Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 139.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $215.79/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$215.79

115 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	219.25	1,192	47
Medium and Large 2	504	213.93	1,079	42
Medium and Large 3	473	212.53	1,004	26

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about $187 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 sale115 hd

215.79

—

AL average12 barns · 1,676 hd

227.21

−11.42

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	1,659	120.76	2,004	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	101.71	1,268	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	98.05	1,407	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	89.04	892	66

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)	—	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,429	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,374	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,010	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,477	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$881	8

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	518	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,096	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	209.68/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	236.72/cwt	235.00–240.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	203.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	226.21/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,068	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	188.41/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	228.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	198.78/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	204.68/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	243.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	225.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	220.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	232.35/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	257.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	277.48/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	254.88/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	268.50/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,399	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	269.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	228.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,289	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	219.75/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,378	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	250.68/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,273	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	108.60/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	102.90/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,299	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	97.02/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,201	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	91.75/cwt	90.00–94.00	956	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	86.54/cwt	85.00–89.00	826	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	96.32/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,338	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	81.87/cwt	80.00–83.00	761	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	100.35/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,502	3
Bulls	—	—	1,564	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,799	7
Bulls	—	—	1,884	130.79/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,464	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	120.79/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,969	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,192	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,420.83/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,421	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,875	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	881.25/head	745.00–991.00	881	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,271.63/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,272	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,009.50/head	1,000.00–1,019.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,579.25/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,579	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,428.67/head	1,343.00–1,575.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	253.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	244.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	260.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	249.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	211.68/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	188.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	233.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	219.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,248	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	228.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,199	4

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 593Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 165Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 36Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	210.00–215.00	211.61
4	—	370	235.00	235.00
2	—	773	175.00	175.00
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
2	—	588	205.00–210.00	207.49
2	—	673	185.00–192.00	188.41
13	—	416	225.00–230.00	225.54
2	—	715	175.00–180.00	177.53
4	—	488	220.00–222.00	220.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	205.00–212.00	209.68
6	—	515	220.00–227.00	223.65
3	—	662	202.00–205.00	203.99
17	—	472	225.00–232.00	226.21
2	—	725	185.00–190.00	187.53
15	—	569	215.00–225.00	219.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	235.00–240.00	236.72
2	—	423	220.00	220.00
8	—	376	225.00–232.00	228.33
4	—	580	195.00–200.00	198.78
3	—	528	202.00–207.00	204.68
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
2	—	610	185.00–190.00	187.48
2	—	465	210.00–215.00	212.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	250.00–255.00	252.50
2	—	423	265.00	265.00
3	—	555	230.00–237.00	232.35
1	—	530	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	230.00–235.00	233.32
3	—	572	240.00–245.00	243.32
1	—	695	225.00	225.00
6	—	417	277.00–280.00	277.48
1	—	365	280.00	280.00
7	—	514	250.00–257.00	254.88
2	—	450	265.00–272.00	268.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	250.00–260.00	257.02
1	—	400	285.00	285.00
1	—	620	240.00	240.00
1	—	775	220.00	220.00
14	—	498	281.00	281.00
3	—	527	265.00–275.00	269.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
3	—	572	220.00–222.00	220.67
3	—	430	245.00	245.00
1	—	660	195.00	195.00
3	—	722	185.00–190.00	188.34
8	—	485	230.00–240.00	233.70
4	—	524	225.00–230.00	228.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	225.00–230.00	228.54
16	—	627	215.00–227.00	219.75
2	—	513	240.00–242.00	241.02
1	—	380	270.00	270.00
1	—	765	197.00	197.00
3	—	425	255.00–265.00	260.06
6	—	466	245.00–255.00	249.93
4	—	665	207.00–215.00	211.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	247.00–255.00	250.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	230.00–235.00	231.65
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
4	—	323	250.00–260.00	253.74
2	—	535	220.00	220.00
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
5	—	379	240.00–250.00	244.84
2	—	573	210.00–215.00	212.55
2	—	670	185.00	185.00
5	—	476	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,234	106.00–111.00	108.60
21	—	1,262	100.00–105.00	102.90
20	—	1,238	94.00–99.00	97.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,042	90.00–94.00	91.75
23	—	955	85.00–89.00	86.54
6	—	930	80.00–83.00	81.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	95.00–99.00	96.32
3	—	1,497	100.00–101.00	100.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,564	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,884	127.00–134.00	130.79
8	—	1,630	120.00–124.00	120.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,420.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	745.00–991.00	881.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,271.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,019.00	1,009.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,579.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,343.00–1,575.00	1,428.67

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle