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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

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

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

970 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 1,011▲ 194 vs year ago 776 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 167▲ 18 vs year ago 100 · +18.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 57▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 103.00 cwt. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 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 $208.63/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +6.30 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$208.63

109 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	214.89	1,209	27
Medium and Large 3	500	209.07	1,046	41
Medium and Large 2	572	204.08	1,167	41

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $42 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 sale109 hd

208.63

—

AL average13 barns · 756 hd

202.71

+5.93

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

+6.30

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	1,717	108.12	1,857	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	88.09	1,086	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	86.65	1,306	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	75.61	777	25

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,158	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,017	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$881	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$807	10

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	243.97/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,298	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	238.87/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,362	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,477	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,736	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	218.15/cwt	215.00–220.00	923	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	207.84/cwt	205.00–212.00	971	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	225.41/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,066	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	219.10/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,041	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	200.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,026	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	221.08/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,150	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,194	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	212.96/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,118	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	213.17/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,200	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	199.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,126	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,251	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	206.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,257	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,202	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,315	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,329	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,209	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	230.81/cwt	230.00–232.00	889	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	224.18/cwt	220.00–227.00	930	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	221.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,042	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	213.74/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,030	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	212.86/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,092	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	220.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,145	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	204.19/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,064	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	207.71/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,192	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	214.50/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,259	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	197.41/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,267	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	188.45/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	662	185.14/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,226	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	177.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,204	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	186.98/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,380	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	777	164.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,274	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	102.10/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	111.13/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,985	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	577	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	73.82/cwt	70.00–75.00	701	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	78.90/cwt	76.00–81.00	870	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	84.97/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,009	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	90.63/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,150	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,391	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,277	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,319	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807.30/head	651.00–954.00	807	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158.33/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016.67/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,017	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	881.25/head	825.00–950.00	881	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 1,011Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 167Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 57Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	210.00–215.00	213.74
5	—	680	170.00–180.00	177.02
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
4	—	521	200.00–207.00	204.19
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
10	—	415	220.00–227.00	224.18
2	—	310	240.00–242.00	241.03
3	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.04
5	—	385	230.00–232.00	230.81
2	—	623	187.00–190.00	188.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	192.00–200.00	197.41
2	—	705	175.00–180.00	177.52
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
1	—	320	255.00	255.00
11	—	574	205.00–210.00	207.71
8	—	471	220.00–225.00	221.27
3	—	777	162.00–165.00	164.00
6	—	662	182.00–190.00	185.14
6	—	513	210.00–217.00	212.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	212.00–215.00	214.50
1	—	750	177.00	177.00
1	—	670	195.00	195.00
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
2	—	618	205.00	205.00
14	—	519	220.00–225.00	220.65
2	—	738	182.00–192.00	186.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	520	217.00–225.00	221.08
5	—	473	225.00–227.00	225.41
10	—	609	200.00–210.00	206.43
2	—	728	180.00–185.00	182.54
6	—	563	207.00–217.00	213.17
2	—	683	190.00–195.00	192.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	227.50	227.50
6	—	566	220.00–222.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	180.00	180.00
2	—	563	195.00–205.00	199.98
2	—	635	195.00	195.00
15	—	475	215.00–222.00	219.10
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
4	—	525	210.00–215.00	212.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	195.00–205.00	200.06
2	—	733	165.00	165.00
6	—	467	205.00–212.00	207.84
8	—	423	215.00–220.00	218.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	245.00	245.00
2	—	675	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	220.00	220.00
3	—	532	240.00–247.00	243.97
11	—	570	235.00–245.00	238.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	205.00	205.00
1	—	425	255.00	255.00
1	—	550	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	731	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,543	85.00–86.00	85.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,188	82.00–87.00	84.97
1	—	1,405	99.00	99.00
24	—	1,269	88.00–93.00	90.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	65.00	65.00
14	—	1,103	76.00–81.00	78.90
8	—	950	70.00–75.00	73.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,786	109.00–114.00	111.13
2	—	1,580	100.00–104.00	102.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	651.00–954.00	807.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,158.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,016.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–950.00	881.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.