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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 30

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Mar 16Mar 30Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 171▲ 247 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

193 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 35▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 42▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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 $113.90/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$113.90

35 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$43.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.20

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	134.50	585	4thin
Medium and Large 2	427	129.80	555	14thin
Medium and Large 3	457	119.03	544	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	801	91.00	729	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.50/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale35 hd

113.90

—

AL average11 barns · 819 hd

124.09

−10.20

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	—	High	1,661	86.88	1,443	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	57.06	813	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	56.88	655	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	52.63	563	13

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	124.40/cwt	121.00–127.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	729	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	494	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	723	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	81.70/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	87.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,435	8
Bulls	—	—	1,773	92.36/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,638	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	53.55/cwt	52.00–54.00	564	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	52.63/cwt	50.00–55.00	563	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	62.55/cwt	62.00–65.00	684	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	57.20/cwt	55.00–60.00	692	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	57.06/cwt	55.00–60.00	813	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	9,152	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	979.69/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,395	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	866.67/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,230	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,079	918.75/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,913	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,125	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,406	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,158	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,975	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,167	1,058.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	12,351	6

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 Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–142.00	140.96
2	—	405	150.00–157.00	153.54
2	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	510	135.00–137.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	155.00	155.00
3	—	560	120.00–122.00	120.69
2	—	300	162.00–167.00	164.50
2	—	510	125.00–127.00	125.98
4	—	430	142.00–147.00	144.03
2	—	483	130.00–136.00	132.95
3	—	625	115.00–117.00	115.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
3	—	427	150.00	150.00
2	—	503	141.00	141.00
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
2	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	550	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00–122.00	121.05
1	—	525	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	137.00–140.00	138.30
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
5	—	460	121.00–127.00	124.40
2	—	413	127.00–130.00	128.53
2	—	525	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
3	—	428	135.00–136.00	135.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	801	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	92.00–93.00	92.36
8	—	1,642	85.00–90.00	87.42
4	—	1,615	79.00–84.00	81.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	62.00–65.00	62.55
36	—	1,210	55.00–60.00	57.20
17	—	1,053	52.00–54.00	53.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,424	55.00–60.00	57.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,069	50.00–55.00	52.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,079	875.00–925.00	918.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	750.00–800.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	825.00–900.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,061	950.00–1,100.00	979.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	900.00–925.00	912.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,167	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,058.33

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.