Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $147.99/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$147.99

182 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	152.33	760	68
Medium and Large 3	446	146.83	654	60
Medium and Large 2	516	143.81	742	54

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $18 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 sale182 hd

147.99

—

AL average15 barns · 1,852 hd

146.64

+1.35

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	1,709	100.62	1,720	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	79.25	1,129	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	77.14	923	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	58.72	564	24

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,044	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,008	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$971	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	671	131.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	144.31/cwt	142.00–145.00	739	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	155.52/cwt	155.00–157.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.76/cwt	147.00–152.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	160.82/cwt	157.00–162.50	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	149.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.27/cwt	137.00–141.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	151.48/cwt	147.00–154.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	154.36/cwt	152.00–157.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	134.46/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.96/cwt	142.00–147.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	164.99/cwt	162.00–166.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	145.33/cwt	142.00–147.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	167.47/cwt	166.00–170.00	866	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	161.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	154.19/cwt	152.00–157.00	868	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	163.65/cwt	160.00–167.00	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.09/cwt	170.00–172.00	799	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	316	218.57/cwt	217.00–222.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	53.45/cwt	50.00–55.00	483	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	65.92/cwt	64.00–69.00	692	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	58.80/cwt	56.00–62.00	554	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	83.54/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,128	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	78.59/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,140	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	74.83/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,099	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	77.70/cwt	75.00–80.00	946	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	71.69/cwt	69.00–74.00	781	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	82.33/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,055	12
Bulls	—	—	1,485	96.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,428	7
Bulls	—	—	2,100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	102.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,865	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.67/head	825.00–989.00	911	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.75/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,044	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,008.33/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,008	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	155.19/cwt	152.00–157.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	193.79/cwt	190.00–197.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	140.75/cwt	140.00–142.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	184.66/cwt	182.00–187.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	202.28/cwt	200.00–205.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	174.62/cwt	170.00–177.00	761	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	145.48/cwt	142.00–147.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	145.41/cwt	140.00–147.50	756	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	164.59/cwt	160.00–167.50	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	193.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	154.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	805	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	125.94/cwt	123.00–130.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.13/cwt	158.00–160.00	683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	193.22/cwt	192.00–195.00	715	5

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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 1,089Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 221Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 59Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	130.00–135.00	131.21
7	—	615	137.00–141.00	140.27
16	—	513	147.00–154.00	151.48
7	—	477	155.00–160.00	155.74
3	—	550	142.00–147.00	145.33
10	—	377	166.00	166.00
3	—	718	123.00–130.00	125.94
16	—	432	158.00–160.00	158.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
7	—	619	130.00–135.00	132.00
24	—	512	142.00–145.00	144.31
4	—	407	155.00–157.00	155.52
12	—	467	147.00–152.00	149.76
4	—	559	135.00–140.00	138.03
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	140.00–145.00	142.66
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
7	—	313	157.00–162.50	160.82
8	—	526	135.00–140.00	138.33
21	—	424	147.00–152.00	149.74
3	—	580	130.00–132.00	130.68
2	—	693	118.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	384	152.00–157.00	154.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	505	150.00–155.00	152.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	162.00–166.00	164.99
1	—	665	152.00	152.00
1	—	455	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	145.00	145.00
2	—	483	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	—	595	157.00	157.00
4	—	410	180.00	180.00
4	—	528	160.00–165.00	161.98
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	517	166.00–170.00	167.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	772	132.00–138.00	134.46
5	—	624	142.00–147.00	142.96
11	—	563	152.00–157.00	154.19
8	—	514	160.00–167.00	163.65
2	—	730	135.00–140.00	137.48
22	—	470	170.00–172.00	170.09
4	—	674	140.00–142.00	140.75
3	—	405	182.00–187.00	184.66
2	—	333	210.00–212.00	211.01
5	—	370	192.00–195.00	193.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	217.00–222.00	218.57
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	152.00–157.00	155.19
4	—	581	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	273	190.00–197.00	193.79
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
12	—	520	140.00–147.50	145.41
6	—	380	170.00–175.00	172.46
7	—	429	160.00–165.00	162.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	200.00–205.00	202.28
11	—	436	170.00–177.00	174.62
6	—	567	142.00–147.00	145.48
9	—	481	160.00–167.50	164.59
8	—	625	135.00–140.00	138.01
3	—	312	190.00–195.00	193.32
19	—	521	150.00–158.00	154.59
6	—	372	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	903	50.00–55.00	53.45
8	—	1,049	64.00–69.00	65.92
5	—	942	56.00–62.00	58.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,350	82.00–87.00	83.54
12	—	1,451	76.00–80.00	78.59
5	—	1,468	74.00–75.00	74.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,217	75.00–80.00	77.70
14	—	1,089	69.00–74.00	71.69
12	—	1,281	81.00–86.00	82.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,485	94.00–99.00	96.18
2	—	2,100	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,821	100.00–105.00	102.39

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)	6	—	—	825.00–989.00	910.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,043.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,008.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>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

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How this sale compares

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