Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-06-27

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 27
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
733 head
159 vs last sale 574 18 vs year ago 751 · 2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
108 vs last sale 109 45 vs year ago 172 · +26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
4 vs last sale 35 66 vs year ago 105 · 62.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 101, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.76/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$144.76
137 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542148.4980443
Medium and Large 2496144.1571456
Medium and Large 3465141.4265838
One grade step is worth $7.07/cwt here — about $146 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 sale137 hd
144.76
AL average15 barns · 1,498 hd
143.40
+1.36
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
BullsHigh1,734107.541,86521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49485.741,28119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22285.391,04369
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03569.3271774

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,3504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,1554thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 1620139.39/cwt135.00–143.008645
HeifersMedium and Large 2722114.00/cwt112.00–115.008233
HeifersMedium and Large 2516141.97/cwt140.00–145.0073314
HeifersMedium and Large 2415152.16/cwt151.00–155.0063112
HeifersMedium and Large 2559135.67/cwt135.00–137.007586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed519192.00/cwt192.00–192.0099611
HeifersMedium and Large 3611125.00/cwt125.00–125.007644
HeifersMedium and Large 1715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008721
HeifersMedium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 1415157.00/cwt157.00–157.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
SteersMedium and Large 2518166.23/cwt162.00–169.008614
HeifersMedium and Large 2476147.21/cwt145.00–150.0070115
SteersMedium and Large 2563153.35/cwt150.00–159.008636
SteersMedium and Large 3393183.52/cwt180.00–187.007212
SteersMedium and Large 3418173.40/cwt170.00–177.007254
SteersMedium and Large 3495167.00/cwt167.00–167.008271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,01321
HeifersMedium and Large 1467152.66/cwt152.00–154.007136
SteersMedium and Large 2417182.24/cwt180.00–187.007603
SteersMedium and Large 2480172.97/cwt172.00–175.008303
SteersMedium and Large 1610157.00/cwt157.00–157.009582
SteersMedium and Large 3531152.82/cwt150.00–157.008115
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added618167.98/cwt166.00–170.001,0382
SteersMedium and Large 3580146.34/cwt145.00–147.008493
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added585174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0181
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added465192.42/cwt190.00–193.008955
SteersMedium and Large 1690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 1570164.74/cwt160.00–170.009393
SteersMedium and Large 1425195.38/cwt195.00–196.008308
SteersMedium and Large 1463184.33/cwt182.00–188.008539
BullsMedium and Large 1505158.50/cwt157.00–160.008002
BullsMedium and Large 2418173.02/cwt172.00–175.007233
BullsMedium and Large 2325187.00/cwt187.00–187.006081
BullsMedium and Large 2360182.00/cwt182.00–182.006551
BullsMedium and Large 1461168.79/cwt167.00–170.007785
BullsMedium and Large 1718130.00/cwt130.00–130.009335
CowsLean 85-90%98361.59/cwt60.00–64.0060514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21786.23/cwt84.00–90.001,04928
CowsLean 85-90%1,08074.64/cwt72.00–77.0080629
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52582.05/cwt80.00–84.001,25111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43787.18/cwt85.00–90.001,2533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16980.20/cwt78.00–83.0093826
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32392.80/cwt91.00–96.001,22815
CowsLean 85-90%1,01667.83/cwt65.00–71.0068931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46092.98/cwt91.00–96.001,3585
Bulls1,839112.50/cwt110.00–116.002,06910
Bulls1,887106.11/cwt104.00–108.002,0026
Bulls1,34099.34/cwt97.00–101.001,3315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2785.00/head750.00–850.007855
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350.00/head1,325.00–1,375.001,3504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,155.00/head1,100.00–1,210.001,1554
BullsMedium and Large 1624143.47/cwt142.00–145.008954
BullsMedium and Large 3429159.26/cwt157.00–165.006835
BullsMedium and Large 3341176.76/cwt175.00–182.006035
BullsMedium and Large 3370172.57/cwt170.00–175.006392
BullsMedium and Large 3478151.98/cwt150.00–155.007266
BullsMedium and Large 1567151.69/cwt147.00–155.008606
BullsMedium and Large 2626135.96/cwt132.00–140.008515
BullsMedium and Large 2515151.38/cwt150.00–154.0078013
BullsMedium and Large 2479161.39/cwt157.00–165.007737
BullsMedium and Large 2566143.87/cwt142.00–145.008148
BullsMedium and Large 3529145.25/cwt140.00–147.007684
BullsMedium and Large 1655138.25/cwt133.00–140.009064
HeifersMedium and Large 1583145.66/cwt142.00–148.008495
HeifersMedium and Large 1655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy667138.00/cwt138.00–138.009203
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy575152.00/cwt152.00–152.008743
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy473161.00/cwt161.00–161.007628
BullsMedium and Large 3575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 2398160.00/cwt160.00–160.006374
HeifersMedium and Large 3370152.29/cwt150.00–155.005636
HeifersMedium and Large 3423147.54/cwt145.00–150.0062413
HeifersMedium and Large 1518147.70/cwt147.00–150.0076510
HeifersMedium and Large 3476137.27/cwt135.00–142.006538
HeifersMedium and Large 3524135.67/cwt135.00–137.007116

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.