Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 124.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $315.50/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +112.39 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$315.50

142 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$59.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+39.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	349	345.00	1,204	18thin
Medium and Large 1	399	335.22	1,336	55
Medium and Large 2	444	298.63	1,325	34
Medium and Large 3	438	285.73	1,251	35

One grade step is worth $59.27/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale142 hd

315.50

—

AL average15 barns · 1,286 hd

276.19

+39.31

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

+112.39

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	1,685	120.91	2,037	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	108.30	1,558	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	108.15	1,256	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	90.53	885	40

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)	—	$1,558	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,617	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,269	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,813	4thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 3	—	718	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	256.65/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	311.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	988	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	265.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	311.14/cwt	310.00–315.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	284.63/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	237.99/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	286.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	300.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	289.41/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,195	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	258.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	247.97/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,294	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	226.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	248.63/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	344.28/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	285.94/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	273.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	355.37/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,365	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	363.19/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	311.01/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,418	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	356.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	338.73/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,416	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,535	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,399	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	109.39/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,259	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	103.69/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,188	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	116.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,411	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	80.78/cwt	80.00–81.00	656	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	95.14/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,006	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	87.64/cwt	85.00–91.00	812	15
Bulls	—	—	1,389	117.26/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,629	7
Bulls	—	—	1,981	124.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,468	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,268.75/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,269	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,593.75/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,594	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,510.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,510	5
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	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	208.95/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	262.98/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	332.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	303.05/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	318.65/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	283.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	292.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	345.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,299	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	333.10/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	308.79/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	274.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,390	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	325.98/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	299.01/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,204	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	338.53/cwt	337.00–340.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	324.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,376	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	277.03/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,177	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	295.75/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,100	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	239.99/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	226.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,301	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 Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,441Last week 1,574Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 125Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 99Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	220.00–225.00	222.56
1	—	755	215.00	215.00
1	—	370	335.00	335.00
2	—	470	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	—	605	250.00	250.00
1	—	670	235.00	235.00
1	—	500	270.00	270.00
2	—	580	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	762	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	250.00	250.00
6	—	418	340.00–355.00	344.28
5	—	581	280.00–290.00	284.96
3	—	612	270.00–275.00	273.34
18	—	384	355.00–360.00	355.37
9	—	450	325.00	325.00
5	—	325	360.00–375.00	363.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	282.00–290.00	285.94
1	—	330	355.00	355.00
1	—	395	345.00	345.00
2	—	465	310.00–315.00	312.45
2	—	633	260.00–265.00	262.47
1	—	655	255.00	255.00
1	—	400	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	300.00–305.00	302.46
3	—	770	190.00	190.00
4	—	280	310.00–315.00	311.14
4	—	380	282.00–290.00	284.63
1	—	675	217.00	217.00
4	—	580	235.00–242.00	237.99
5	—	471	255.00–260.00	258.41
12	—	522	242.00–252.00	247.97
4	—	613	220.00–230.00	226.33
14	—	425	272.00–280.00	277.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	255.00–260.00	256.65
2	—	450	275.00–280.00	277.50
12	—	317	310.00–315.00	311.62
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
11	—	413	282.00–295.00	289.41
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
10	—	372	292.00–300.00	295.75
4	—	559	245.00–250.00	246.23
3	—	605	235.00–245.00	239.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	260.00–270.00	265.46
6	—	333	280.00–290.00	286.66
2	—	293	295.00–305.00	300.04
4	—	676	200.00–205.00	202.49
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
2	—	473	245.00–252.00	248.63
4	—	363	275.00–280.00	277.48
3	—	525	230.00–240.00	235.13
4	—	575	220.00–230.00	226.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	375.00	375.00
12	—	456	310.00–317.00	311.01
3	—	273	360.00	360.00
3	—	335	355.00–360.00	356.62
12	—	376	340.00–350.00	345.47
11	—	424	320.00–330.00	324.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	400.00	400.00
12	—	418	335.00–340.00	338.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	205.00–212.00	208.95
2	—	558	250.00–255.00	252.49
2	—	288	320.00–325.00	322.57
4	—	509	260.00–265.00	262.98
4	—	240	330.00–340.00	332.50
1	—	665	227.00	227.00
5	—	380	300.00–305.00	303.05
1	—	610	235.00	235.00
4	—	320	315.00–325.00	318.65
5	—	476	280.00–290.00	283.97
4	—	409	290.00–300.00	292.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	355.00	355.00
1	—	685	235.00	235.00
5	—	321	330.00–335.00	333.10
4	—	434	305.00–310.00	308.79
11	—	506	270.00–280.00	274.70
5	—	363	325.00–330.00	325.98
3	—	483	295.00–302.00	299.01
2	—	265	337.00–340.00	338.53
1	—	765	212.00	212.00
1	—	700	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	349	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	114.00–116.00	115.02
6	—	1,453	105.00–107.00	105.65
1	—	1,345	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,151	107.00–114.00	109.39
27	—	1,146	99.00–106.00	103.69
12	—	1,211	115.00–121.00	116.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	812	80.00–81.00	80.78
20	—	1,057	92.00–98.00	95.14
15	—	927	85.00–91.00	87.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,389	113.00–119.00	117.26
7	—	1,981	121.00–128.00	124.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,268.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,593.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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