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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 9

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,339 head

▲ 301 vs last sale 1,038▲ 1,339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 130▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 104▲ 120 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 5.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.75/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −69.58 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$132.75

115 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	137.79	579	52
Medium and Large 1	527	129.51	683	38
Medium and Large 3	428	127.19	544	25

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $35 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 sale115 hd

132.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,723 hd

126.85

+5.90

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−69.58

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	1,696	65.64	1,113	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	44.23	625	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	44.01	549	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	36.48	382	30

Every lot

89 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	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	149.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	136.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	653	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	238	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	340	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	396	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	437	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	514	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	113.32/cwt	111.00–116.00	536	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	120.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	575	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	571	115.14/cwt	115.00–116.00	657	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	102.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	107.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	218	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	349	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	154.19/cwt	152.00–155.00	490	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	148.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	486	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	149.56/cwt	145.00–152.00	558	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	539	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	506	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	138.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	614	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	126.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	540	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	139.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	132.02/cwt	128.00–135.00	626	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	117.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.10/cwt	118.00–124.00	643	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	109.59/cwt	108.00–111.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	99.31/cwt	97.00–102.00	809	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	61.96/cwt	60.00–63.00	875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	66.22/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,188	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,348	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	33.49/cwt	30.00–35.00	342	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	38.47/cwt	37.00–40.00	409	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	43.21/cwt	41.00–45.00	528	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	47.39/cwt	46.00–48.00	643	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	44.23/cwt	42.00–45.00	625	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	705	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,182	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,165.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,672	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,351	1,015.43/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	13,718	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	823	472.93/cwt	450.00–490.00	3,892	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	855	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,634	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	605.18/cwt	575.00–635.00	6,584	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,115	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	4,627	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,500	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,380.17/cwt	1,300.00–1,575.00	14,671	82
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	736.34/cwt	725.00–780.00	7,533	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	907.32/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,500	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,395	4

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,339Last week 1,038Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	735.00	735.00

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	12	—	1,173	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,165.53

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	8	—	1,351	900.00–1,075.00	1,015.43

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	—	910	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	823	450.00–490.00	472.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	415.00	415.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,088	575.00–635.00	605.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,625	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	855	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,063	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,380.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,023	725.00–780.00	736.34
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,047	850.00–975.00	907.32
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
7	—	479	132.00–137.00	136.26
6	—	422	145.00–150.00	149.16
1	—	655	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	115.00–120.00	118.36
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	105.00–107.00	105.97
3	—	327	127.00	127.00
4	—	379	120.00–125.00	121.94
11	—	473	111.00–116.00	113.32
3	—	622	100.00–105.00	102.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	118.00–122.00	120.32
3	—	627	107.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	508	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	395	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
5	—	415	122.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	668	102.00–107.00	104.45
2	—	560	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	563	100.00–102.00	100.50
6	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.26
3	—	418	113.00–115.00	113.65
3	—	327	120.00–122.00	120.99
3	—	268	127.00	127.00
2	—	238	130.00–132.00	130.97
1	—	720	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	115.00–116.00	115.14
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
3	—	613	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	97.00–102.00	99.31
3	—	530	125.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	460	137.00–142.00	139.65
2	—	780	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
5	—	680	108.00–111.00	109.59
4	—	559	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	318	152.00–155.00	154.19
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
6	—	428	142.00–145.00	143.44
6	—	373	145.00–152.00	149.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	122.00–132.00	126.23
3	—	275	147.00	147.00
2	—	310	147.00	147.00
5	—	474	115.00–120.00	117.92
5	—	374	132.00–140.00	135.34
3	—	568	109.00–110.00	109.67
1	—	740	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	118.00–124.00	121.10
5	—	328	147.00–150.00	148.14
2	—	218	160.00	160.00
15	—	424	135.00–142.00	138.80
12	—	474	128.00–135.00	132.02
10	—	374	142.00–147.00	144.03
1	—	285	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,794	64.00–68.00	66.22
3	—	1,413	60.00–63.00	61.96
2	—	1,925	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	42.00–45.00	44.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,221	41.00–45.00	43.21
5	—	1,356	46.00–48.00	47.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,062	37.00–40.00	38.47
12	—	1,022	30.00–35.00	33.49

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.