Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $151.87/cwt on 228 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −50.46 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$151.87

228 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	156.13	829	86
Medium and Large 2	496	151.64	753	101
Medium and Large 3	489	143.51	702	41

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $128 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 sale228 hd

151.87

—

AL average16 barns · 1,581 hd

143.35

+8.53

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−50.46

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	—	Low	1,487	75.00	1,115	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	58.11	794	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	54.45	649	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	42.20	466	5thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	565	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	162.97/cwt	162.00–165.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	153.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	157.58/cwt	157.00–160.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	124.39/cwt	122.00–127.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	164.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	149.69/cwt	147.00–152.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	130.18/cwt	126.00–132.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	159.55/cwt	157.00–162.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.16/cwt	135.00–136.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.71/cwt	127.00–136.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	153.60/cwt	152.00–157.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	168.19/cwt	167.00–172.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	148.43/cwt	146.00–152.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	183.36/cwt	180.00–187.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	162.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	196.20/cwt	192.00–202.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	207.22/cwt	205.00–212.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	278	217.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	322	210.24/cwt	207.00–212.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	529	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	53.31/cwt	52.00–54.00	745	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,249	62.92/cwt	62.00–64.00	786	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	59.42/cwt	59.00–60.00	719	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	55.22/cwt	53.00–58.00	662	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	56.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	50.05/cwt	47.00–52.00	586	9
Bulls	—	—	1,345	72.50/cwt	70.00–75.00	975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,240	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,149	759.58/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,728	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	922.13/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,162	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	965	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,203	952.44/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	770.05/cwt	735.00–825.00	8,001	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,054	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,435	1,133.77/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	16,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	816	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	144.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	132.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	119.76/cwt	117.00–122.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	567	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	148.25/cwt	145.00–152.00	486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	764	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	746	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	115.40/cwt	115.00–117.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	780	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	694	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	162.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	163.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	152.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	173.93/cwt	170.00–177.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	139.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	197.35/cwt	192.00–200.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	720	3

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 1,383Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 196Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	130.00–132.00	131.33
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
2	—	358	157.00–162.00	159.55
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
6	—	518	135.00–136.00	135.16
10	—	672	120.00–125.00	123.89
10	—	628	125.00–132.00	127.07
4	—	321	167.00–172.00	168.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	157.00–160.00	157.58
8	—	574	122.00–127.00	124.39
4	—	271	162.00–167.00	164.63
4	—	374	147.00–152.00	149.69
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
4	—	625	117.00–122.00	119.51
22	—	470	135.00–140.00	136.59
13	—	418	140.00–147.00	142.48
14	—	524	127.00–132.00	129.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	120.00–125.00	123.76
7	—	473	126.00–132.00	130.18
15	—	375	140.00–145.00	143.21
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	675	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	260	152.00–157.00	153.60
2	—	243	165.00–167.00	166.01
13	—	420	132.00–137.00	135.02
8	—	328	145.00–152.00	148.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	162.00–165.00	162.97
4	—	460	150.00–155.00	153.72
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
6	—	627	146.00–152.00	148.43
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
1	—	300	207.00	207.00
8	—	558	150.00–155.00	152.43
6	—	661	135.00–142.00	138.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
2	—	375	180.00–187.00	183.36
4	—	476	160.00–165.00	162.23
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
2	—	683	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	618	134.00–142.00	137.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	170.00	170.00
2	—	532	177.50	177.50
4	—	692	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	180.00–190.00	184.96
8	—	681	127.00–136.00	131.71
4	—	409	170.00–172.00	171.02
5	—	327	192.00–202.00	196.20
5	—	278	205.00–212.00	207.22
11	—	521	150.00–157.00	153.27
9	—	563	140.00–150.00	144.86
4	—	769	117.00–122.00	119.76
3	—	803	112.00–115.00	114.00
6	—	717	121.00–127.00	124.00
9	—	462	160.00–167.00	162.77
7	—	613	135.00–142.00	139.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	215.00–220.00	217.66
6	—	600	145.00	145.00
3	—	322	207.00–212.00	210.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	210.00	210.00
10	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.88
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
3	—	675	118.00–122.00	120.32
4	—	764	110.00–112.00	110.49
29	—	485	150.00–157.00	153.89
3	—	332	180.00–190.00	185.10
5	—	721	115.00–117.00	115.40
13	—	578	130.00–138.00	134.89
19	—	425	160.00–167.00	163.28
10	—	373	170.00–177.00	172.39
3	—	272	192.00–200.00	197.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	140.00–147.00	144.51
7	—	524	130.00–137.00	132.28
10	—	376	160.00–165.00	163.99
2	—	720	112.00	112.00
4	—	429	150.00–157.00	152.80
3	—	678	116.00–117.00	116.67
3	—	627	120.00–125.00	122.27
3	—	328	170.00–177.00	173.93
3	—	573	125.00–127.00	125.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	38.00	38.00
3	—	1,175	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	52.00–54.00	53.31
5	—	1,249	62.00–64.00	62.92
6	—	1,448	55.00–59.00	56.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	59.00–60.00	59.42
19	—	1,198	53.00–58.00	55.22
9	—	1,170	47.00–52.00	50.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	70.00–75.00	72.50
1	—	1,770	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,149	700.00–775.00	759.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	925.00–975.00	952.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	850.00–975.00	922.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,039	735.00–825.00	770.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,435	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,133.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,438	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	950.00	950.00

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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