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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 11

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▼ 348 vs last sale 878▼ 232 vs year ago 762 · −30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 160▲ 28 vs year ago 122 · +23.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 70▲ 49 vs year ago 25 · +196.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $216.32/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 16 of 15 comparable sales and sits +13.99 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$216.32

126 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$30.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	237.83	1,074	32
Medium and Large 2	544	210.83	1,147	48
Medium and Large 3	505	207.08	1,045	46

One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $29 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

216.32

—

AL average16 barns · 1,040 hd

215.31

+1.01

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

+13.99

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	1,660	104.06	1,728	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	87.49	1,240	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	87.38	1,083	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	74.35	747	48

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)	—	$1,483	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,305	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$988	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,320	5

Every lot

83 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 2	323	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	328	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	968	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,074	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	251.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,195	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,188	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	233.99/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,259	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,249	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,232	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	226.06/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,420	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	331	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	220.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	835	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	226.32/cwt	225.00–227.00	928	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	213.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	215.80/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,010	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,064	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	204.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	982	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,128	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	209.61/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,105	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,032	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	183.18/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,042	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	194.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,122	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,191	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	192.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,166	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,112	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	172.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,086	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	253.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	836	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	251.55/cwt	250.00–252.00	936	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	926	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	231.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	901	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	223.17/cwt	220.00–227.00	935	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	242.38/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,023	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	233.09/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,037	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	224.18/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,056	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	232.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,101	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	213.10/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,014	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	204.79/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,059	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	226.21/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,199	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,243	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	195.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,107	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	593	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,222	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	193.90/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,212	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,146	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	672	171.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,153	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	182.37/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,238	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	710	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,209	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	164.73/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,290	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,551	102.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,587	9
Bulls	—	—	1,906	108.03/cwt	107.00–109.00	2,059	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	66.63/cwt	65.00–70.00	633	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	73.95/cwt	71.00–76.00	714	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	79.73/cwt	78.00–81.00	872	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	84.18/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,009	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	95.46/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,188	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	89.84/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,154	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	89.22/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,262	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	84.04/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,196	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483.33/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262.50/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,263	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	987.50/head	900.00–1,050.00	988	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,320.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,320	5

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 878Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 160Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 70Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	230.00	230.00
4	—	628	170.00–175.00	172.98
7	—	569	180.00–187.00	183.18
5	—	529	190.00–200.00	195.03
8	—	427	210.00–220.00	213.42
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
6	—	480	200.00–207.00	204.50
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
6	—	378	220.00–225.00	220.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	190.00–200.00	194.11
6	—	410	225.00–227.00	226.32
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
10	—	468	212.00–220.00	215.80
4	—	618	180.00	180.00
3	—	527	205.00–212.00	209.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	205.00	205.00
3	—	475	224.00	224.00
1	—	520	217.00	217.00
1	—	715	176.00	176.00
5	—	607	190.00–195.00	192.01
1	—	650	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	220.00	220.00
13	—	628	222.50–232.50	226.06
1	—	385	270.00	270.00
1	—	650	215.00	215.00
3	—	475	250.00–255.00	251.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	225.00	225.00
2	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.55
1	—	415	245.00	245.00
2	—	573	215.00	215.00
1	—	720	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	227.00	227.00
2	—	665	205.00	205.00
1	—	630	215.00	215.00
6	—	421	255.00	255.00
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
3	—	538	232.00–235.00	233.99
2	—	323	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	220.00–227.00	224.18
10	—	625	190.00–197.00	193.90
4	—	783	160.00–167.00	164.73
2	—	710	170.00	170.00
2	—	378	245.00	245.00
1	—	295	260.00	260.00
11	—	445	232.00–235.00	233.09
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
3	—	330	250.00–255.00	253.28
5	—	679	180.00–187.00	182.37
2	—	593	205.00–207.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	210.00–215.00	213.10
1	—	280	250.00	250.00
8	—	567	190.00–200.00	195.15
1	—	710	162.00	162.00
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
10	—	419	220.00–227.00	223.17
5	—	517	202.00–210.00	204.79
2	—	775	155.00–157.00	156.03
2	—	628	180.00–185.00	182.51
3	—	672	170.00–175.00	171.64
5	—	390	230.00–235.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	215.00–225.00	219.96
1	—	205	280.00	280.00
3	—	422	240.00–247.00	242.38
8	—	530	225.00–230.00	226.21
9	—	474	230.00–240.00	232.19
9	—	372	250.00–252.00	251.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,284	88.00–92.00	89.84
30	—	1,199	82.00–87.00	84.18
4	—	1,245	94.00–99.00	95.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	950	65.00–70.00	66.63
16	—	1,094	78.00–81.00	79.73
22	—	965	71.00–76.00	73.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	88.00–90.00	89.22
2	—	1,423	82.00–86.00	84.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,551	100.00–105.00	102.29
4	—	1,906	107.00–109.00	108.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	987.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,262.50

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)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,320.00

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.