Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.69/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −70.41 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$132.69

142 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$7.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	135.06	715	64
Medium and Large 3	489	132.52	648	51
Medium and Large 1	674	127.40	859	27

One grade step is worth $7.66/cwt here — about −$144 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 $184.31, 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 sale142 hd

132.69

—

AL average16 barns · 1,695 hd

131.61

+1.08

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−70.41

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	1,773	90.28	1,601	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	63.29	875	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	57.43	633	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	44.68	448	15

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	164.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	128.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	747	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	144.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.64/cwt	147.00–155.00	640	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	114.05/cwt	110.00–117.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	140.88/cwt	139.00–145.00	668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	150.70/cwt	150.00–152.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	119.59/cwt	117.00–122.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	144.11/cwt	137.00–145.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	126.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	654	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	119.83/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,226.75/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	17,481	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	812.15/cwt	800.00–825.00	10,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,213	912.27/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	680.53/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	94.34/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,778	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	85.07/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,415	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,628	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	64.46/cwt	62.00–66.00	887	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	53.36/cwt	51.00–56.00	574	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	59.86/cwt	58.00–63.00	650	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	797	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	978	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	42.73/cwt	40.00–45.00	435	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	64.80/cwt	64.00–66.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	48.58/cwt	47.00–51.00	473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	936	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	122.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	146.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	174.98/cwt	170.00–177.50	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	133.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	132.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	164.06/cwt	162.00–167.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	151.37/cwt	150.00–152.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	152.68/cwt	150.00–153.00	814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.11/cwt	140.00–147.50	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	961	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.54/cwt	126.00–129.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	124.61/cwt	122.00–130.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	104.95/cwt	102.00–108.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.30/cwt	125.00–128.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	121.26/cwt	117.00–122.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.45/cwt	129.00–135.00	625	18

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 872Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 123Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	533	142.00–147.00	144.67
2	—	715	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
7	—	608	125.00–130.00	127.56
5	—	936	103.00	103.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
5	—	659	122.00–125.00	122.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	162.00–167.00	164.52
21	—	583	125.00–132.00	128.07
10	—	518	135.00–140.00	136.12
13	—	428	147.00–155.00	149.64
3	—	667	110.00–117.00	114.05
9	—	474	139.00–145.00	140.88
5	—	622	117.00–122.00	119.59
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	112.00	112.00
2	—	665	105.00	105.00
3	—	332	165.00–167.00	165.67
12	—	477	130.00–135.00	131.83
3	—	378	150.00–152.00	150.70
9	—	429	137.00–145.00	144.11
15	—	517	122.00–130.00	126.48
5	—	571	117.00–122.00	119.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	537	130.00–132.00	131.69
2	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	135.00–137.00	136.33
16	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.13
10	—	470	125.00–128.00	126.30
7	—	524	117.00–122.00	121.26
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
3	—	625	110.00	110.00
6	—	581	112.00–115.00	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	126.00–129.00	128.54
2	—	645	112.00–115.00	113.50
2	—	733	102.00–108.00	104.95
3	—	568	117.00–120.00	118.97
3	—	660	110.00–112.00	111.33
18	—	472	129.00–135.00	132.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
3	—	392	170.00–177.50	174.98
3	—	578	132.00–135.00	133.03
2	—	670	125.00–127.00	126.00
11	—	513	140.00–147.50	145.11
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
2	—	455	150.00–152.00	151.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	144.00–148.00	146.73
2	—	718	125.00–129.00	127.02
9	—	533	150.00–153.00	152.68
3	—	668	130.00–135.00	131.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	132.00–135.00	132.22
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
4	—	364	162.00–167.00	164.06
3	—	431	150.00–152.00	151.37
5	—	466	140.00–148.00	144.41
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
3	—	577	122.00–130.00	124.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
5	—	961	115.00	115.00
2	—	665	141.00	141.00

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	—	1,425	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,226.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	900.00–925.00	912.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	625.00–725.00	680.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,353	800.00–825.00	812.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,885	94.00–95.00	94.34
3	—	1,663	83.00–86.00	85.07
2	—	1,770	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,376	62.00–66.00	64.46
5	—	1,374	57.00–59.00	57.99
3	—	1,417	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,076	51.00–56.00	53.36
8	—	1,086	58.00–63.00	59.86
4	—	1,209	64.00–66.00	64.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,019	40.00–45.00	42.73
5	—	973	47.00–51.00	48.58

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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