Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-08-29

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
35 vs last sale 1,038 307 vs year ago 766 · +40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
32 vs last sale 152 67 vs year ago 117 · +57.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
9 vs last sale 34 75 vs year ago 118 · 63.6%
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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 15 comparable sales and sits 30.24 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502176.1488452
Medium and Large 2490168.5182544
Medium and Large 3494158.757844thin
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

15 sales
226207187167median 202.3301/0502/1604/1306/0107/27
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 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 median15 sales
202.33
−30.24
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
BullsLow1,819110.472,0098thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27385.511,08851
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01382.918406thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57081.771,2849thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2051thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9814thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added705147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0362
HeifersMedium and Large 1760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
SteersMedium and Large 2705152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 2738122.47/cwt120.00–125.009042
HeifersMedium and Large 2464153.50/cwt150.00–157.0071212
HeifersMedium and Large 3395162.00/cwt162.00–162.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2530147.67/cwt145.00–152.007837
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added671148.69/cwt146.00–154.009989
SteersMedium and Large 1450197.00/cwt197.00–197.008871
HeifersMedium and Large 2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 2330175.00/cwt175.00–175.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2370166.00/cwt165.00–167.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 2275176.07/cwt175.00–177.004842
SteersMedium and Large 2578172.58/cwt170.00–175.009982
SteersMedium and Large 2470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
SteersMedium and Large 2655158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0351
SteersMedium and Large 1620177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 1668137.55/cwt135.00–140.009192
HeifersMedium and Large 1570152.26/cwt147.00–155.008684
SteersMedium and Large 2610162.84/cwt160.00–168.009935
SteersMedium and Large 1763165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2592
SteersMedium and Large 1408215.98/cwt215.00–217.008812
SteersMedium and Large 2778150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1678
SteersMedium and Large 1596181.67/cwt180.00–182.001,0836
SteersMedium and Large 2518176.03/cwt175.00–177.009122
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,23314
SteersMedium and Large 1715167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1941
BullsMedium and Large 2558155.81/cwt153.00–157.008695
BullsMedium and Large 1377217.38/cwt215.00–220.008203
BullsMedium and Large 1463174.06/cwt170.00–177.0080611
BullsMedium and Large 1568162.00/cwt160.00–165.009204
BullsMedium and Large 1411202.58/cwt197.00–207.008336
BullsMedium and Large 1661146.85/cwt142.00–150.009715
CowsLean 85-90%1,01382.91/cwt81.00–85.008406
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58880.83/cwt80.00–82.001,2846
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53383.65/cwt83.00–84.001,2823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31586.45/cwt85.00–89.001,13728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28593.06/cwt91.00–95.001,1964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20882.54/cwt80.00–84.0099719
Bulls1,905105.01/cwt104.00–106.002,0002
Bulls1,930117.66/cwt116.00–120.002,2712
Bulls1,720109.60/cwt108.00–111.001,8854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2981.25/head950.00–1,075.009814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205.00/head1,205.00–1,205.001,2051
BullsMedium and Large 3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2473166.02/cwt164.00–170.0078512
BullsMedium and Large 2375205.00/cwt205.00–205.007692
BullsMedium and Large 3505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
BullsMedium and Large 1323226.37/cwt222.00–230.007313
BullsMedium and Large 2424183.81/cwt172.00–192.0077911
BullsMedium and Large 2668140.00/cwt140.00–140.009353
BullsMedium and Large 1525168.54/cwt165.00–173.0088516
HeifersMedium and Large 1516158.83/cwt157.00–161.008205
BullsMedium and Large 1618154.77/cwt152.00–160.009564
BullsMedium and Large 3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
BullsMedium and Large 2325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 1461161.54/cwt160.00–168.007459
HeifersMedium and Large 2423162.36/cwt160.00–165.006878
HeifersMedium and Large 1409170.47/cwt168.00–172.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 3475147.00/cwt147.00–147.006981
BullsMedium and Large 3415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
BullsMedium and Large 2534157.63/cwt155.00–160.0084210
HeifersMedium and Large 2565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008021
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009206
HeifersMedium and Large 3431157.00/cwt157.00–157.006774
HeifersMedium and Large 3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
HeifersMedium and Large 1622141.31/cwt140.00–142.008793

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.