Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with breaking cows up to 93, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 116. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 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 $152.21/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$152.21

200 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$3.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	153.50	813	94
Medium and Large 2	461	151.66	699	67
Medium and Large 3	411	150.07	617	39

One grade step is worth $3.43/cwt here — about $196 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 sale200 hd

152.21

—

AL average13 barns · 1,377 hd

147.02

+5.19

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	1,536	96.29	1,479	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	80.94	1,101	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	74.77	859	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	58.64	598	24

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	209.49/cwt	207.00–215.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	162.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.59/cwt	145.00–153.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	176.22/cwt	175.00–177.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	140.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.74/cwt	161.00–167.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	161.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	157.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	601	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.40/cwt	140.00–142.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	155.19/cwt	152.00–157.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.51/cwt	149.00–155.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.62/cwt	142.00–150.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	160.46/cwt	155.00–162.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	166.20/cwt	165.00–167.50	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	148.83/cwt	145.00–152.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.54/cwt	152.00–157.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	159.01/cwt	157.00–163.00	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	188.65/cwt	185.00–190.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	172.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	180.88/cwt	180.00–182.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	178.89/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	181.51/cwt	180.00–182.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	183.60/cwt	180.00–187.00	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	199.68/cwt	197.00–200.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	131.12/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,088	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	191.51/cwt	191.00–195.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	145.41/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	203.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.95/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,042	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	175.00/cwt	172.00–177.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	847	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	63.82/cwt	62.00–66.00	659	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	56.73/cwt	55.00–60.00	587	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	81.22/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	83.46/cwt	82.00–86.00	999	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	76.32/cwt	75.00–80.00	876	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	50.17/cwt	50.00–51.00	491	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	74.60/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,039	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	87.13/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,156	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	70.93/cwt	68.00–74.00	804	26
Bulls	—	—	1,540	99.79/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,537	5
Bulls	—	—	1,308	86.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,130	8
Bulls	—	—	1,896	108.57/cwt	106.00–112.00	2,058	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,013.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	12,778	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,141	967.66/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	11,041	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	981	689.75/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	973	770.33/cwt	750.00–785.00	7,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,062.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,479	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	137.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	304	190.49/cwt	190.00–192.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	175.01/cwt	172.00–178.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	179.33/cwt	177.00–185.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	147.57/cwt	142.00–152.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	203.06/cwt	197.00–207.00	743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	201.34/cwt	197.00–205.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	152.37/cwt	148.00–164.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	161.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	138.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	261	202.77/cwt	200.00–207.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.44/cwt	165.00–175.00	881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	788	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	156.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	165.51/cwt	162.00–170.00	693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	167.85/cwt	165.00–172.00	812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.26/cwt	160.00–167.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	193.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.21/cwt	147.00–157.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	210.93/cwt	207.00–215.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	158.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	750	8

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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 768Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 83Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
3	—	518	172.00–175.00	172.99
4	—	469	180.00–182.00	181.51
1	—	385	192.00	192.00
2	—	727	135.00	135.00
2	—	420	190.00	190.00
3	—	337	200.00–205.00	203.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	207.00–215.00	209.49
3	—	617	162.00–165.00	162.98
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
6	—	459	185.00–190.00	188.65
7	—	577	172.00–180.00	178.89
8	—	384	200.00	200.00
12	—	520	180.00–187.00	183.60
9	—	427	197.00–200.00	199.68
8	—	830	131.00–132.00	131.12
5	—	737	142.00–150.00	145.41
36	—	677	152.00–154.00	153.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	175.00–177.00	176.22
2	—	515	160.00–165.00	162.57
4	—	601	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
1	—	385	187.00	187.00
7	—	416	180.00–182.00	180.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	191.00–195.00	191.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	145.00–153.00	150.59
4	—	661	135.00	135.00
11	—	629	135.00–142.00	140.75
14	—	424	161.00–167.00	162.74
1	—	760	127.00	127.00
16	—	513	152.00–157.00	154.54
16	—	464	157.00–163.00	159.01
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	364	160.00–165.00	161.09
11	—	421	155.00–160.00	157.73
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
5	—	580	140.00–142.00	140.40
14	—	477	149.00–155.00	151.51
4	—	615	130.00–132.00	130.51
3	—	535	142.00–150.00	145.62
6	—	683	125.00	125.00
10	—	323	165.00–167.50	166.20
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	152.00–157.00	155.19
9	—	321	155.00–162.00	160.46
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.54
3	—	620	125.00	125.00
5	—	435	145.00–152.00	148.83
2	—	243	165.00–170.00	167.53
5	—	462	140.00–145.00	142.40
4	—	288	160.00–162.00	161.50
4	—	524	135.00–140.00	138.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	164.00	164.00
3	—	513	159.00–160.00	159.67
4	—	620	148.00–164.00	152.37
1	—	565	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	172.00–177.00	175.00
3	—	575	147.00–155.00	152.29
3	—	327	197.00–205.00	201.34
2	—	728	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
12	—	528	155.00–162.00	156.50
11	—	484	165.00–172.00	167.85
3	—	372	192.00–195.00	193.00
2	—	628	135.00–140.00	137.51
2	—	285	210.00–212.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	127.00–130.00	128.49
23	—	478	175.00–180.00	177.23
3	—	672	137.00–140.00	138.97
10	—	366	197.00–207.00	203.06
11	—	520	165.00–175.00	169.44
12	—	428	180.00–190.00	184.14
3	—	567	160.00–167.00	162.26
3	—	628	147.00–157.00	150.21
7	—	322	207.00–215.00	210.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	177.00	177.00
1	—	475	187.00	187.00
2	—	558	172.00–178.00	175.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	135.00–142.00	137.99
4	—	304	190.00–192.00	190.49
7	—	378	177.00–185.00	179.33
9	—	534	142.00–152.00	147.57
4	—	261	200.00–207.00	202.77
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
8	—	419	162.00–170.00	165.51
8	—	472	155.00–162.00	158.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,033	62.00–66.00	63.82
6	—	1,034	55.00–60.00	56.73
6	—	978	50.00–51.00	50.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	79.00–84.00	81.22
10	—	1,393	73.00–77.00	74.60
10	—	1,327	85.00–90.00	87.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,197	82.00–86.00	83.46
14	—	1,148	75.00–80.00	76.32
26	—	1,133	68.00–74.00	70.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	97.00–103.00	99.79
8	—	1,308	85.00–90.00	86.42
5	—	1,896	106.00–112.00	108.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,141	925.00–1,025.00	967.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	981	600.00–725.00	689.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	750.00–785.00	770.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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