Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 98.00 cwt and high dressing bulls up to 125.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $172.09/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −31.02 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.

Average price

$172.09

100 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$17.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	176.14	884	52
Medium and Large 2	490	168.51	825	44
Medium and Large 3	494	158.75	784	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.39/cwt here — about $101 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $182.39, median $203.11 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale100 hd

172.09

—

AL average15 barns · 1,572 hd

160.63

+11.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

203.11

−31.02

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	1,819	110.47	2,009	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	85.51	1,088	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	82.91	840	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	81.77	1,284	9thin

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)	—	$1,205	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$981	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	148.69/cwt	146.00–154.00	998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	176.07/cwt	175.00–177.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	152.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	162.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	215.98/cwt	215.00–217.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,167	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	181.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	176.03/cwt	175.00–177.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	155.81/cwt	153.00–157.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	217.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	174.06/cwt	170.00–177.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	162.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	202.58/cwt	197.00–207.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	971	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	82.91/cwt	81.00–85.00	840	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	80.83/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,284	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	83.65/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	86.45/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,137	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	93.06/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,196	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	82.54/cwt	80.00–84.00	997	19
Bulls	—	—	1,905	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	2,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	117.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	109.60/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,885	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	981.25/head	950.00–1,075.00	981	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,205.00/head	1,205.00–1,205.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.02/cwt	164.00–170.00	785	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	226.37/cwt	222.00–230.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	183.81/cwt	172.00–192.00	779	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	168.54/cwt	165.00–173.00	885	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	158.83/cwt	157.00–161.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	154.77/cwt	152.00–160.00	956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	170.47/cwt	168.00–172.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	879	3

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 1,038Year ago 766

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 152Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 34Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	147.00	147.00
9	—	671	146.00–154.00	148.69
6	—	575	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
2	—	668	135.00–140.00	137.55
4	—	570	147.00–155.00	152.26
5	—	516	157.00–161.00	158.83
9	—	461	160.00–168.00	161.54
4	—	409	168.00–172.00	170.47
3	—	622	140.00–142.00	141.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	120.00–125.00	122.47
12	—	464	150.00–157.00	153.50
7	—	530	145.00–152.00	147.67
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
2	—	370	165.00–167.00	166.00
2	—	275	175.00–177.00	176.07
8	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.36
1	—	565	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
4	—	431	157.00	157.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	152.00	152.00
2	—	578	170.00–175.00	172.58
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
1	—	655	158.00	158.00
5	—	610	160.00–168.00	162.84
8	—	778	150.00	150.00
2	—	518	175.00–177.00	176.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	197.00	197.00
1	—	620	177.00	177.00
2	—	763	165.00	165.00
2	—	408	215.00–217.00	215.98
6	—	596	180.00–182.00	181.67
1	—	715	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	685	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	153.00–157.00	155.81
12	—	473	164.00–170.00	166.02
2	—	375	205.00	205.00
11	—	424	172.00–192.00	183.81
3	—	668	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
10	—	534	155.00–160.00	157.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	215.00–220.00	217.38
11	—	463	170.00–177.00	174.06
4	—	568	160.00–165.00	162.00
6	—	411	197.00–207.00	202.58
5	—	661	142.00–150.00	146.85
3	—	323	222.00–230.00	226.37
16	—	525	165.00–173.00	168.54
4	—	618	152.00–160.00	154.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	81.00–85.00	82.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	80.00–82.00	80.83
3	—	1,533	83.00–84.00	83.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,315	85.00–89.00	86.45
4	—	1,285	91.00–95.00	93.06
19	—	1,208	80.00–84.00	82.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	104.00–106.00	105.01
2	—	1,930	116.00–120.00	117.66
4	—	1,720	108.00–111.00	109.60

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)	4	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	981.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,205.00	1,205.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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