Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $175.89/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −27.22 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$175.89

150 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$2.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	176.75	843	80
Medium and Large 2	429	175.20	752	50
Medium and Large 3	377	174.20	656	20

One grade step is worth $2.54/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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $182.39, median $203.11 across 14 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 sale150 hd

175.89

—

AL average15 barns · 1,224 hd

155.49

+20.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−27.22

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	—	Low	1,627	101.98	1,659	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	83.65	1,130	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	83.14	962	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	62.21	604	42

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1Value Added	—	523	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	170.68/cwt	170.00–172.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	796	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	159.15/cwt	155.00–163.00	670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	153.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.07/cwt	135.00–142.50	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	165.24/cwt	162.00–167.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	177.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	144.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	156.82/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	213.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	180.73/cwt	177.00–182.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	204.23/cwt	202.00–210.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	190.11/cwt	187.00–191.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	196.56/cwt	192.00–202.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	180.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	168.37/cwt	165.00–172.00	958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	202.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	186.52/cwt	185.00–187.50	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	56.70/cwt	55.00–60.00	536	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	85.40/cwt	83.00–89.00	963	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	68.62/cwt	67.00–71.00	693	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	84.77/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,094	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	76.81/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,118	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	79.09/cwt	76.00–82.00	915	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	93.16/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,149	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	63.71/cwt	61.00–66.00	619	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	90.69/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,227	7
Bulls	—	—	1,649	94.56/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,559	4
Bulls	—	—	1,771	107.89/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,911	5
Bulls	—	—	1,493	101.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,523	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,193.34/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	12,268	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	853	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,383	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	995	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	925	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,019	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	977.97/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,572	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	960	833.77/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,004	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,176.80/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	14,122	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,101	981.67/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,808	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	809.35/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,106	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	16,459	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,360.08/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	15,015	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	166.36/cwt	162.00–172.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	176.02/cwt	172.00–180.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	127.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	153.19/cwt	152.00–155.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	138.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	186.27/cwt	182.00–190.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	201.36/cwt	200.00–202.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	194.11/cwt	192.00–197.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	185.35/cwt	182.00–190.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	174.31/cwt	172.00–180.00	755	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	158.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	195.90/cwt	192.00–200.00	735	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	154.79/cwt	152.00–160.00	885	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	186.29/cwt	182.00–190.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	164.77/cwt	162.00–167.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	176.65/cwt	172.00–182.00	836	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	505	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 732Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 124Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 73Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	187.00	187.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
1	—	790	142.00	142.00
1	—	465	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	197.00	197.00
3	—	430	180.00–182.00	181.33
3	—	485	170.00–172.00	170.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	150.00–155.00	152.47
6	—	321	210.00–220.00	213.96
6	—	372	202.00–210.00	204.23
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
8	—	464	187.00–191.00	190.11
4	—	415	192.00–202.00	196.56
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
12	—	519	175.00–185.00	180.82
8	—	792	138.00	138.00
8	—	569	165.00–172.00	168.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	177.00–182.00	180.73
2	—	418	187.00–190.00	188.54
2	—	385	197.00	197.00
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
2	—	335	205.00	205.00
2	—	580	157.00–160.00	158.47
1	—	740	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	165.00–169.00	167.01
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
15	—	520	150.00–157.00	153.03
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
5	—	628	135.00–142.50	141.07
13	—	465	160.00–165.00	161.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	421	155.00–163.00	159.15
3	—	670	120.00–125.00	123.32
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
8	—	470	150.00–158.00	153.42
8	—	379	162.00–167.00	165.24
9	—	590	135.00–140.00	138.38
6	—	624	125.00–130.00	127.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	175.00–180.00	177.39
4	—	479	142.00–147.00	144.70
17	—	370	155.00–160.00	156.82
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
10	—	416	152.00–155.00	153.19
5	—	519	135.00–140.00	138.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	766	123.00	123.00
1	—	450	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
4	—	468	167.00	167.00
3	—	267	200.00–202.00	201.36
6	—	330	192.00–197.00	194.11
8	—	383	182.00–190.00	185.35
20	—	433	172.00–180.00	174.31
4	—	524	155.00–160.00	158.02
1	—	235	212.00	212.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	332	200.00–207.00	202.50
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
8	—	516	162.00–172.00	166.36
1	—	730	136.00	136.00
2	—	620	152.00	152.00
11	—	375	192.00–200.00	195.90
10	—	572	152.00–160.00	154.79
12	—	422	182.00–190.00	186.29
12	—	473	172.00–182.00	176.65
2	—	785	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	670	140.00–146.00	143.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	185.00–187.50	186.52
2	—	600	155.00–160.00	157.50
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	172.00–180.00	176.02
3	—	323	182.00–190.00	186.27
2	—	505	142.00–147.00	144.52
1	—	485	157.00	157.00
4	—	411	162.00–167.00	164.77
2	—	245	205.00–207.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	946	55.00–60.00	56.70
10	—	1,010	67.00–71.00	68.62
16	—	972	61.00–66.00	63.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,128	83.00–89.00	85.40
31	—	1,157	76.00–82.00	79.09
8	—	1,233	90.00–96.00	93.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,290	82.00–87.00	84.77
10	—	1,455	75.00–81.00	76.81
7	—	1,353	89.00–93.00	90.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	92.00–97.00	94.56
5	—	1,771	106.00–111.00	107.89
6	—	1,493	100.00–103.00	101.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,028	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,193.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,104	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,360.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	853	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,081	900.00–1,050.00	977.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,176.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	878	800.00–825.00	809.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	800.00–875.00	833.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,101	900.00–1,075.00	981.67

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

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How this sale compares

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