Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.57/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$241.57

207 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$25.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	250.21	1,143	88
Medium and Large 2	442	239.09	1,057	24
Medium and Large 1-2	636	236.00	1,501	80
Medium and Large 3	450	224.56	1,011	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.65/cwt here — about $132 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 sale207 hd

241.57

—

AL average16 barns · 1,849 hd

232.06

+9.51

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	1,790	125.30	2,243	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	110.64	1,413	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	105.94	1,537	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	93.57	1,007	75

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)	—	$1,656	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,428	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,230	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,061	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,934	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	242.85/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	237	316.69/cwt	310.00–320.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	286.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,140	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.48/cwt	82.00–89.00	876	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	104.06/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,278	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	120.26/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,632	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	112.63/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,451	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	101.43/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,115	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	98.42/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	293.25/cwt	290.00–295.00	924	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	113.25/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,678	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,577	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	93.84/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,020	44
Bulls	—	—	1,493	116.13/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,734	3
Bulls	—	—	1,931	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,529	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	124.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,232	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,164.29/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,164	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,060.71/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,061	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,611.54/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,612	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,383	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,735.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,735	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,331.25/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,331	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	281.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	264.39/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	228.94/cwt	225.00–232.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	271.14/cwt	267.00–275.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	248.33/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	264.63/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	308.81/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,001	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	266.11/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,381	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	205	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	277.29/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	243.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	263.79/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	295.02/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	206.67/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	266.21/cwt	264.00–275.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	262.43/cwt	257.00–265.00	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,958	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	244.86/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,501	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	253.30/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,082	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	238.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	251.90/cwt	250.00–252.50	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	234.86/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	229.01/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	218.40/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	239.93/cwt	235.00–245.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	212.98/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	332.69/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	284.67/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	311.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	295.98/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	319.70/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,372	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	232.19/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	274.63/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	284.59/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	274.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	210.97/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	274.23/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	281.68/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	272.06/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	223.72/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	226.02/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	254.04/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	250.72/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,331	8

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 Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,113Last week 1,055Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 217Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 126Year ago 108

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	275.00	275.00
1	—	325	340.00	340.00
7	—	680	232.00	232.00
5	—	796	212.50	212.50
1	—	610	252.00	252.00
4	—	374	327.00–337.00	332.69
3	—	532	282.00–287.00	284.67
3	—	462	310.00–315.00	311.62
11	—	429	317.50–325.00	319.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	355.00	355.00
5	—	688	227.00	227.00
1	—	555	260.00	260.00
1	—	770	210.00	210.00
4	—	378	315.00–320.00	317.57
4	—	470	290.00–302.00	295.98
3	—	512	272.00–280.00	274.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	505	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	290.00–300.00	295.12
4	—	629	227.00–237.00	232.19
1	—	765	200.00	200.00
3	—	325	310.00–320.00	315.08
1	—	360	310.00	310.00
2	—	690	215.00–225.00	219.96
2	—	478	282.00–287.00	284.59
2	—	705	207.00–215.00	210.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	757	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	926	211.50	211.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	235.00–245.00	242.85
2	—	613	210.00–215.00	212.53
3	—	337	280.00–285.00	281.61
1	—	210	300.00	300.00
7	—	424	262.00–267.00	264.39
6	—	389	270.00–275.00	272.06
2	—	593	222.00–230.00	226.02
3	—	480	252.00–255.00	254.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	310.00–320.00	316.69
3	—	315	290.00–295.00	293.25
2	—	738	197.00–200.00	198.51
4	—	480	260.00–265.00	263.79
4	—	421	270.00–277.00	274.23
3	—	372	280.00–285.00	281.68
4	—	625	222.50–225.00	223.72
1	—	575	235.00	235.00
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
8	—	531	247.00–255.00	250.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	280.00–290.00	286.27
2	—	278	315.00–320.00	317.48
8	—	324	305.00–315.00	308.81
9	—	519	260.00–272.00	266.11
1	—	620	230.00	230.00
5	—	476	270.00–285.00	277.29
7	—	571	240.00–250.00	243.80
5	—	372	292.50–305.00	295.02
1	—	665	225.00	225.00
1	—	220	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	220.00–225.00	222.51
2	—	563	200.00–210.00	204.89
3	—	415	225.00–232.00	228.94
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
2	—	375	235.00–245.00	239.93
4	—	518	210.00–217.00	212.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	250.00	250.00
2	—	363	267.00–275.00	271.14
2	—	570	237.00	237.00
6	—	523	247.00–251.00	248.33
8	—	419	260.00–267.00	264.63
1	—	205	335.00	335.00
2	—	323	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	206.00–210.00	206.67
9	—	320	264.00–275.00	266.21
10	—	378	257.00–265.00	262.43
7	—	484	240.00–247.00	244.86
13	—	427	247.00–257.00	253.30
1	—	765	197.00	197.00
5	—	523	235.00–245.00	240.07
3	—	568	225.00–232.00	229.01
7	—	618	215.00–220.00	218.40
5	—	261	270.00–280.00	274.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	280.00	280.00
3	—	422	235.00–245.00	238.16
4	—	392	250.00–252.50	251.90
6	—	460	230.00–237.50	234.86
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
1	—	540	225.00	225.00
1	—	665	202.00	202.00
4	—	329	255.00–260.00	257.49
3	—	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	636	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	82.00–89.00	85.48
15	—	1,099	98.00–105.00	101.43
44	—	1,087	90.00–97.00	93.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,228	99.00–107.00	104.06
16	—	1,357	117.00–124.00	120.26
25	—	1,288	108.00–116.00	112.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	95.00–100.00	98.42
3	—	1,482	111.00–117.00	113.25
4	—	1,460	107.00–109.00	107.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	114.00–117.00	116.13
6	—	1,931	128.00–134.00	130.96
5	—	1,800	120.00–127.00	124.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,060.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,164.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,611.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,331.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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