Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $220.21/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$220.21

158 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$14.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	229.11	1,118	47
Medium and Large 3	434	219.00	951	49
Medium and Large 2	510	214.43	1,094	62

One grade step is worth $14.68/cwt here — about $24 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 sale158 hd

220.21

—

AL average15 barns · 1,919 hd

216.44

+3.77

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	1,738	114.55	1,991	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	87.42	1,324	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	87.29	1,064	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	74.87	765	87

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)	—	$1,400	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,335	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,224	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,153	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$985	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,578	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$908	14

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	—	466	231.68/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	238.99/cwt	235.00–240.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	217.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	221.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	240.69/cwt	240.00–242.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	193.52/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	188.50/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	228.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,185	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	210.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	197.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	214.08/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	223.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	246.76/cwt	245.00–250.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	225.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	264.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	268.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	220.88/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,166	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	221.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,247	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	229.02/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	208.97/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	213.98/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	228.11/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,214	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	84.08/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,246	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	88.87/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,355	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	66.62/cwt	65.00–70.00	622	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	79.53/cwt	77.00–82.00	845	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	74.68/cwt	72.00–76.00	770	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	88.19/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,086	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	93.13/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,204	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,493	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	83.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	979	56
Bulls	—	—	1,588	110.31/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,752	10
Bulls	—	—	2,043	123.94/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,145	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,022.50/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,023	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,238.93/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,239	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,153.00/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,153	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	908.43/head	790.00–1,030.00	908	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,558.33/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,558	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	202.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	216.23/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	238.99/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,004	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	213.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,101	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	227.17/cwt	225.00–232.00	950	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	190.68/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	221.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,035	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	189.04/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	248.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	893	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	985.36/head	900.00–1,090.00	985	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,431.25/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,431	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,087Last week 1,171Year ago 1,242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 135Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 64Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	227.00–235.00	231.68
1	—	645	205.00	205.00
2	—	705	185.00–192.00	188.50
17	—	522	220.00–230.00	223.96
3	—	375	245.00–250.00	246.76
4	—	560	215.00–220.00	216.23
13	—	420	235.00–245.00	238.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	235.00–240.00	238.99
11	—	477	220.00–225.00	221.57
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
3	—	313	240.00–242.00	240.69
11	—	578	200.00–210.00	205.08
17	—	533	210.00–215.00	210.56
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
4	—	628	190.00–200.00	197.53
6	—	426	225.00	225.00
3	—	668	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	215.00–220.00	217.32
2	—	573	192.00–195.00	193.52
11	—	385	225.00–230.00	228.36
8	—	336	235.00	235.00
9	—	473	210.00–217.00	214.08
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
5	—	535	200.00–205.00	202.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	250.00	250.00
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	290.00	290.00
1	—	510	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	285.00	285.00
1	—	665	230.00	230.00
4	—	561	260.00–270.00	264.24
3	—	515	265.00–275.00	268.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	215.00	215.00
2	—	578	230.00–240.00	234.98
2	—	530	245.00–250.00	247.50
1	—	475	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	220.00–230.00	225.65
3	—	338	275.00	275.00
2	—	490	240.00–250.00	245.05
1	—	625	215.00	215.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	220.00–225.00	220.88
3	—	485	227.00–230.00	229.02
4	—	623	200.00–205.00	202.43
1	—	315	265.00	265.00
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
2	—	370	250.00–255.00	252.57
7	—	421	235.00	235.00
1	—	550	215.00	215.00
4	—	666	187.00–195.00	189.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	220.00–225.00	221.04
4	—	666	205.00–212.00	208.97
4	—	628	210.00–222.00	213.98
4	—	532	227.50–230.00	228.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	210.00–215.00	213.34
10	—	418	225.00–232.00	227.17
3	—	618	190.00–192.00	190.68
12	—	468	220.00–225.00	221.25
4	—	324	245.00–255.00	248.61
5	—	372	235.00–245.00	240.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,482	80.00–85.00	84.08
10	—	1,525	87.00–90.00	88.87
1	—	1,605	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	934	65.00–70.00	66.62
35	—	1,062	77.00–82.00	79.53
33	—	1,031	72.00–76.00	74.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,231	86.00–91.00	88.19
26	—	1,293	92.00–96.00	93.13
56	—	1,172	80.00–85.00	83.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,588	110.00–112.00	110.31
3	—	2,043	121.00–126.00	123.94
6	—	1,835	115.00–120.00	116.92

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)	4	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,022.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,238.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,153.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	900.00–1,090.00	985.36
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	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,558.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	790.00–1,030.00	908.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,431.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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