Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 106. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $138.09/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$138.09

173 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$5.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	140.69	778	78
Medium and Large 3	450	136.72	615	48
Medium and Large 2	520	135.17	703	47

One grade step is worth $5.52/cwt here — about $75 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 sale173 hd

138.09

—

AL average16 barns · 1,641 hd

140.31

−2.22

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	—	Average	1,537	90.83	1,396	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	71.22	1,011	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	67.76	807	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	51.87	519	52

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.48/cwt	140.00–147.50	759	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	172.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.03/cwt	113.00–117.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	138.74/cwt	132.00–140.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	156.45/cwt	152.00–157.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	147.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	584	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	155.21/cwt	152.00–157.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	119.81/cwt	117.00–122.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	172.65/cwt	170.00–178.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	148.14/cwt	145.00–150.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.17/cwt	132.00–137.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	178.11/cwt	172.00–179.00	871	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.03/cwt	167.00–175.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	153.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	150.00/cwt	145.00–152.50	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	139.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	203.40/cwt	202.00–205.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	166.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	997	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	78.84/cwt	77.00–83.00	984	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	73.55/cwt	71.00–77.00	869	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.00	515	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	72.56/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,015	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	66.75/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,009	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	67.48/cwt	65.00–70.00	800	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	45.75/cwt	45.00–49.00	441	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	57.32/cwt	56.00–59.00	619	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	62.18/cwt	60.00–64.00	757	16
Bulls	—	—	1,521	90.27/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,373	8
Bulls	—	—	1,348	84.85/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,144	5
Bulls	—	—	1,752	97.72/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,712	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,185	1,422.89/cwt	1,325.00–1,525.00	16,861	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	767.00/cwt	718.00–808.00	7,118	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,223	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	20,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,114	749.47/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,349	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,154.59/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	13,012	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,028	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,238	942.44/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,667	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,192.40/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	12,675	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,203.14/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	13,295	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	175.62/cwt	175.00–177.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	154.49/cwt	150.00–157.00	655	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.86/cwt	127.00–135.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	156.17/cwt	152.00–160.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.55/cwt	132.00–140.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	189.21/cwt	187.00–192.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	145.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	197.19/cwt	192.00–202.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.39/cwt	160.00–167.00	686	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.91/cwt	170.00–177.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	153.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	738	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	3

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,171Last week 1,378Year ago 1,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 196Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 103Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
6	—	429	170.00–178.00	172.65
2	—	730	120.00–122.00	120.99
5	—	579	150.00–155.00	153.01
2	—	520	160.00–165.00	162.43
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
2	—	628	137.00–142.00	139.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	130.00–132.00	130.68
2	—	483	155.00–157.00	155.98
2	—	408	160.00–167.00	163.44
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	489	172.00–179.00	178.11
8	—	518	167.00–175.00	173.03
6	—	653	145.00–152.50	150.00
1	—	360	196.00	196.00
2	—	323	202.00–205.00	203.40
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
3	—	725	130.00–135.00	133.30
6	—	561	160.00–170.00	166.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	522	140.00–147.50	145.48
9	—	620	127.00–132.00	129.66
2	—	708	117.00–120.00	118.52
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
10	—	585	132.00–140.00	138.74
9	—	404	152.00–157.00	156.45
2	—	668	122.00	122.00
10	—	464	145.00–150.00	148.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	130.00–135.00	132.68
3	—	615	113.00–117.00	115.03
9	—	374	145.00–150.00	147.78
14	—	415	137.00–142.00	140.63
4	—	321	152.00–157.00	155.21
6	—	568	117.00–122.00	119.81
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	125.00–130.00	127.86
3	—	672	115.00–120.00	117.37
12	—	476	137.00–142.00	140.63
8	—	623	120.00–125.00	123.01
1	—	360	152.00	152.00
6	—	515	132.00–137.00	136.17
10	—	426	145.00–148.00	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	659	132.00–133.00	132.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	170.00–177.00	172.71
10	—	618	132.00–140.00	134.49
2	—	473	162.00–165.00	163.48
4	—	774	115.00–117.00	115.51
9	—	566	142.00–150.00	146.91
5	—	716	120.00–127.00	124.38
1	—	295	207.00	207.00
9	—	672	127.00–135.00	128.86
5	—	507	152.00–160.00	156.17
5	—	367	187.00–192.00	189.21
2	—	333	192.00–202.00	197.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
6	—	518	145.00–147.00	146.32
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
7	—	570	132.00–140.00	137.55
14	—	420	160.00–167.00	163.39
3	—	378	170.00–177.00	172.91
2	—	345	187.00	187.00
3	—	602	127.00–130.00	129.00
17	—	480	150.00–155.00	153.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	107.50	107.50
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
1	—	555	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	175.00–177.00	175.62
16	—	424	150.00–157.00	154.49
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
4	—	579	127.00–130.00	128.49
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
2	—	625	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	370	165.00	165.00
7	—	481	142.00–147.00	145.29
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	136.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	77.00–83.00	78.84
18	—	1,399	70.00–76.00	72.56
19	—	1,512	65.00–69.00	66.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,181	71.00–77.00	73.55
33	—	1,185	65.00–70.00	67.48
16	—	1,217	60.00–64.00	62.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	975	50.00–55.00	52.86
16	—	963	45.00–49.00	45.75
14	—	1,080	56.00–59.00	57.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	88.00–94.00	90.27
5	—	1,348	82.00–87.00	84.85
5	—	1,752	95.00–101.00	97.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,154.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,114	725.00–775.00	749.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,238	900.00–1,025.00	942.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,422.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,063	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,192.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,105	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,203.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	718.00–808.00	767.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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