Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 91, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $153.73/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$153.73

170 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$7.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	365	159.63	582	25
Medium and Large 2	460	153.08	704	60
Medium and Large 1	540	152.45	824	85

One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale170 hd

153.73

—

AL average16 barns · 2,150 hd

152.02

+1.71

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	1,783	106.49	1,899	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	80.97	1,071	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	78.45	928	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	65.64	657	56

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$857	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1	—	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	209.51/cwt	207.00–215.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.24/cwt	167.00–177.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	129.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.06/cwt	150.00–159.00	796	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	144.59/cwt	142.00–145.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	139.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	159.62/cwt	157.00–162.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	165.13/cwt	165.00–167.00	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.65/cwt	156.00–162.00	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	179.24/cwt	175.00–182.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	174.00/cwt	170.00–177.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	178.20/cwt	175.00–182.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	199.50/cwt	197.00–202.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	172.98/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	157.38/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	198.52/cwt	192.00–202.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.73/cwt	162.00–172.00	882	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	175.67/cwt	175.00–177.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	995	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	77.66/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,058	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	70.16/cwt	68.00–73.00	744	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	64.14/cwt	62.00–67.00	639	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	57.55/cwt	55.00–61.00	499	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	79.64/cwt	78.00–82.00	961	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	86.02/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,131	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	81.61/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,064	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	75.24/cwt	74.00–77.00	861	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	84.71/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,039	7
Bulls	—	—	1,543	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,505	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	113.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	104.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	2,015	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	857.00/head	825.00–875.00	857	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	148.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	189.24/cwt	182.00–192.00	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	204.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	184.17/cwt	180.00–185.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	138.00/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	153.79/cwt	152.00–155.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	165.13/cwt	162.00–167.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	143.99/cwt	142.00–146.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	152.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	158.37/cwt	156.00–162.00	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	179.73/cwt	179.00–181.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	200.72/cwt	200.00–202.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	191.62/cwt	190.00–197.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	185.24/cwt	185.00–187.00	672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	165.23/cwt	165.00–167.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	172.34/cwt	170.00–177.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.43/cwt	155.00–162.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	164.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	147.07/cwt	142.00–150.00	850	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	155.12/cwt	152.00–157.00	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	827	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 1,041Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 124Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	147.00	147.00
6	—	465	185.00–195.00	190.05
3	—	673	170.00	170.00
3	—	372	207.00–215.00	209.51
3	—	517	180.00–190.00	185.05
5	—	560	175.00–182.00	178.20
2	—	420	197.00–202.00	199.50
3	—	630	169.00–175.00	172.98
5	—	723	152.00–160.00	157.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	202.00	202.00
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
5	—	467	175.00–182.00	179.24
3	—	507	170.00–177.00	174.00
3	—	668	152.00	152.00
1	—	720	143.00	143.00
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	157.00	157.00
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	185.00–190.00	187.43
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
1	—	390	227.00	227.00
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	167.00–177.00	172.24
5	—	732	125.00–132.00	129.42
3	—	682	130.00–135.00	133.33
30	—	520	150.00–159.00	153.06
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
6	—	620	140.00–145.00	142.49
11	—	574	145.00–152.00	149.00
2	—	383	177.00–180.00	178.49
16	—	467	156.00–162.00	158.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
7	—	524	142.00–145.00	144.59
9	—	571	135.00–142.00	139.64
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
15	—	357	165.00–167.00	165.13
3	—	622	130.00–135.00	133.39
10	—	479	150.00–155.00	152.66
14	—	414	156.00–162.00	158.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	157.00–162.00	159.62
3	—	277	167.00	167.00
5	—	437	152.00–155.00	153.79
7	—	326	162.00–167.00	165.13
2	—	458	142.00–146.00	143.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
2	—	670	140.00–142.00	141.00
4	—	422	179.00–181.00	179.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	142.00–145.00	143.00
3	—	378	192.00–202.00	198.52
7	—	621	145.00–155.00	148.86
7	—	523	162.00–172.00	168.73
10	—	416	182.00–192.00	189.24
3	—	323	200.00–210.00	204.14
2	—	770	132.00–135.00	133.47
3	—	727	132.00–142.00	138.00
4	—	576	155.00–162.00	158.43
27	—	473	170.00–180.00	174.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	175.00–177.00	175.67
2	—	603	165.00	165.00
1	—	360	205.00	205.00
1	—	415	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	140.00–150.00	148.03
6	—	331	180.00–185.00	184.17
2	—	233	202.00	202.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	388	172.00–175.00	173.53
5	—	433	162.00–167.00	164.61
3	—	470	155.00	155.00
2	—	270	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	200.00–202.00	200.72
7	—	315	190.00–197.00	191.62
9	—	363	185.00–187.00	185.24
9	—	460	165.00–167.00	165.23
6	—	426	170.00–177.00	172.34
1	—	695	132.00	132.00
10	—	578	142.00–150.00	147.07
9	—	522	152.00–157.00	155.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,362	76.00–78.00	77.66
2	—	1,315	85.00–87.00	86.02
10	—	1,304	79.00–84.00	81.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,061	68.00–73.00	70.16
19	—	996	62.00–67.00	64.14
11	—	867	55.00–61.00	57.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,207	78.00–82.00	79.64
21	—	1,145	74.00–77.00	75.24
7	—	1,227	84.00–85.00	84.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	95.00–100.00	97.56
5	—	1,791	110.00–117.00	113.38
5	—	1,920	102.00–108.00	104.96

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–875.00	857.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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