Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.52/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$144.52

128 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$5.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	146.46	758	53
Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.40	909	28
Medium and Large 3	417	142.56	594	16thin
Medium and Large 2	487	140.52	685	31

One grade step is worth $5.94/cwt here — about $74 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 sale128 hd

144.52

—

AL average15 barns · 1,137 hd

140.03

+4.49

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	1,382	87.69	1,212	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	76.32	1,053	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	66.83	756	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	48.53	450	7thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	145.45/cwt	142.00–149.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	131.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	154.25/cwt	152.00–155.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	150.56/cwt	148.00–151.00	888	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.59/cwt	136.00–143.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.83/cwt	142.00–145.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.14/cwt	152.00–157.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.80/cwt	142.00–150.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	149.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	163.61/cwt	160.00–167.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	178.44/cwt	177.00–180.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	166.02/cwt	162.00–170.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	137.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	184.93/cwt	182.50–190.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,006	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	173.99/cwt	172.00–177.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	180.55/cwt	178.00–182.50	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	168.50/cwt	165.00–172.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	162.69/cwt	157.00–167.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	41.92/cwt	41.00–43.00	366	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	53.92/cwt	53.00–55.00	541	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	47.07/cwt	45.00–49.00	409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	69.57/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,035	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	76.54/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,003	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	81.89/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,110	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	59.85/cwt	57.00–62.00	642	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	72.33/cwt	70.00–75.00	818	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	66.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	775	12
Bulls	—	—	1,258	81.65/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,372	88.61/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,216	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,088	758.42/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,252	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	938.00/cwt	938.00–938.00	9,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	19,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.34/cwt	137.00–140.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.35/cwt	165.00–175.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.18/cwt	182.00–185.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	168.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	181.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	157.77/cwt	152.00–162.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	190.78/cwt	187.00–195.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	150.20/cwt	145.00–152.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	147.49/cwt	145.00–149.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	152.16/cwt	151.00–153.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	2

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 290Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 73Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	706	154.00	154.00
13	—	567	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
3	—	770	137.00–140.00	137.98
3	—	417	182.50–190.00	184.93
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	172.00	172.00
10	—	517	172.00–177.00	173.99
10	—	466	178.00–182.50	180.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	140.00–147.00	143.02
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	162.00–170.00	166.02
1	—	570	156.00	156.00
1	—	470	172.00	172.00
1	—	395	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	160.00–167.00	163.61
2	—	365	177.00–180.00	178.44
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	410	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	140.00–142.00	141.35
2	—	360	142.00–149.00	145.45
2	—	458	135.00–138.00	136.52
4	—	326	152.00–155.00	154.25
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
1	—	250	162.00	162.00
2	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	105.00–110.00	107.48
4	—	583	130.00–134.00	131.53
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
6	—	516	137.00–140.00	138.51
6	—	466	142.00–145.00	143.83
6	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.19
6	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	590	148.00–151.00	150.56
8	—	699	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	136.00–143.00	138.59
7	—	419	152.00–157.00	153.14
2	—	665	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
9	—	529	142.00–150.00	147.80
8	—	466	147.00–152.00	149.74
3	—	610	130.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	145.00–149.00	147.49
6	—	513	151.00–153.00	152.16
4	—	456	156.00	156.00
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	200.00–205.00	202.48
3	—	630	140.00–146.00	142.03
6	—	514	157.00–167.00	162.69
3	—	670	137.00–140.00	138.34
6	—	471	165.00–175.00	170.35
6	—	423	175.00–180.00	177.65
5	—	373	182.00–185.00	183.18
3	—	563	150.00–157.00	152.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	165.00–172.00	168.50
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
4	—	456	152.00–162.00	157.77
3	—	385	177.00	177.00
2	—	608	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	275	187.00–195.00	190.78
4	—	526	145.00–152.00	150.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	177.00	177.00
1	—	400	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.43
2	—	363	165.00–172.00	168.62
1	—	315	172.00	172.00
3	—	258	180.00–185.00	181.74
2	—	523	135.00	135.00
2	—	415	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	41.00–43.00	41.92
3	—	1,003	53.00–55.00	53.92
2	—	868	45.00–49.00	47.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	66.00–72.00	69.57
7	—	1,311	74.00–79.00	76.54
7	—	1,355	80.00–85.00	81.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	57.00–62.00	59.85
8	—	1,131	70.00–75.00	72.33
12	—	1,162	64.00–69.00	66.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	80.00–83.00	81.65
1	—	1,660	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,372	87.00–91.00	88.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	750.00–775.00	758.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	938.00	938.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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