Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.66/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$134.66

190 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	446	135.77	605	37
Medium and Large 2	509	135.40	689	36
Medium and Large 1	599	134.07	803	117

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale190 hd

134.66

—

AL average14 barns · 1,916 hd

135.46

−0.81

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	1,583	90.60	1,434	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	73.29	998	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	63.82	778	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	49.24	500	30

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	—	680	130.47/cwt	127.00–135.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.77/cwt	141.00–145.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	156.62/cwt	152.00–159.00	871	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	165.65/cwt	165.00–167.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	135.18/cwt	132.00–137.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.40/cwt	142.00–150.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.42/cwt	132.00–137.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.44/cwt	136.00–144.00	726	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	119.98/cwt	116.00–123.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	139.99/cwt	138.00–144.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	124.90/cwt	120.00–127.50	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.55/cwt	138.00–140.00	802	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	852	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	163.31/cwt	162.00–167.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	150.11/cwt	147.00–151.00	865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.60/cwt	147.00–152.00	703	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	141.31/cwt	138.00–145.00	729	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.54/cwt	127.00–136.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	137.51/cwt	135.00–141.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.66/cwt	159.00–162.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	141.69/cwt	141.50–144.00	786	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.05/cwt	122.00–129.00	859	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.04/cwt	146.00–153.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	64.88/cwt	63.00–68.00	856	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	55.83/cwt	55.00–58.00	561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	60.79/cwt	59.00–62.00	694	13
Bulls	—	—	1,387	85.01/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,179	6
Bulls	—	—	1,588	91.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,445	6
Bulls	—	—	1,965	101.00/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,985	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	79.36/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,016	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	73.33/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,004	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	72.34/cwt	72.00–73.00	803	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	45.58/cwt	43.00–48.00	451	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,065	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	51.84/cwt	49.00–54.00	548	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	761.23/cwt	750.00–775.00	6,737	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,013	1,129.57/cwt	1,125.00–1,135.00	11,443	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	138.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	582	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	68.37/cwt	67.00–71.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	159.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	890.43/cwt	810.00–1,013.00	10,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	129.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	147.23/cwt	142.00–150.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	138.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	145.20/cwt	141.00–147.00	543	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	142.36/cwt	137.00–145.00	682	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	150.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	644	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	134.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.33/cwt	135.00–141.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	160.52/cwt	160.00–162.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.37/cwt	127.00–137.00	836	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	159.37/cwt	155.00–163.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	166.33/cwt	165.00–167.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	157.37/cwt	157.00–158.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.83/cwt	134.00–135.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	1

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 698Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 77Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 55Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	127.00–135.00	130.47
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
3	—	412	165.00–167.00	165.65
5	—	769	116.00–123.00	119.98
6	—	717	120.00–127.50	124.90
16	—	579	138.00–140.00	138.55
16	—	626	135.00–138.00	136.05
8	—	519	146.00–153.00	149.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	132.00–137.00	135.18
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	770	112.00	112.00
15	—	473	147.00–152.00	148.60
16	—	516	138.00–145.00	141.31
10	—	627	127.00–137.00	133.37
8	—	421	155.00–163.00	159.37
2	—	735	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	365	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	124.00–126.00	125.00
1	—	570	149.00	149.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	157.00–160.00	159.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
14	—	479	137.00–145.00	142.36
11	—	428	145.00–152.00	150.46
10	—	521	130.00–137.00	134.20
3	—	338	165.00–167.00	166.33
3	—	572	125.00–131.00	126.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	141.00–145.00	143.77
29	—	556	152.00–159.00	156.62
6	—	625	145.00–150.00	148.38
4	—	772	133.00	133.00
4	—	711	135.00–141.00	137.51
3	—	527	159.00–162.00	160.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	149.00	149.00
3	—	567	160.00–162.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	138.00–144.00	139.99
4	—	471	162.00–167.00	163.31
9	—	576	147.00–151.00	150.11
8	—	519	157.00–158.00	157.37
3	—	685	135.00–137.00	135.68
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	130.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	515	142.00–150.00	147.23
7	—	554	137.00–142.00	138.00
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
4	—	406	160.00–162.00	160.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	142.00–150.00	144.40
10	—	577	132.00–137.00	134.42
20	—	521	136.00–144.00	139.44
9	—	618	127.00–136.00	129.54
4	—	731	118.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
42	—	671	122.00–129.00	128.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	555	141.50–144.00	141.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	135.00–141.00	138.16
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
5	—	477	127.00–131.00	129.21
4	—	581	122.00	122.00
12	—	374	141.00–147.00	145.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	135.00–141.00	138.33
8	—	429	142.00–150.00	145.11
6	—	573	127.00–131.00	129.01
6	—	523	134.00–135.00	134.83
5	—	614	120.00–125.00	121.79

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,220	810.00–1,013.00	890.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	885	750.00–775.00	761.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	1,125.00–1,135.00	1,129.57
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	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
13	—	1,320	63.00–68.00	64.88
13	—	1,142	59.00–62.00	60.79
3	—	1,110	72.00–73.00	72.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	55.00–58.00	55.83
15	—	989	43.00–48.00	45.58
11	—	1,058	49.00–54.00	51.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	78.00–82.00	79.36
8	—	1,369	72.00–75.00	73.33
5	—	1,417	67.00–71.00	68.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	83.00–88.00	85.01
6	—	1,588	90.00–95.00	91.00
3	—	1,965	97.00–104.00	101.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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