Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.26/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −61.85 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$141.26

160 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	145.20	712	54
Medium and Large 3	438	144.29	632	37
Medium and Large 1	591	136.55	808	69

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about −$96 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $182.39, median $203.11 across 14 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 sale160 hd

141.26

—

AL average16 barns · 1,464 hd

138.51

+2.75

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−61.85

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	1,584	92.95	1,473	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	70.44	1,020	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	66.73	793	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	51.85	530	16

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Value Added	—	755	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.31/cwt	129.00–135.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.36/cwt	142.00–146.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.23/cwt	125.00–129.00	851	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	830	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	164.97/cwt	162.00–167.00	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	128.35/cwt	125.00–132.00	850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	137.80/cwt	137.00–142.00	774	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.30/cwt	153.00–157.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	147.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	133.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.18/cwt	139.00–142.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.76/cwt	135.00–139.00	786	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	165.65/cwt	163.00–166.00	858	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	823	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	971	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,137.15/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	11,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	63.04/cwt	60.00–65.00	734	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	73.45/cwt	72.00–76.00	889	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	68.05/cwt	66.00–71.00	824	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	71.11/cwt	70.00–73.00	952	6
Bulls	—	—	1,365	89.65/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,937	99.24/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,922	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	77.83/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,094	5
Bulls	—	—	1,185	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	58.28/cwt	56.00–59.00	653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	52.35/cwt	50.00–55.00	508	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	45.99/cwt	45.00–47.00	466	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	65.31/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,017	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,763.23/cwt	1,700.00–1,875.00	22,904	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,480	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,143	1,126.48/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	12,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	822.66/cwt	810.00–840.00	7,799	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,570	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,425.71/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	15,768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	136.19/cwt	132.00–137.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	142.62/cwt	142.00–145.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.36/cwt	137.00–141.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	124.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	131.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	144.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	120.98/cwt	117.00–122.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	155.56/cwt	152.00–159.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.32/cwt	131.00–134.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	138.46/cwt	137.00–141.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.75/cwt	142.00–145.00	599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.48/cwt	107.00–114.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	154.24/cwt	152.00–157.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	154.23/cwt	152.00–157.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	140.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.43/cwt	125.00–128.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.77/cwt	127.00–134.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	164.01/cwt	162.00–167.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	110.25/cwt	107.00–112.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	143.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	153.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 800Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	136.00	136.00
6	—	621	153.00	153.00
1	—	665	149.00	149.00
22	—	720	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	150.00–152.00	151.03
11	—	616	145.00–150.00	147.82
5	—	707	132.00–137.00	133.00
2	—	810	122.50	122.50
17	—	518	163.00–166.00	165.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	145.00–147.00	145.99
6	—	628	137.00–142.00	139.47
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
6	—	470	160.00–165.00	163.17
2	—	438	167.00–170.00	168.53
9	—	521	152.00–157.00	154.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	152.00–159.00	155.56
2	—	413	160.00–162.00	161.02
3	—	533	142.00–147.00	143.67
7	—	575	137.00–142.00	139.54
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
3	—	620	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	112.50	112.50
6	—	618	129.00–135.00	132.31
9	—	669	125.00–129.00	127.23
3	—	710	120.00–125.00	122.32
4	—	467	145.00	145.00
6	—	526	139.00–142.00	140.18
12	—	575	135.00–139.00	136.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	152.00	152.00
14	—	477	132.00–137.00	136.19
5	—	369	142.00–145.00	142.62
6	—	423	137.00–141.00	138.36
4	—	560	122.00–127.00	124.54
10	—	516	127.00–133.00	131.36
5	—	620	117.00–122.00	120.98
4	—	683	107.00–112.00	110.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	131.00–134.00	132.32
2	—	675	118.00–122.00	119.94
12	—	417	142.00–145.00	143.75
2	—	705	107.00–114.00	110.48
8	—	466	139.00–141.00	140.00
13	—	521	135.00–138.00	136.53
7	—	625	125.00–128.00	126.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
11	—	517	142.00–146.00	142.36
13	—	624	132.00–137.00	133.00
3	—	710	122.00–125.00	124.00
8	—	662	125.00–132.00	128.35
23	—	562	137.00–142.00	137.80
6	—	469	153.00–157.00	156.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
11	—	369	162.00–167.00	164.97
9	—	574	130.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	305	172.00	172.00
2	—	715	112.00–115.00	113.48
9	—	531	137.00–141.00	138.46
5	—	478	145.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	663	122.00	122.00
2	—	635	122.00–130.00	126.03
12	—	417	152.00–157.00	153.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
1	—	760	127.00	127.00
2	—	823	117.00–119.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	142.00–147.00	144.16
5	—	381	152.00–157.00	154.23
8	—	472	135.00–142.00	140.91
8	—	523	127.00–134.00	131.77
4	—	321	162.00–167.00	164.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,299	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,763.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,106	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,425.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,126.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	810.00–840.00	822.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,164	60.00–65.00	63.04
5	—	1,210	72.00–76.00	73.45
8	—	1,211	66.00–71.00	68.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	70.00–73.00	71.11
5	—	1,405	76.00–81.00	77.83
8	—	1,557	64.00–69.00	65.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	56.00–59.00	58.28
7	—	971	50.00–55.00	52.35
5	—	1,013	45.00–47.00	45.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	89.00–91.00	89.65
3	—	1,937	96.00–103.00	99.24
1	—	1,185	84.00	84.00

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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How this sale compares

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