Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold most steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.46/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$127.46

291 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	601	132.00	793	63
Medium and Large 1	552	127.92	707	101
Medium and Large 2	510	125.16	638	66
Medium and Large 3	461	124.46	574	61

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $220 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 sale291 hd

127.46

—

AL average16 barns · 2,514 hd

127.17

+0.28

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	1,674	82.59	1,383	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	57.38	839	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	55.00	664	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	43.03	430	32

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.98/cwt	137.00–142.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.34/cwt	122.00–125.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	118.78/cwt	117.00–122.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	130.74/cwt	127.00–131.00	660	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	122.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	793	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	109.36/cwt	107.00–112.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.05/cwt	127.00–133.00	613	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.20/cwt	117.00–121.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.19/cwt	132.00–135.00	561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.39/cwt	132.00–137.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	114.31/cwt	112.00–116.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	115.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	159.00/cwt	156.00–162.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	168.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	840	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	936	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	138.04/cwt	137.00–140.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	114.01/cwt	111.00–117.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	127.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	724	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.23/cwt	147.00–150.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.95/cwt	117.00–122.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.53/cwt	157.00–165.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.48/cwt	127.00–133.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	47.74/cwt	47.00–49.00	460	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	54.62/cwt	54.00–56.00	835	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	59.14/cwt	57.00–62.00	840	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	43.11/cwt	41.00–46.00	438	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	39.24/cwt	35.00–40.00	392	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	51.76/cwt	50.00–53.00	601	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	758	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	56.38/cwt	54.00–59.00	696	22
Bulls	—	—	1,853	88.98/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	77.44/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	83.06/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,419	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,290.55/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	15,925	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	695.07/cwt	650.00–775.00	5,839	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,208	738.46/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	887.45/cwt	800.00–975.00	12,495	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	1,159.14/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	13,098	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	161.40/cwt	157.00–165.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.68/cwt	137.00–145.00	605	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	127.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.22/cwt	130.00–139.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	287	169.69/cwt	167.00–172.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	120.57/cwt	117.00–122.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	118.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	694	122.78/cwt	120.00–123.00	852	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	127.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	106.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	169.27/cwt	167.00–175.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	104.47/cwt	102.00–107.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	112.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	131.56/cwt	127.00–136.00	629	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	152.05/cwt	147.00–155.00	572	14

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,644Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	137.00–142.00	137.98
3	—	575	122.00–125.00	123.34
1	—	435	153.00	153.00
3	—	308	165.00–170.00	168.35
5	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	136.00–137.00	136.50
2	—	725	122.00–126.00	123.94
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
3	—	620	130.00–137.00	132.96
23	—	440	164.50	164.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	156.00–162.00	159.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
7	—	387	165.00	165.00
3	—	517	137.00–140.00	138.04
2	—	703	111.00–117.00	114.01
2	—	618	122.00	122.00
2	—	588	130.00–132.00	131.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	563	149.25	149.25
68	—	656	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	127.00–130.00	127.98
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	134.00	134.00
5	—	622	117.00–122.00	118.78
52	—	505	127.00–131.00	130.74
6	—	564	122.00–125.00	122.49
3	—	707	107.00–112.00	109.36
4	—	661	112.00–117.00	115.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	601	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	137.00	137.00
6	—	375	132.00–137.00	133.39
19	—	473	120.00–125.00	123.48
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
6	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.65
7	—	522	115.00–120.00	117.46
19	—	427	125.00–130.00	127.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	475	127.00–133.00	129.05
2	—	678	107.00–110.00	108.48
9	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.33
10	—	569	117.00–121.00	119.20
18	—	421	132.00–135.00	133.19
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
9	—	626	112.00–116.00	114.31
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	130.00	130.00
3	—	561	132.00	132.00
8	—	502	135.00	135.00
13	—	694	120.00–123.00	122.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	137.00–141.00	137.99
4	—	420	147.00–150.00	149.23
7	—	382	157.00–165.00	161.40
18	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.68
7	—	626	117.00–122.00	120.57
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
3	—	592	125.00–129.00	127.33
6	—	726	105.00–110.00	106.82
7	—	326	167.00–175.00	169.27
8	—	672	112.00–115.00	113.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
3	—	780	107.00–110.00	108.01
3	—	668	117.00–122.00	118.95
5	—	420	157.00–165.00	159.53
4	—	608	127.00–133.00	128.48
5	—	520	137.00–140.00	138.80
8	—	561	130.00–139.00	133.22
1	—	320	177.00	177.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	137.00–145.00	140.68
3	—	287	167.00–172.00	169.69
7	—	577	115.00–122.00	118.24
2	—	728	95.00	95.00
6	—	318	160.00–165.00	161.83
4	—	673	102.00–107.00	104.47
5	—	630	110.00–115.00	112.80
22	—	478	127.00–136.00	131.56
13	—	526	122.00–127.00	124.48
14	—	376	147.00–155.00	152.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	964	47.00–49.00	47.74
16	—	1,017	41.00–46.00	43.11
9	—	998	35.00–40.00	39.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	54.00–56.00	54.62
11	—	1,420	57.00–62.00	59.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,162	50.00–53.00	51.76
3	—	1,242	60.00–62.00	61.02
22	—	1,234	54.00–59.00	56.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	88.00–90.00	88.98
4	—	1,515	75.00–79.00	77.44
3	—	1,708	81.00–84.00	83.06

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	18	—	1,234	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,290.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,130	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,159.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	840	650.00–775.00	695.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	725.00–750.00	738.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,408	800.00–975.00	887.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,000.00	1,000.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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