Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.68/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$143.68

185 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$310

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$6.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	429	146.11	627	56
Medium and Large 2	500	145.16	726	30
Medium and Large 1	589	144.20	849	52
Medium and Large 1-2	672	139.26	936	47

One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale185 hd

143.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,875 hd

141.77

+1.91

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	1,734	92.36	1,601	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	63.66	751	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	63.12	934	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	49.48	481	54

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)	—	$1,184	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,043	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$867	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$817	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	969	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	142.52/cwt	142.00–146.00	914	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.76/cwt	151.00–155.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.81/cwt	136.00–145.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	163.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.73/cwt	147.00–152.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.25/cwt	142.00–149.00	830	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.73/cwt	152.00–157.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.70/cwt	147.00–151.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	129.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	146.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	159.84/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,076	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	168.74/cwt	165.00–172.50	958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	134.00/cwt	131.00–137.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	159.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.45/cwt	172.00–177.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	136.76/cwt	135.00–137.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	148.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,124	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	144.54/cwt	142.00–147.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	178.71/cwt	177.00–182.00	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	153.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	822	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	59.90/cwt	58.00–62.00	688	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	69.68/cwt	69.00–72.00	872	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	63.99/cwt	62.00–66.00	964	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	50.12/cwt	47.00–52.00	481	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	59.07/cwt	55.00–60.00	799	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	65.20/cwt	63.00–68.00	775	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	43.24/cwt	40.00–45.00	399	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	54.92/cwt	53.00–58.00	565	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,145	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	88.35/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,412	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	92.61/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,193.75/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,194	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.67/head	750.00–875.00	817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	875.00–925.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.67/head	900.00–1,000.00	942	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	725.00–875.00	800	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,125	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.34/cwt	149.00–155.00	864	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.22/cwt	170.00–175.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	154.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	163.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	177.81/cwt	177.00–182.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	755	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	170.70/cwt	167.00–173.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	162.42/cwt	157.00–167.00	687	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2

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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,386Last week 776Year ago 1,361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 100Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 37Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
1	—	480	178.00	178.00
1	—	545	162.00	162.00
8	—	687	135.00–137.00	136.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	157.00–165.00	163.00
10	—	568	165.00–172.50	168.74
6	—	687	157.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	520	172.00–177.00	174.45
1	—	725	142.00	142.00
2	—	465	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	153.00	153.00
7	—	559	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	673	157.00–165.00	159.84
6	—	802	129.50	129.50
6	—	717	155.00	155.00
6	—	608	166.00	166.00
36	—	755	145.00–150.00	148.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	723	134.00	134.00
29	—	641	142.00–146.00	142.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	151.00–155.00	151.76
3	—	572	134.00–140.00	136.96
6	—	478	147.00–151.00	149.70
11	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	640	132.00–133.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	136.00–145.00	141.81
11	—	511	147.00–152.00	149.73
12	—	564	142.00–149.00	147.25
2	—	763	115.00–122.00	118.49
4	—	469	152.00–157.00	154.73
2	—	690	131.00–137.00	134.00
2	—	718	125.00–130.00	127.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	140.00–145.00	141.61
15	—	372	150.00–155.00	153.38
3	—	583	127.00–132.00	129.65
8	—	311	160.00	160.00
9	—	426	145.00–150.00	146.81
9	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	655	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	142.00–147.00	144.54
14	—	380	177.00–182.00	178.71
9	—	535	150.00–156.00	153.67
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
4	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.22
5	—	618	130.00–137.00	133.44
21	—	470	160.00–167.00	163.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	142.00–145.00	143.48
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
8	—	567	149.00–155.00	152.34
4	—	521	160.00	160.00
2	—	723	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	765	120.00–122.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	130.00–137.00	132.98
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
11	—	479	150.00–157.00	154.72
6	—	325	177.00–182.00	177.81
12	—	526	140.00–147.00	143.49
6	—	374	167.00–173.00	170.70
13	—	423	157.00–167.00	162.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,149	58.00–62.00	59.90
6	—	1,252	69.00–72.00	69.68
35	—	1,189	63.00–68.00	65.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,507	62.00–66.00	63.99
7	—	1,352	55.00–60.00	59.07
2	—	1,658	68.00–70.00	69.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	960	47.00–52.00	50.12
19	—	922	40.00–45.00	43.24
20	—	1,029	53.00–58.00	54.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	87.00–89.00	88.35
2	—	1,750	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,858	91.00–95.00	92.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,193.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,283.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–875.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–875.00	816.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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