Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $142.00/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$142.00

143 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	431	148.47	640	19thin
Medium and Large 1	553	145.60	805	48
Medium and Large 2	562	138.11	777	76

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale143 hd

142.00

—

AL average14 barns · 1,505 hd

143.86

−1.86

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	—	High	1,806	102.32	1,848	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	79.95	1,147	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	73.98	843	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	57.17	549	27

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	151.15/cwt	150.00–152.00	618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	677	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	769	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.06/cwt	127.00–132.00	819	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	157.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	958	119.60/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,146	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	175.42/cwt	170.00–178.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	165.77/cwt	162.00–170.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	174.75/cwt	172.00–177.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	171.16/cwt	171.00–172.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	151.01/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	202.29/cwt	200.00–207.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	148.99/cwt	147.00–152.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,054	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	63.90/cwt	61.00–66.00	656	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	56.31/cwt	55.00–60.00	543	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	51.82/cwt	51.00–52.00	452	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	86.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,208	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	82.22/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,135	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	69.89/cwt	68.00–73.00	751	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	82.68/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,059	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	77.12/cwt	75.00–80.00	918	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	72.05/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,084	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,063	10
Bulls	—	—	1,794	99.33/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,782	4
Bulls	—	—	1,544	91.82/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,418	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	905.00/cwt	835.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	668.00/cwt	622.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	183.49/cwt	180.00–187.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.98/cwt	170.00–178.00	740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.92/cwt	180.00–187.00	779	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	185.47/cwt	182.00–187.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	152.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	156.26/cwt	155.00–163.00	752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	163.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	154.52/cwt	152.00–157.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	144.99/cwt	142.00–147.00	735	14

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 938Year ago 856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 185Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 149Year ago 148

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	409	150.00–152.00	151.15
2	—	573	127.00–130.00	128.47
2	—	383	152.00–157.00	154.52
2	—	478	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
20	—	430	155.00–162.00	157.37
2	—	558	132.00–135.00	133.49
14	—	765	110.00	110.00
6	—	458	147.00–150.00	149.00
17	—	630	127.00–132.00	130.06
2	—	685	120.00–122.00	121.00
14	—	507	142.00–147.00	144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	135.00–136.00	135.49
22	—	510	150.00–155.00	150.85
2	—	558	142.00–146.00	144.03
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
12	—	481	155.00–163.00	156.26
7	—	754	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
1	—	450	182.00	182.00
1	—	750	132.00	132.00
8	—	891	119.00	119.00
4	—	529	175.00	175.00
6	—	561	171.00–172.00	171.16
4	—	671	147.00–156.00	151.01
3	—	367	200.00–207.00	202.29
4	—	406	190.00–192.00	191.02
44	—	727	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	142.00	142.00
3	—	517	155.00–160.00	157.37
4	—	430	172.00–177.00	174.75
1	—	495	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	958	119.00–120.00	119.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	152.00–155.00	153.53
8	—	480	170.00–178.00	175.42
5	—	529	162.00–170.00	165.77
1	—	675	142.00	142.00
4	—	613	147.00–152.00	148.99
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	190.00–195.00	192.57
4	—	673	135.00–140.00	138.00
2	—	530	162.00–167.00	164.48
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	202.00	202.00
4	—	623	140.00–142.00	141.02
10	—	426	180.00–187.00	182.92
4	—	461	170.00–180.00	174.97
2	—	715	127.00–133.00	130.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	128.00–130.00	128.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
5	—	483	150.00–157.00	153.80
4	—	308	180.00–187.00	183.49
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
2	—	375	170.00–172.00	171.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	170.00–178.00	172.98
4	—	378	182.00–187.00	185.47
8	—	523	150.00–157.00	152.35
3	—	570	142.00–147.00	144.66
2	—	618	137.00	137.00
6	—	462	160.00–167.00	163.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,027	61.00–66.00	63.90
16	—	964	55.00–60.00	56.31
5	—	873	51.00–52.00	51.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	85.00–90.00	86.56
4	—	1,380	81.00–83.00	82.22
7	—	1,505	70.00–76.00	72.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,074	68.00–73.00	69.89
6	—	1,281	81.00–86.00	82.68
12	—	1,191	75.00–80.00	77.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,915	105.00–110.00	107.72
4	—	1,794	98.00–102.00	99.33
4	—	1,544	90.00–95.00	91.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	835.00–975.00	905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	622.00–700.00	668.00

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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