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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 4

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Nov 13Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

878 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 953▼ 535 vs year ago 1,413 · −37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 170▼ 131 vs year ago 291 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 95▼ 24 vs year ago 94 · −25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.78/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$199.78

127 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$11.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.77

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	205.60	1,063	53
Medium and Large 2	524	196.52	1,030	48
Medium and Large 3	485	193.92	940	26

One grade step is worth $11.68/cwt here — about $123 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 sale127 hd

199.78

—

AL average13 barns · 1,433 hd

210.54

−10.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,725	107.36	1,852	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	89.69	1,108	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	87.45	1,239	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	76.75	802	38

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,273	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,083	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$937	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,572	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$833	13

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	243.53/cwt	242.00–245.00	945	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	234.25/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,061	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,037	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	242.73/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,141	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	225.27/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,142	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,240	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	223.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,247	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	212.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,202	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,260	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	210.97/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,314	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,343	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	783	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	225.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	936	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	204.79/cwt	202.00–207.00	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	904	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	210.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	994	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	204.71/cwt	202.00–207.00	966	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	198.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	942	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	198.03/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,036	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	188.79/cwt	185.00–190.00	987	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	204.19/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,074	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	195.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,101	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	188.72/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,072	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	177.96/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,014	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	182.30/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,108	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	191.67/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,171	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,227	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,112	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,211	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	728	150.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,099	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	272.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	269	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	252.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	233.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	852	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	232.86/cwt	230.00–237.00	955	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	242.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,029	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	223.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	963	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	211.22/cwt	210.00–215.00	997	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	222.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,056	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,153	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	213.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,116	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	203.48/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,070	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	189.48/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	104.81/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,750	8
Bulls	—	—	1,814	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,021	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	65.56/cwt	64.00–68.00	635	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	74.84/cwt	71.00–77.00	771	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	81.10/cwt	79.00–84.00	873	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	84.59/cwt	82.00–87.00	991	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	90.18/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,129	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	96.42/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,249	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	85.45/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,187	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	89.05/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,281	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,508.75/head	1,385.00–1,650.00	1,509	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168.33/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,168	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,083.33/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	936.67/head	900.00–975.00	937	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832.69/head	712.00–956.00	833	13

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 953Year ago 1,413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 170Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 95Year ago 94

No Trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
9	—	539	230.00	230.00
2	—	655	205.00–210.00	207.52
4	—	559	220.00–225.00	223.01
2	—	623	210.00–212.00	210.97
2	—	370	265.00	265.00
11	—	470	242.50–245.00	242.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
4	—	453	232.00–235.00	234.25
2	—	607	207.50	207.50
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
8	—	726	185.00	185.00
5	—	567	210.00–215.00	212.00
1	—	415	245.00	245.00
3	—	395	255.00	255.00
15	—	507	220.00–226.00	225.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	220.00–225.00	221.62
2	—	388	242.00–245.00	243.53
2	—	425	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	220.00–226.00	225.00
5	—	562	195.00–200.00	195.99
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
1	—	215	260.00	260.00
15	—	472	210.00–215.00	210.60
6	—	611	190.00–192.50	191.67
2	—	663	180.00–190.00	185.02
15	—	526	204.00–205.00	204.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	210.00–215.00	211.68
9	—	523	192.00–200.00	198.03
17	—	472	202.00–207.00	204.71
12	—	568	185.00–190.00	188.72
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
3	—	608	177.00–185.00	182.30
2	—	725	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	195.00–200.00	198.39
3	—	570	177.00–180.00	177.96
5	—	424	202.00–207.00	204.79
4	—	523	185.00–190.00	188.79
1	—	215	235.00	235.00
2	—	728	147.00–155.00	150.93
6	—	370	210.00–215.00	211.64
2	—	680	162.00–165.00	163.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	240.00–245.00	242.01
2	—	553	215.00–220.00	217.49
2	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.42
3	—	520	220.00–225.00	221.68
1	—	210	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	220.00–225.00	223.01
3	—	317	240.00–250.00	245.03
2	—	570	187.00–192.00	189.48
4	—	269	250.00–255.00	252.44
3	—	365	230.00–235.00	233.38
4	—	472	210.00–215.00	211.22
4	—	526	200.00–207.00	203.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	230.00–237.00	232.86
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
7	—	474	220.00–225.00	222.79
2	—	283	260.00–265.00	262.48
6	—	523	210.00–215.00	213.37
2	—	225	270.00–275.00	272.33
1	—	355	245.00	245.00
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
5	—	317	250.00–255.00	252.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,252	88.00–94.00	90.18
23	—	1,171	82.00–87.00	84.59
15	—	1,295	95.00–100.00	96.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	84.00–87.00	85.45
5	—	1,439	88.00–92.00	89.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	969	64.00–68.00	65.56
19	—	1,077	79.00–84.00	81.10
14	—	1,030	71.00–77.00	74.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,814	110.00–113.00	111.43
8	—	1,670	102.00–107.00	104.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	9	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,168.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	6	—	—	900.00–975.00	936.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,083.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,385.00–1,650.00	1,508.75

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	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00

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	13	—	—	712.00–956.00	832.69

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.