Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-09-19

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 19
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,059 head
30 vs last sale 1,089 259 vs year ago 800 · +32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
66 vs last sale 221 70 vs year ago 85 · +82.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
2 vs last sale 59 12 vs year ago 49 · +24.5%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499152.3376068
Medium and Large 3446146.8365460
Medium and Large 2516143.8174254
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,709100.621,72016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42579.251,12924
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19777.1492351
CowsLean 85-90%Low96058.7256424

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,0083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9718
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,1504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,1004thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1671131.21/cwt130.00–135.008804
SteersMedium and Large 3605137.50/cwt135.00–140.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 2619132.00/cwt130.00–135.008177
HeifersMedium and Large 3477142.66/cwt140.00–145.0068012
HeifersMedium and Large 3275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
HeifersMedium and Large 2512144.31/cwt142.00–145.0073924
HeifersMedium and Large 2407155.52/cwt155.00–157.006334
HeifersMedium and Large 2467149.76/cwt147.00–152.0069912
HeifersMedium and Large 2559138.03/cwt135.00–140.007724
HeifersMedium and Large 3313160.82/cwt157.00–162.505037
HeifersMedium and Large 3526138.33/cwt135.00–140.007288
HeifersMedium and Large 3424149.74/cwt147.00–152.0063521
HeifersMedium and Large 1615140.27/cwt137.00–141.008637
HeifersMedium and Large 1513151.48/cwt147.00–154.0077716
HeifersMedium and Large 1477155.74/cwt155.00–160.007437
HeifersMedium and Large 3580130.68/cwt130.00–132.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 3693119.00/cwt118.00–120.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 3384154.36/cwt152.00–157.005936
BullsMedium and Large 1772134.46/cwt132.00–138.001,0384
BullsMedium and Large 1624142.96/cwt142.00–147.008925
SteersMedium and Large 1591164.99/cwt162.00–166.009754
HeifersMedium and Large 2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 2695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
HeifersMedium and Large 1550145.33/cwt142.00–147.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 1377166.00/cwt166.00–166.0062610
SteersMedium and Large 2629145.00/cwt145.00–145.009126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517167.47/cwt166.00–170.0086640
SteersMedium and Large 2483172.51/cwt170.00–175.008332
SteersMedium and Large 2595157.00/cwt157.00–157.009341
SteersMedium and Large 2410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007384
SteersMedium and Large 3505152.48/cwt150.00–155.007702
SteersMedium and Large 1665152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0111
SteersMedium and Large 1455187.00/cwt187.00–187.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2528161.98/cwt160.00–165.008554
SteersMedium and Large 2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1563154.19/cwt152.00–157.0086811
BullsMedium and Large 1514163.65/cwt160.00–167.008418
BullsMedium and Large 1730137.48/cwt135.00–140.001,0042
BullsMedium and Large 1470170.09/cwt170.00–172.0079922
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy316218.57/cwt217.00–222.006917
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
CowsLean 85-90%90353.45/cwt50.00–55.0048311
CowsLean 85-90%1,04965.92/cwt64.00–69.006928
CowsLean 85-90%94258.80/cwt56.00–62.005545
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35083.54/cwt82.00–87.001,1287
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45178.59/cwt76.00–80.001,14012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46874.83/cwt74.00–75.001,0995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21777.70/cwt75.00–80.0094625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08971.69/cwt69.00–74.0078114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28182.33/cwt81.00–86.001,05512
Bulls1,48596.18/cwt94.00–99.001,4287
Bulls2,100110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,3102
Bulls1,821102.39/cwt100.00–105.001,8657
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910.67/head825.00–989.009116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,043.75/head975.00–1,075.001,0444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,008.33/head925.00–1,075.001,0083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,150.00/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150.00/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
BullsMedium and Large 3473155.19/cwt152.00–157.007345
BullsMedium and Large 3581132.53/cwt130.00–135.007704
BullsMedium and Large 3273193.79/cwt190.00–197.005292
BullsMedium and Large 1674140.75/cwt140.00–142.009494
BullsMedium and Large 1405184.66/cwt182.00–187.007483
BullsMedium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
BullsMedium and Large 2282202.28/cwt200.00–205.005703
BullsMedium and Large 2436174.62/cwt170.00–177.0076111
BullsMedium and Large 2567145.48/cwt142.00–147.008256
BullsMedium and Large 3520145.41/cwt140.00–147.5075612
BullsMedium and Large 3380172.46/cwt170.00–175.006556
BullsMedium and Large 3429162.26/cwt160.00–165.006967
BullsMedium and Large 2481164.59/cwt160.00–167.507929
BullsMedium and Large 2625138.01/cwt135.00–140.008638
BullsMedium and Large 1333211.01/cwt210.00–212.007032
BullsMedium and Large 2312193.32/cwt190.00–195.006033
BullsMedium and Large 2521154.59/cwt150.00–158.0080519
BullsMedium and Large 2372182.00/cwt182.00–182.006776
HeifersMedium and Large 1718125.94/cwt123.00–130.009043
HeifersMedium and Large 1432158.13/cwt158.00–160.0068316
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy452167.00/cwt167.00–167.007552
BullsMedium and Large 1370193.22/cwt192.00–195.007155

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.