Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-05-09

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 9
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
174 vs last sale 545 311 vs year ago 408 · +76.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
21 vs last sale 138 1 vs year ago 116 · +0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
40 vs last sale 57 99 vs year ago 196 · 50.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 90. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.20/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$141.20
171 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$228
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$9.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.46
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3452146.9166553
Medium and Large 2529141.2374840
Medium and Large 1650137.3189378
One grade step is worth $9.60/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale171 hd
141.20
AL average16 barns · 1,447 hd
140.75
+0.46
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
BullsLow1,701101.191,72214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45280.661,17113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14177.2888229
CowsLean 85-90%High98263.1662141

Every lot, as filed

79 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 3485143.48/cwt142.00–145.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 1608136.70/cwt135.00–140.008313
BullsMedium and Large 1735132.00/cwt132.00–132.009701
HeifersMedium and Large 1567145.86/cwt142.00–147.0082722
HeifersMedium and Large 3348161.00/cwt161.00–161.005608
HeifersMedium and Large 3628125.00/cwt125.00–125.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 3384157.67/cwt155.00–158.006059
HeifersMedium and Large 2400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006202
HeifersMedium and Large 1669135.00/cwt135.00–135.0090335
HeifersMedium and Large 3568129.55/cwt127.00–132.007369
HeifersMedium and Large 2616130.34/cwt127.00–132.008039
HeifersMedium and Large 3515137.86/cwt135.00–140.007106
HeifersMedium and Large 2516143.33/cwt142.00–147.007406
SteersMedium and Large 3381185.81/cwt185.00–187.007085
HeifersMedium and Large 3430149.95/cwt147.00–152.0064517
SteersMedium and Large 1455182.01/cwt180.00–185.008284
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added615164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 2467149.56/cwt147.00–152.0069814
HeifersMedium and Large 2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008171
SteersMedium and Large 2476173.82/cwt170.00–177.008276
HeifersMedium and Large 2566136.27/cwt135.00–140.007718
SteersMedium and Large 3478167.51/cwt167.00–168.008012
SteersMedium and Large 2431180.52/cwt180.00–182.007784
SteersMedium and Large 2520162.96/cwt160.00–167.008473
SteersMedium and Large 2365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
SteersMedium and Large 1680152.27/cwt147.00–152.501,03534
SteersMedium and Large 3413176.50/cwt175.00–177.007294
SteersMedium and Large 1545171.81/cwt170.00–177.009366
SteersMedium and Large 1570160.68/cwt160.00–167.0091622
SteersMedium and Large 1616159.03/cwt155.00–161.009804
SteersMedium and Large 1362200.00/cwt200.00–200.007242
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added788143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,13128
SteersMedium and Large 2588154.53/cwt152.00–157.009092
BullsMedium and Large 1360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
BullsMedium and Large 1665137.98/cwt137.00–140.009183
BullsMedium and Large 1626146.47/cwt142.00–150.009174
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy570165.91/cwt162.00–170.009463
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15173.57/cwt71.00–76.0084716
CowsLean 85-90%1,04668.27/cwt65.00–71.0071419
CowsLean 85-90%96160.82/cwt59.00–63.0058414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42386.69/cwt85.00–89.001,2345
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48081.01/cwt80.00–82.001,1992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46775.51/cwt75.00–77.001,1086
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11780.45/cwt77.00–82.008999
CowsLean 85-90%86955.13/cwt54.00–57.004798
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15885.01/cwt84.00–86.009844
Bulls1,39494.31/cwt92.00–98.001,3154
Bulls1,864101.22/cwt99.00–104.001,8877
Bulls1,732110.28/cwt109.00–112.001,9103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,0701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3823725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,9672
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,134.63/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0010,2126
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39231,081.73/cwt1,025.00–1,125.009,98414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1961,272.60/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0015,2205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,204969.24/cwt925.00–1,025.0011,6704
BullsMedium and Large 1516163.73/cwt160.00–170.008458
BullsMedium and Large 3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1479173.98/cwt170.00–177.008337
BullsMedium and Large 1585155.79/cwt150.00–160.009115
BullsMedium and Large 2423173.80/cwt170.00–178.0073512
BullsMedium and Large 3521145.29/cwt142.00–147.007574
BullsMedium and Large 3326184.71/cwt180.00–187.006026
BullsMedium and Large 1409184.10/cwt180.00–187.007539
BullsMedium and Large 2380183.66/cwt180.00–187.0069810
BullsMedium and Large 3377174.66/cwt172.00–177.006589
BullsMedium and Large 3479155.59/cwt152.00–157.007455
BullsMedium and Large 2475164.55/cwt160.00–168.0078211
BullsMedium and Large 2324195.19/cwt190.00–197.006324
BullsMedium and Large 2640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008771
BullsMedium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
BullsMedium and Large 2573145.26/cwt142.00–147.008324
BullsMedium and Large 3428165.31/cwt162.00–167.007088
BullsMedium and Large 2528153.98/cwt150.00–156.008134
HeifersMedium and Large 1456154.74/cwt154.00–157.007064
HeifersMedium and Large 1770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,00013

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.