Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $280.17/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$280.17

175 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$27.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	288.93	1,634	80
Medium and Large 2	579	273.44	1,583	90
Medium and Large 3	572	261.00	1,493	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.93/cwt here — about $141 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 sale175 hd

280.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,132 hd

281.25

−1.09

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	1,615	118.67	1,916	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	105.80	1,259	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	102.63	1,515	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	89.66	926	42

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)	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,517	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,892	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	418	275.41/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	259.95/cwt	255.00–265.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	193.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	282.64/cwt	280.00–285.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	234.72/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,488	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	216.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	251.86/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,322	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	295.47/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	244.20/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	283.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	303.25/cwt	295.00–310.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	265.41/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,250	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	246.22/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	277.11/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,674	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	332.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	213.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	310.76/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,538	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	247.91/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	276.51/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,590	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	283.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	223.72/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	257.34/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	301.80/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,114	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	209.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	105.72/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	81.53/cwt	79.00–83.00	869	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	93.58/cwt	91.00–96.00	982	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	87.78/cwt	85.00–90.00	883	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	99.53/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,487	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	113.37/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,399	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	106.70/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,312	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	100.18/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,109	14
Bulls	—	—	1,536	112.71/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,731	5
Bulls	—	—	1,938	128.31/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	120.42/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,894	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,891.67/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	242.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	236.51/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	282.92/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	303.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	261.26/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	296.61/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	303.98/cwt	300.00–305.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	222.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	267.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	243.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	264.80/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	251.97/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,207	6

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 1,203Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 149Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 65Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	270.00–285.00	275.41
2	—	278	315.00–320.00	317.48
3	—	763	200.00–205.00	201.66
18	—	634	225.00–239.00	234.72
22	—	525	250.00–255.00	251.86
1	—	680	215.00	215.00
6	—	384	280.00–290.00	283.39
3	—	318	295.00–310.00	303.25
18	—	471	260.00–267.50	265.41
5	—	560	245.00–251.00	246.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	230.00–235.00	232.48
4	—	359	255.00–265.00	259.95
3	—	672	190.00–200.00	193.30
4	—	608	210.00	210.00
5	—	572	220.00–225.00	222.99
2	—	323	265.00–270.00	267.36
5	—	485	240.00–245.00	243.02
2	—	725	190.00	190.00
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	270.00–275.00	272.50
2	—	565	230.00	230.00
2	—	318	280.00–285.00	282.64
3	—	623	215.00–220.00	216.66
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
4	—	526	240.00–247.00	244.20
2	—	715	195.00	195.00
11	—	427	262.00–267.00	264.80
1	—	695	205.00	205.00
6	—	479	250.00–255.00	251.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	261.00	261.00
1	—	500	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	294.00–300.00	295.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	220.00	220.00
1	—	380	315.00	315.00
1	—	735	215.00	215.00
1	—	595	265.00	265.00
1	—	455	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	604	265.00–278.00	277.11
2	—	368	330.00–335.00	332.62
25	—	495	310.00–311.00	310.76
6	—	732	240.00–251.00	247.91
6	—	562	280.00–290.00	283.66
1	—	405	330.00	330.00
1	—	515	295.00	295.00
1	—	660	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	210.00–215.00	213.00
56	—	575	270.00–277.50	276.51
2	—	670	235.00–240.00	237.43
18	—	530	285.00	285.00
3	—	467	305.00	305.00
1	—	435	310.00	310.00
3	—	722	220.00–226.00	223.72
3	—	630	255.00–260.00	257.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	290.00–295.00	292.48
2	—	660	205.00–215.00	209.92
4	—	588	240.00–250.00	242.51
4	—	420	280.00–287.00	282.92
2	—	288	310.00	310.00
3	—	510	255.00–265.00	259.90
2	—	490	270.00–275.00	272.53
1	—	225	320.00	320.00
5	—	328	300.00–305.00	303.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	300.00–305.00	301.80
8	—	639	235.00–237.00	236.51
2	—	333	315.00	315.00
3	—	465	280.00–285.00	283.35
8	—	561	260.00–262.00	261.26
2	—	428	290.00	290.00
1	—	650	225.00	225.00
1	—	540	270.00	270.00
1	—	720	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	240.00	240.00
1	—	505	280.00	280.00
4	—	430	300.00–310.00	303.62
2	—	283	330.00–340.00	335.04
6	—	467	295.00–300.00	296.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	105.00–107.00	105.72
4	—	1,494	99.00–100.00	99.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	79.00–83.00	81.53
19	—	1,049	91.00–96.00	93.58
18	—	1,006	85.00–90.00	87.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	111.00–116.00	113.37
20	—	1,230	104.00–110.00	106.70
14	—	1,107	97.00–103.00	100.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	110.00–117.00	112.71
2	—	1,938	125.00–132.00	128.31
6	—	1,573	118.00–124.00	120.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,891.67

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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