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
Bulls—High1,56393.921,46811
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 2—516142.58/cwt140.00–146.007367
BullsMedium and Large 2—421170.47/cwt167.00–175.0071812
BullsMedium and Large 1—622146.42/cwt143.00–151.0091111
BullsMedium and Large 3—524143.56/cwt142.00–145.007524
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—511156.00/cwt156.00–156.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 1—790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370152.65/cwt152.00–155.005656
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573142.24/cwt140.00–147.008158
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—726140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0163
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
SteersMedium and Large 3—474166.00/cwt165.00–167.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565134.58/cwt132.00–137.007605
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—667168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1213
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—556181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1—395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468153.46/cwt152.00–155.0071813
SteersMedium and Large 2—478173.95/cwt170.00–177.008319
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521150.48/cwt147.00–153.0078410
SteersMedium and Large 3—365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006571
SteersMedium and Large 2—670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009251
SteersMedium and Large 3—423174.67/cwt172.00–177.007393
SteersMedium and Large 3—503157.49/cwt155.00–160.007922
SteersMedium and Large 1—617158.01/cwt155.00–162.009753
SteersMedium and Large 3—315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
SteersMedium and Large 2—627148.31/cwt145.00–150.009303
SteersMedium and Large 1—730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—714157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,12115
SteersMedium and Large 2—395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
SteersMedium and Large 1—664152.80/cwt152.00–153.001,0155
SteersMedium and Large 3—590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2—443185.00/cwt185.00–185.008202
SteersMedium and Large 1—519177.55/cwt177.00–182.009219
SteersMedium and Large 1—805137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 1—795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—465197.00/cwt197.00–197.009162
SteersMedium and Large 2—519165.38/cwt162.00–170.008585
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—717155.83/cwt155.00–160.001,1176
SteersMedium and Large 1—430197.00/cwt197.00–197.008471
SteersMedium and Large 1—589169.50/cwt168.00–170.0099812
SteersMedium and Large 1—474182.44/cwt180.00–185.008659
SteersMedium and Large 2—560153.47/cwt152.00–155.008592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—805152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2249
BullsMedium and Large 2—564144.27/cwt142.00–145.008144
BullsMedium and Large 1—670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009388
BullsMedium and Large 1—428178.43/cwt177.00–182.007645
BullsMedium and Large 1—725133.70/cwt130.00–139.009694
BullsMedium and Large 1—469173.59/cwt167.00–176.0081416
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—650145.00/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
Bulls——2,200107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,3541
Bulls——1,63097.46/cwt95.00–100.001,5893
Bulls——1,44490.54/cwt89.00–94.001,3077
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——690.29/head665.00–744.006907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——893.50/head875.00–912.008942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——737.50/head700.00–775.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2—690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
BullsMedium and Large 2—340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
BullsMedium and Large 3—371173.02/cwt167.00–175.006428
BullsMedium and Large 3—433162.55/cwt160.00–165.007046
BullsMedium and Large 3—322177.59/cwt175.00–182.005725
BullsMedium and Large 3—574140.00/cwt140.00–140.008044
BullsMedium and Large 2—529151.46/cwt150.00–155.008019
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 3—428148.10/cwt145.00–150.006348
HeifersMedium and Large 2—477147.91/cwt147.00–151.0070614
HeifersMedium and Large 2—366160.00/cwt160.00–160.005864
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
HeifersMedium and Large 3—500137.00/cwt137.00–137.006851
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617138.43/cwt135.00–140.008547
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471140.54/cwt137.00–144.0066213
HeifersMedium and Large 2—414154.17/cwt152.00–157.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575127.34/cwt125.00–130.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—587152.00/cwt152.00–152.008926
BullsMedium and Large 2—358179.48/cwt177.00–182.006432
BullsMedium and Large 3—475151.25/cwt149.00–152.007184
BullsMedium and Large 1—569151.61/cwt150.00–152.008635
BullsMedium and Large 2—633140.65/cwt140.00–142.008903
BullsMedium and Large 2—469161.18/cwt157.00–165.007568
BullsMedium and Large 1—520159.22/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.