Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-04-04

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 4
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
130 vs last sale 710 5 vs year ago 585 · 0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
65 vs last sale 214 62 vs year ago 87 · +71.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
57 vs last sale 131 37 vs year ago 111 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with boning cows up to 95, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.60/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$145.60
124 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.62
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480153.0073410thin
Medium and Large 3438148.6265121
Medium and Large 1554147.5581742
Medium and Large 2553141.2978151
One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale124 hd
145.60
AL average14 barns · 1,052 hd
143.98
+1.62
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
BullsLow1,557105.581,64411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33784.711,13223
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15779.4091850
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01061.9862631

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3436150.74/cwt147.00–152.006574
HeifersMedium and Large 2423157.87/cwt157.00–162.006686
HeifersMedium and Large 1620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480153.00/cwt153.00–153.0073410
HeifersMedium and Large 1564146.98/cwt142.00–151.008294
HeifersMedium and Large 3505136.51/cwt135.00–138.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 2720118.38/cwt115.00–120.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 3615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 2668127.55/cwt125.00–130.008522
HeifersMedium and Large 2383164.02/cwt163.00–165.006282
HeifersMedium and Large 3373156.93/cwt155.00–160.005858
HeifersMedium and Large 2623133.18/cwt130.00–135.0083011
HeifersMedium and Large 2478150.38/cwt147.00–152.0071910
HeifersMedium and Large 1665133.35/cwt131.00–135.008878
HeifersMedium and Large 1469157.21/cwt155.00–160.0073713
SteersMedium and Large 3615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 3588130.00/cwt130.00–130.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
SteersMedium and Large 1610163.48/cwt162.00–165.009972
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added570177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 2587136.83/cwt135.00–142.0080314
SteersMedium and Large 2625142.97/cwt142.00–150.008948
HeifersMedium and Large 1523152.22/cwt150.00–158.0079612
SteersMedium and Large 2410188.65/cwt187.00–192.007733
SteersMedium and Large 2595158.00/cwt158.00–158.009401
SteersMedium and Large 1460189.77/cwt185.00–192.008734
SteersMedium and Large 1735137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0071
SteersMedium and Large 1350207.00/cwt207.00–207.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1424203.81/cwt195.00–205.008648
SteersMedium and Large 2490176.00/cwt175.00–177.008622
SteersMedium and Large 3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
SteersMedium and Large 1527180.45/cwt175.00–185.009519
SteersMedium and Large 1563168.68/cwt165.00–170.009506
SteersMedium and Large 3480170.98/cwt170.00–172.008212
SteersMedium and Large 3544160.20/cwt160.00–162.0087110
SteersMedium and Large 1760132.32/cwt130.00–135.001,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1673142.51/cwt140.00–145.009592
SteersMedium and Large 2505170.25/cwt165.00–172.008604
BullsMedium and Large 1467176.04/cwt172.00–182.008229
BullsMedium and Large 1372192.72/cwt190.00–197.007175
BullsMedium and Large 1673136.68/cwt135.00–140.009203
BullsMedium and Large 2369183.15/cwt180.00–187.006764
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy670148.00/cwt148.00–148.009921
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
CowsLean 85-90%90555.31/cwt52.00–58.0050110
CowsLean 85-90%91359.82/cwt59.00–61.005466
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29286.30/cwt84.00–89.001,1157
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37379.51/cwt78.00–83.001,09210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32891.54/cwt90.00–95.001,2166
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16574.87/cwt72.00–78.0087226
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12381.97/cwt79.00–85.0092116
CowsLean 85-90%1,11867.30/cwt65.00–71.0075215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19789.01/cwt87.00–91.001,0658
Bulls1,15897.48/cwt97.00–98.001,1292
Bulls1,511103.05/cwt101.00–107.001,5574
Bulls1,753110.84/cwt108.00–115.001,9435
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015863.42/cwt825.00–900.008,7642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,130875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1121,015.40/cwt950.00–1,100.0011,2918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1561,133.95/cwt1,075.00–1,225.0013,1084
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0951,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,4141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,8051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3031,263.05/cwt1,250.00–1,275.0016,4584
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy9001,600.00/cwt1,550.00–1,650.0014,4006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,105961.43/cwt950.00–975.0010,6242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29461,431.13/cwt1,375.00–1,500.0013,53810
BullsMedium and Large 3470157.00/cwt157.00–157.007382
BullsMedium and Large 1615149.06/cwt145.00–152.009173
BullsMedium and Large 3250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
BullsMedium and Large 1424184.03/cwt180.00–187.007808
BullsMedium and Large 1525166.99/cwt162.00–170.008777
BullsMedium and Large 3200207.00/cwt207.00–207.004141
BullsMedium and Large 2478166.57/cwt165.00–170.007963
BullsMedium and Large 3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
BullsMedium and Large 1753128.49/cwt125.00–132.009682
BullsMedium and Large 3424164.47/cwt162.00–170.006977
BullsMedium and Large 3615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
BullsMedium and Large 3371173.70/cwt170.00–177.006447
BullsMedium and Large 1573156.43/cwt152.00–162.008964
BullsMedium and Large 2421172.77/cwt172.00–175.007274
BullsMedium and Large 2315191.51/cwt190.00–192.006034
BullsMedium and Large 1710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
BullsMedium and Large 2621138.52/cwt135.00–142.008604
BullsMedium and Large 2528155.64/cwt155.00–157.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 1765118.51/cwt117.00–120.009072
HeifersMedium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 2515145.35/cwt142.00–147.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 3331161.56/cwt160.00–165.005353
BullsMedium and Large 3340187.00/cwt187.00–187.006362

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.