Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $150.41/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −51.92 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$150.41

149 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$3.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	151.27	753	57
Medium and Large 1	555	150.99	838	61
Medium and Large 3	459	147.67	677	31

One grade step is worth $3.61/cwt here — about $75 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 sale149 hd

150.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,251 hd

144.37

+6.04

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−51.92

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	1,705	84.12	1,434	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	60.50	861	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	55.44	627	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	42.37	418	38

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	183.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	119.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	155.25/cwt	154.00–157.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.12/cwt	127.00–135.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	154.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	143.83/cwt	142.00–145.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	130.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	149.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	125.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	159.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	148.45/cwt	147.00–152.00	542	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	128.14/cwt	125.00–132.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.05/cwt	138.00–147.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	852	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	171.15/cwt	170.00–173.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.97/cwt	150.00–157.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	42.82/cwt	40.00–45.00	403	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	53.57/cwt	51.00–55.00	806	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	51.23/cwt	49.00–53.00	542	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	47.45/cwt	46.00–49.00	504	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	63.31/cwt	62.00–65.00	890	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	59.23/cwt	56.00–61.00	828	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	62.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	765	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	55.98/cwt	54.00–59.00	643	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	36.49/cwt	34.00–39.00	361	10
Bulls	—	—	1,855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	83.18/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,377	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,506	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,192.70/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	16,042	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,275	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,176.68/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,979	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	1,001.00/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,311	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	855.37/cwt	800.00–885.00	9,854	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	935.14/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	10,146	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	815.04/cwt	775.00–850.00	9,536	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,455	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	171.90/cwt	170.00–177.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	165.23/cwt	162.00–167.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.57/cwt	140.00–143.00	874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	154.92/cwt	150.00–157.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	112.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	181.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	754	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	154.44/cwt	150.00–158.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	807	103.32/cwt	102.00–106.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 1,194Year ago 1,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 125Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 86Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	180.00–187.00	183.39
8	—	852	110.00	110.00
8	—	417	170.00–173.00	171.15
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
5	—	513	150.00–157.00	154.97
7	—	613	140.00–143.00	142.57
11	—	465	160.00–167.00	162.21
6	—	565	141.00–147.00	143.02
1	—	325	197.00	197.00
2	—	653	135.00–140.00	137.51
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	153.00	153.00
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	170.00–177.00	171.90
4	—	380	162.00–167.00	165.23
3	—	465	142.00–145.00	142.99
2	—	675	112.00	112.00
8	—	426	150.00–157.00	154.92
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
5	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.22
2	—	538	130.00–137.00	133.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	733	112.00–115.00	112.75
4	—	678	120.00–125.00	122.24
8	—	374	170.00–175.00	171.65
6	—	319	180.00–185.00	181.19
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
13	—	425	160.00–167.00	163.31
4	—	516	140.00–145.00	141.72
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
10	—	478	150.00–158.00	154.44
3	—	807	102.00–106.00	103.32
2	—	760	111.00–112.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	110.00–115.00	111.69
3	—	532	130.00–135.00	132.35
4	—	321	154.00–157.00	155.25
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	220	167.00	167.00
5	—	419	142.00–145.00	143.83
6	—	463	135.00–142.00	136.56
5	—	618	120.00–124.00	122.02
13	—	365	147.00–152.00	148.45
6	—	571	125.00–132.00	128.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	140.00–145.00	143.75
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
2	—	560	117.00–122.00	119.54
2	—	280	152.00–157.00	154.59
7	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.17
6	—	319	152.00	152.00
5	—	484	127.00–132.00	130.60
7	—	519	122.00–127.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	127.00–135.00	132.12
6	—	719	115.00–120.00	118.32
4	—	468	147.00–150.00	147.99
3	—	510	140.00–145.00	142.34
2	—	780	112.00–115.00	113.51
7	—	670	120.00–125.00	120.70
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
9	—	578	135.00–140.00	137.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	614	145.00–151.00	149.95
1	—	290	197.00	197.00
1	—	235	210.00	210.00
2	—	570	155.00–158.00	156.49
4	—	663	138.00–147.00	143.05
2	—	473	170.00–172.00	170.96
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
4	—	525	165.00–170.00	167.26
2	—	775	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	157.00–160.00	159.01
2	—	663	132.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
2	—	580	147.00–150.00	148.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	941	40.00–45.00	42.82
10	—	1,063	46.00–49.00	47.45
10	—	990	34.00–39.00	36.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	51.00–55.00	53.57
15	—	1,406	62.00–65.00	63.31
6	—	1,398	56.00–61.00	59.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,058	49.00–53.00	51.23
7	—	1,224	60.00–64.00	62.48
26	—	1,149	54.00–59.00	55.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,656	81.00–86.00	83.18
1	—	1,750	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,455	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,345	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,192.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,176.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	800.00–885.00	855.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,085	875.00–1,025.00	935.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	925.00–1,075.00	1,001.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	775.00–850.00	815.04

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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