Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $231.49/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$231.49

140 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	237.86	1,218	85
Medium and Large 3	434	225.08	977	22
Medium and Large 2	528	219.36	1,159	33

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $59 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 sale140 hd

231.49

—

AL average12 barns · 1,770 hd

221.98

+9.52

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	1,757	123.15	2,164	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	101.48	1,249	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	101.00	1,431	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	89.10	901	100

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)	—	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,277	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,118	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,008	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,686	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,438	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,023	22

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	—	1,934	132.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,563	4
Bulls	—	—	1,774	122.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,170	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,334.20/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,334	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,117.86/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,118	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,168.30/head	1,100.00–1,273.00	1,168	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,008.00/head	950.00–1,057.00	1,008	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,397.00/head	1,250.00–1,529.00	1,397	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	267.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	266.12/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	243.57/cwt	242.00–245.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	210.64/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	234.08/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,213	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	235.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,369	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	225.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	247.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	223.93/cwt	220.00–227.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	240.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,157	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,415	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	250.48/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	302.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,397	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	278.63/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	251.51/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	243.39/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	213.38/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	228.09/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,391	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	244.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,266	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	89.57/cwt	86.00–91.00	908	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,455	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,435	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	83.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	777	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	93.63/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,002	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,378	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	97.21/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,151	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	109.00/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,446	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	102.56/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,269	35
Bulls	—	—	1,483	112.53/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,669	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,620.83/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,621	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,495.00/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,495	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	931.88/head	772.00–1,036.00	932	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,683	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	193.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	233.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	247.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,053	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	236.62/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	242.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	262.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	220.11/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,252	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,237Last week 0Year ago 1,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 0Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 0Year ago 59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,934	130.00–136.00	132.53
7	—	1,774	120.00–126.00	122.35
3	—	1,483	111.00–115.00	112.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,014	86.00–91.00	89.57
29	—	935	80.00–85.00	83.05
35	—	1,070	92.00–97.00	93.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,428	100.00–102.00	100.50
1	—	1,300	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,184	94.00–99.00	97.21
16	—	1,327	107.00–112.00	109.00
35	—	1,237	100.00–106.00	102.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,334.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	772.00–1,036.00	931.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,117.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,057.00	1,008.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,273.00	1,168.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	1,250.00–1,529.00	1,397.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,620.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,495.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	215.00	215.00
2	—	275	265.00–270.00	267.45
3	—	667	207.00–215.00	210.64
9	—	518	230.00–237.00	234.08
25	—	481	235.00–245.00	240.48
2	—	373	250.00–255.00	252.48
4	—	575	220.00–230.00	225.03
3	—	718	200.00–205.00	201.64
10	—	426	240.00–250.00	247.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	244.00	244.00
15	—	581	235.00–240.00	235.63
3	—	472	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	242.00–245.00	243.57
3	—	522	225.00	225.00
2	—	415	235.00	235.00
5	—	464	225.00–230.00	225.97
1	—	785	175.00	175.00
14	—	568	215.00	215.00
2	—	320	255.00	255.00
3	—	662	190.00–200.00	193.30
1	—	610	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	240.00–245.00	242.40
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
2	—	275	245.00–250.00	247.64
3	—	433	220.00–227.00	223.93
2	—	478	220.00	220.00
2	—	508	210.00	210.00
5	—	383	230.00–235.00	233.97
4	—	578	205.00	205.00
1	—	235	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	265.00–275.00	266.12
1	—	510	255.00	255.00
2	—	753	200.00	200.00
1	—	220	315.00	315.00
1	—	585	245.00	245.00
2	—	378	285.00–290.00	287.52
1	—	695	225.00	225.00
3	—	710	210.00–215.00	213.31
4	—	643	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
1	—	420	275.00	275.00
2	—	580	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	282.50	282.50
5	—	509	297.00	297.00
2	—	727	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	290.00	290.00
1	—	415	295.00	295.00
11	—	626	245.00–251.00	250.48
2	—	380	300.00–305.00	302.40
3	—	702	220.00–225.00	221.67
2	—	525	275.00–282.00	278.63
5	—	587	250.00–252.50	251.51
1	—	755	220.00	220.00
1	—	685	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	267.50	267.50
20	—	576	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	240.00–245.00	243.39
2	—	440	255.00	255.00
3	—	368	265.00	265.00
6	—	526	235.00–237.50	236.62
2	—	663	205.00	205.00
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
2	—	563	215.00–225.00	220.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	210.00–220.00	213.38
10	—	610	225.00–232.00	228.09
2	—	728	200.00–202.00	201.01
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
6	—	519	240.00–250.00	244.00
2	—	418	260.00–265.00	262.40
2	—	470	250.00	250.00
3	—	567	230.00–232.00	230.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	260.00–265.00	262.54
2	—	588	205.00–210.00	207.47
2	—	420	240.00–245.00	242.38
3	—	480	235.00	235.00
4	—	513	220.00–225.00	222.48
3	—	282	275.00	275.00
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
2	—	618	200.00–205.00	202.55

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