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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 23

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

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Feeder Cattle receipts

924 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 726▲ 924 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 110▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 79▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.04/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −84.29 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$118.04

103 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	123.77	652	29
Medium and Large 2	515	117.03	603	46
Medium and Large 3	475	113.78	540	28

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $112 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 sale103 hd

118.04

—

AL average15 barns · 1,399 hd

118.28

−0.24

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−84.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $158.01, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,655	73.54	1,217	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	52.43	717	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	50.37	579	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	42.96	432	19

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	116.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	494	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	119.30/cwt	118.00–122.00	514	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	110.84/cwt	107.00–114.00	521	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	116.23/cwt	114.00–118.00	556	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	119.73/cwt	119.00–122.00	582	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	106.31/cwt	105.00–107.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	112.40/cwt	111.00–114.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	118.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	103.64/cwt	102.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	108.67/cwt	107.00–111.00	624	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	103.33/cwt	100.00–107.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	636	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	505	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	473	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	552	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	118.19/cwt	117.00–120.00	502	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	536	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	119.77/cwt	117.00–122.00	569	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	113.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	543	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	109.60/cwt	107.00–112.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	116.31/cwt	115.00–117.00	606	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	124.55/cwt	122.00–126.00	661	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	563	105.70/cwt	102.00–107.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	112.93/cwt	109.00–115.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	119.64/cwt	116.00–122.00	689	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	68.87/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,023	5
Bulls	—	—	1,674	74.47/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,247	9
Bulls	—	—	1,998	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,619	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	45.35/cwt	44.00–47.00	446	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	41.56/cwt	39.00–43.00	423	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	49.50/cwt	47.00–51.00	550	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	44.16/cwt	42.00–46.00	517	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	53.33/cwt	52.00–56.00	636	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	53.06/cwt	52.00–54.00	722	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	682	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	763	437.54/cwt	425.00–450.00	3,338	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	770	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	530.81/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,538	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	855	526.46/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,501	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	884	462.72/cwt	415.00–500.00	4,090	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,126.90/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	12,757	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	788.91/cwt	710.00–975.00	8,954	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,256	605.04/cwt	515.00–675.00	7,599	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,316	929.74/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	12,235	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,335	753.43/cwt	560.00–900.00	10,058	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,095.54/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	16,104	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	865	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	905	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,070	738.03/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,897	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,213.33/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	15,021	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,251	903.69/cwt	850.00–975.00	11,305	20

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 Sep 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 726Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 166Last week 79Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	97.00–100.00	98.49
2	—	305	122.00	122.00
1	—	775	82.00	82.00
9	—	470	107.00–114.00	110.84
8	—	424	115.00–118.00	116.59
3	—	563	102.00–105.00	103.64
3	—	518	105.00–107.00	106.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	114.00–118.00	116.23
9	—	431	118.00–122.00	119.30
7	—	574	107.00–111.00	108.67
7	—	524	111.00–114.00	112.40
5	—	626	100.00–107.00	103.33
1	—	385	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	115.00–120.00	118.15
8	—	486	119.00–122.00	119.73
4	—	573	112.00–114.00	112.98
2	—	605	112.00	112.00
2	—	445	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	112.00–117.00	113.54
4	—	563	102.00–107.00	105.70
4	—	425	117.00–120.00	118.19
3	—	520	107.00–112.00	109.60
3	—	390	120.00–122.00	121.32
2	—	625	97.00–98.00	97.49
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	265	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	117.00–122.00	119.77
10	—	430	122.00–127.00	124.56
9	—	521	115.00–117.00	116.31
6	—	571	109.00–115.00	112.93
5	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.57
2	—	615	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	378	132.00–135.00	133.49
1	—	755	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	116.00–122.00	119.64
7	—	531	122.00–126.00	124.55
6	—	416	132.00–133.00	132.66
2	—	675	107.00	107.00
2	—	613	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	478	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	420	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,018	39.00–43.00	41.56
7	—	984	44.00–47.00	45.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,361	52.00–54.00	53.06
1	—	1,420	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,112	47.00–51.00	49.50
14	—	1,193	52.00–56.00	53.33
4	—	1,171	42.00–46.00	44.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,674	72.00–77.00	74.47
5	—	1,485	68.00–70.00	68.87
2	—	1,998	80.00–82.00	81.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	425.00–450.00	437.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	855	500.00–550.00	526.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	375.00	375.00

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)	8	—	855	500.00–600.00	530.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	884	415.00–500.00	462.72

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)	16	—	1,335	560.00–900.00	753.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,316	750.00–1,125.00	929.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,256	515.00–675.00	605.04

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,470	850.00–1,250.00	1,095.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,132	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,126.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,135	710.00–975.00	788.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	900.00	900.00

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	20	—	1,251	850.00–975.00	903.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,070	725.00–750.00	738.03

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	8	—	1,238	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,213.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.