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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 28

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▼ 431 vs last sale 1,001▲ 570 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 85▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $118.23/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −84.10 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$118.23

108 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$1.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	430	119.22	513	36
Medium and Large 2	489	117.84	577	55
Medium and Large 1	540	117.39	634	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.83/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale108 hd

118.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,537 hd

115.74

+2.48

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−84.10

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	—	High	1,928	69.63	1,342	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	45.07	535	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	43.78	640	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	36.62	389	10

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	132.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	557	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	722	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	122.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	654	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	719	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	900	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	122.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	119.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	440	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	122.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	114.84/cwt	114.00–116.00	486	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	111.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	112.82/cwt	112.00–114.00	531	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	107.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	105.40/cwt	105.00–106.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	581	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	113.79/cwt	112.00–116.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	571	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.00	578	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	129.76/cwt	127.00–132.00	409	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	139.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	468	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	123.79/cwt	121.00–127.00	462	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	130.81/cwt	130.00–133.00	498	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	522	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	118.39/cwt	117.00–120.00	501	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	120.07/cwt	117.00–122.00	558	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	547	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	124.34/cwt	122.00–127.00	589	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	112.23/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	113.60/cwt	112.00–116.00	596	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	107.13/cwt	106.00–110.00	618	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	102.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,076	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	72.76/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,462	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,384	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	34.35/cwt	32.00–36.00	358	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	37.59/cwt	37.00–40.00	402	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	43.97/cwt	42.00–45.00	512	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	598	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	614	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	44.62/cwt	44.00–45.00	657	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	720	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	760	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,230	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	852	465.96/cwt	385.00–500.00	3,970	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	636.21/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,567	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,160	601.29/cwt	550.00–650.00	6,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,177	669.99/cwt	650.00–685.00	7,886	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	638.30/cwt	575.00–725.00	7,557	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	749.95/cwt	725.00–775.00	9,434	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	705	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,759	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,205	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,544	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 Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 1,001Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,184	575.00–725.00	638.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	725.00–775.00	749.95

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)	1	—	760	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	550.00	550.00

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)	2	—	875	600.00–675.00	636.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	852	385.00–500.00	465.96

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)	4	—	1,160	550.00–650.00	601.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	650.00–685.00	669.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	675.00	675.00

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	—	915	800.00	800.00

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	2	—	1,205	875.00	875.00

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	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	122.00–125.00	123.97
4	—	435	127.00–129.00	127.99
2	—	508	122.00	122.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	122.00–125.00	122.42
4	—	419	132.00–135.00	132.73
3	—	570	120.00–122.00	121.30
2	—	658	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	485	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	136.00	136.00
4	—	682	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	126.00	126.00
3	—	670	122.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	127.00–132.00	129.76
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
8	—	524	110.00–114.00	112.23
7	—	472	115.00–117.00	115.98
7	—	423	117.00–120.00	118.39
7	—	373	121.00–127.00	123.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	112.00–116.00	113.60
10	—	465	117.00–122.00	120.07
10	—	419	122.00–127.00	124.53
6	—	625	100.00–103.00	102.48
6	—	577	106.00–110.00	107.13
6	—	381	130.00–133.00	130.81
3	—	337	137.00–140.00	139.02
1	—	830	86.00	86.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	122.00–127.00	124.34
3	—	685	102.00	102.00
3	—	537	116.00–117.00	116.66
2	—	433	127.00–130.00	128.47
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.70
6	—	423	110.00–112.00	111.66
5	—	510	105.00–106.00	105.40
4	—	571	100.00–102.00	101.23
2	—	635	92.00–95.00	93.48
2	—	328	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	112.00–114.00	112.82
10	—	525	110.00–112.00	110.69
8	—	423	114.00–116.00	114.84
8	—	367	116.00–122.00	119.93
6	—	568	105.00–108.00	106.48
4	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.90
1	—	655	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	112.00–116.00	113.79
3	—	385	122.00–125.00	122.96
2	—	665	107.00	107.00
2	—	570	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	418	119.00–121.00	119.97
2	—	342	127.00	127.00
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
1	—	645	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	37.00–40.00	37.59
3	—	1,043	32.00–36.00	34.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	44.00–45.00	44.62
2	—	1,445	42.00–43.00	42.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	42.00–45.00	43.97
3	—	1,245	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,010	72.00–74.00	72.76
2	—	2,035	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,655	65.00	65.00

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.