Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $132.76/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$132.76

96 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$6.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	136.18	753	38
Medium and Large 3	480	132.19	635	24
Medium and Large 2	547	129.34	707	34

One grade step is worth $6.84/cwt here — about $46 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 sale96 hd

132.76

—

AL average16 barns · 1,488 hd

136.88

−4.12

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	1,756	89.80	1,577	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	65.60	957	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	64.88	777	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	51.76	528	40

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)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$987	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$742	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,256	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$636	14

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	592	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.42/cwt	140.00–142.00	727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	140.15/cwt	137.00–144.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	127.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	164.54/cwt	162.00–167.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.77/cwt	150.00–157.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	174.60/cwt	172.00–177.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	163.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	153.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	119.74/cwt	118.00–125.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	116.27/cwt	112.00–120.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	130.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.67/cwt	172.00–177.00	738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	62.58/cwt	62.00–64.00	963	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	67.11/cwt	65.00–70.00	952	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	66.95/cwt	65.00–70.00	826	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	61.79/cwt	60.00–64.00	703	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	55.73/cwt	54.00–59.00	589	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	50.72/cwt	48.00–52.00	534	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	44.86/cwt	42.00–47.00	411	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	72.04/cwt	71.00–74.00	971	6
Bulls	—	—	1,597	87.18/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,392	10
Bulls	—	—	1,954	93.07/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,819	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,438	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	606.73/head	537.00–693.00	607	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	743.00/head	703.00–806.00	743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	741.67/head	725.00–775.00	742	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.00/head	900.00–974.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,195.83/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,196	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	140.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	119.84/cwt	115.00–122.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	149.63/cwt	147.00–152.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	161.52/cwt	157.00–165.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	111.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.18/cwt	125.00–129.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	104.52/cwt	102.00–107.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.17/cwt	117.00–125.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	141.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	591	10

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 1,242Year ago 1,093

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 243Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 110Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	130.00–135.00	133.32
17	—	518	140.00–142.00	140.42
6	—	428	152.00–155.00	152.47
2	—	718	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	666	120.00–121.00	120.25
5	—	623	125.00–129.00	126.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.36
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
4	—	568	115.00–120.00	118.73
4	—	531	125.00–130.00	127.98
10	—	418	140.00–142.00	141.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	137.00–144.00	140.15
6	—	608	115.00–120.00	118.65
3	—	667	110.00–115.00	113.28
3	—	585	122.00–125.00	124.02
7	—	524	132.00–137.00	134.84
2	—	728	102.00–106.00	104.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	162.00–167.00	164.54
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.42
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	150.00–157.00	151.77
8	—	461	172.00–177.00	174.60
4	—	625	140.00–150.00	146.98
1	—	680	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
4	—	519	162.00–165.00	163.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
1	—	575	147.00	147.00
1	—	475	167.00	167.00
1	—	420	177.00	177.00
3	—	518	150.00–157.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	140.00–142.00	140.65
4	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.98
7	—	566	130.00–132.00	130.28
3	—	470	147.00–150.00	148.97
4	—	621	125.00–130.00	127.49
4	—	436	162.00–165.00	163.53
3	—	725	112.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	768	102.00–107.00	104.52
6	—	683	117.00–125.00	120.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	702	118.00–125.00	119.74
3	—	778	112.00–120.00	116.27
3	—	425	172.00–177.00	173.67
2	—	450	160.00–162.00	161.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	137.00–142.00	140.52
6	—	617	115.00–122.00	119.84
5	—	416	147.00–152.00	149.63
5	—	372	157.00–165.00	161.52
2	—	693	107.00–115.00	111.01
5	—	580	122.00–128.00	125.04
13	—	524	130.00–135.00	132.08
1	—	735	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	62.00–64.00	62.58
14	—	1,418	65.00–70.00	67.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,234	65.00–70.00	66.95
38	—	1,138	60.00–64.00	61.79
6	—	1,348	71.00–74.00	72.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,056	54.00–59.00	55.73
10	—	1,053	48.00–52.00	50.72
10	—	917	42.00–47.00	44.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,597	85.00–90.00	87.18
8	—	1,954	92.00–97.00	93.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,195.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	537.00–693.00	606.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	703.00–806.00	743.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–974.00	933.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–775.00	741.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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