Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.31/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$170.31

158 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	173.61	1,018	96
Medium and Large 2	488	172.66	843	18thin
Medium and Large 1	592	163.20	966	38
Medium and Large 3	515	155.63	801	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.97/cwt here — about $217 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 sale158 hd

170.31

—

AL average15 barns · 1,299 hd

162.64

+7.67

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	—	Average	1,647	95.87	1,579	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	65.31	1,038	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	61.51	712	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	46.36	464	24

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)	—	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$640	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	153.34/cwt	152.00–156.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	174.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	157.44/cwt	150.00–159.00	973	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	183.07/cwt	180.00–187.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	140.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	145.24/cwt	145.00–147.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	950	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,166	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	161.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,091	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	164.34/cwt	160.00–168.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	176.34/cwt	175.00–177.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	203.53/cwt	197.00–207.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	148.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.83/cwt	167.00–170.00	802	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	183.55/cwt	177.00–187.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	68.27/cwt	67.00–70.00	829	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	63.16/cwt	61.00–66.00	766	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	40.23/cwt	39.00–42.00	397	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	51.79/cwt	50.00–54.00	577	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.19/cwt	45.00–46.00	418	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	64.64/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	56.48/cwt	55.00–60.00	607	14
Bulls	—	—	1,634	95.91/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,567	7
Bulls	—	—	1,969	101.79/cwt	100.00–103.00	2,004	4
Bulls	—	—	1,346	89.89/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,210	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	639.67/head	570.00–732.00	640	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–900.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.20/cwt	167.00–175.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	179.60/cwt	177.00–182.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	159.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.31/cwt	137.00–142.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	144.37/cwt	142.00–147.00	618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	191.52/cwt	190.00–192.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	162.72/cwt	162.00–165.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	149.41/cwt	147.00–155.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	190.66/cwt	187.00–197.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	171.69/cwt	167.00–175.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	181.11/cwt	177.00–186.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	141.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	151.23/cwt	147.00–155.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	142.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	750	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	900	2

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 939Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 85Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 28Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	152.00–156.00	153.34
2	—	450	175.00	175.00
7	—	434	185.00	185.00
1	—	350	192.00	192.00
4	—	519	165.00–167.00	165.98
1	—	645	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	140.00–143.00	141.22
6	—	515	170.00–180.00	174.29
12	—	618	150.00–159.00	157.44
4	—	463	180.00–187.00	183.07
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
1	—	675	142.00	142.00
3	—	577	160.00–168.00	164.34
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	473	160.00–167.00	163.41
2	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.49
1	—	330	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	522	182.00	182.00
13	—	777	150.00	150.00
11	—	456	190.00	190.00
8	—	565	177.00	177.00
21	—	677	160.00–165.00	161.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	175.00–177.00	176.34
2	—	640	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	157.00	157.00
9	—	509	140.00–145.00	140.55
8	—	422	149.00	149.00
8	—	467	145.00–147.00	145.24
18	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.96
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	617	125.00–130.00	128.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	607	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
7	—	661	125.00–130.00	128.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	157.00	157.00
10	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.01
13	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.94
14	—	428	142.00–147.00	144.37
17	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.30
3	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	197.00–207.00	203.53
3	—	558	147.00–152.00	148.67
1	—	695	134.00	134.00
11	—	478	167.00–170.00	167.83
9	—	429	177.00–187.00	183.55
3	—	615	137.00–142.00	140.31
4	—	381	187.00–197.00	190.66
2	—	525	165.00–167.00	165.98
2	—	723	122.00–127.00	124.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	167.00–175.00	170.20
4	—	320	177.00–182.00	179.60
9	—	420	157.00–165.00	159.89
8	—	473	147.00–155.00	149.41
1	—	280	187.00	187.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
9	—	525	135.00–145.00	142.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	190.00–192.00	191.52
4	—	466	162.00–165.00	162.72
4	—	629	130.00–135.00	131.70
1	—	295	202.00	202.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
6	—	420	167.00–175.00	171.69
7	—	368	177.00–186.00	181.11
8	—	564	137.00–145.00	141.08
9	—	514	147.00–155.00	151.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	447	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	67.00–70.00	68.27
14	—	1,213	61.00–66.00	63.16
14	—	1,074	55.00–60.00	56.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	39.00–42.00	40.23
8	—	1,114	50.00–54.00	51.79
11	—	925	45.00–46.00	45.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,556	62.00–66.00	64.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,634	94.00–99.00	95.91
4	—	1,969	100.00–103.00	101.79
4	—	1,346	87.00–92.00	89.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	570.00–732.00	639.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle