Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-11-14

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Nov 14
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,528 head
142 vs last sale 1,386 116 vs year ago 1,644 · 7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
37 vs last sale 180 4 vs year ago 147 · 2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
6 vs last sale 77 38 vs year ago 109 · 34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 81, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $145.56/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$145.56
154 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$106
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.89
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2481147.3470947
Medium and Large 3447144.8464849
Medium and Large 1563144.7281558
One grade step is worth $2.62/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale154 hd
145.56
AL average12 barns · 1,454 hd
141.67
+3.89
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
BullsAverage1,54589.671,38510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48569.151,02713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14966.3476267
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00952.2652826

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)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$7855
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0583thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$58811

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2645132.00/cwt132.00–132.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 2472148.92/cwt147.00–151.0070312
HeifersMedium and Large 1670130.21/cwt126.00–135.008724
HeifersMedium and Large 1580144.70/cwt141.00–147.0083910
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy657143.00/cwt143.00–143.009404
HeifersMedium and Large 2513143.83/cwt140.00–145.0073815
SteersMedium and Large 1500176.00/cwt172.00–180.008802
HeifersMedium and Large 1440157.51/cwt157.00–158.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 2573135.65/cwt135.00–137.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
HeifersMedium and Large 2423152.75/cwt151.00–155.006468
HeifersMedium and Large 2356162.11/cwt158.00–163.005776
SteersMedium and Large 3565145.97/cwt145.00–147.008252
SteersMedium and Large 3520154.30/cwt150.00–157.008024
HeifersMedium and Large 3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 3565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 3522134.98/cwt132.00–137.007058
SteersMedium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2405183.65/cwt181.00–186.007443
SteersMedium and Large 1635154.50/cwt152.00–157.009812
HeifersMedium and Large 1474154.70/cwt152.00–156.0073310
HeifersMedium and Large 3376155.25/cwt152.00–157.0058411
HeifersMedium and Large 1522147.56/cwt147.00–150.0077018
SteersMedium and Large 3463163.44/cwt160.00–167.007572
SteersMedium and Large 2520167.00/cwt167.00–167.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
SteersMedium and Large 3380187.00/cwt187.00–187.007112
SteersMedium and Large 2470173.98/cwt172.00–177.008184
SteersMedium and Large 2560152.50/cwt150.00–155.008542
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1563165.97/cwt162.00–170.009344
SteersMedium and Large 1465186.45/cwt182.00–191.008672
SteersMedium and Large 2660133.55/cwt130.00–137.008812
SteersMedium and Large 3433176.49/cwt176.00–177.007642
BullsMedium and Large 2621134.27/cwt132.00–135.008344
BullsMedium and Large 2425173.08/cwt170.00–177.0073612
BullsMedium and Large 1355186.49/cwt186.00–187.006622
BullsMedium and Large 2579142.25/cwt140.00–145.0082413
BullsMedium and Large 2665127.56/cwt125.00–130.008482
BullsMedium and Large 1455169.00/cwt169.00–169.007691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06560.49/cwt58.00–63.0064420
CowsLean 85-90%1,01044.21/cwt42.00–45.004474
CowsLean 85-90%1,03355.69/cwt54.00–58.0057514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47264.68/cwt64.00–65.009523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54375.00/cwt72.00–76.001,1573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46668.56/cwt67.00–70.001,0057
CowsLean 85-90%96850.28/cwt48.00–52.004878
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23373.68/cwt71.00–77.0090813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16666.98/cwt64.00–70.0078134
Bulls1,61192.19/cwt90.00–95.001,4856
Bulls1,44585.90/cwt85.00–87.001,2414
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2587.55/head523.00–676.0058811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2941.67/head900.00–975.009423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3785.00/head725.00–825.007855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,058.33/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0583
BullsMedium and Large 2460162.38/cwt160.00–165.007475
BullsMedium and Large 1421181.58/cwt179.00–183.007645
BullsMedium and Large 2380181.08/cwt177.00–184.006885
BullsMedium and Large 3355172.96/cwt170.00–175.006144
BullsMedium and Large 3613123.29/cwt120.00–125.007563
BullsMedium and Large 3319179.51/cwt177.00–182.005736
BullsMedium and Large 3713110.98/cwt110.00–112.007912
BullsMedium and Large 3424162.63/cwt160.00–167.006908
BullsMedium and Large 1758121.33/cwt118.00–126.009203
BullsMedium and Large 2508152.89/cwt150.00–155.0077719
BullsMedium and Large 1624141.14/cwt141.00–142.008817
BullsMedium and Large 3567132.63/cwt130.00–137.007526
BullsMedium and Large 1737125.70/cwt125.00–130.009267
BullsMedium and Large 2765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
BullsMedium and Large 3770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
BullsMedium and Large 1679135.00/cwt135.00–135.009178
BullsMedium and Large 3471153.29/cwt150.00–157.0072216
BullsMedium and Large 3518143.94/cwt140.00–147.007466
HeifersMedium and Large 3427146.88/cwt142.00–150.0062712
HeifersMedium and Large 3478140.86/cwt137.00–145.0067313
HeifersMedium and Large 3333157.00/cwt157.00–157.005233
HeifersMedium and Large 1614139.01/cwt136.00–143.008546
HeifersMedium and Large 1713125.49/cwt125.00–127.008954
BullsMedium and Large 1557148.49/cwt147.00–150.008276

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.