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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 15

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 694▲ 615 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 102▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: All slaughter classes sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.70/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$119.70

126 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$2.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	120.92	681	59
Medium and Large 2	502	118.70	596	50
Medium and Large 3	425	118.43	503	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.49/cwt here — about $177 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 sale126 hd

119.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,805 hd

119.46

+0.25

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	—	Average	1,776	85.43	1,517	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	58.00	789	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	55.61	714	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	48.75	482	5thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	140.45/cwt	139.00–142.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	417	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	126.47/cwt	125.00–127.00	463	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	122.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	130.23/cwt	128.00–135.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	118.71/cwt	117.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	123.86/cwt	122.00–125.00	521	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	126.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	470	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	118.73/cwt	116.00–122.00	563	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	525	124.13/cwt	122.00–127.00	652	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	119.38/cwt	119.00–120.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	117.79/cwt	117.00–119.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	121.80/cwt	121.00–122.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	648	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	642	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	122.38/cwt	121.00–122.50	791	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	668	113.96/cwt	112.00–116.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	785	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	132.90/cwt	130.00–137.00	492	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	140.81/cwt	138.00–142.00	590	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	546	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.21/cwt	135.00–138.00	580	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	516	119.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	618	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	126.82/cwt	124.00–129.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	131.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	114.29/cwt	112.00–116.00	649	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	116.39/cwt	115.00–117.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	663	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	693	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	84.72/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,910	89.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,714	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	48.75/cwt	47.00–52.00	482	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	54.01/cwt	52.00–56.00	668	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	59.74/cwt	58.00–62.00	792	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	789	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	697	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	815	554.63/cwt	525.00–615.00	4,520	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,115	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	5,742	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	765.54/cwt	685.00–850.00	8,857	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,193	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,320	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,235	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,571	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,180	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,915	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,384	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 694Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	125.00–127.00	126.47
4	—	325	127.00–135.00	130.11
3	—	608	110.00–112.00	111.33
2	—	718	100.00–102.00	100.99
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
10	—	421	122.00–125.00	123.86
9	—	474	116.00–122.00	118.73
6	—	521	115.00–117.00	116.32
4	—	571	112.00–115.00	113.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	646	121.00–122.50	122.38
2	—	672	112.00	112.00
2	—	585	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	121.00–122.00	121.80
5	—	525	122.00–127.00	124.13
2	—	668	112.00–116.00	113.96
2	—	470	128.00–130.00	128.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	120.00–125.00	123.39
5	—	559	117.00–119.00	117.79
5	—	528	119.00–120.00	119.38
3	—	620	116.00	116.00
3	—	427	125.00–128.00	126.63
3	—	387	128.00–135.00	130.23
2	—	773	101.00–102.00	101.49
1	—	690	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	122.93
4	—	420	117.00–120.00	118.71
3	—	567	105.00–110.00	106.63
3	—	330	125.00–127.00	126.31
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	117.00–122.00	119.80
7	—	425	127.00–130.00	128.52
5	—	474	122.00–127.00	124.52
4	—	623	107.00–110.00	108.47
4	—	370	130.00–137.00	132.90
3	—	663	102.00–107.00	104.64
3	—	568	112.00–116.00	114.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	130.00–135.00	132.21
8	—	426	135.00–138.00	136.21
7	—	518	124.00–129.00	126.82
5	—	619	115.00–117.00	116.39
2	—	693	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	130.00–136.00	131.48
7	—	419	138.00–142.00	140.81
5	—	472	135.00–138.00	136.36
2	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	585	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	115.00	115.00
3	—	522	132.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	420	137.00–142.00	139.47
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	673	127.00	127.00
5	—	790	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	583	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	528	139.00–142.00	140.45
1	—	445	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	989	47.00–52.00	48.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,236	52.00–56.00	54.01
7	—	1,326	58.00–62.00	59.74
2	—	1,393	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,750	82.00–87.00	84.72
3	—	1,910	88.00–91.00	89.75
1	—	1,500	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	815	525.00–615.00	554.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	515.00	515.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,157	685.00–850.00	765.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.