Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.32/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −68.01 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$134.32

157 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	136.65	766	21
Medium and Large 2	519	134.88	700	63
Medium and Large 3	486	133.17	648	73

One grade step is worth $3.48/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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 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 sale157 hd

134.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,545 hd

129.63

+4.69

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−68.01

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	1,810	87.82	1,590	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	62.80	860	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	59.19	696	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	46.12	479	17

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	128.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	139.41/cwt	136.00–145.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	118.86/cwt	116.00–122.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	112.87/cwt	112.00–117.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.15/cwt	135.00–139.00	716	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	128.91/cwt	127.00–131.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	126.35/cwt	122.00–128.00	601	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.31/cwt	129.00–135.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	136.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.38/cwt	126.00–132.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.85/cwt	117.00–122.50	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.55/cwt	149.00–155.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	115.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.70/cwt	119.00–123.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	152.42/cwt	147.00–155.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	111.32/cwt	110.00–113.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	64.52/cwt	62.00–67.00	869	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	58.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	671	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	46.51/cwt	44.00–49.00	478	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	52.81/cwt	51.00–55.00	590	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	63.88/cwt	62.00–67.00	786	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	39.72/cwt	39.00–41.00	396	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	50.61/cwt	50.00–51.00	553	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	59.47/cwt	57.00–61.00	812	7
Bulls	—	—	1,907	94.95/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	79.90/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,660	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,375	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,469	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,210	1,345.45/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	16,280	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	882.09/cwt	861.00–925.00	11,573	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,136	867.01/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,849	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,228	914.99/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,236	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	1,022.24/cwt	950.00–1,088.00	14,741	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,391.79/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	17,968	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,203.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,260.00	14,600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	138.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	576	138.09/cwt	138.00–139.00	795	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.97/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.45/cwt	137.00–145.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	119.55/cwt	116.00–122.50	690	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	167.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	160.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	150.71/cwt	147.00–155.00	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.10/cwt	124.00–129.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.39/cwt	120.00–123.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	124.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	652	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	142.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	607	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	114.37/cwt	112.00–117.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	148.54/cwt	147.00–155.00	633	7

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 1,093Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 128Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 116Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	117.00	117.00
11	—	519	125.00–132.00	128.34
6	—	609	112.00–117.00	112.87
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
7	—	473	129.00–135.00	133.31
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
8	—	436	135.00–140.00	138.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	114.00	114.00
21	—	522	135.00–139.00	137.15
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
5	—	574	130.00–135.00	133.57
2	—	812	110.00	110.00
3	—	722	116.00–117.00	116.67
2	—	625	122.00–128.00	124.95
7	—	675	117.00–122.50	120.85
4	—	475	137.00–142.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00	140.00
7	—	519	116.00–122.00	118.86
8	—	429	127.00–131.00	128.91
20	—	476	122.00–128.00	126.35
7	—	572	110.00–115.00	112.15
11	—	358	135.00–140.00	136.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	133.00	133.00
11	—	576	138.00–139.00	138.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	136.00–145.00	139.41
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
2	—	590	122.00–127.00	124.50
4	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	132.00–135.00	133.47
4	—	620	135.00–140.00	137.95
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
5	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.17
9	—	524	149.00–155.00	150.55
6	—	812	115.00–120.00	115.87
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
5	—	628	126.00–132.00	127.38
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
2	—	668	122.00–125.00	123.48
2	—	718	117.00–120.00	118.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	119.00–123.00	120.70
6	—	456	147.00–155.00	152.42
3	—	775	110.00–113.00	111.32
2	—	618	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
3	—	505	137.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
2	—	673	107.00–110.00	108.46
19	—	577	116.00–122.50	119.55
3	—	255	170.00–172.00	170.67
6	—	317	157.00–165.00	160.77
7	—	370	147.00–155.00	150.71
9	—	524	122.00–128.00	124.45
13	—	427	136.00–145.00	142.19
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
9	—	477	130.00–135.00	132.88
3	—	630	112.00–117.00	114.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	105.00–112.00	107.33
18	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.93
4	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.97
2	—	668	117.00–118.00	117.51
9	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.45
3	—	310	167.00–170.00	167.98
9	—	570	124.00–129.00	126.10
8	—	620	120.00–123.00	121.39
7	—	426	147.00–155.00	148.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,347	62.00–67.00	64.52
1	—	1,615	69.00	69.00
7	—	1,365	57.00–61.00	59.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	56.00–60.00	58.12
6	—	1,117	51.00–55.00	52.81
10	—	1,230	62.00–67.00	63.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	44.00–49.00	46.51
4	—	998	39.00–41.00	39.72
5	—	1,093	50.00–51.00	50.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,907	92.00–98.00	94.95
3	—	1,658	78.00–82.00	79.90
2	—	1,893	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,312	861.00–925.00	882.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,442	950.00–1,088.00	1,022.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	775.00–925.00	867.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	900.00–950.00	914.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,210	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,345.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,291	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,391.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,213	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,203.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	825.00	825.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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