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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 13

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jun 15Jul 13Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

545 head

▲ 545 vs last sale 0▼ 70 vs year ago 615 · −11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 45 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 47 · +27.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $129.70/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −72.63 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$129.70

85 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$6.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	131.10	649	63
Medium and Large 1	589	125.78	741	19thin
Medium and Large 3	494	125.03	617	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $32 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 sale85 hd

129.70

—

AL average10 barns · 924 hd

124.85

+4.85

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−72.63

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	1,705	94.30	1,608	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	62.40	879	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	61.26	690	21

Every lot

46 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	138.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	130.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	538	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	126.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	588	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	123.19/cwt	119.00–126.00	636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	673	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	122.16/cwt	122.00–124.00	698	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	119.48/cwt	118.00–122.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	489	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	139.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	589	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	133.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	129.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	659	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	135.04/cwt	133.00–137.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	121.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	121.63/cwt	120.00–123.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	116.65/cwt	114.00–119.00	734	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	115.36/cwt	114.00–118.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	87.93/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	95.13/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,914	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	55.09/cwt	53.00–56.00	523	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	60.31/cwt	57.00–62.00	671	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	64.77/cwt	63.00–66.00	783	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	62.40/cwt	60.00–65.00	879	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	940	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,990	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,010	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	1,003.00/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	10,211	10

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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 0Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 47

No trends available. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	120.00–127.00	121.72
3	—	313	155.00–157.00	156.33
2	—	363	145.00–150.00	147.41
12	—	629	114.00–119.00	116.65
9	—	510	125.00–132.00	129.21
15	—	422	136.00–145.00	139.55
14	—	463	130.00–137.00	133.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	125.00–128.00	126.54
1	—	545	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	133.00–137.00	135.04
3	—	613	120.00–123.00	121.63
3	—	568	130.00–132.00	130.69
3	—	455	139.00–140.00	139.67
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
5	—	671	114.00–118.00	115.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	134.00–140.00	137.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
12	—	571	122.00–124.00	122.16
4	—	610	118.00–122.00	119.48
3	—	510	126.00–128.00	127.32
2	—	458	132.00–133.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
11	—	464	125.00–128.00	126.82
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
10	—	516	119.00–126.00	123.19
7	—	414	127.00–133.00	130.01
6	—	569	117.00–119.00	118.34
5	—	631	112.00–115.00	113.42
3	—	358	137.00–140.00	138.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	430	122.00–125.00	123.55
1	—	510	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	85.00–90.00	87.93
4	—	1,820	92.00–97.00	95.13
2	—	1,933	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	60.00–65.00	62.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,112	57.00–62.00	60.31
8	—	1,209	63.00–66.00	64.77
3	—	950	53.00–56.00	55.09

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	4	—	1,125	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	800.00–900.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	10	—	1,018	925.00–1,050.00	1,003.00

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.