Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with breaking cows up to 93, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $136.39/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$136.39

160 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

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

$6.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	139.94	757	45
Medium and Large 3	496	139.68	693	30
Medium and Large 1	663	133.35	884	85

One grade step is worth $6.59/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale160 hd

136.39

—

AL average14 barns · 1,149 hd

144.81

−8.41

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	1,699	104.08	1,768	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	80.93	962	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	80.88	1,122	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	62.72	614	26

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	575	128.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	143.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	120.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	880	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.69/cwt	155.00–157.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	143.97/cwt	140.00–147.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	135.73/cwt	132.00–140.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.84/cwt	154.00–157.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.18/cwt	127.00–130.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	181.05/cwt	177.00–185.00	952	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.22/cwt	142.00–145.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.75/cwt	148.00–153.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.84/cwt	135.00–137.00	855	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	167.28/cwt	162.00–170.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.68/cwt	190.00–192.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	203.48/cwt	200.00–207.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	874	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	838	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	193.45/cwt	190.00–197.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	175.68/cwt	172.00–180.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	184.32/cwt	182.00–187.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	145.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	186.17/cwt	182.00–190.00	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	144.93/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	153.46/cwt	152.00–162.00	889	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	166.05/cwt	162.00–172.00	883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	203.59/cwt	202.00–207.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	215.98/cwt	215.00–217.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	170.14/cwt	165.00–172.50	980	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	207.26/cwt	202.00–210.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	183.52/cwt	182.00–185.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	89.64/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,230	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	83.72/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,070	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	87.64/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,081	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	56.11/cwt	55.00–58.00	545	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	69.57/cwt	68.00–71.00	702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	63.49/cwt	60.00–65.00	619	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	75.34/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,095	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	82.94/cwt	80.00–85.00	990	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	75.32/cwt	73.00–79.00	877	14
Bulls	—	—	1,830	110.54/cwt	107.00–114.00	2,023	6
Bulls	—	—	1,742	103.15/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,797	5
Bulls	—	—	1,363	92.70/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,264	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,214	1,392.97/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	16,911	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,192.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	12,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,193	1,309.75/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	15,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100	1,550.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,575.00	17,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	151.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	148.76/cwt	147.00–152.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	183.90/cwt	180.00–187.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	171.73/cwt	170.00–177.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	164.39/cwt	162.00–167.00	787	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	191.07/cwt	190.00–192.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	192.68/cwt	190.00–197.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	184.52/cwt	180.00–187.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	163.65/cwt	160.00–167.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	184.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	770	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	193.16/cwt	190.00–197.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	173.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	145.39/cwt	142.00–147.00	759	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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 548Year ago 999

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 124Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 50Year ago 137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	125.00–130.00	128.58
7	—	484	140.00–146.00	143.46
3	—	512	135.00–137.00	136.33
3	—	380	155.00–157.00	155.69
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
8	—	425	147.00–152.00	148.76
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	731	120.00–125.00	120.37
7	—	478	154.00–157.00	154.84
5	—	563	142.00–145.00	143.22
4	—	663	130.00–135.00	133.01
11	—	526	148.00–153.00	151.75
1	—	445	163.00	163.00
25	—	625	135.00–137.00	136.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	852	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	162.00–165.00	163.50
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
11	—	519	140.00–147.00	143.97
10	—	476	147.00–152.00	149.41
8	—	567	132.00–140.00	135.73
6	—	658	120.00–125.00	122.33
5	—	618	127.00–130.00	128.18
2	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	526	177.00–185.00	181.05
3	—	423	190.00–192.00	190.68
2	—	358	200.00–207.00	203.48
4	—	620	155.00–165.00	158.70
12	—	470	182.00–190.00	186.17
17	—	690	144.00–152.00	144.93
2	—	323	215.00–217.00	215.98
10	—	576	165.00–172.50	170.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	162.00–170.00	167.28
2	—	385	185.00–187.00	186.01
2	—	325	190.00–197.00	193.45
2	—	413	175.00–180.00	177.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	874	125.00	125.00
3	—	838	137.00	137.00
2	—	728	147.00–150.00	148.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	172.00–180.00	175.68
6	—	416	182.00–187.00	184.32
5	—	622	140.00–150.00	145.42
19	—	579	152.00–162.00	153.46
13	—	532	162.00–172.00	166.05
3	—	335	202.00–207.00	203.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	202.00–210.00	207.26
3	—	720	132.00–136.00	134.69
8	—	285	217.00	217.00
2	—	528	162.00	162.00
6	—	573	150.00–160.00	155.27
7	—	621	140.00–150.00	144.53
3	—	223	230.00	230.00
2	—	690	140.00–142.00	141.00
15	—	417	180.00–190.00	184.61
5	—	370	190.00–197.00	193.16
5	—	469	170.00–180.00	173.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	182.00–185.00	183.52
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	153.00	153.00
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	150.00–157.00	151.96
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	270	190.00–192.00	191.07
5	—	326	180.00–187.00	184.52
9	—	432	160.00–167.00	163.65
5	—	369	170.00–175.00	173.39
3	—	522	142.00–147.00	145.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	150.00–157.00	153.80
8	—	382	180.00–187.00	183.90
8	—	416	170.00–177.00	171.73
11	—	479	162.00–167.00	164.39
2	—	585	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
5	—	325	190.00–197.00	192.68
2	—	673	127.00–130.00	128.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	87.00–91.00	89.64
6	—	1,278	82.00–85.00	83.72
11	—	1,453	73.00–78.00	75.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	86.00–91.00	87.64
19	—	1,194	80.00–85.00	82.94
14	—	1,164	73.00–79.00	75.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	971	55.00–58.00	56.11
4	—	1,009	68.00–71.00	69.57
16	—	975	60.00–65.00	63.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,830	107.00–114.00	110.54
5	—	1,742	99.00–106.00	103.15
3	—	1,363	90.00–94.00	92.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,392.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,309.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,192.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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