Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 92, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.88/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$153.88

116 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

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

$16.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	166.53	918	16thin
Medium and Large 2	514	163.13	838	9thin
Medium and Large 3	501	156.51	784	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	699	149.95	1,047	80

One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale116 hd

153.88

—

AL average15 barns · 751 hd

153.52

+0.37

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	1,821	105.42	1,920	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	81.28	1,101	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	77.13	935	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	60.68	622	26

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	474	146.14/cwt	145.00–147.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	140.05/cwt	137.00–142.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	147.19/cwt	146.00–150.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	140.76/cwt	139.00–142.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,029	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	170.29/cwt	167.00–172.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	138.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	159.43/cwt	157.00–162.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	168.39/cwt	167.00–175.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	166.24/cwt	162.00–168.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,122	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	963	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	127.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	168.02/cwt	167.00–170.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.80/cwt	147.00–157.00	860	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	80.67/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,003	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	79.17/cwt	77.00–82.00	980	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	73.61/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	85.80/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,056	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	87.00/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	73.36/cwt	71.00–76.00	874	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	60.40/cwt	58.00–64.00	612	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	54.37/cwt	52.00–57.00	530	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	66.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	719	10
Bulls	—	—	1,466	98.97/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,451	4
Bulls	—	—	1,996	104.32/cwt	102.00–107.00	2,082	5
Bulls	—	—	1,931	111.67/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,156	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	999.50/cwt	935.00–1,064.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	151.21/cwt	147.00–155.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	158.85/cwt	157.00–165.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	170.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	141.81/cwt	137.00–145.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	142.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	153.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	170.31/cwt	167.00–175.00	715	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.69/cwt	132.00–134.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	160.93/cwt	157.00–165.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	179.60/cwt	177.00–182.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	151.17/cwt	151.00–152.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	126.83/cwt	125.00–131.00	796	6

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 719Year ago 812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 117Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 97Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	145.00–147.00	146.14
4	—	516	139.00–142.00	140.76
8	—	576	130.00–135.00	132.00
6	—	439	151.00–152.00	151.17
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
6	—	628	125.00–131.00	126.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	137.00–142.00	140.05
6	—	579	125.00–127.00	125.99
10	—	424	146.00–150.00	147.19
2	—	618	115.00–122.00	118.49
2	—	520	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	150.00–152.00	151.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
3	—	527	145.00–147.00	145.66
3	—	553	137.00–142.00	138.67
13	—	667	132.00	132.00
3	—	610	132.00–134.00	132.69
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	150.00–157.00	153.46
2	—	430	167.00–170.00	168.52
2	—	478	157.00–162.00	159.43
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	664	155.00	155.00
29	—	774	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	152.00	152.00
9	—	534	167.00–175.00	168.39
4	—	579	162.00–168.00	166.24
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	167.00–172.00	170.29
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
3	—	590	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	149.00	149.00
15	—	621	155.00	155.00
18	—	650	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	167.00–170.00	168.02
2	—	665	132.00–138.00	134.98
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
9	—	574	147.00–157.00	149.80
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
8	—	529	160.00–165.00	161.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	122.00–130.00	127.31
5	—	529	147.00–155.00	151.21
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
5	—	576	137.00–145.00	142.83
14	—	420	167.00–175.00	170.31
4	—	476	157.00–165.00	160.93
3	—	373	177.00–182.00	179.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	130.00–135.00	131.77
4	—	315	180.00–182.00	181.02
7	—	420	157.00–165.00	158.85
7	—	376	165.00–175.00	170.22
5	—	537	137.00–145.00	141.81
10	—	477	150.00–155.00	153.08
2	—	628	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	79.00–82.00	80.67
2	—	1,423	72.00–75.00	73.61
3	—	1,420	86.00–89.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,238	77.00–82.00	79.17
5	—	1,231	83.00–88.00	85.80
18	—	1,191	71.00–76.00	73.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	58.00–64.00	60.40
9	—	974	52.00–57.00	54.37
10	—	1,080	65.00–70.00	66.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	96.00–101.00	98.97
5	—	1,996	102.00–107.00	104.32
5	—	1,931	109.00–115.00	111.67

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	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	935.00–1,064.00	999.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,435.00	1,435.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle