Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $132.11/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$132.11

235 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	136.23	694	97
Medium and Large 2	477	132.40	631	70
Medium and Large 3	452	125.94	569	68

One grade step is worth $10.29/cwt here — about $125 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 sale235 hd

132.11

—

AL average15 barns · 1,936 hd

126.06

+6.05

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	1,696	88.00	1,493	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	62.00	849	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	57.01	654	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	43.68	441	45

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1	—	723	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.59/cwt	132.00–136.00	498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	138.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	139.56/cwt	137.00–142.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	107.37/cwt	105.00–111.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.65/cwt	112.00–114.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.20/cwt	132.00–138.00	710	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	140.40/cwt	140.00–142.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	104.53/cwt	102.00–107.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	111.03/cwt	107.00–114.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.91/cwt	136.00–137.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.16/cwt	125.00–132.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	142.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	863	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	65.12/cwt	65.00–66.00	817	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	48.33/cwt	47.00–50.00	514	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	43.51/cwt	41.00–46.00	436	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	37.19/cwt	35.00–40.00	351	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	56.94/cwt	56.00–58.00	795	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	61.72/cwt	59.00–64.00	900	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	57.63/cwt	55.00–60.00	669	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	52.60/cwt	50.00–54.00	583	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	62.91/cwt	61.00–65.00	744	11
Bulls	—	—	1,753	94.18/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,651	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	88.78/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,494	79.97/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	286	173.04/cwt	170.00–175.00	495	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	619.35/cwt	547.00–676.00	5,494	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	715.74/cwt	675.00–750.00	5,347	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,014.74/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	11,609	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	832.13/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,386	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	664.53/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,715	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,018	835.76/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,508	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,135	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,229	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	129.30/cwt	126.00–132.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.28/cwt	152.00–157.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	691	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	114.80/cwt	113.00–116.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	722	122.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.54/cwt	172.00–177.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.83/cwt	126.00–127.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	113.34/cwt	112.00–116.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	133.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	153.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	160.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.79/cwt	117.00–120.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	174.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.47/cwt	160.00–162.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	112.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	119.19/cwt	117.00–122.00	796	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,361Last week 848Year ago 1,016

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 104Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 107Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	420	142.00–144.00	143.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
53	—	521	132.00–138.00	136.20
12	—	463	136.00–137.00	136.91
7	—	575	125.00–132.00	130.16
13	—	360	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	135.00–140.00	138.30
3	—	722	121.00–124.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	120.00–127.00	123.78
12	—	373	132.00–136.00	133.59
9	—	325	137.00–142.00	139.56
6	—	516	115.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	619	105.00–111.00	107.37
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
3	—	570	112.00–114.00	112.65
2	—	730	100.00	100.00
16	—	431	126.00–132.00	129.30
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	429	135.00–140.00	138.67
2	—	550	117.00–122.00	119.50
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
15	—	475	130.00–135.00	133.22
6	—	521	122.00–130.00	124.64
5	—	374	140.00–142.00	140.40
4	—	733	102.00–107.00	104.53
3	—	672	107.00–114.00	111.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
12	—	331	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.45
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
5	—	469	140.00–147.00	143.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	140.00–145.00	141.11
2	—	535	155.00	155.00
2	—	625	134.00–135.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	150.00–157.00	153.54
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
3	—	563	131.00–135.00	132.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	425	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	140.00–150.00	142.96
2	—	723	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	640	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
5	—	460	150.00–155.00	152.37
8	—	565	132.00–140.00	135.34
5	—	755	113.00–116.00	114.80
4	—	360	170.00–180.00	174.16
4	—	424	160.00–162.00	161.47
5	—	668	117.00–122.00	119.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	120.00–122.00	121.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	286	170.00–175.00	173.04
2	—	510	122.00–125.00	123.50
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
7	—	477	130.00–137.00	133.02
8	—	432	140.00–147.00	143.43
3	—	377	152.00–157.00	153.68
7	—	331	160.00–165.00	160.96
8	—	618	112.00–115.00	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	152.00–157.00	155.28
10	—	471	140.00–148.00	144.19
14	—	520	130.00–138.00	132.88
2	—	715	107.00	107.00
6	—	323	172.00–177.00	175.54
2	—	765	100.00–105.00	102.52
4	—	368	160.00–167.00	162.28
6	—	583	126.00–127.00	126.83
3	—	673	112.00–116.00	113.34
5	—	630	117.00–120.00	118.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,254	65.00–66.00	65.12
5	—	1,396	56.00–58.00	56.94
10	—	1,458	59.00–64.00	61.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,063	47.00–50.00	48.33
18	—	1,002	41.00–46.00	43.51
11	—	943	35.00–40.00	37.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,160	55.00–60.00	57.63
18	—	1,108	50.00–54.00	52.60
11	—	1,183	61.00–65.00	62.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,753	92.00–97.00	94.18
4	—	1,864	88.00–90.00	88.78
5	—	1,494	79.00–83.00	79.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	887	547.00–676.00	619.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	747	675.00–750.00	715.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,144	900.00–1,175.00	1,014.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,128	825.00–850.00	832.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	860	625.00–700.00	664.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,018	800.00–875.00	835.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,229	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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