Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.01/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −52.10 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$151.01

92 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$4.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	470	153.70	722	35
Medium and Large 1	579	150.06	869	21
Medium and Large 2	539	148.94	803	36

One grade step is worth $4.76/cwt here — about −$81 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $182.39, median $203.11 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale92 hd

151.01

—

AL average16 barns · 1,271 hd

147.14

+3.87

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−52.10

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	1,818	97.69	1,776	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	76.03	1,100	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	74.28	836	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	57.37	573	45

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	—	506	150.21/cwt	147.00–151.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.78/cwt	142.00–145.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	150.15/cwt	147.00–152.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	126.80/cwt	122.00–130.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.23/cwt	151.00–155.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.58/cwt	147.00–151.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	174.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	165.74/cwt	162.00–167.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	175.38/cwt	172.00–177.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	159.27/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	167.11/cwt	160.00–169.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	171.34/cwt	168.00–174.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	144.68/cwt	142.00–147.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.75/cwt	122.00–130.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	134.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	149.77/cwt	147.00–152.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	894	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	63.10/cwt	61.00–66.00	662	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	84.71/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,112	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	51.16/cwt	48.00–54.00	490	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	57.05/cwt	55.00–60.00	562	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	73.91/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,086	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	78.54/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,114	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	76.30/cwt	74.00–80.00	883	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	69.97/cwt	67.00–73.00	737	19
Bulls	—	—	1,770	103.61/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	93.74/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,734	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,230.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,235.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	1,600.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	135.25/cwt	134.00–137.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	170.50/cwt	167.00–175.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	160.13/cwt	157.00–165.00	823	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	162.79/cwt	157.00–165.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	171.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	125.71/cwt	122.00–130.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	144.57/cwt	142.00–145.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	150.45/cwt	147.00–152.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.30/cwt	154.00–157.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	158.64/cwt	157.00–162.00	742	8

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 640Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 125Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 41Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	147.00–151.00	150.21
4	—	557	140.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
7	—	672	130.00–133.00	131.67
2	—	718	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	157.00–162.00	159.48
16	—	479	140.00–145.00	141.87
6	—	417	147.00–152.00	150.15
5	—	576	122.00–130.00	126.80
3	—	528	130.00	130.00
4	—	375	151.00–155.00	153.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
4	—	518	142.00–145.00	142.78
5	—	465	147.00–151.00	148.58
11	—	614	125.00–132.00	128.73
10	—	570	132.00–137.00	134.68
3	—	418	154.00–157.00	155.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
5	—	673	122.00–130.00	126.75
4	—	513	147.00–152.00	149.77
4	—	639	134.00–137.00	135.25
6	—	422	167.00–175.00	170.50
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
7	—	573	140.00–147.00	143.43
8	—	468	157.00–162.00	158.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	180.00–182.00	180.96
6	—	424	157.00–165.00	162.79
7	—	377	167.00–175.00	171.24
3	—	575	130.00–135.00	133.30
3	—	623	122.00–130.00	125.71
7	—	533	142.00–145.00	144.57
7	—	469	147.00–152.00	150.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	131.00–137.00	134.97
3	—	568	150.00–154.00	152.38
1	—	485	177.00	177.00
2	—	608	145.00–149.00	146.98
2	—	725	120.00–122.00	121.01
9	—	514	157.00–165.00	160.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	170.00–177.00	174.02
3	—	588	142.00–147.00	144.68
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	162.00–167.00	165.74
3	—	463	172.00–177.00	175.38
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	154.00–160.00	159.27
5	—	567	160.00–169.00	167.11
2	—	718	139.00–142.00	140.49
14	—	530	168.00–174.00	171.34
1	—	650	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,049	61.00–66.00	63.10
14	—	958	48.00–54.00	51.16
15	—	985	55.00–60.00	57.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	84.00–86.00	84.71
25	—	1,157	74.00–80.00	76.30
19	—	1,054	67.00–73.00	69.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,470	72.00–76.00	73.91
11	—	1,419	77.00–82.00	78.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	102.00–105.00	103.61
3	—	1,850	92.00–95.00	93.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,235.00	1,230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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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