131.00	128.11
2	—	738	110.00–112.00	110.99
15	—	470	136.00–141.00	137.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	137.00–140.00	138.46
1	—	820	102.00	102.00
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
16	—	635	128.00–133.00	130.74
11	—	573	132.00–138.00	134.72
3	—	717	113.00–118.00	115.32
31	—	675	120.00–128.00	123.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	139.00	139.00
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
3	—	672	112.00	112.00
11	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.10
9	—	376	138.00–142.00	139.79
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	325	147.00–150.00	148.52
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
6	—	573	122.00	122.00
2	—	528	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	283	152.00	152.00
13	—	423	135.00–140.00	136.30

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,020	820.00–825.00	823.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,427	975.00–1,020.00	1,006.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,625	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	700.00–750.00	725.31

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

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