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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jun 1Jun 15Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

754 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 845▲ 754 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 74▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.96/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −62.37 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$139.96

76 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.14

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	142.84	717	22
Medium and Large 2	452	139.60	630	49
Medium and Large 3	466	130.80	610	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $107 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 sale76 hd

139.96

—

AL average13 barns · 1,119 hd

125.82

+14.14

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−62.37

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	—	Low	1,519	96.59	1,467	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	65.23	857	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	64.68	935	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	57.08	636	3thin

Every lot

56 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 2	455	149.98/cwt	145.00–154.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	138.41/cwt	138.00–140.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	126.68/cwt	126.00–127.00	853	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	134.22/cwt	134.00–137.00	517	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	130.19/cwt	127.00–132.00	547	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	125.19/cwt	122.00–127.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	117.88/cwt	117.00–121.00	624	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	116.25/cwt	116.00–117.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	112.25/cwt	112.00–113.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	109.85/cwt	109.00–110.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	186.04/cwt	185.00–187.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	160.70/cwt	160.00–167.00	543	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	151.10/cwt	150.00–156.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	144.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	139.97/cwt	137.00–144.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	134.35/cwt	132.00–138.00	750	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	123.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	603	114.17/cwt	114.00–115.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	92.70/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,240	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	102.43/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,833	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	57.08/cwt	55.00–60.00	636	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	60.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	782	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	72.30/cwt	71.00–74.00	944	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	65.98/cwt	63.00–68.00	877	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.00	935	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,075	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	1,150.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	12,547	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,135	1,205.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,210.00	13,677	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,405	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	8,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	937.50/cwt	925.00–950.00	9,403	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 Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 845Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	428	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
7	—	669	109.00–110.00	109.85
3	—	608	113.00–114.00	113.67
3	—	563	119.00–120.00	119.34
3	—	508	126.00–127.00	126.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	385	134.00–137.00	134.22
9	—	529	117.00–121.00	117.88
5	—	470	122.00–127.00	125.19
4	—	630	112.00–113.00	112.25
4	—	560	116.00–117.00	116.25
4	—	420	127.00–132.00	130.19
2	—	723	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	135.00–137.00	136.34
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	140.00–145.00	142.48
9	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.74
9	—	338	160.00–167.00	160.70
6	—	603	114.00–115.00	114.17
5	—	387	150.00–156.00	151.10
3	—	573	120.00–126.00	123.62
1	—	730	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	132.00–138.00	134.35
5	—	486	140.00–146.00	144.87
3	—	518	137.00–144.00	139.97
2	—	410	148.00–152.00	149.95
2	—	280	185.00–187.00	186.04
1	—	650	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	138.00–140.00	138.41
4	—	758	117.00	117.00
4	—	670	122.00	122.00
3	—	455	145.00–154.00	149.98
1	—	565	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	126.00–127.00	126.68
1	—	605	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,091	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00

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	4	—	1,135	1,200.00–1,210.00	1,205.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	925.00–950.00	937.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	55.00–60.00	57.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	64.00–65.00	64.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,329	63.00–68.00	65.98
8	—	1,283	58.00–62.00	60.98
3	—	1,305	71.00–74.00	72.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	92.00–94.00	92.70
2	—	1,790	102.00–103.00	102.43

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.