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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

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

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

856 head

▼ 508 vs last sale 1,364▲ 685 vs year ago 171 · +400.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 163▲ 96 vs year ago 35 · +274.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 159▲ 106 vs year ago 42 · +252.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on heavy weight heifers. 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 $154.38/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −47.95 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$154.38

99 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.17

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	166.19	732	23
Medium and Large 2	470	154.17	725	37
Medium and Large 3	445	147.60	656	39

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $76 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 sale99 hd

154.38

—

AL average16 barns · 1,490 hd

136.21

+18.17

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−47.95

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	1,603	81.72	1,310	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	61.27	836	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	59.63	676	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	48.27	443	14

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	161.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	163.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	761	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	153.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	772	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	157.81/cwt	157.00–158.00	825	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	139.57/cwt	137.00–145.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	143.03/cwt	138.00–147.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	830	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	135.94/cwt	132.00–140.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	138.37/cwt	137.00–141.00	529	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	135.16/cwt	134.00–137.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	139.09/cwt	136.00–142.00	655	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	131.47/cwt	127.00–135.00	619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	138.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	132.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	126.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	793	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	107.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	188.85/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	181.14/cwt	177.00–182.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	369	164.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	606	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	172.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	643	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	164.14/cwt	160.00–165.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	150.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	633	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	155.72/cwt	152.00–157.00	737	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	689	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	149.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	134.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	696	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	114.74/cwt	112.00–117.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	78.39/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,757	85.05/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,494	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	45.02/cwt	42.00–54.00	386	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	52.77/cwt	51.00–54.00	507	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	48.66/cwt	47.00–50.00	469	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	727	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	56.58/cwt	55.00–58.00	640	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	61.00/cwt	59.00–63.00	695	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	65.42/cwt	63.00–68.00	844	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	61.14/cwt	59.00–67.00	839	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	55.64/cwt	54.00–57.00	810	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,315	1,036.45/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	13,629	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,033	740.25/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,647	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,126	915.34/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,307	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 1,364Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 163Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 159Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	117.00–122.00	119.51
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
7	—	473	152.00–157.00	155.72
6	—	418	160.00–165.00	164.14
6	—	373	170.00–175.00	172.30
4	—	529	140.00–145.00	142.99
6	—	334	177.00–182.00	181.14
4	—	666	112.00–117.00	114.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	328	185.00–190.00	188.85
3	—	513	147.00–152.00	149.67
2	—	620	132.00	132.00
2	—	560	139.00–145.00	142.00
2	—	405	172.00	172.00
1	—	390	177.00	177.00
2	—	710	112.00–115.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	182.00	182.00
7	—	369	160.00–167.00	164.16
4	—	560	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	620	110.00–112.00	110.69
7	—	420	147.00–155.00	150.65
5	—	329	170.00–175.00	172.41
6	—	518	130.00–137.00	134.45
5	—	480	140.00–147.00	143.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
3	—	510	150.00–152.00	151.35
7	—	618	130.00–138.00	134.29
4	—	570	138.00–147.00	143.03
2	—	418	167.00	167.00
5	—	467	160.00–165.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
3	—	660	132.00–140.00	135.94
2	—	600	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	578	154.00	154.00
5	—	523	157.00–158.00	157.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
5	—	482	152.00–157.00	153.57
3	—	413	157.00–165.00	161.33
2	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.44
3	—	530	137.00–145.00	139.57
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	285	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	136.00–142.00	139.09
3	—	668	105.00–110.00	107.35
2	—	723	100.00–102.00	100.97
2	—	553	125.00	125.00
10	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.19
1	—	645	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	120.00–130.00	126.14
6	—	665	115.00–118.00	116.98
5	—	516	137.00–140.00	138.00
4	—	571	130.00–138.00	132.46
2	—	710	105.00–110.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	127.00	127.00
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
11	—	471	127.00–135.00	131.47
9	—	382	137.00–141.00	138.37
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
6	—	415	134.00–137.00	135.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,373	59.00–67.00	61.14
10	—	1,456	54.00–57.00	55.64
14	—	1,290	63.00–68.00	65.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	55.00–58.00	56.58
2	—	1,118	65.00	65.00
10	—	1,140	59.00–63.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	857	42.00–54.00	45.02
4	—	960	51.00–54.00	52.77
4	—	964	47.00–50.00	48.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	75.00–80.00	78.39
5	—	1,757	82.00–87.00	85.05

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	4	—	1,315	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,126	900.00–950.00	915.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,033	700.00–775.00	740.25

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00

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.