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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 3

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

576 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 575▲ 11 vs year ago 565 · +1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 105▲ 38 vs year ago 58 · +65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 46▲ 109 vs year ago 31 · +351.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $139.53/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −62.80 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$139.53

114 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	141.06	678	57
Medium and Large 3	457	138.13	632	36
Medium and Large 1	547	137.77	753	21

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale114 hd

139.53

—

AL average15 barns · 1,311 hd

128.60

+10.93

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−62.80

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	1,720	89.17	1,533	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,244	72.74	905	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	65.86	757	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	52.35	470	9thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	139.61/cwt	137.00–142.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	135.16/cwt	132.00–137.00	505	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	135.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	128.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	549	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	129.39/cwt	126.00–133.00	604	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	122.55/cwt	119.00–125.00	574	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	122.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	115.73/cwt	113.00–117.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	116.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	118.01/cwt	116.00–122.00	718	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	96.99/cwt	95.00–99.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	690	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	158.43/cwt	157.00–160.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	159.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	152.20/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	158.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	152.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	649	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	140.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	148.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.00	664	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	134.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	657	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	131.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	125.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	125.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	131.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	770	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	124.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	747	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,538	6
Bulls	—	—	1,777	93.72/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,665	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	44.10/cwt	43.00–45.00	370	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	51.53/cwt	51.00–52.00	465	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	55.97/cwt	54.00–57.00	514	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	66.22/cwt	64.00–69.00	736	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	72.07/cwt	70.00–74.00	845	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	60.81/cwt	60.00–62.00	727	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,203	75.90/cwt	75.00–79.00	913	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,259	70.98/cwt	69.00–74.00	894	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	985	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	976.11/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	10,025	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	1,178.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	12,967	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,282.08/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	14,654	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,183	1,004.18/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,879	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,080	1,157.87/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	12,505	40

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 575Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 105Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 46Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	157.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	670	116.00–120.00	118.03
3	—	623	123.00–127.00	124.64
3	—	462	148.00–150.00	148.67
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
2	—	530	144.00–146.00	144.97
2	—	373	167.00	167.00
4	—	584	130.00–137.00	131.77
1	—	725	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	137.00–142.00	139.45
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
17	—	426	147.00–155.00	152.24
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
9	—	520	130.00–136.00	131.64
7	—	369	157.00–165.00	159.56
6	—	570	122.00–127.00	125.47
4	—	633	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
5	—	376	150.00–155.00	152.20
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	325	157.00–160.00	158.43
6	—	533	120.00–127.00	125.48
10	—	433	140.00–145.00	140.82
9	—	490	130.00–135.00	134.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–144.00	141.92
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
3	—	518	127.00–133.00	129.36
2	—	670	113.00–115.00	113.98
6	—	608	116.00–122.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	90.00–92.00	91.00
6	—	581	115.00–120.00	116.98
6	—	421	135.00–140.00	135.83
2	—	738	95.00–99.00	96.99
2	—	620	114.00–115.00	114.49
20	—	467	126.00–133.00	129.39
2	—	375	140.00–142.00	141.03
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
5	—	526	120.00–126.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	113.00–117.00	115.73
3	—	315	137.00–142.00	139.61
13	—	429	125.00–132.00	128.00
7	—	468	119.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
1	—	730	92.00	92.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
15	—	374	132.00–137.00	135.16
2	—	580	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,259	69.00–74.00	70.98
1	—	1,470	67.00	67.00
13	—	1,203	75.00–79.00	75.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,195	60.00–62.00	60.81
5	—	1,173	70.00–74.00	72.07
12	—	1,112	64.00–69.00	66.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	51.00–52.00	51.53
5	—	918	54.00–57.00	55.97
2	—	840	43.00–45.00	44.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	80.00–81.00	80.51
6	—	1,777	91.00–98.00	93.72
6	—	1,758	85.00–90.00	87.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,183	925.00–1,050.00	1,004.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,178.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	825.00	825.00

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)	5	—	1,027	925.00–1,000.00	976.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,143	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,282.08

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	40	—	1,080	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,157.87

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.