Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.81/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$144.81

88 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	145.96	704	52
Medium and Large 1	561	143.90	807	30
Medium and Large 3	501	139.32	698	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about $6 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 sale88 hd

144.81

—

AL average14 barns · 1,209 hd

144.10

+0.71

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	1,488	103.83	1,545	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,243	87.30	1,085	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	87.19	1,002	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	73.34	708	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	533	140.13/cwt	138.00–142.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	147.58/cwt	147.00–150.00	716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	147.02/cwt	145.00–153.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	164.01/cwt	160.00–167.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	158.99/cwt	157.00–162.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	639	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	175.33/cwt	172.00–177.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.22/cwt	152.00–157.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.81/cwt	177.00–182.00	756	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,021	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,100	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	85.52/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,091	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	85.74/cwt	84.00–88.00	967	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	80.80/cwt	79.00–84.00	885	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	73.34/cwt	71.00–76.00	708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	92.18/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,105	15
Bulls	—	—	1,345	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	108.55/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,504	103.10/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,551	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,228.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	144.25/cwt	142.00–145.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	188.02/cwt	187.00–190.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	153.57/cwt	152.00–155.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	298	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	175.24/cwt	167.00–187.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.47/cwt	147.00–154.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	164.39/cwt	160.00–167.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.21/cwt	145.00–153.00	766	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1

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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 580Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 149Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	138.00–142.00	140.13
15	—	485	147.00–150.00	147.58
23	—	423	150.00–155.00	151.06
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
3	—	623	130.00–131.00	130.66
3	—	588	135.00–137.00	136.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	135.00	135.00
3	—	562	140.00–144.00	141.31
4	—	460	152.00–157.00	153.22
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
15	—	517	145.00–153.00	148.21
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	142.00	142.00
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
2	—	413	145.00–147.00	145.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	157.00	157.00
8	—	411	187.00	187.00
4	—	470	175.00	175.00
2	—	510	172.00–175.00	173.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	558	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	145.00–153.00	147.02
3	—	663	140.00–145.00	141.65
6	—	521	160.00–167.00	164.01
5	—	564	157.00–162.00	158.99
6	—	454	172.00–177.00	175.33
2	—	360	190.00	190.00
16	—	423	177.00–182.00	178.81
4	—	298	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
4	—	619	142.00–145.00	144.25
3	—	320	187.00–190.00	188.02
4	—	521	150.00–155.00	153.04
2	—	390	175.00–177.00	176.00
4	—	433	167.00–187.00	175.24
2	—	570	147.00–154.00	150.47
5	—	463	160.00–167.00	164.39
2	—	675	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
2	—	570	142.00–145.00	143.54
2	—	473	152.00–155.00	153.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,183	92.00–94.00	93.01
4	—	1,276	83.00–89.00	85.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,128	84.00–88.00	85.74
9	—	1,095	79.00–84.00	80.80
15	—	1,199	90.00–96.00	92.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	71.00–76.00	73.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,520	108.00–109.00	108.55
5	—	1,504	102.00–105.00	103.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,228.33

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle