Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-03-14

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 14
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
390 vs last sale 938 308 vs year ago 856 · 36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
61 vs last sale 185 7 vs year ago 131 · 5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
99 vs last sale 149 98 vs year ago 148 · 66.2%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3431148.4764019thin
Medium and Large 1553145.6080548
Medium and Large 2562138.1177776
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,806102.321,84818
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43579.951,14718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14073.9884340
CowsLean 85-90%High96157.1754927

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3409151.15/cwt150.00–152.0061813
HeifersMedium and Large 2395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 2430157.37/cwt155.00–162.0067720
HeifersMedium and Large 2558133.49/cwt132.00–135.007452
HeifersMedium and Large 2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.0084214
SteersMedium and Large 1325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 2458149.00/cwt147.00–150.006826
HeifersMedium and Large 1615135.49/cwt135.00–136.008334
HeifersMedium and Large 1510150.85/cwt150.00–155.0076922
HeifersMedium and Large 2630130.06/cwt127.00–132.0081917
HeifersMedium and Large 1558144.03/cwt142.00–146.008042
SteersMedium and Large 3575142.00/cwt142.00–142.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 2685121.00/cwt120.00–122.008292
SteersMedium and Large 3517157.37/cwt155.00–160.008143
SteersMedium and Large 1450182.00/cwt182.00–182.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added958119.60/cwt119.00–120.001,14610
SteersMedium and Large 2575153.53/cwt152.00–155.008832
HeifersMedium and Large 1700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
SteersMedium and Large 2480175.42/cwt170.00–178.008428
SteersMedium and Large 2529165.77/cwt162.00–170.008775
SteersMedium and Large 2675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009591
SteersMedium and Large 3430174.75/cwt172.00–177.007514
SteersMedium and Large 1891119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0608
SteersMedium and Large 3495167.00/cwt167.00–167.008271
SteersMedium and Large 1529175.00/cwt175.00–175.009264
SteersMedium and Large 1561171.16/cwt171.00–172.009606
SteersMedium and Large 1671151.01/cwt147.00–156.001,0134
SteersMedium and Large 1367202.29/cwt200.00–207.007423
SteersMedium and Large 2613148.99/cwt147.00–152.009134
SteersMedium and Large 2420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1406191.02/cwt190.00–192.007764
SteersMedium and Large 1727145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,05444
BullsMedium and Large 1380192.57/cwt190.00–195.007322
BullsMedium and Large 1673138.00/cwt135.00–140.009294
BullsMedium and Large 1530164.48/cwt162.00–167.008722
BullsMedium and Large 1565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1325202.00/cwt202.00–202.006571
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy765128.98/cwt128.00–130.009872
CowsLean 85-90%1,02763.90/cwt61.00–66.006566
CowsLean 85-90%96456.31/cwt55.00–60.0054316
CowsLean 85-90%87351.82/cwt51.00–52.004525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39686.56/cwt85.00–90.001,2087
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38082.22/cwt81.00–83.001,1354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07469.89/cwt68.00–73.0075122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28182.68/cwt81.00–86.001,0596
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19177.12/cwt75.00–80.0091812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50572.05/cwt70.00–76.001,0847
Bulls1,915107.72/cwt105.00–110.002,06310
Bulls1,79499.33/cwt98.00–102.001,7824
Bulls1,54491.82/cwt90.00–95.001,4184
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2905.00/cwt835.00–975.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3700.00/cwt700.00–700.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2668.00/cwt622.00–700.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001
BullsMedium and Large 3405167.00/cwt167.00–167.006761
BullsMedium and Large 3483153.80/cwt150.00–157.007435
BullsMedium and Large 3308183.49/cwt180.00–187.005654
BullsMedium and Large 1623141.02/cwt140.00–142.008794
BullsMedium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
BullsMedium and Large 3550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
BullsMedium and Large 3505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007171
BullsMedium and Large 3375171.03/cwt170.00–172.006412
BullsMedium and Large 2428172.98/cwt170.00–178.0074013
BullsMedium and Large 1426182.92/cwt180.00–187.0077910
BullsMedium and Large 2378185.47/cwt182.00–187.007014
BullsMedium and Large 2523152.35/cwt150.00–157.007978
BullsMedium and Large 2570144.66/cwt142.00–147.008253
BullsMedium and Large 2618137.00/cwt137.00–137.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 1481156.26/cwt155.00–163.0075212
BullsMedium and Large 2462163.83/cwt160.00–167.007576
BullsMedium and Large 1461174.97/cwt170.00–180.008074
BullsMedium and Large 1715130.02/cwt127.00–133.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 3573128.47/cwt127.00–130.007362
HeifersMedium and Large 3383154.52/cwt152.00–157.005922
HeifersMedium and Large 3478145.00/cwt145.00–145.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 1754120.00/cwt120.00–120.009057
HeifersMedium and Large 2507144.99/cwt142.00–147.0073514

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.