Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.71/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −69.40 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$133.71

139 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

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

$4.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	492	134.87	663	66
Medium and Large 2	551	134.68	741	41
Medium and Large 1	659	130.05	857	32

One grade step is worth $4.82/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale139 hd

133.71

—

AL average15 barns · 1,644 hd

137.51

−3.80

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−69.40

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	—	High	1,711	95.25	1,630	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,328	72.32	960	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	62.78	699	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	47.41	453	10

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	616	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	685	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	744	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.72/cwt	128.00–132.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	120.42/cwt	118.00–122.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	145.23/cwt	140.00–149.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	136.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	124.15/cwt	122.00–127.00	642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	113.78/cwt	112.00–115.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	138.13/cwt	135.00–142.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	582	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	68.24/cwt	67.00–71.00	779	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	42.47/cwt	40.00–45.00	390	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	48.80/cwt	47.00–51.00	456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	66.04/cwt	65.00–67.00	914	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	76.81/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,035	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	71.74/cwt	69.00–74.00	928	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	63.77/cwt	61.00–66.00	721	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	58.61/cwt	56.00–60.00	632	14
Bulls	—	—	1,870	101.15/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,892	5
Bulls	—	—	1,270	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	94.51/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,639	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	987.37/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	9,953	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	940	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	953	1,113.58/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	10,612	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	743.50/cwt	675.00–775.00	6,394	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,230.14/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	16,053	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,226	897.35/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,002	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,228	1,034.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,060.00	12,704	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	667.48/cwt	647.00–708.00	5,460	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,096.69/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,186	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	858.90/cwt	820.00–900.00	8,572	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	940.79/cwt	900.00–975.00	10,132	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,062.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,128	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,288	1,200.87/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	15,467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,285.23/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	14,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,038	1,139.16/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	11,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	135.12/cwt	132.00–137.00	638	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	854	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	119.72/cwt	117.00–121.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	123.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	5

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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 766Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 117Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 118Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	418	162.00	162.00
3	—	566	139.00	139.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
3	—	828	115.00–118.00	116.98
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
12	—	670	125.00–130.00	127.41
4	—	769	117.00–121.00	119.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	125.00–132.00	130.40
10	—	433	140.00–147.00	143.78
8	—	381	150.00–155.00	151.75
14	—	472	132.00–137.00	135.12
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
10	—	572	122.00–127.00	123.30
2	—	633	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	130.00–135.00	131.72
3	—	405	150.00–157.00	153.03
2	—	768	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	378	160.00–162.00	160.95
8	—	511	135.00–142.00	138.13
3	—	623	127.00–128.00	127.33
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
6	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.02
5	—	668	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	125.00–128.00	125.99
14	—	573	129.00–135.00	130.90
3	—	672	117.00–120.00	118.31
6	—	531	136.00–140.00	136.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	128.00–132.00	130.72
3	—	456	135.00	135.00
5	—	621	118.00–122.00	120.42
3	—	563	122.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
4	—	745	106.00–107.00	106.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
15	—	475	125.00–132.00	128.44
2	—	563	115.00–120.00	117.56
2	—	373	145.00	145.00
13	—	517	122.00–127.00	124.15
5	—	622	112.00–115.00	113.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	140.00–149.00	145.23
2	—	780	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	538	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	132.00–137.00	134.52
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
2	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.49
4	—	529	142.00–145.00	143.48
1	—	375	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	167.00	167.00
2	—	535	147.00–150.00	148.49
1	—	575	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	54.00–55.00	54.51
4	—	919	40.00–45.00	42.47
4	—	934	47.00–51.00	48.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	67.00–71.00	68.24
15	—	1,130	61.00–66.00	63.77
14	—	1,079	56.00–60.00	58.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	65.00–67.00	66.04
7	—	1,348	75.00–79.00	76.81
11	—	1,294	69.00–74.00	71.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	98.00–105.00	101.15
2	—	1,270	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,734	91.00–97.00	94.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	925.00–1,050.00	987.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,096.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	820.00–900.00	858.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	860	675.00–775.00	743.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,226	850.00–950.00	897.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,025.00–1,060.00	1,034.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,305	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,230.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,077	900.00–975.00	940.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,236	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,062.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	647.00–708.00	667.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,285.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,139.16

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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