Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.89/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$188.89

152 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$157

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

$52.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

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	370	230.00	852	27
Medium and Large 2	436	189.76	827	20
Medium and Large 3	418	181.58	760	14thin
Medium and Large 1	568	177.63	1,009	91

One grade step is worth $52.37/cwt here — about −$157 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 sale152 hd

188.89

—

AL average14 barns · 1,352 hd

190.87

−1.98

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	—	Average	1,583	100.06	1,584	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	92.94	1,039	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	87.91	1,183	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	79.23	733	21

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,303	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,007	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$916	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,233	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,464	7

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	—	630	154.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	201.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	221.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	232.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	202.15/cwt	197.00–205.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	187.45/cwt	187.00–187.50	990	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,329	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	351	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	983	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	248.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	167.49/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,054	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	238.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	216.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	250.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,301	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	193.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,099	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	228.03/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	213.45/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,112	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	343	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	256.21/cwt	255.00–260.00	956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	261.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	81.91/cwt	79.00–84.00	763	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	86.14/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,113	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	93.20/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	95.09/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,069	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	76.36/cwt	74.00–78.00	697	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	87.83/cwt	85.00–91.00	960	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	101.91/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,192	11
Bulls	—	—	1,739	102.70/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,458	97.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,428	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	916.00/head	850.00–973.00	916	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,283.33/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,283	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,233.33/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,233	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,303.00/head	1,237.00–1,375.00	1,303	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,007.00/head	1,007.00–1,007.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	243.21/cwt	240.00–245.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	210.67/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	244.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,058	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	196.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	178.56/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	848	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	204.02/cwt	200.00–207.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	183.47/cwt	180.00–187.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	240.02/cwt	235.00–245.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	196.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	207.05/cwt	205.00–210.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	757	152.74/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,156	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 990Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 145Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 98Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	152.00–157.00	154.68
3	—	383	200.00–205.00	201.63
1	—	275	215.00	215.00
1	—	675	150.00	150.00
2	—	433	190.00–195.00	192.51
4	—	481	180.00–187.00	183.47
6	—	323	205.00–210.00	207.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	270.00	270.00
24	—	377	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	160.00–165.00	163.38
3	—	477	170.00–175.00	173.32
2	—	373	190.00	190.00
3	—	285	200.00–207.00	204.02
3	—	427	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	466	190.00–195.00	192.67
3	—	277	220.00–225.00	221.75
9	—	572	170.50	170.50
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
4	—	413	197.00–205.00	202.15
2	—	738	150.00–152.00	151.00
9	—	528	187.00–187.50	187.45
3	—	320	215.00	215.00
30	—	629	160.00–168.00	167.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
12	—	757	150.00–153.00	152.74
1	—	240	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	225.00	225.00
19	—	351	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	230.00–235.00	232.40
3	—	428	235.00–245.00	238.95
1	—	380	260.00	260.00
1	—	285	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	230.00	230.00
9	—	489	215.00–225.00	216.08
2	—	543	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	782	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	245.00–250.00	248.31
2	—	360	265.00–275.00	270.00
1	—	340	285.00	285.00
9	—	403	250.00–255.00	250.58
7	—	647	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	667	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	190.00–200.00	193.81
5	—	470	225.00–230.00	228.03
16	—	521	205.00–215.00	213.45
4	—	373	255.00–260.00	256.21
3	—	332	255.00–265.00	261.73
2	—	615	180.00–185.00	182.50
8	—	433	240.00–245.00	244.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
3	—	487	207.00–215.00	210.67
2	—	435	230.00	230.00
3	—	337	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	—	620	175.00–182.00	178.56
3	—	365	235.00–245.00	240.02
4	—	516	190.00–200.00	196.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	240.00–245.00	243.21
1	—	695	154.00	154.00
1	—	400	215.00	215.00
3	—	473	190.00–200.00	196.62
2	—	378	215.00–225.00	219.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	932	79.00–84.00	81.91
8	—	913	74.00–78.00	76.36
1	—	945	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	85.00–88.00	86.14
2	—	1,508	91.00–95.00	93.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,124	92.00–97.00	95.09
26	—	1,093	85.00–91.00	87.83
11	—	1,170	99.00–105.00	101.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	101.00–108.00	102.70
5	—	1,458	95.00–100.00	97.95

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–973.00	916.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,237.00–1,375.00	1,303.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,007.00	1,007.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,283.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,233.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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