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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

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

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 530▼ 156 vs year ago 762 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 150▼ 50 vs year ago 122 · −41.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 74▲ 39 vs year ago 25 · +156.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $226.21/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 16 of 15 comparable sales and sits +23.88 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$226.21

136 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	229.73	1,176	63
Medium and Large 3	417	227.63	948	30
Medium and Large 2	510	220.05	1,122	43

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $54 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 sale136 hd

226.21

—

AL average13 barns · 912 hd

224.05

+2.15

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

+23.88

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	1,648	108.34	1,785	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	86.74	1,043	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	74.25	744	22

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,372	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$940	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$800	3thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,128	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,149	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	246.04/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,176	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,296	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,361	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	208.75/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,493	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	331	225.30/cwt	225.00–227.00	746	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	232.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	851	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	843	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	214.23/cwt	212.00–217.00	883	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	222.39/cwt	220.00–227.00	934	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,060	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	221.23/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,009	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	208.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	974	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	215.94/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,024	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	196.21/cwt	190.00–200.00	991	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	207.41/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,062	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	215.52/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,123	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,198	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	184.00/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,064	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	192.40/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,120	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,274	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	195.98/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,209	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	183.45/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,147	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	178.13/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,222	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	212	266.61/cwt	260.00–270.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	268	258.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	243.77/cwt	240.00–245.00	770	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	256.11/cwt	255.00–260.00	940	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	248.93/cwt	245.00–250.00	938	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	238.38/cwt	235.00–240.00	899	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	248.71/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,010	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,012	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	996	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	228.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,057	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	218.02/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,027	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	241.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,156	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	234.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,184	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,204	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,124	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,089	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	206.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,164	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	216.55/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,226	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	191.68/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,106	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,255	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,159	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	198.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,235	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	195.62/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,307	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	188.30/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,271	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	189.00/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,348	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	106.67/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,953	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	74.54/cwt	71.00–76.00	718	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	66.15/cwt	65.00–70.00	654	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	79.43/cwt	78.00–83.00	828	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	84.61/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,004	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	90.40/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,110	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,310	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	940.00/head	900.00–1,050.00	940	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799.67/head	756.00–838.00	800	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 530Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 150Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 74Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	192.00–200.00	195.62
8	—	406	245.00–252.00	248.71
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
11	—	505	230.00–235.00	234.55
3	—	713	185.00–192.00	189.00
17	—	566	212.00–217.50	216.55
9	—	478	235.00–245.00	241.82
3	—	612	205.00	205.00
6	—	367	255.00–260.00	256.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	225.00–230.00	228.27
6	—	517	215.00–220.00	217.50
9	—	622	195.00–200.00	198.57
5	—	429	235.00–237.50	235.98
1	—	325	255.00	255.00
7	—	564	205.00–210.00	206.43
3	—	675	185.00–190.00	188.30
9	—	377	245.00–250.00	248.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	215.00–222.00	218.02
3	—	577	190.00–195.00	191.68
3	—	377	235.00–240.00	238.38
3	—	268	255.00–260.00	258.26
2	—	618	185.00–190.00	187.57
2	—	438	225.00–230.00	227.51
2	—	525	205.00–210.00	207.40
4	—	316	240.00–245.00	243.77
3	—	212	260.00–270.00	266.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	192.00	192.00
2	—	455	250.00–255.00	252.47
2	—	510	240.00	240.00
2	—	428	262.00–265.00	263.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	265.00	265.00
1	—	765	195.00	195.00
3	—	515	250.00–255.00	251.65
4	—	579	230.00–240.00	235.06
4	—	715	205.00–210.00	208.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	270.00	270.00
1	—	625	215.00	215.00
2	—	478	245.00–247.00	246.04
1	—	515	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	177.50–180.00	178.13
14	—	474	212.00–217.50	215.94
7	—	420	220.00–227.00	222.39
2	—	625	182.00–185.00	183.45
5	—	367	230.00–235.00	232.00
7	—	512	205.00–212.00	207.41
7	—	582	190.00–200.00	192.40
1	—	250	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	220.00–225.00	221.23
8	—	521	215.00–217.00	215.52
5	—	617	192.00–202.00	195.98
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
2	—	568	210.00–212.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	180.00–187.00	184.00
8	—	468	200.00–210.00	208.14
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
4	—	505	190.00–200.00	196.21
5	—	412	212.00–217.00	214.23
6	—	331	225.00–227.00	225.30
8	—	379	220.00–225.00	222.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	207.50	207.50
4	—	456	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	78.00–83.00	79.43
6	—	989	65.00–70.00	66.15
7	—	963	71.00–76.00	74.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,187	82.00–87.00	84.61
14	—	1,228	88.00–93.00	90.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	104.00–109.00	106.67
2	—	1,775	110.00	110.00

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)	5	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,310.00

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	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	3	—	—	756.00–838.00	799.67

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	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00

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.