Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-06-13

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 346 vs last sale 1,011▼ 195 vs year ago 860 · −22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 128▲ 89 vs year ago 69 · +129.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 54▼ 1 vs year ago 40 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 121. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.50/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$157.50
143 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.73
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1600162.2597347
Medium and Large 1-2706156.491,10571
Medium and Large 3524155.008136thin
Medium and Large 2608150.3591419thin
One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $58 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 sale143 hd
157.50
—
AL average13 barns · 699 hd
155.77
+1.73
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
Bulls—High1,882106.872,01113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41488.311,24911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24479.3998745
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06562.8166940

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2504thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2—619127.60/cwt125.00–132.0079010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—621145.00/cwt145.00–145.0090016
BullsMedium and Large 3—690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
BullsMedium and Large 3—365172.00/cwt172.00–172.006281
BullsMedium and Large 1—645143.00/cwt143.00–143.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524149.85/cwt149.00–150.007857
BullsMedium and Large 2—574141.94/cwt140.00–145.008155
BullsMedium and Large 2—690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
BullsMedium and Large 3—330175.48/cwt175.00–177.005794
BullsMedium and Large 1—458170.00/cwt170.00–170.007792
BullsMedium and Large 2—532149.63/cwt147.00–152.007963
BullsMedium and Large 2—380178.50/cwt177.00–180.006782
BullsMedium and Large 3—623124.45/cwt122.00–127.007752
BullsMedium and Large 2—618132.26/cwt130.00–135.008174
BullsMedium and Large 3—479151.73/cwt147.00–155.007274
BullsMedium and Large 3—735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
BullsMedium and Large 3—433160.97/cwt157.00–165.006976
BullsMedium and Large 2—437170.17/cwt167.00–175.007445
BullsMedium and Large 3—535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007492
BullsMedium and Large 2—475159.64/cwt157.00–165.007585
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,250.00/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2504
Bulls——2,010115.21/cwt112.00–119.002,3165
Bulls——1,66499.37/cwt95.00–101.001,6545
Bulls——2,030105.47/cwt104.00–108.002,1413
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20974.83/cwt72.00–78.0090523
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27381.89/cwt79.00–85.001,04215
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,36887.63/cwt85.00–89.001,1993
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03762.71/cwt60.00–65.0065011
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11668.63/cwt66.00–71.0076616
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29689.01/cwt87.00–91.001,1547
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41592.78/cwt91.00–95.001,3135
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46081.54/cwt80.00–83.001,1903
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02555.73/cwt54.00–59.0057113
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—450181.00/cwt180.00–182.008152
BullsMedium and Large 1—575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
BullsMedium and Large 1—438178.99/cwt178.00–180.007842
BullsMedium and Large 1—740127.00/cwt127.00–127.009401
BullsMedium and Large 1—659136.54/cwt132.00–140.009004
BullsMedium and Large 1—500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1—473184.52/cwt182.00–185.008736
SteersMedium and Large 1—671148.92/cwt147.00–150.0099914
SteersMedium and Large 2—775123.49/cwt122.00–125.009572
SteersMedium and Large 2—588152.97/cwt150.00–157.0089910
SteersMedium and Large 2—450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1—770137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0551
SteersMedium and Large 1—631161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—710154.30/cwt152.50–155.001,0967
SteersMedium and Large 3—527155.00/cwt155.00–155.008173
SteersMedium and Large 3—680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1—524170.54/cwt170.00–172.008949
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—686158.23/cwt156.00–165.501,08529
SteersMedium and Large 1—715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—773150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,16023
HeifersMedium and Large 1—717123.28/cwt120.00–125.008843
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479153.70/cwt153.00–155.007367
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—650158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0271
SteersMedium and Large 2—715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 2—569136.13/cwt135.00–137.007757
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475149.12/cwt147.00–152.007089
HeifersMedium and Large 3—463140.86/cwt137.00–142.006526
HeifersMedium and Large 3—690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 2—516142.82/cwt140.00–145.007375
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573142.91/cwt139.00–144.0081917
HeifersMedium and Large 1—606134.86/cwt133.00–137.008177
HeifersMedium and Large 3—563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 3—639121.00/cwt120.00–122.007734
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008912
SteersMedium and Large 1—572167.36/cwt164.00–168.009578
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—575172.00/cwt172.00–172.009891
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 2—674122.27/cwt120.00–125.008247
HeifersMedium and Large 3—422147.87/cwt145.00–150.006247
HeifersMedium and Large 3—524135.59/cwt135.00–137.007107
SteersMedium and Large 2—530164.65/cwt162.00–167.008733
SteersMedium and Large 3—420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
SteersMedium and Large 3—465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428152.52/cwt152.00–153.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 2—715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—694140.00/cwt140.00–140.0097212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—626166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,03912
SteersMedium and Large 2—685139.50/cwt139.00–140.009562

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.