Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

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 and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.58/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$131.58

169 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$2.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	132.95	695	47
Medium and Large 3	482	131.60	635	50
Medium and Large 1	622	130.68	813	72

One grade step is worth $2.28/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale169 hd

131.58

—

AL average16 barns · 1,867 hd

131.06

+0.52

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	1,750	95.89	1,678	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	73.59	978	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	68.64	816	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	54.72	514	9thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 3	—	363	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	119.73/cwt	117.00–123.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	123.49/cwt	122.00–124.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	134.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	149.22/cwt	147.00–153.00	934	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	154.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	170.53/cwt	170.00–172.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.18/cwt	160.00–167.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	146.48/cwt	145.00–147.00	980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.04/cwt	132.00–137.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.71/cwt	145.00–152.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	168.99/cwt	165.00–175.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	676	135.60/cwt	135.00–138.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	67.69/cwt	66.00–70.00	933	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	79.68/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,014	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	63.55/cwt	63.00–64.00	711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	49.01/cwt	46.00–51.00	418	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	72.02/cwt	71.00–73.00	864	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	67.54/cwt	65.00–70.00	826	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	74.03/cwt	72.00–77.00	983	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	55.35/cwt	55.00–56.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	59.81/cwt	58.00–62.00	608	3
Bulls	—	—	1,709	93.98/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,606	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	87.72/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	99.61/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,816	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,058.00/cwt	1,058.00–1,058.00	11,426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,488	1,065.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,125.00	15,847	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,073	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	995.42/cwt	912.00–1,062.00	14,414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,163	1,302.42/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	15,147	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,281.10/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	13,131	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	798.84/cwt	740.00–850.00	7,134	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,132	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,173	896.67/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,518	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	20,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	138.60/cwt	137.00–143.00	800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	126.75/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.83/cwt	125.00–133.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	167.38/cwt	166.00–167.50	829	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	157.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	137.98/cwt	135.00–142.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	159.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	160.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	169.18/cwt	165.00–172.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	129.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.32/cwt	136.00–141.00	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.65/cwt	136.00–143.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	656	111.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	133.51/cwt	131.00–135.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.45/cwt	132.00–139.00	771	28

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 800Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 116Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 35Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	140.00–142.00	141.33
12	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.14
3	—	615	115.00–117.00	116.33
2	—	533	127.00–130.00	128.51
6	—	573	120.00–122.00	121.01
17	—	425	136.00–141.00	139.32
4	—	656	110.00–112.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	117.00–123.00	119.73
2	—	808	111.00–112.00	111.50
8	—	662	122.00–124.00	123.49
10	—	621	125.00–131.00	129.01
6	—	528	137.00–145.00	139.29
4	—	769	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	880	108.00	108.00
28	—	565	132.00–139.00	136.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	142.00–147.00	142.66
2	—	708	112.00	112.00
5	—	574	125.00–130.00	126.40
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
12	—	473	136.00–143.00	138.65
2	—	673	117.00	117.00
8	—	529	131.00–135.00	133.51
5	—	620	120.00–122.00	121.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–141.00	140.50
5	—	658	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	165.00	165.00
4	—	373	170.00–172.00	170.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	140.00	140.00
2	—	483	165.00	165.00
2	—	430	170.00–172.00	171.02
3	—	573	147.00–150.00	148.97
3	—	533	152.00–157.00	154.69
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	155.00–157.00	156.50
7	—	774	130.00–135.00	134.29
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
22	—	626	147.00–153.00	149.22
5	—	518	160.00–167.00	162.18
4	—	669	145.00–147.00	146.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	132.00–137.00	134.04
4	—	526	145.00–152.00	148.71
6	—	417	165.00–175.00	168.99
4	—	715	120.00–126.00	122.51
10	—	577	137.00–143.00	138.60
6	—	382	175.00	175.00
7	—	669	125.00–133.00	127.83
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
2	—	830	107.00	107.00
7	—	462	155.00–165.00	160.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	135.00–138.00	135.60
1	—	800	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
12	—	495	166.00–167.50	167.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	655	122.00	122.00
4	—	560	130.00–132.00	131.49
2	—	315	175.00–177.00	175.98
9	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.79
7	—	424	155.00–162.00	159.75
2	—	623	125.00–127.00	126.04
7	—	376	165.00–172.00	169.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	125.00–129.00	126.75
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
2	—	430	147.00–150.00	148.48
8	—	371	155.00–162.00	157.67
8	—	529	130.00–135.00	132.88
7	—	474	135.00–142.00	137.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	66.00–70.00	67.69
3	—	1,272	79.00–80.00	79.68
12	—	1,328	72.00–77.00	74.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	63.00–64.00	63.55
8	—	1,199	71.00–73.00	72.02
6	—	1,223	65.00–70.00	67.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	46.00–51.00	49.01
3	—	947	55.00–56.00	55.35
3	—	1,017	58.00–62.00	59.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,709	91.00–96.00	93.98
2	—	1,600	86.00–89.00	87.72
8	—	1,823	98.00–101.00	99.61

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,058.00	1,058.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,488	1,020.00–1,125.00	1,065.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,173	850.00–975.00	896.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	825.00–900.00	862.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	912.00–1,062.00	995.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,302.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,281.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	893	740.00–850.00	798.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	920.00	920.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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