Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 115. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $145.50/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$145.50

113 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$169

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	447	147.41	659	44
Medium and Large 2	486	146.78	714	52
Medium and Large 1	606	136.64	828	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale113 hd

145.50

—

AL average15 barns · 1,504 hd

140.87

+4.63

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	—	High	1,644	104.26	1,714	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	84.78	1,165	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	79.64	968	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	63.50	645	33

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	378	155.41/cwt	152.00–157.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	149.81/cwt	147.00–152.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	127.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.21/cwt	147.00–152.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	134.19/cwt	132.00–137.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	173.00/cwt	170.00–176.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	171.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	146.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	171.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	143.24/cwt	140.00–146.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	174.84/cwt	170.00–177.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	155.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	875	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	164.20/cwt	162.00–170.00	857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	891	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	74.41/cwt	72.00–77.00	863	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	55.91/cwt	55.00–59.00	547	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	68.09/cwt	66.00–71.00	694	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	80.90/cwt	78.00–83.00	993	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	92.35/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,358	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	85.54/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,136	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	62.07/cwt	60.00–65.00	642	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	80.07/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,107	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	86.47/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,115	15
Bulls	—	—	1,805	108.84/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,965	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	103.84/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,243	95.68/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,189	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,163.58/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	11,892	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	945	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	1,157.54/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	10,314	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,271.81/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	13,596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	171.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	836	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	165.58/cwt	162.00–167.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	172.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	154.49/cwt	152.00–157.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	173.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	728	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	164.51/cwt	162.00–167.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	151.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	142.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	135.98/cwt	132.00–137.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	143.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	151.00/cwt	147.00–155.00	639	13

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 929Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 161Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 98Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	152.00–157.00	155.41
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
5	—	533	132.00–137.00	134.19
5	—	586	125.00–130.00	126.95
6	—	340	165.00	165.00
6	—	481	140.00–145.00	143.64
13	—	423	147.00–155.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	155.00–157.00	155.67
2	—	705	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	573	140.00–142.00	140.98
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
4	—	520	147.00–152.00	148.21
3	—	667	125.00–127.00	125.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	147.00–152.00	149.81
6	—	622	125.00–132.00	127.67
10	—	419	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	683	120.00	120.00
9	—	514	140.00–146.00	143.24
8	—	355	162.50	162.50
5	—	577	132.00–137.00	135.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	157.00	157.00
1	—	490	168.00	168.00
5	—	419	170.00–175.00	171.38
4	—	316	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	180.00–185.00	182.41
1	—	595	157.00	157.00
6	—	468	170.00–177.00	174.84
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	170.00–176.00	173.00
2	—	718	144.00–150.00	146.99
6	—	581	169.00–172.00	171.50
2	—	615	162.00–165.00	163.50
4	—	382	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
18	—	563	150.00–158.00	155.41
7	—	522	162.00–170.00	164.20
3	—	683	130.00–135.00	133.37
3	—	622	140.00–145.00	143.27
8	—	487	170.00–177.00	171.71
2	—	723	127.00–130.00	128.54
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
6	—	378	182.00	182.00
1	—	320	192.00	192.00
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
11	—	419	170.00–177.00	173.74
6	—	490	162.00–167.00	164.51
2	—	620	135.00	135.00
7	—	528	150.00–157.00	151.89
3	—	562	140.00–147.00	142.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	162.00–167.00	165.58
4	—	380	170.00–175.00	172.25
2	—	340	187.00	187.00
2	—	493	152.00–157.00	154.49
2	—	563	135.00	135.00
5	—	526	142.00–147.00	144.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,160	72.00–77.00	74.41
14	—	1,228	78.00–83.00	80.90
15	—	1,289	84.00–89.00	86.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	978	55.00–59.00	55.91
15	—	1,019	66.00–71.00	68.09
11	—	1,034	60.00–65.00	62.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	90.00–95.00	92.35
12	—	1,328	84.00–89.00	85.54
10	—	1,382	78.00–82.00	80.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,805	107.00–111.00	108.84
4	—	1,703	101.00–105.00	103.84
3	—	1,243	94.00–99.00	95.68

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,022	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,163.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	891	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,157.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,069	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,271.81

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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