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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 18

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

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Feeder Cattle receipts

714 head

▼ 379 vs last sale 1,093▼ 262 vs year ago 976 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 128▼ 54 vs year ago 132 · −40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 116▼ 27 vs year ago 120 · −22.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold 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 $134.32/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −68.01 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$134.32

157 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	136.65	766	21
Medium and Large 2	519	134.88	700	63
Medium and Large 3	486	133.17	648	73

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about $118 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 sale157 hd

134.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,545 hd

129.63

+4.69

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−68.01

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	—	High	1,810	87.82	1,590	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	62.80	860	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	59.19	696	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	46.12	479	17

Every lot

93 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	139.41/cwt	136.00–145.00	647	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	514	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	150.55/cwt	149.00–155.00	789	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	855	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	127.38/cwt	126.00–132.00	800	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	892	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	115.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	941	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	136.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	490	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	128.91/cwt	127.00–131.00	553	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	603	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.31/cwt	129.00–135.00	631	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	139.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	126.35/cwt	122.00–128.00	601	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	128.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	666	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	118.86/cwt	116.00–122.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	137.15/cwt	135.00–139.00	716	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	133.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	576	138.09/cwt	138.00–139.00	795	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	112.87/cwt	112.00–117.00	687	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.85/cwt	117.00–122.50	816	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	903	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	893	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	255	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	435	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	167.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	160.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	510	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	150.71/cwt	147.00–155.00	558	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	162.97/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	148.54/cwt	147.00–155.00	633	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	142.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	607	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	152.42/cwt	147.00–155.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	140.45/cwt	137.00–145.00	660	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	138.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	124.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	652	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	126.10/cwt	124.00–129.00	719	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	119.55/cwt	116.00–122.50	690	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	121.39/cwt	120.00–123.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	114.37/cwt	112.00–117.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	120.70/cwt	119.00–123.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	673	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	107.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	111.32/cwt	110.00–113.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	79.90/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,907	94.95/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,811	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	39.72/cwt	39.00–41.00	396	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	46.51/cwt	44.00–49.00	478	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	50.61/cwt	50.00–51.00	553	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	52.81/cwt	51.00–55.00	590	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	58.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	671	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	63.88/cwt	62.00–67.00	786	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	64.52/cwt	62.00–67.00	869	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	59.47/cwt	57.00–61.00	812	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,136	867.01/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,849	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,200	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,228	914.99/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,236	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	882.09/cwt	861.00–925.00	11,573	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,375	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,469	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,442	1,022.24/cwt	950.00–1,088.00	14,741	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,660	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,995	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,210	1,345.45/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	16,280	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,203.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,260.00	14,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	1,391.79/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	17,968	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,151	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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 1,093Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 128Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 116Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	117.00	117.00
11	—	519	125.00–132.00	128.34
6	—	609	112.00–117.00	112.87
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
7	—	473	129.00–135.00	133.31
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
8	—	436	135.00–140.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	114.00	114.00
21	—	522	135.00–139.00	137.15
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
5	—	574	130.00–135.00	133.57
2	—	812	110.00	110.00
3	—	722	116.00–117.00	116.67
2	—	625	122.00–128.00	124.95
7	—	675	117.00–122.50	120.85
4	—	475	137.00–142.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00	140.00
7	—	519	116.00–122.00	118.86
8	—	429	127.00–131.00	128.91
20	—	476	122.00–128.00	126.35
7	—	572	110.00–115.00	112.15
11	—	358	135.00–140.00	136.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	133.00	133.00
11	—	576	138.00–139.00	138.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	136.00–145.00	139.41
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
2	—	590	122.00–127.00	124.50
4	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	132.00–135.00	133.47
4	—	620	135.00–140.00	137.95
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
5	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.17
9	—	524	149.00–155.00	150.55
6	—	812	115.00–120.00	115.87
1	—	760	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
5	—	628	126.00–132.00	127.38
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
2	—	668	122.00–125.00	123.48
2	—	718	117.00–120.00	118.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	119.00–123.00	120.70
6	—	456	147.00–155.00	152.42
3	—	775	110.00–113.00	111.32
2	—	618	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
3	—	505	137.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	380	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
2	—	673	107.00–110.00	108.46
19	—	577	116.00–122.50	119.55
3	—	255	170.00–172.00	170.67
6	—	317	157.00–165.00	160.77
7	—	370	147.00–155.00	150.71
9	—	524	122.00–128.00	124.45
13	—	427	136.00–145.00	142.19
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
9	—	477	130.00–135.00	132.88
3	—	630	112.00–117.00	114.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	105.00–112.00	107.33
18	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.93
4	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.97
2	—	668	117.00–118.00	117.51
9	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.45
3	—	310	167.00–170.00	167.98
9	—	570	124.00–129.00	126.10
8	—	620	120.00–123.00	121.39
7	—	426	147.00–155.00	148.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,347	62.00–67.00	64.52
1	—	1,615	69.00	69.00
7	—	1,365	57.00–61.00	59.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	56.00–60.00	58.12
6	—	1,117	51.00–55.00	52.81
10	—	1,230	62.00–67.00	63.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	44.00–49.00	46.51
4	—	998	39.00–41.00	39.72
5	—	1,093	50.00–51.00	50.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,907	92.00–98.00	94.95
3	—	1,658	78.00–82.00	79.90
2	—	1,893	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,660	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	3	—	1,312	861.00–925.00	882.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,442	950.00–1,088.00	1,022.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	775.00–925.00	867.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	900.00–950.00	914.99

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,210	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,345.45

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	12	—	1,291	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,391.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,213	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,203.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	825.00	825.00

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.