Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-08-08

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 8
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
967 head
209 vs last sale 758 94 vs year ago 873 · +10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
76 vs last sale 129 90 vs year ago 115 · +78.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
11 vs last sale 52 17 vs year ago 58 · 29.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 92, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $150.64/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$150.64
157 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.78
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565156.5888524
Medium and Large 1518152.3478964
Medium and Large 2506148.0674945
Medium and Large 3466145.0367624
One grade step is worth $11.56/cwt here — about $208 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 sale157 hd
150.64
AL average14 barns · 1,836 hd
144.86
+5.78
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
BullsLow1,646102.951,69517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16278.5191275
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43778.201,12418
CowsLean 85-90%Low99759.7559663

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)$8852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,3506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0676

Every lot, as filed

95 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
SteersMedium and Large 3285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
SteersMedium and Large 2305206.02/cwt205.00–207.006282
SteersMedium and Large 3473167.72/cwt167.00–170.007934
HeifersMedium and Large 1520152.93/cwt150.00–155.0079514
SteersMedium and Large 3355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006461
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added515187.00/cwt187.00–187.009631
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added473195.00/cwt195.00–195.009224
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added420205.00/cwt205.00–205.008611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553157.00/cwt157.00–157.0086819
SteersMedium and Large 3590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 1678136.68/cwt135.00–137.509273
HeifersMedium and Large 1467155.36/cwt153.00–157.0072622
HeifersMedium and Large 1422159.60/cwt158.00–162.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 1395167.00/cwt167.00–167.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2585140.56/cwt140.00–142.0082214
HeifersMedium and Large 1631140.97/cwt140.00–145.008907
HeifersMedium and Large 2520146.01/cwt145.00–147.007592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009465
HeifersMedium and Large 2615133.72/cwt130.00–135.008224
HeifersMedium and Large 1735127.00/cwt127.00–127.009331
HeifersMedium and Large 3578135.00/cwt135.00–135.007802
HeifersMedium and Large 1558149.33/cwt145.00–152.508336
SteersMedium and Large 3418174.76/cwt172.00–177.007304
SteersMedium and Large 2435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
SteersMedium and Large 3335196.00/cwt195.00–197.006572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,06729
SteersMedium and Large 2610157.00/cwt157.00–157.009581
SteersMedium and Large 2523164.51/cwt162.00–167.008602
SteersMedium and Large 2658150.00/cwt150.00–150.009872
SteersMedium and Large 1400196.00/cwt195.00–197.007842
SteersMedium and Large 3535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added703157.99/cwt156.00–160.001,1112
SteersMedium and Large 1680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 1450186.33/cwt182.00–190.008383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,10811
SteersMedium and Large 1624161.00/cwt160.00–162.001,0059
SteersMedium and Large 2464177.32/cwt175.00–180.008234
SteersMedium and Large 1519176.78/cwt172.00–182.009177
SteersMedium and Large 1385202.79/cwt200.00–205.007815
SteersMedium and Large 1574168.93/cwt167.00–175.009704
BullsMedium and Large 2642138.37/cwt136.00–142.008885
BullsMedium and Large 1377195.41/cwt192.00–200.007377
BullsMedium and Large 1230230.00/cwt230.00–230.005291
BullsMedium and Large 1415182.00/cwt182.00–182.007552
BullsMedium and Large 1325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
BullsMedium and Large 1559152.35/cwt152.00–155.0085217
CowsLean 85-90%92853.49/cwt50.00–56.0049622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15073.46/cwt70.00–76.0084531
CowsLean 85-90%1,07865.96/cwt64.00–69.0071121
CowsLean 85-90%98760.13/cwt57.00–63.0059320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33980.18/cwt78.00–83.001,0748
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49874.42/cwt72.00–77.001,1158
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58585.39/cwt85.00–86.001,3532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20086.41/cwt84.00–90.001,03715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15679.81/cwt77.00–83.0092329
Bulls1,46092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3431
Bulls1,936110.02/cwt108.00–112.002,1304
Bulls1,565101.50/cwt99.00–104.001,58812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350.00/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,025.00/head975.00–1,075.001,0254
BullsMedium and Large 3475152.00/cwt152.00–152.007221
BullsMedium and Large 3523146.36/cwt142.00–150.007653
BullsMedium and Large 3424162.27/cwt160.00–165.006884
BullsMedium and Large 1517166.37/cwt160.00–170.0086014
BullsMedium and Large 1470171.38/cwt170.00–177.0080510
BullsMedium and Large 1626147.81/cwt145.00–150.009256
HeifersMedium and Large 3385152.00/cwt152.00–152.005852
HeifersMedium and Large 3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 2394162.44/cwt162.00–163.006409
HeifersMedium and Large 2720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 2422156.65/cwt155.00–157.006616
HeifersMedium and Large 2475150.45/cwt150.00–152.007159
BullsMedium and Large 1708137.51/cwt135.00–140.009742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy610147.00/cwt147.00–147.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy462163.00/cwt163.00–163.007536
HeifersMedium and Large 3524138.39/cwt135.00–140.007255
HeifersMedium and Large 3419147.95/cwt147.00–152.006205
HeifersMedium and Large 3471145.55/cwt142.00–147.006869
BullsMedium and Large 2310190.98/cwt190.00–192.005922
BullsMedium and Large 3323180.99/cwt180.00–182.005852
BullsMedium and Large 2572149.15/cwt143.00–151.008537
BullsMedium and Large 2371182.77/cwt182.00–185.006784
BullsMedium and Large 2426172.63/cwt170.00–177.007359
BullsMedium and Large 3380172.93/cwt170.00–177.006573
BullsMedium and Large 2482166.71/cwt162.00–168.0080410
BullsMedium and Large 2683135.00/cwt135.00–135.009223
BullsMedium and Large 3265192.00/cwt192.00–192.005091
BullsMedium and Large 3590136.01/cwt135.00–137.008022
BullsMedium and Large 2520155.65/cwt155.00–157.008093
BullsMedium and Large 1673141.35/cwt136.00–145.0095123

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.