Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-06-20

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 20
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 665▼ 117 vs year ago 691 · −16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 158▼ 45 vs year ago 154 · −29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 39▼ 11 vs year ago 46 · −23.9%
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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. 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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568171.9997776
Medium and Large 2519161.9184022
Medium and Large 1595158.6794439
Medium and Large 3511152.807815thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,826107.901,9706thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46085.171,24314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24383.881,04342
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05763.8267523

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1131thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3252thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3—405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—784115.86/cwt115.00–116.009087
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613133.40/cwt132.00–135.008185
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523146.21/cwt144.00–148.0076510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006022
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—529137.52/cwt135.00–143.007276
HeifersMedium and Large 3—522131.97/cwt130.00–135.006895
SteersMedium and Large 1—470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 3—700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 3—567123.04/cwt122.00–125.006983
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—580165.99/cwt165.00–167.009632
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578130.65/cwt130.00–132.007553
SteersMedium and Large 2—586151.00/cwt151.00–151.008855
SteersMedium and Large 2—637146.35/cwt145.00–149.009323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—718112.00/cwt112.00–112.008042
HeifersMedium and Large 2—632128.99/cwt125.00–130.008155
SteersMedium and Large 3—495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
SteersMedium and Large 3—565141.01/cwt140.00–142.007972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—567172.68/cwt171.00–173.0097925
SteersMedium and Large 1—523170.11/cwt167.00–173.0089010
SteersMedium and Large 1—580157.10/cwt155.00–163.009116
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—675154.01/cwt153.00–155.001,0402
SteersMedium and Large 3—525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007981
SteersMedium and Large 2—403174.48/cwt172.00–177.007032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—484186.53/cwt186.00–187.0090332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—621160.00/cwt160.00–160.009944
SteersMedium and Large 2—460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
SteersMedium and Large 2—397187.00/cwt187.00–187.007427
SteersMedium and Large 1—623152.67/cwt150.00–159.0095111
SteersMedium and Large 1—664149.29/cwt149.00–151.009917
SteersMedium and Large 2—515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
SteersMedium and Large 2—673130.00/cwt130.00–130.008753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—734143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,05015
BullsMedium and Large 2—745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1—560147.46/cwt145.00–150.008262
BullsMedium and Large 1—413175.97/cwt175.00–177.007272
BullsMedium and Large 1—712132.70/cwt128.00–135.009453
BullsMedium and Large 1—618141.02/cwt140.00–142.008722
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00756.27/cwt55.00–60.005677
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48584.51/cwt82.00–86.001,2554
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50876.35/cwt75.00–79.001,1513
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42589.32/cwt87.00–92.001,2737
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23685.19/cwt83.00–87.001,05315
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12869.75/cwt67.00–73.007879
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01663.76/cwt61.00–66.006487
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20378.01/cwt75.00–81.0093816
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31190.62/cwt88.00–93.001,18811
Bulls——1,848113.13/cwt111.00–115.002,0913
Bulls——1,41598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3871
Bulls——1,998105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,0982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,113.00/head1,113.00–1,113.001,1131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,039.50/head1,025.00–1,054.001,0402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
BullsMedium and Large 1—793123.99/cwt120.00–128.009832
BullsMedium and Large 1—655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
BullsMedium and Large 2—520147.76/cwt145.00–152.007685
BullsMedium and Large 2—383177.20/cwt175.00–180.006795
BullsMedium and Large 2—481158.28/cwt155.00–163.007616
BullsMedium and Large 3—690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
BullsMedium and Large 2—421168.17/cwt165.00–172.007087
BullsMedium and Large 3—620128.34/cwt125.00–130.007966
BullsMedium and Large 3—560133.76/cwt130.00–135.007494
BullsMedium and Large 3—417157.88/cwt155.00–162.006587
BullsMedium and Large 3—462152.00/cwt152.00–152.007023
BullsMedium and Large 1—508158.30/cwt155.00–160.008043
BullsMedium and Large 2—674128.82/cwt126.00–130.008686
BullsMedium and Large 2—615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008303
BullsMedium and Large 2—568139.57/cwt137.00–140.007937
BullsMedium and Large 3—325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
BullsMedium and Large 3—373168.12/cwt165.00–172.006275
BullsMedium and Large 3—524139.23/cwt137.00–140.007304
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008899
HeifersMedium and Large 2—480146.51/cwt145.00–147.007034
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575137.43/cwt137.00–140.007907
HeifersMedium and Large 3—476138.90/cwt135.00–142.006617
BullsMedium and Large 1—483168.66/cwt167.00–172.008153
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762

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.