Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with higher yielding boning cows up to 107.00 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $217.71/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +14.60 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$217.71

121 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

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

$2.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	219.34	1,133	32
Medium and Large 3	493	217.19	1,071	73
Medium and Large 1	586	216.80	1,270	16thin

One grade step is worth $2.54/cwt here — about −$136 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $182.39, median $203.11 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

217.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,171 hd

209.21

+8.49

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

+14.60

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	1,701	115.89	1,971	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	92.90	1,159	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	89.55	1,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	81.54	829	32

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)	—	$1,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,231	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,218	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,538	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$956	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3	—	510	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	224.41/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	222.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	204.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	218.70/cwt	215.00–220.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	218.56/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	195.93/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	273.32/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	228.88/cwt	225.00–230.00	964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	227.93/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,071	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	213.20/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	280.04/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	275.97/cwt	272.00–280.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	196.68/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	241.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	77.68/cwt	75.00–80.00	747	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	90.75/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	71.67/cwt	70.00–73.00	769	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	94.31/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	84.12/cwt	81.00–86.00	864	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	84.78/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,260	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	88.60/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,079	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	102.81/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,378	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	94.54/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,177	11
Bulls	—	—	1,853	123.40/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,287	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	117.30/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,001	8
Bulls	—	—	1,618	110.25/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,784	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,495.00/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,495	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	955.80/head	834.00–1,027.00	956	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,154.17/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,154	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	900.00–1,025.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	240.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	904	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	247.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	184.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	201.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,153	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	185.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	220.61/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,079	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	215.39/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,116	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	196.68/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,219	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	228.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	976	13

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,051Last week 1,087Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 304Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 117Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	200.00–205.00	202.55
4	—	378	225.00–230.00	227.47
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
4	—	476	210.00–215.00	212.47
2	—	558	190.00–195.00	192.49
4	—	428	215.00–220.00	218.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	230.00	230.00
5	—	572	222.00–225.00	224.41
6	—	669	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	220.00–225.00	222.71
4	—	624	200.00–210.00	204.15
2	—	725	185.00	185.00
2	—	668	192.00–200.00	195.93
17	—	470	225.00–232.00	227.93
2	—	430	235.00–240.00	237.56
4	—	568	210.00–218.00	213.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	190.00–192.00	191.02
9	—	483	217.50–222.00	218.56
9	—	421	225.00–230.00	228.88
3	—	522	215.00	215.00
3	—	582	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	260.00	260.00
3	—	362	250.00	250.00
5	—	424	240.00–245.00	241.36
4	—	521	220.00	220.00
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
2	—	665	185.00	185.00
2	—	468	230.00–232.00	230.98
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
9	—	620	195.00–205.00	196.68
3	—	565	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	250.00–255.00	252.47
2	—	308	272.00–280.00	275.97
3	—	673	195.00–197.50	196.68
1	—	385	260.00	260.00
1	—	615	215.00	215.00
1	—	465	240.00	240.00
6	—	737	182.00–185.00	184.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	165.00	165.00
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
11	—	376	235.00–245.00	240.47
2	—	325	245.00–250.00	247.58
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
12	—	573	200.00–205.00	201.29
5	—	627	180.00–190.00	185.95
19	—	489	215.00–225.00	220.61
8	—	518	210.00–217.00	215.39
13	—	428	225.00–235.00	228.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	265.00–275.00	273.32
3	—	521	262.50	262.50
3	—	381	287.50	287.50
3	—	573	240.00–250.00	244.94
3	—	407	275.00–282.50	280.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	270.00	270.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
1	—	455	255.00	255.00
1	—	435	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	—	600	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	962	75.00–80.00	77.68
3	—	1,073	70.00–73.00	71.67
22	—	1,027	81.00–86.00	84.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	90.00–92.00	90.75
3	—	1,473	94.00–95.00	94.31
4	—	1,486	82.00–87.00	84.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,218	86.00–92.00	88.60
6	—	1,340	102.00–104.00	102.81
11	—	1,245	93.00–98.00	94.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	122.00–126.00	123.40
8	—	1,706	114.00–120.00	117.30
6	—	1,618	106.00–113.00	110.25

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	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,495.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	834.00–1,027.00	955.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,154.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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