Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	156.58	885	24
Medium and Large 1	518	152.34	789	64
Medium and Large 2	506	148.06	749	45
Medium and Large 3	466	145.03	676	24

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,646	102.95	1,695	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	78.51	912	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	78.20	1,124	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	59.75	596	63

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$885	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,067	6

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	167.72/cwt	167.00–170.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	868	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	136.68/cwt	135.00–137.50	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.36/cwt	153.00–157.00	726	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.60/cwt	158.00–162.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	140.56/cwt	140.00–142.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	140.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	133.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	149.33/cwt	145.00–152.50	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	174.76/cwt	172.00–177.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,067	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	164.51/cwt	162.00–167.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	186.33/cwt	182.00–190.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	177.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	176.78/cwt	172.00–182.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	202.79/cwt	200.00–205.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	168.93/cwt	167.00–175.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	138.37/cwt	136.00–142.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.41/cwt	192.00–200.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	152.35/cwt	152.00–155.00	852	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	53.49/cwt	50.00–56.00	496	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	73.46/cwt	70.00–76.00	845	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	65.96/cwt	64.00–69.00	711	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	60.13/cwt	57.00–63.00	593	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	80.18/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,074	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	74.42/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,115	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	85.39/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,353	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	86.41/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,037	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	79.81/cwt	77.00–83.00	923	29
Bulls	—	—	1,460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,343	1
Bulls	—	—	1,936	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	2,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	101.50/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,588	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	146.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	162.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	166.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	860	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	805	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	162.44/cwt	162.00–163.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	156.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.45/cwt	150.00–152.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	147.95/cwt	147.00–152.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	145.55/cwt	142.00–147.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	149.15/cwt	143.00–151.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	182.77/cwt	182.00–185.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	172.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	172.93/cwt	170.00–177.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	166.71/cwt	162.00–168.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	141.35/cwt	136.00–145.00	951	23

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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 967Last week 758Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 129Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 52Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
4	—	473	167.00–170.00	167.72
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
4	—	418	172.00–177.00	174.76
2	—	335	195.00–197.00	196.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	205.00–207.00	206.02
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
2	—	523	162.00–167.00	164.51
2	—	658	150.00	150.00
4	—	464	175.00–180.00	177.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	182.00	182.00
1	—	515	187.00	187.00
4	—	473	195.00	195.00
1	—	420	205.00	205.00
2	—	703	156.00–160.00	157.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	586	182.00	182.00
11	—	633	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	195.00–197.00	196.00
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
3	—	450	182.00–190.00	186.33
9	—	624	160.00–162.00	161.00
7	—	519	172.00–182.00	176.78
5	—	385	200.00–205.00	202.79
4	—	574	167.00–175.00	168.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	150.00–155.00	152.93
3	—	678	135.00–137.50	136.68
22	—	467	153.00–157.00	155.36
3	—	422	158.00–162.00	159.60
1	—	395	167.00	167.00
7	—	631	140.00–145.00	140.97
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
6	—	558	145.00–152.50	149.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	553	157.00	157.00
5	—	610	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	585	140.00–142.00	140.56
2	—	520	145.00–147.00	146.01
4	—	615	130.00–135.00	133.72
9	—	394	162.00–163.00	162.44
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
6	—	422	155.00–157.00	156.65
9	—	475	150.00–152.00	150.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	135.00	135.00
2	—	385	152.00	152.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
5	—	524	135.00–140.00	138.39
5	—	419	147.00–152.00	147.95
9	—	471	142.00–147.00	145.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	147.00	147.00
6	—	462	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	136.00–142.00	138.37
2	—	310	190.00–192.00	190.98
7	—	572	143.00–151.00	149.15
4	—	371	182.00–185.00	182.77
9	—	426	170.00–177.00	172.63
10	—	482	162.00–168.00	166.71
3	—	683	135.00	135.00
3	—	520	155.00–157.00	155.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	192.00–200.00	195.41
1	—	230	230.00	230.00
2	—	415	182.00	182.00
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
17	—	559	152.00–155.00	152.35
14	—	517	160.00–170.00	166.37
10	—	470	170.00–177.00	171.38
6	—	626	145.00–150.00	147.81
2	—	708	135.00–140.00	137.51
23	—	673	136.00–145.00	141.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	152.00	152.00
3	—	523	142.00–150.00	146.36
4	—	424	160.00–165.00	162.27
2	—	323	180.00–182.00	180.99
3	—	380	170.00–177.00	172.93
1	—	265	192.00	192.00
2	—	590	135.00–137.00	136.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	928	50.00–56.00	53.49
21	—	1,078	64.00–69.00	65.96
20	—	987	57.00–63.00	60.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,150	70.00–76.00	73.46
15	—	1,200	84.00–90.00	86.41
29	—	1,156	77.00–83.00	79.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,339	78.00–83.00	80.18
8	—	1,498	72.00–77.00	74.42
2	—	1,585	85.00–86.00	85.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,936	108.00–112.00	110.02
12	—	1,565	99.00–104.00	101.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00

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

Heifers · 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