Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 91. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $164.35/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$164.35

130 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$7.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	166.96	833	70
Medium and Large 2	465	162.13	754	41
Medium and Large 3	408	159.56	651	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.40/cwt here — about $182 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 sale130 hd

164.35

—

AL average14 barns · 1,564 hd

165.00

−0.64

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	1,669	99.60	1,662	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	81.50	1,006	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	79.65	1,140	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	65.66	661	28

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$767	15

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1	—	423	215.36/cwt	212.50–222.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	139.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	152.81/cwt	150.00–157.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	142.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.70/cwt	162.00–165.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	167.18/cwt	165.00–172.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	163.80/cwt	162.00–165.00	844	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	173.07/cwt	170.00–177.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	159.52/cwt	152.00–162.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	173.54/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	175.64/cwt	172.00–177.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	137.45/cwt	136.00–142.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	213.25/cwt	210.00–215.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	170.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	198.30/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	230.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	186.88/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,097	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	219.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	182.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	233.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	57.80/cwt	55.00–60.00	542	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	69.29/cwt	67.00–72.00	743	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	64.37/cwt	61.00–66.00	608	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,012	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	74.84/cwt	72.00–77.00	859	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	85.85/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,089	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	80.81/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,011	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	85.97/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,113	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	80.24/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,196	10
Bulls	—	—	1,499	93.88/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,407	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	107.27/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,000	4
Bulls	—	—	1,717	100.32/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,722	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	720.00/head	623.00–800.00	720	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	859.60/head	813.00–935.00	860	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	191.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	193.19/cwt	190.00–197.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	185.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	177.97/cwt	177.00–180.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	165.64/cwt	162.00–170.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	193.17/cwt	190.00–197.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	203.45/cwt	202.00–205.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	155.28/cwt	152.00–160.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	144.54/cwt	142.00–147.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	173.41/cwt	172.00–177.00	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	174.55/cwt	172.00–177.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	207.46/cwt	205.00–210.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	168.53/cwt	165.00–172.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	166.00/cwt	162.00–170.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	206.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	178.02/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,016	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	178.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	751	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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 625Year ago 1,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 174Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 108Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	212.50–222.00	215.36
7	—	681	165.00–175.00	173.54
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
3	—	383	232.50	232.50
9	—	528	195.00–205.00	198.30
1	—	290	260.00	260.00
9	—	587	185.00–190.00	186.88
4	—	798	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	225.00	225.00
2	—	378	210.00–215.00	212.38
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
2	—	580	175.00	175.00
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	225.00–235.00	230.06
1	—	625	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
2	—	713	125.00	125.00
2	—	623	137.00–142.00	139.59
5	—	531	150.00–157.00	152.81
6	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.44
5	—	571	140.00–150.00	142.45
4	—	479	162.00–165.00	162.70
4	—	413	165.00–172.00	167.18
12	—	383	172.00–177.00	175.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	165.00–167.00	166.01
3	—	463	177.00–180.00	177.97
1	—	600	163.00	163.00
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	180.00–185.00	181.60
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
16	—	515	162.00–165.00	163.80
4	—	580	152.00–162.00	159.52
3	—	615	145.00–152.00	148.98
16	—	421	175.00–180.00	177.14
8	—	681	136.00–142.00	137.45
3	—	228	210.00–215.00	213.25
8	—	469	167.00–175.00	170.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	180.00	180.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
4	—	329	170.00–177.00	173.07
3	—	523	140.00	140.00
5	—	375	162.00–170.00	165.64
4	—	423	152.00–160.00	155.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	215.00–225.00	219.30
3	—	228	230.00–240.00	233.36
1	—	745	147.00	147.00
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
5	—	456	190.00–197.00	193.19
4	—	521	180.00–190.00	185.53
2	—	323	225.00–230.00	227.44
2	—	265	230.00–235.00	232.41
9	—	434	200.00–210.00	206.04
9	—	571	172.00–182.00	178.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	180.00–187.00	182.70
7	—	419	190.00–197.00	193.17
2	—	383	202.00–205.00	203.45
2	—	670	142.00–147.00	144.54
3	—	608	150.00–155.00	153.36
7	—	519	172.00–177.00	173.41
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
2	—	305	205.00–210.00	207.46
2	—	590	162.00–170.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	192.00–195.00	193.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	190.00–195.00	191.38
4	—	468	172.00–177.00	174.55
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	157.00	157.00
2	—	520	165.00–172.00	168.53
3	—	420	175.00–185.00	178.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	55.00–60.00	57.80
14	—	1,073	67.00–72.00	69.29
9	—	944	61.00–66.00	64.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,295	85.00–87.00	85.97
10	—	1,491	78.00–83.00	80.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,148	72.00–77.00	74.84
27	—	1,268	84.00–89.00	85.85
25	—	1,251	78.00–83.00	80.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	90.00–96.00	93.88
4	—	1,864	104.00–110.00	107.27
5	—	1,717	97.00–103.00	100.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,125.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	623.00–800.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	813.00–935.00	859.60

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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