Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 104. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.03/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$142.03

166 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	142.93	691	57
Medium and Large 1	570	142.05	809	63
Medium and Large 3	432	140.88	609	46

One grade step is worth $2.05/cwt here — about $82 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 sale166 hd

142.03

—

AL average15 barns · 1,423 hd

141.09

+0.94

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	1,587	92.32	1,465	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	70.91	993	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	66.58	795	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	51.57	493	38

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	423	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	147.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	160.48/cwt	160.00–162.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	131.03/cwt	127.00–132.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	136.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	145.93/cwt	142.00–147.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	143.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.99/cwt	147.00–152.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	136.33/cwt	132.00–140.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	193.54/cwt	192.00–195.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	172.77/cwt	172.00–175.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	158.49/cwt	155.00–162.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	156.84/cwt	152.00–160.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.25/cwt	162.00–167.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	169.12/cwt	162.00–172.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	185.31/cwt	182.00–187.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	147.12/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	209.52/cwt	207.00–212.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	145.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.24/cwt	177.00–185.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	212.99/cwt	212.00–215.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	196.16/cwt	192.00–200.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	186.58/cwt	182.00–192.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	816	120.80/cwt	120.00–121.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	79.34/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,027	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	45.53/cwt	45.00–48.00	391	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	56.16/cwt	55.00–58.00	564	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	67.04/cwt	65.00–71.00	975	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	74.53/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,002	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	68.21/cwt	66.00–71.00	814	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	62.64/cwt	59.00–65.00	746	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	50.95/cwt	49.00–54.00	499	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	74.04/cwt	72.00–77.00	888	11
Bulls	—	—	1,375	83.55/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,682	90.15/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,516	6
Bulls	—	—	1,597	97.93/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,564	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	946.35/cwt	840.00–1,028.00	11,952	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	895	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,160	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,440	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,704	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	900.90/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,739	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	783.66/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,255	1,045.17/cwt	965.00–1,132.00	13,117	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	751	616.16/cwt	573.00–650.00	4,627	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,343	899.95/cwt	875.00–925.00	12,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	723.99/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,168	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,157.56/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	16,819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.07/cwt	162.00–172.00	869	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	188.99/cwt	187.00–190.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.95/cwt	150.00–157.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	153.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	146.72/cwt	142.00–149.00	935	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	204.24/cwt	202.00–210.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	156.74/cwt	156.00–157.50	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	176.57/cwt	172.00–180.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.50/cwt	117.00–124.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	174.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	813	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	192.16/cwt	190.00–197.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	154.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	896	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	183.31/cwt	182.00–187.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	156.51/cwt	155.00–157.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	144.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	183.93/cwt	180.00–187.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	165.39/cwt	162.00–167.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	202.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	567	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,378Last week 565Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 65Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 32Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	190.00–195.00	192.47
4	—	510	170.00–177.00	173.50
3	—	718	132.00–140.00	136.33
4	—	606	155.00–162.00	158.49
7	—	574	162.00–172.00	169.12
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
2	—	358	207.00–212.00	209.52
5	—	670	142.00–150.00	145.81
4	—	465	177.00–185.00	180.24
3	—	322	212.00–215.00	212.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	380	192.00–195.00	193.54
1	—	225	202.00	202.00
4	—	484	172.00–175.00	172.77
5	—	576	152.00–160.00	156.84
4	—	530	162.00–167.00	165.25
2	—	668	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	140.00–150.00	145.16
3	—	425	182.00–187.00	185.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	335	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	145.00	145.00
1	—	560	176.00	176.00
4	—	714	146.00–147.50	147.12
4	—	502	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	142.00–150.00	146.00
8	—	574	137.00–142.00	140.00
2	—	385	162.00	162.00
2	—	720	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
6	—	683	124.00–130.00	127.16
9	—	622	132.00–137.00	134.84
6	—	472	150.00–157.00	151.95
6	—	432	155.00–160.00	158.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	152.00–160.00	155.58
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
4	—	331	160.00–162.00	160.48
8	—	574	130.00–135.00	132.38
6	—	522	135.00–140.00	137.33
12	—	472	142.00–147.00	145.93
2	—	713	115.00	115.00
13	—	428	147.00–152.00	149.99
3	—	610	125.00–127.00	125.66
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	145.00–150.00	147.04
5	—	569	120.00–127.00	123.79
7	—	530	127.00–132.00	131.03
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	136.76
4	—	418	140.00–145.00	143.76
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
3	—	627	115.00–120.00	117.35
4	—	260	160.00–165.00	162.45
1	—	230	165.00	165.00
7	—	321	152.00–157.00	153.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
4	—	510	156.00–157.50	156.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	116.00	116.00
6	—	712	127.00–130.00	128.99
5	—	377	192.00–200.00	196.16
9	—	421	182.00–192.00	186.58
15	—	520	162.00–172.00	167.07
24	—	637	142.00–149.00	146.72
5	—	318	202.00–210.00	204.24
2	—	775	117.00–124.00	120.50
2	—	668	130.00–135.00	132.43
13	—	466	170.00–180.00	174.44
9	—	578	152.00–160.00	154.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	120.00–121.00	120.80
1	—	535	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	187.00–190.00	188.99
2	—	570	135.00–137.00	135.97
4	—	476	155.00–157.00	156.51
3	—	527	140.00–147.00	144.05
4	—	329	180.00–187.00	183.93
3	—	415	162.00–167.00	165.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	160.00–167.00	165.32
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
3	—	583	142.00–145.00	144.01
8	—	423	172.00–180.00	176.57
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
7	—	326	190.00–197.00	192.16
6	—	387	182.00–187.00	183.31
2	—	623	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	280	200.00–205.00	202.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	78.00–83.00	79.34
24	—	1,455	65.00–71.00	67.04
14	—	1,344	72.00–77.00	74.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	859	45.00–48.00	45.53
16	—	1,004	55.00–58.00	56.16
11	—	980	49.00–54.00	50.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,194	66.00–71.00	68.21
30	—	1,191	59.00–65.00	62.64
11	—	1,200	72.00–77.00	74.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	82.00–85.00	83.55
6	—	1,682	88.00–93.00	90.15
7	—	1,597	95.00–101.00	97.93

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	3	—	1,263	840.00–1,028.00	946.35
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	751	573.00–650.00	616.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	875.00–925.00	900.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	775.00–800.00	783.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	875.00–925.00	899.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	675.00–775.00	723.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	965.00–1,132.00	1,045.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,453	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,157.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00

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