Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-10-17

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 17
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
830 head
161 vs last sale 991 116 vs year ago 714 · +16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
0 vs last sale 184 106 vs year ago 78 · +135.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
34 vs last sale 88 39 vs year ago 93 · 41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.55/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 61.78 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$140.55
106 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.81
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520150.4578216thin
Medium and Large 2506144.4073143
Medium and Large 3518133.6769347
One grade step is worth $16.78/cwt here — about $89 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 sale106 hd
140.55
AL average15 barns · 1,123 hd
132.75
+7.81
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−61.78
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
BullsLow1,67192.281,54218
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36761.3083829
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23457.9171570
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03348.2049845

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)$1,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9634thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$7862thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$7001thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
BullsMedium and Large 3345167.00/cwt167.00–167.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 3461129.53/cwt125.00–132.0059715
HeifersMedium and Large 1728115.67/cwt112.00–118.008423
HeifersMedium and Large 1665119.46/cwt117.00–122.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 1605127.48/cwt125.00–130.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 3357140.17/cwt137.00–142.005005
HeifersMedium and Large 3583117.51/cwt115.00–120.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 3645112.50/cwt110.00–115.007262
SteersMedium and Large 2535147.00/cwt147.00–147.007861
SteersMedium and Large 3476145.94/cwt142.00–150.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 3522121.75/cwt120.00–125.006368
HeifersMedium and Large 1501135.00/cwt135.00–135.0067611
HeifersMedium and Large 2535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 2415142.00/cwt142.00–142.005891
SteersMedium and Large 1620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 3419134.01/cwt132.00–137.005627
SteersMedium and Large 2570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
SteersMedium and Large 2405162.00/cwt162.00–162.006561
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added575165.00/cwt165.00–165.009491
SteersMedium and Large 2370173.70/cwt170.00–175.006434
SteersMedium and Large 3325172.00/cwt172.00–172.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 2618119.98/cwt117.00–123.007413
BullsMedium and Large 2376170.00/cwt170.00–170.006398
BullsMedium and Large 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
BullsMedium and Large 2775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
BullsMedium and Large 2335177.00/cwt177.00–177.005931
BullsMedium and Large 2627122.31/cwt120.00–125.007673
BullsMedium and Large 1773114.46/cwt112.00–117.008852
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31264.30/cwt64.00–65.0084410
CowsLean 85-90%1,03944.75/cwt42.00–47.0046510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24559.61/cwt58.00–63.0074228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41360.60/cwt58.00–63.0085616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30255.00/cwt55.00–55.007163
CowsLean 85-90%86637.27/cwt35.00–40.003234
CowsLean 85-90%1,05350.73/cwt48.00–53.0053431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19354.75/cwt52.00–57.0065334
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37165.35/cwt64.00–67.008968
Bulls1,38484.73/cwt84.00–85.001,1734
Bulls1,72792.24/cwt90.00–95.001,59311
Bulls1,848102.50/cwt100.00–105.001,8943
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900.00/head875.00–950.009003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3950.00/head900.00–1,000.009502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3786.00/head747.00–825.007862
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200.00/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2673113.47/cwt112.00–115.007642
BullsMedium and Large 3735103.48/cwt102.00–105.007612
BullsMedium and Large 3418150.22/cwt147.00–152.006285
BullsMedium and Large 3362159.70/cwt157.00–162.005783
BullsMedium and Large 1411168.99/cwt167.00–172.006957
BullsMedium and Large 1615128.02/cwt127.00–130.007873
BullsMedium and Large 3640114.62/cwt112.00–117.007345
BullsMedium and Large 2566129.72/cwt127.00–130.0073411
BullsMedium and Large 2425162.81/cwt157.00–165.006929
BullsMedium and Large 3265172.00/cwt172.00–172.004561
BullsMedium and Large 3575123.03/cwt120.00–125.007074
BullsMedium and Large 1465162.11/cwt157.00–167.007543
BullsMedium and Large 2468151.33/cwt147.00–155.007083
BullsMedium and Large 3680108.31/cwt105.00–110.007373
BullsMedium and Large 2713109.46/cwt107.00–112.007802
BullsMedium and Large 3521131.94/cwt130.00–135.0068714
BullsMedium and Large 3474140.99/cwt140.00–145.006689

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.