Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.47/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$136.47

68 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$13.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	142.33	783	34
Medium and Large 2	508	133.16	676	12thin
Medium and Large 3	483	129.23	624	22

One grade step is worth $13.10/cwt here — about $159 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 sale68 hd

136.47

—

AL average5 barns · 274 hd

138.24

−1.77

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	—	Low	1,531	82.52	1,264	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	71.93	961	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	60.52	693	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	44.21	442	12

Every lot, as filed

62 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	174.57/cwt	172.00–177.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	139.79/cwt	135.00–142.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.04/cwt	165.00–167.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	166.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	183.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	137.88/cwt	132.00–142.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	144.68/cwt	142.00–147.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	129.44/cwt	127.00–132.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	176.01/cwt	172.00–182.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	164.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	883.82/cwt	825.00–975.00	11,949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,275	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,838	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,270	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	742	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	71.20/cwt	69.00–74.00	951	16
Bulls	—	—	1,505	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,101	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	68.25/cwt	67.00–70.00	844	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	75.87/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,011	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	65.97/cwt	64.00–68.00	897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	50.99/cwt	49.00–52.00	547	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	37.11/cwt	35.00–40.00	342	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	57.49/cwt	54.00–59.00	632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	147.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	114.76/cwt	112.00–117.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.88/cwt	133.00–138.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	648	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 867Year ago 1,079

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 145Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 44Year ago 62

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	140.00–142.00	141.31
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
2	—	575	122.00	122.00
6	—	473	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	415	135.00	135.00
4	—	514	125.00–127.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	135.00–142.00	139.79
14	—	477	145.00–148.00	147.51
8	—	610	133.00–138.00	136.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	110.00–120.00	114.93
3	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.40
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
4	—	411	140.00–142.00	140.50
2	—	523	130.00–137.00	133.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
2	—	428	165.00–170.00	167.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	172.00–177.00	174.57
4	—	586	152.50	152.50
2	—	468	165.00–167.00	166.04
4	—	514	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	159.00	159.00
2	—	552	167.50	167.50
1	—	750	137.50	137.50
1	—	505	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
2	—	465	145.00–152.00	148.50
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
7	—	426	150.00–157.00	152.61
3	—	563	130.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.55
3	—	372	160.00–167.00	164.58
4	—	678	112.00–117.00	114.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	160.00–170.00	166.25
2	—	323	182.00–185.00	183.49
4	—	539	155.00	155.00
5	—	483	155.00–162.00	158.20
5	—	363	172.00–182.00	176.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	132.00–142.00	137.88
3	—	417	142.00–147.00	144.68
2	—	533	127.00–132.00	129.44
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
6	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.56
4	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,352	825.00–975.00	883.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	75.00–77.00	76.04
1	—	1,505	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,280	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	60.00–65.00	62.66
3	—	1,237	67.00–70.00	68.25
14	—	1,100	54.00–59.00	57.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,335	69.00–74.00	71.20
6	—	1,332	75.00–78.00	75.87
2	—	1,360	64.00–68.00	65.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,073	49.00–52.00	50.99
5	—	922	35.00–40.00	37.11

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.

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Florence Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle