Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $145.38/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$145.38

137 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	148.56	839	47
Medium and Large 3	466	144.00	671	33
Medium and Large 2	527	143.56	756	57

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $83 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 sale137 hd

145.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,252 hd

144.53

+0.85

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	—	Average	1,693	105.28	1,782	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	85.70	1,126	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	81.32	972	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	65.00	646	45

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	422	149.66/cwt	146.00–152.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	156.33/cwt	155.00–159.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.63/cwt	155.00–157.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	133.29/cwt	131.00–136.00	822	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.13/cwt	147.00–152.00	701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	145.13/cwt	142.00–148.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	154.18/cwt	152.00–158.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	131.39/cwt	127.00–137.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	995	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.83/cwt	145.00–151.00	850	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	168.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	174.25/cwt	172.00–175.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	167.06/cwt	165.00–172.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	158.45/cwt	155.00–162.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	144.75/cwt	142.00–147.00	913	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	69.87/cwt	68.00–73.00	735	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	64.81/cwt	62.00–67.00	622	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	93.24/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,247	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	86.84/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,132	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	88.98/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,153	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	82.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	973	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	57.46/cwt	55.00–61.00	530	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	80.00/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,046	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	76.37/cwt	74.00–79.00	890	21
Bulls	—	—	1,707	104.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,378	97.89/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,919	111.53/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,140	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	856.72/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,610	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	893	765.98/cwt	750.00–785.00	6,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,235	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,129	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,169	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,040.93/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,846	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	861.01/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,223.16/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	15,669	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,187.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	10,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	927	1,066.41/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	9,886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	185.98/cwt	182.00–187.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	127.24/cwt	127.00–128.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	816	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	173.91/cwt	170.00–177.00	720	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	164.14/cwt	160.00–167.00	693	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	172.98/cwt	170.00–177.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	152.51/cwt	150.00–157.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	139.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	163.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	154.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	740	4

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 929Last week 378Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 87Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 45Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	146.00–152.00	149.66
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	530	140.00	140.00
3	—	463	145.00	145.00
7	—	374	152.00–158.00	154.18
5	—	558	127.00–137.00	131.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	155.00–159.00	156.33
3	—	665	130.00–138.00	135.06
3	—	617	137.00–140.00	138.01
6	—	514	150.00–152.00	150.67
17	—	567	145.00–151.00	149.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	155.00–157.00	155.63
10	—	617	131.00–136.00	133.29
9	—	577	135.00–142.00	138.86
17	—	470	147.00–152.00	149.13
15	—	517	142.00–148.00	145.13
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	652	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	167.00–170.00	168.51
2	—	430	177.00–180.00	178.47
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	553	180.00	180.00
10	—	508	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	137.00	137.00
3	—	521	177.50	177.50
4	—	563	172.00–175.00	174.25
2	—	605	160.00	160.00
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	187.00	187.00
3	—	507	167.00–170.00	168.98
3	—	470	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	180.00–185.00	182.36
14	—	414	170.00–177.00	173.91
7	—	530	150.00–157.00	152.51
6	—	636	137.00–140.00	139.02
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
11	—	575	140.00–150.00	145.36
2	—	708	120.00	120.00
5	—	469	160.00–167.00	163.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	165.00–172.00	167.06
2	—	720	130.00	130.00
2	—	563	155.00–162.00	158.45
6	—	685	132.00–137.00	135.49
4	—	631	142.00–147.00	144.75
4	—	766	127.00–128.00	127.24
9	—	475	170.00–175.00	171.86
2	—	408	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	182.00–187.00	185.98
3	—	590	135.00	135.00
14	—	422	160.00–167.00	164.14
9	—	370	170.00–177.00	172.98
3	—	532	142.00–145.00	143.99
4	—	478	150.00–157.00	154.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,052	68.00–73.00	69.87
9	—	959	62.00–67.00	64.81
14	—	923	55.00–61.00	57.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	92.00–95.00	93.24
7	—	1,304	84.00–89.00	86.84
8	—	1,308	78.00–83.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	87.00–91.00	88.98
19	—	1,176	80.00–85.00	82.75
21	—	1,165	74.00–79.00	76.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	103.00–105.00	104.33
3	—	1,378	97.00–99.00	97.89
4	—	1,919	109.00–115.00	111.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,005	800.00–910.00	856.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,138	950.00–1,100.00	1,040.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,281	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,223.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	750.00–785.00	765.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	800.00–900.00	861.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	927	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,066.41

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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