Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $137.31/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −65.02 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$137.31

138 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	143.25	740	28
Medium and Large 2	496	137.99	685	50
Medium and Large 3	467	133.97	626	60

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $114 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 sale138 hd

137.31

—

AL average16 barns · 1,464 hd

130.32

+6.99

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−65.02

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	1,668	86.42	1,441	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	61.50	890	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	56.94	638	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	44.63	442	32

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	368	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	134.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.24/cwt	117.00–126.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	118.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	114.55/cwt	112.00–117.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	130.14/cwt	127.00–132.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.56/cwt	130.00–132.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	130.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	104.63/cwt	102.00–110.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	136.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	125.11/cwt	122.00–128.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.04/cwt	132.00–134.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.99/cwt	117.00–122.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	44.70/cwt	41.00–46.00	451	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	63.11/cwt	61.00–65.00	686	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	37.51/cwt	35.00–39.00	340	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	48.08/cwt	47.00–49.00	481	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	67.05/cwt	65.00–69.00	843	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	60.74/cwt	59.00–64.00	906	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	57.34/cwt	55.00–60.00	658	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	52.01/cwt	50.00–54.00	566	9
Bulls	—	—	1,648	92.47/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,524	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	80.64/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	89.04/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	876.48/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,763	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,240	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,323.13/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	14,157	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	687.58/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,191	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,499	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	742.63/cwt	720.00–775.00	6,602	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,024	765.22/cwt	725.00–810.00	7,836	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,224	882.87/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	809.72/cwt	725.00–875.00	8,745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,217.90/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	13,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.87/cwt	131.00–136.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	604	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.10/cwt	135.00–142.00	591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	145.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	556	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	127.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	124.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.84/cwt	144.00–152.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	157.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.15/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	171.30/cwt	170.00–172.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	132.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	157.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	140.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	465	4

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 714Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 78Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 93Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	142.00	142.00
4	—	580	117.00–126.00	121.24
3	—	610	112.00–117.00	114.70
3	—	518	125.00–129.00	127.01
2	—	693	107.00–108.00	107.50
6	—	489	130.00–132.00	130.33
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
5	—	412	135.00–140.00	136.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	110.00–112.00	111.00
10	—	534	130.00–137.00	134.96
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	720	112.00–117.00	114.55
7	—	571	130.00–132.00	130.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	135.00–140.00	137.33
7	—	529	115.00–122.00	118.33
3	—	568	110.00–115.00	113.34
1	—	215	157.00	157.00
7	—	418	127.00–132.00	130.14
5	—	628	102.00–110.00	104.63
7	—	467	122.00–128.00	125.11
4	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	127.00–128.00	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	127.00–129.00	128.01
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
2	—	525	132.00–134.00	133.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	127.00–130.00	128.51
2	—	560	137.00–140.00	138.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	124.00–127.00	125.99
5	—	673	112.00–115.00	113.42
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
9	—	517	131.00–136.00	132.87
4	—	604	117.00–122.00	119.51
3	—	327	165.00–170.00	167.43
6	—	418	144.00–152.00	148.84
6	—	371	155.00–162.00	157.59
3	—	270	170.00–172.00	171.30
4	—	474	137.00–145.00	140.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	117.00–122.00	119.99
3	—	582	130.00–132.00	131.35
2	—	708	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	458	147.00–150.00	148.51
5	—	612	126.00–130.00	127.61
4	—	421	155.00–160.00	157.93
8	—	374	165.00–170.00	167.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
11	—	425	135.00–142.00	139.10
11	—	383	142.00–150.00	145.10
9	—	565	115.00–122.00	120.63
14	—	526	122.00–127.00	124.61
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
7	—	486	127.00–135.00	132.56
6	—	321	155.00–162.00	157.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,010	41.00–46.00	44.70
5	—	906	35.00–39.00	37.51
10	—	1,001	47.00–49.00	48.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	61.00–65.00	63.11
18	—	1,148	55.00–60.00	57.34
9	—	1,088	50.00–54.00	52.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,258	65.00–69.00	67.05
10	—	1,492	59.00–64.00	60.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	92.00–93.00	92.47
3	—	1,587	80.00–81.00	80.64
2	—	1,808	88.00–90.00	89.04

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,228	850.00–900.00	876.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	725.00–875.00	809.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,024	725.00–810.00	765.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,224	850.00–925.00	882.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,323.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,128	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,217.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	675.00–700.00	687.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	889	720.00–775.00	742.63

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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How this sale compares

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