Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-07-18

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 18
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
939 head
377 vs last sale 1,316 76 vs year ago 863 · +8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
187 vs last sale 272 22 vs year ago 107 · 20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
35 vs last sale 63 29 vs year ago 57 · 50.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.14/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$146.14
130 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.12
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2477147.0370142
Medium and Large 1562146.3982255
Medium and Large 3444144.5764233
One grade step is worth $2.47/cwt here — about $59 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 sale130 hd
146.14
AL average16 barns · 1,880 hd
137.02
+9.12
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
BullsHigh1,56393.921,46811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43073.451,05017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12568.8077429
CowsLean 85-90%Average94648.6846123

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8942thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7382thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$6907

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2516142.58/cwt140.00–146.007367
BullsMedium and Large 2421170.47/cwt167.00–175.0071812
BullsMedium and Large 1622146.42/cwt143.00–151.0091111
BullsMedium and Large 3524143.56/cwt142.00–145.007524
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy511156.00/cwt156.00–156.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 1790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
HeifersMedium and Large 3370152.65/cwt152.00–155.005656
HeifersMedium and Large 1573142.24/cwt140.00–147.008158
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement726140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0163
HeifersMedium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 2625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
SteersMedium and Large 3474166.00/cwt165.00–167.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 2565134.58/cwt132.00–137.007605
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added667168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1213
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added556181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1468153.46/cwt152.00–155.0071813
SteersMedium and Large 2478173.95/cwt170.00–177.008319
HeifersMedium and Large 1521150.48/cwt147.00–153.0078410
SteersMedium and Large 3365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006571
SteersMedium and Large 2670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009251
SteersMedium and Large 3423174.67/cwt172.00–177.007393
SteersMedium and Large 3503157.49/cwt155.00–160.007922
SteersMedium and Large 1617158.01/cwt155.00–162.009753
SteersMedium and Large 3315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
SteersMedium and Large 2627148.31/cwt145.00–150.009303
SteersMedium and Large 1730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,12115
SteersMedium and Large 2395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
SteersMedium and Large 1664152.80/cwt152.00–153.001,0155
SteersMedium and Large 3590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2443185.00/cwt185.00–185.008202
SteersMedium and Large 1519177.55/cwt177.00–182.009219
SteersMedium and Large 1805137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 1795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added465197.00/cwt197.00–197.009162
SteersMedium and Large 2519165.38/cwt162.00–170.008585
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added717155.83/cwt155.00–160.001,1176
SteersMedium and Large 1430197.00/cwt197.00–197.008471
SteersMedium and Large 1589169.50/cwt168.00–170.0099812
SteersMedium and Large 1474182.44/cwt180.00–185.008659
SteersMedium and Large 2560153.47/cwt152.00–155.008592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added805152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2249
BullsMedium and Large 2564144.27/cwt142.00–145.008144
BullsMedium and Large 1670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009388
BullsMedium and Large 1428178.43/cwt177.00–182.007645
BullsMedium and Large 1725133.70/cwt130.00–139.009694
BullsMedium and Large 1469173.59/cwt167.00–176.0081416
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
CowsLean 85-90%95849.67/cwt48.00–50.004766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02262.63/cwt60.00–65.0064010
CowsLean 85-90%88343.67/cwt40.00–45.0038610
CowsLean 85-90%1,02655.00/cwt55.00–55.005647
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52669.07/cwt65.00–70.001,0545
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43880.04/cwt79.00–81.001,1513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37473.69/cwt72.00–75.001,0139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18775.47/cwt73.00–78.008969
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17268.96/cwt66.00–71.0080810
Bulls2,200107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,3541
Bulls1,63097.46/cwt95.00–100.001,5893
Bulls1,44490.54/cwt89.00–94.001,3077
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2690.29/head665.00–744.006907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2893.50/head875.00–912.008942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2737.50/head700.00–775.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
BullsMedium and Large 2340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
BullsMedium and Large 3371173.02/cwt167.00–175.006428
BullsMedium and Large 3433162.55/cwt160.00–165.007046
BullsMedium and Large 3322177.59/cwt175.00–182.005725
BullsMedium and Large 3574140.00/cwt140.00–140.008044
BullsMedium and Large 2529151.46/cwt150.00–155.008019
HeifersMedium and Large 3330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 3428148.10/cwt145.00–150.006348
HeifersMedium and Large 2477147.91/cwt147.00–151.0070614
HeifersMedium and Large 2366160.00/cwt160.00–160.005864
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
HeifersMedium and Large 3500137.00/cwt137.00–137.006851
HeifersMedium and Large 1617138.43/cwt135.00–140.008547
HeifersMedium and Large 1660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 3471140.54/cwt137.00–144.0066213
HeifersMedium and Large 2414154.17/cwt152.00–157.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 3575127.34/cwt125.00–130.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy587152.00/cwt152.00–152.008926
BullsMedium and Large 2358179.48/cwt177.00–182.006432
BullsMedium and Large 3475151.25/cwt149.00–152.007184
BullsMedium and Large 1569151.61/cwt150.00–152.008635
BullsMedium and Large 2633140.65/cwt140.00–142.008903
BullsMedium and Large 2469161.18/cwt157.00–165.007568
BullsMedium and Large 1520159.22/cwt157.00–160.008284

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.