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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

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

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

766 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 669▲ 155 vs year ago 611 · +25.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 91▲ 15 vs year ago 102 · +14.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 54▲ 59 vs year ago 59 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm with high yielding bulls up to 108. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred cows.

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 $135.73/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −66.60 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$135.73

126 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$1.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	136.28	736	36
Medium and Large 1	617	135.70	838	51
Medium and Large 3	502	135.26	679	39

One grade step is worth $1.02/cwt here — about $57 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 sale126 hd

135.73

—

AL average13 barns · 1,009 hd

137.41

−1.68

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−66.60

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	—	Average	1,715	92.40	1,585	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	74.08	961	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	64.07	750	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	48.44	449	15

Every lot

87 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	159.41/cwt	157.00–160.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	153.82/cwt	152.00–155.00	717	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	153.12/cwt	152.50–156.00	801	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	807	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	149.35/cwt	147.00–150.00	956	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	141.83/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,021	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,101	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	233	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	367	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	148.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	137.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	131.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	630	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	124.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	658	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	125.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	835	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	111.16/cwt	111.00–112.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	121.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	153.04/cwt	152.00–155.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	146.40/cwt	142.00–150.00	621	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	147.31/cwt	145.00–152.00	692	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	159.31/cwt	158.00–160.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	139.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	662	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	137.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	129.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	678	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	148.80/cwt	147.00–156.00	783	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	136.88/cwt	135.00–140.00	786	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	129.91/cwt	127.00–132.00	748	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	120.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	898	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	128.15/cwt	127.00–132.00	851	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	717	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	894	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	118.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	912	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	833	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,354	83.52/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,131	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	93.27/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,536	3
Bulls	—	—	2,128	100.63/cwt	97.00–104.00	2,141	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	45.83/cwt	45.00–49.00	413	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	53.07/cwt	51.00–54.00	517	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	557	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	59.93/cwt	57.00–62.00	682	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	70.68/cwt	69.00–74.00	837	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	65.17/cwt	63.00–68.00	780	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,234	74.68/cwt	72.00–77.00	922	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	79.20/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,045	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	70.06/cwt	68.00–71.00	972	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,349.78/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	12,931	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	14,355	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,205	1,229.92/cwt	1,210.00–1,250.00	14,821	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,237	1,218.13/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	15,068	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,349.56/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	19,231	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,073	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,876	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,078	779.90/cwt	725.00–838.00	8,407	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,150	905.13/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,409	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	1,127.31/cwt	1,025.00–1,255.00	14,531	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,306	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,713	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,356	1,090.60/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	14,789	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,379	1,386.36/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	19,118	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,388	1,405.80/cwt	1,300.00–1,575.00	19,513	14
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	10,556	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 766Last week 669Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 91Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 54Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	135.00–145.00	137.97
11	—	470	145.00–152.00	147.31
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
11	—	576	127.00–132.00	129.91
2	—	615	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	410	151.00–152.00	151.49
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	805	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	152.00–155.00	153.04
12	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.40
3	—	717	110.00–112.00	110.65
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
7	—	522	127.00–132.00	129.98
3	—	620	117.00–122.00	120.27
7	—	475	135.00–142.00	139.40
3	—	568	122.00–125.00	122.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	117.00–122.00	118.48
3	—	472	158.00–160.00	159.31
7	—	619	130.00–135.00	132.31
7	—	664	127.00–132.00	128.15
8	—	574	135.00–140.00	136.88
2	—	833	110.00–112.00	111.01
12	—	526	147.00–156.00	148.80
4	—	721	122.00–125.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	137.00	137.00
2	—	658	136.00–137.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	781	141.00	141.00
6	—	720	139.00–142.50	141.83
14	—	640	147.00–150.00	149.35
1	—	580	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	135.00–142.00	138.42
2	—	530	147.00–148.00	147.51
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
7	—	466	152.00–155.00	153.82
1	—	445	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	152.50–156.00	153.12
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
5	—	464	157.00–160.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	120.00–122.00	120.67
7	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.71
5	—	425	145.00	145.00
5	—	581	125.00–127.00	126.20
9	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.64
1	—	730	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	111.00–112.00	111.16
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	233	155.00–160.00	157.53
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
8	—	368	140.00–142.00	141.01
3	—	317	147.00–150.00	148.99
9	—	419	135.00–140.00	137.12
9	—	479	130.00–134.00	131.54
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
6	—	528	122.00–128.00	124.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	122.00–128.00	125.81
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
4	—	576	132.00–135.00	134.01
3	—	702	119.00–125.00	121.33
8	—	523	136.00	136.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	958	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,425	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349.56

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	—	1,205	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,229.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,237	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,218.13

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,379	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,386.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,289	1,025.00–1,255.00	1,127.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,306	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	5	—	1,150	850.00–950.00	905.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,078	725.00–838.00	779.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,356	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,090.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,388	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,405.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,040.00	1,040.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	92.00–95.00	93.27
4	—	2,128	97.00–104.00	100.63
4	—	1,354	82.00–86.00	83.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,138	57.00–62.00	59.93
16	—	1,197	63.00–68.00	65.17
8	—	1,184	69.00–74.00	70.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	51.00–54.00	53.07
10	—	902	45.00–49.00	45.83
1	—	995	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,234	72.00–77.00	74.68
6	—	1,319	78.00–81.00	79.20
10	—	1,387	68.00–71.00	70.06

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.