Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 91, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.86/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −50.25 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$152.86

142 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	157.03	771	60
Medium and Large 3	446	156.46	697	50
Medium and Large 1	661	139.41	921	32

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale142 hd

152.86

—

AL average5 barns · 407 hd

148.56

+4.30

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−50.25

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	—	Low	1,796	104.23	1,872	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	81.45	1,180	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	77.59	958	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	62.60	662	80

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)	—	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	6

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	357	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	134.25/cwt	132.00–135.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	127.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	153.31/cwt	152.00–157.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	140.31/cwt	137.00–142.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	179.34/cwt	178.00–180.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	176.25/cwt	176.00–177.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	148.64/cwt	145.00–151.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	149.20/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.31/cwt	137.00–142.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	160.17/cwt	155.00–163.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	158.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	154.23/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	186.02/cwt	182.00–190.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	173.55/cwt	172.00–175.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	167.59/cwt	167.00–170.00	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	821	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	156.24/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	165.34/cwt	165.00–167.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	158.23/cwt	155.00–162.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	141.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	162.39/cwt	157.00–165.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	85.44/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,126	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	80.46/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,025	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	74.70/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,168	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	86.25/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,223	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	80.62/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,156	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	54.75/cwt	52.00–57.00	562	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	67.24/cwt	65.00–70.00	728	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	61.54/cwt	60.00–64.00	642	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	73.78/cwt	71.00–77.00	877	42
Bulls	—	—	1,750	97.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,703	6
Bulls	—	—	1,915	112.68/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,158	5
Bulls	—	—	1,751	104.10/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,823	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	168.54/cwt	165.00–172.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	170.40/cwt	165.00–172.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	781	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	146.43/cwt	145.00–147.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	146.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	127.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	158.29/cwt	155.00–162.00	676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	151.08/cwt	150.00–152.00	725	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	139.04/cwt	136.00–141.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	178.03/cwt	175.00–182.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	149.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	774	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	143.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	134.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	143.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	174.95/cwt	174.00–177.00	660	9

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 Jul 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,316Last week 733Year ago 974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 217Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 39Year ago 137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	150.00–152.00	151.33
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
6	—	519	130.00–135.00	132.04
6	—	470	139.00–142.00	140.50
7	—	416	145.00–147.00	146.43
7	—	565	125.00–130.00	127.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
6	—	481	152.00–157.00	153.31
3	—	557	137.00–142.00	140.31
2	—	628	135.00	135.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
14	—	523	145.00–152.00	148.70
2	—	668	125.00–127.00	126.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	132.00–135.00	134.25
2	—	673	120.00–122.00	121.00
9	—	626	125.00–130.00	127.21
5	—	394	156.00	156.00
13	—	519	137.00–142.00	140.31
9	—	441	155.00	155.00
5	—	467	145.00–150.00	146.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	178.00–180.00	179.34
5	—	771	149.00–150.00	149.20
6	—	613	155.00–163.00	160.17
4	—	676	152.00–155.00	154.23
2	—	493	182.00–190.00	186.02
5	—	592	167.00–170.00	167.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	176.00–177.00	176.25
3	—	622	145.00–151.00	148.64
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	155.00	155.00
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
6	—	517	165.00–167.00	165.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
2	—	430	172.00–175.00	173.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	157.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	610	167.00–170.00	168.48
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
9	—	821	145.00	145.00
7	—	771	154.00–162.00	156.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	147.00–155.00	150.49
3	—	510	157.00–165.00	162.39
2	—	465	167.00	167.00
3	—	781	125.00	125.00
4	—	715	125.00–130.00	126.73
5	—	826	117.00	117.00
3	—	672	136.00–141.00	139.04
7	—	633	140.00–146.00	143.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	155.00–162.00	158.23
5	—	584	140.00–145.00	141.83
17	—	428	165.00–172.00	170.40
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
13	—	517	147.00–152.00	149.67
4	—	634	130.00–137.00	134.74
3	—	723	122.00	122.00
9	—	377	174.00–177.00	174.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
10	—	374	165.00–172.00	168.54
2	—	558	130.00–137.00	133.45
11	—	427	155.00–162.00	158.29
15	—	480	150.00–152.00	151.08
4	—	331	175.00–182.00	178.03
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
5	—	527	140.00–145.00	143.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,318	84.00–89.00	85.44
23	—	1,274	78.00–83.00	80.46
42	—	1,189	71.00–77.00	73.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,563	72.00–76.00	74.70
10	—	1,418	84.00–89.00	86.25
17	—	1,434	78.00–83.00	80.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,027	52.00–57.00	54.75
34	—	1,082	65.00–70.00	67.24
30	—	1,044	60.00–64.00	61.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,750	95.00–100.00	97.34
5	—	1,915	109.00–115.00	112.68
7	—	1,751	102.00–106.00	104.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150.00

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

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How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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