Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

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. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $166.09/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$166.09

142 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	171.99	977	76
Medium and Large 2	519	161.91	840	22
Medium and Large 1	595	158.67	944	39
Medium and Large 3	511	152.80	781	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $196 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 sale142 hd

166.09

—

AL average9 barns · 672 hd

160.95

+5.14

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	1,826	107.90	1,970	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	85.17	1,243	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	83.88	1,043	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	63.82	675	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,040	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	115.86/cwt	115.00–116.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.40/cwt	132.00–135.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.21/cwt	144.00–148.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.52/cwt	135.00–143.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	123.04/cwt	122.00–125.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	146.35/cwt	145.00–149.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	172.68/cwt	171.00–173.00	979	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.11/cwt	167.00–173.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	157.10/cwt	155.00–163.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	174.48/cwt	172.00–177.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	186.53/cwt	186.00–187.00	903	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.67/cwt	150.00–159.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	149.29/cwt	149.00–151.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,050	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	132.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	56.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	567	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	84.51/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,255	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	76.35/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,151	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	89.32/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,273	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	85.19/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,053	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	69.75/cwt	67.00–73.00	787	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	63.76/cwt	61.00–66.00	648	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	78.01/cwt	75.00–81.00	938	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	90.62/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,188	11
Bulls	—	—	1,848	113.13/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,091	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,113.00/head	1,113.00–1,113.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,039.50/head	1,025.00–1,054.00	1,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.76/cwt	145.00–152.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	177.20/cwt	175.00–180.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	158.28/cwt	155.00–163.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	168.17/cwt	165.00–172.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	157.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	128.82/cwt	126.00–130.00	868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	139.57/cwt	137.00–140.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.12/cwt	165.00–172.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	139.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.51/cwt	145.00–147.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	138.90/cwt	135.00–142.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	168.66/cwt	167.00–172.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2

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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 665Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 158Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 39Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
2	—	565	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	525	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
10	—	523	167.00–173.00	170.11
6	—	580	155.00–163.00	157.10
11	—	623	150.00–159.00	152.67
7	—	664	149.00–151.00	149.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	165.00–167.00	165.99
2	—	675	153.00–155.00	154.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	151.00	151.00
3	—	637	145.00–149.00	146.35
2	—	403	172.00–177.00	174.48
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
7	—	397	187.00	187.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
3	—	673	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	567	171.00–173.00	172.68
32	—	484	186.00–187.00	186.53
4	—	621	160.00	160.00
15	—	734	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	784	115.00–116.00	115.86
5	—	613	132.00–135.00	133.40
10	—	523	144.00–148.00	146.21
7	—	575	137.00–140.00	137.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	145.00	145.00
5	—	522	130.00–135.00	131.97
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
3	—	567	122.00–125.00	123.04
7	—	476	135.00–142.00	138.90
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
9	—	635	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	135.00–143.00	137.52
3	—	578	130.00–132.00	130.65
2	—	718	112.00	112.00
5	—	632	125.00–130.00	128.99
4	—	480	145.00–147.00	146.51
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
5	—	520	145.00–152.00	147.76
5	—	383	175.00–180.00	177.20
6	—	481	155.00–163.00	158.28
7	—	421	165.00–172.00	168.17
6	—	674	126.00–130.00	128.82
3	—	615	135.00	135.00
7	—	568	137.00–140.00	139.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	413	175.00–177.00	175.97
3	—	712	128.00–135.00	132.70
2	—	618	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	793	120.00–128.00	123.99
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
3	—	508	155.00–160.00	158.30
3	—	483	167.00–172.00	168.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
6	—	620	125.00–130.00	128.34
4	—	560	130.00–135.00	133.76
7	—	417	155.00–162.00	157.88
3	—	462	152.00	152.00
1	—	325	177.00	177.00
5	—	373	165.00–172.00	168.12
4	—	524	137.00–140.00	139.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,007	55.00–60.00	56.27
9	—	1,128	67.00–73.00	69.75
7	—	1,016	61.00–66.00	63.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	82.00–86.00	84.51
3	—	1,508	75.00–79.00	76.35
7	—	1,425	87.00–92.00	89.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,236	83.00–87.00	85.19
16	—	1,203	75.00–81.00	78.01
11	—	1,311	88.00–93.00	90.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,848	111.00–115.00	113.13
1	—	1,415	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,998	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,113.00	1,113.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,054.00	1,039.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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