Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.64/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −51.69 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$150.64

99 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	473	155.61	737	32
Medium and Large 2	526	153.73	809	36
Medium and Large 1	651	141.91	924	31

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about −$187 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

150.64

—

AL average15 barns · 1,010 hd

153.07

−2.43

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−51.69

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	1,528	101.29	1,547	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	80.29	1,106	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	76.89	871	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	57.80	573	42

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3	—	610	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.47/cwt	141.00–145.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	148.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.63/cwt	142.00–145.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	140.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	175.42/cwt	172.00–177.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	183.46/cwt	180.00–187.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	189.40/cwt	187.00–192.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	164.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	154.61/cwt	152.00–157.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	203.54/cwt	202.00–205.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	129.49/cwt	127.00–131.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	135.54/cwt	132.00–138.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	64.79/cwt	63.00–68.00	706	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	52.35/cwt	50.00–55.00	465	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	86.83/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,123	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	79.93/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,081	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,085	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	70.89/cwt	68.00–74.00	783	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	77.69/cwt	75.00–81.00	881	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	59.33/cwt	56.00–62.00	618	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	84.66/cwt	82.00–87.00	994	14
Bulls	—	—	1,463	100.24/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,467	8
Bulls	—	—	1,397	93.11/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,301	7
Bulls	—	—	1,671	107.86/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,802	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	883.48/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,241	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	937.83/cwt	925.00–950.00	8,956	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,215	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,265.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,140.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,174	1,013.79/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	11,902	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	171.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	182.73/cwt	180.00–187.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	175.31/cwt	172.00–177.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	136.19/cwt	135.00–137.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	145.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	164.46/cwt	162.00–167.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	154.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	132.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	761	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 225Year ago 1,364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 78Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 38Year ago 159

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
2	—	373	182.00	182.00
3	—	432	172.00–177.00	175.42
2	—	323	187.00–192.00	189.40
3	—	465	160.00–167.00	164.69
2	—	523	152.00–157.00	154.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
1	—	300	212.00	212.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
2	—	503	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	—	360	202.00	202.00
1	—	630	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
2	—	415	180.00–187.00	183.46
2	—	623	142.00	142.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
2	—	678	135.00–137.00	136.01
2	—	335	202.00–205.00	203.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	140.00	140.00
4	—	575	141.00–145.00	142.47
4	—	516	147.00	147.00
4	—	706	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	125.00–131.00	128.03
5	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.23
4	—	371	152.00–155.00	153.49
6	—	472	137.00–145.00	140.23
11	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.13
7	—	612	120.00–125.00	123.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	147.00–152.00	148.57
2	—	670	120.00–125.00	122.54
5	—	518	142.00–145.00	142.63
2	—	565	137.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	785	107.00–110.00	108.52
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
3	—	613	130.00–133.00	131.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	192.00	192.00
4	—	660	127.00–131.00	129.49
6	—	424	170.00–172.00	171.34
6	—	377	180.00–187.00	182.73
2	—	580	140.00–145.00	142.54
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
2	—	773	112.00–115.00	113.52
5	—	625	135.00–137.00	136.19
2	—	468	162.00–167.00	164.46
4	—	511	150.00–157.00	154.75
3	—	713	115.00–117.00	116.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
6	—	666	132.00–138.00	135.54
3	—	765	120.00–122.00	121.34
1	—	410	182.00	182.00
3	—	465	170.00–175.00	172.33
5	—	905	106.00	106.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
2	—	623	140.00–145.00	142.51
3	—	522	160.00–165.00	162.39
5	—	716	130.00–136.00	132.18
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
2	—	433	167.00	167.00
8	—	376	172.00–177.00	175.31
4	—	324	180.00–182.00	181.00
5	—	523	142.00–147.00	145.61
6	—	476	150.00–157.00	153.85
2	—	690	117.00–122.00	119.48
2	—	630	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	570	132.00–135.00	133.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,090	63.00–68.00	64.79
17	—	889	50.00–55.00	52.35
15	—	1,042	56.00–62.00	59.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,293	84.00–90.00	86.83
5	—	1,352	77.00–83.00	79.93
7	—	1,504	70.00–75.00	72.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,104	68.00–74.00	70.89
14	—	1,134	75.00–81.00	77.69
14	—	1,174	82.00–87.00	84.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,463	97.00–103.00	100.24
7	—	1,397	90.00–96.00	93.11
10	—	1,671	104.00–110.00	107.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,046	825.00–925.00	883.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	925.00–950.00	937.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,174	975.00–1,050.00	1,013.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,265.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,140.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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