Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-04-25

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 25
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
551 vs last sale 378 354 vs year ago 575 · +61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
74 vs last sale 87 56 vs year ago 105 · +53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
53 vs last sale 45 52 vs year ago 46 · +113.0%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565148.5683947
Medium and Large 3466144.0067133
Medium and Large 2527143.5675657
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,693105.281,78210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31485.701,12620
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19581.3297250
CowsLean 85-90%High99365.0064645

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3422149.66/cwt146.00–152.0063212
HeifersMedium and Large 1456156.33/cwt155.00–159.007139
HeifersMedium and Large 2427155.63/cwt155.00–157.006655
HeifersMedium and Large 2617133.29/cwt131.00–136.0082210
HeifersMedium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1665135.06/cwt130.00–138.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 2577138.86/cwt135.00–142.008019
HeifersMedium and Large 3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 1617138.01/cwt137.00–140.008523
HeifersMedium and Large 1514150.67/cwt150.00–152.007746
HeifersMedium and Large 3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007423
HeifersMedium and Large 3463145.00/cwt145.00–145.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 2470149.13/cwt147.00–152.0070117
HeifersMedium and Large 2517145.13/cwt142.00–148.0075015
SteersMedium and Large 3453168.51/cwt167.00–170.007632
SteersMedium and Large 3430178.47/cwt177.00–180.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 3374154.18/cwt152.00–158.005777
HeifersMedium and Large 3558131.39/cwt127.00–137.007335
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added553180.00/cwt180.00–180.0099527
SteersMedium and Large 1745137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0211
SteersMedium and Large 2595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009523
SteersMedium and Large 1521177.50/cwt177.50–177.509253
HeifersMedium and Large 1567149.83/cwt145.00–151.0085017
HeifersMedium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
SteersMedium and Large 3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
SteersMedium and Large 3540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008481
SteersMedium and Large 2410187.00/cwt187.00–187.007671
SteersMedium and Large 2507168.98/cwt167.00–170.008573
SteersMedium and Large 1563174.25/cwt172.00–175.009814
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added508190.00/cwt190.00–190.0096510
SteersMedium and Large 1605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 1675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
SteersMedium and Large 2470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008463
BullsMedium and Large 2358182.36/cwt180.00–185.006533
BullsMedium and Large 1526167.06/cwt165.00–172.008799
BullsMedium and Large 1720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009362
BullsMedium and Large 1563158.45/cwt155.00–162.008922
BullsMedium and Large 1685135.49/cwt132.00–137.009286
BullsMedium and Large 1631144.75/cwt142.00–147.009134
CowsLean 85-90%1,05269.87/cwt68.00–73.0073522
CowsLean 85-90%95964.81/cwt62.00–67.006229
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33793.24/cwt92.00–95.001,2475
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30486.84/cwt84.00–89.001,1327
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29688.98/cwt87.00–91.001,15310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17682.75/cwt80.00–85.0097319
CowsLean 85-90%92357.46/cwt55.00–61.0053014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30880.00/cwt78.00–83.001,0468
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16576.37/cwt74.00–79.0089021
Bulls1,707104.33/cwt103.00–105.001,7813
Bulls1,37897.89/cwt97.00–99.001,3493
Bulls1,919111.53/cwt109.00–115.002,1404
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005856.72/cwt800.00–910.008,6104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3893765.98/cwt750.00–785.006,8402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2351,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,1291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,1691
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0201,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,4551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1381,040.93/cwt950.00–1,100.0011,8464
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3950861.01/cwt800.00–900.008,1803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2811,223.16/cwt1,150.00–1,350.0015,6694
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29201,187.50/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0010,9254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39271,066.41/cwt1,050.00–1,075.009,8866
BullsMedium and Large 3332185.98/cwt182.00–187.006175
BullsMedium and Large 1766127.24/cwt127.00–128.009754
BullsMedium and Large 1475171.86/cwt170.00–175.008169
BullsMedium and Large 3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007973
BullsMedium and Large 2414173.91/cwt170.00–177.0072014
BullsMedium and Large 3422164.14/cwt160.00–167.0069314
BullsMedium and Large 3370172.98/cwt170.00–177.006409
BullsMedium and Large 2530152.51/cwt150.00–157.008087
BullsMedium and Large 2636139.02/cwt137.00–140.008846
BullsMedium and Large 1408180.00/cwt180.00–180.007342
BullsMedium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
BullsMedium and Large 3532143.99/cwt142.00–145.007663
BullsMedium and Large 2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
BullsMedium and Large 2575145.36/cwt140.00–150.0083611
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy652145.00/cwt145.00–145.009459
BullsMedium and Large 2708120.00/cwt120.00–120.008502
BullsMedium and Large 2469163.16/cwt160.00–167.007655
BullsMedium and Large 3478154.71/cwt150.00–157.007404

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.