Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	147.34	709	47
Medium and Large 3	447	144.84	648	49
Medium and Large 1	563	144.72	815	58

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,545	89.67	1,385	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	69.15	1,027	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	66.34	762	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	52.26	528	26

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$942	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$785	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,058	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$588	11

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	148.92/cwt	147.00–151.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.21/cwt	126.00–135.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.70/cwt	141.00–147.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	143.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	176.00/cwt	172.00–180.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.75/cwt	151.00–155.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	162.11/cwt	158.00–163.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	154.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	134.98/cwt	132.00–137.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	183.65/cwt	181.00–186.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.70/cwt	152.00–156.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	155.25/cwt	152.00–157.00	584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	770	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	173.98/cwt	172.00–177.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	165.97/cwt	162.00–170.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	186.45/cwt	182.00–191.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	134.27/cwt	132.00–135.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.08/cwt	170.00–177.00	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	186.49/cwt	186.00–187.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	60.49/cwt	58.00–63.00	644	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	44.21/cwt	42.00–45.00	447	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.69/cwt	54.00–58.00	575	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.00	952	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	75.00/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,157	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	68.56/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,005	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	50.28/cwt	48.00–52.00	487	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	73.68/cwt	71.00–77.00	908	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	66.98/cwt	64.00–70.00	781	34
Bulls	—	—	1,611	92.19/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,485	6
Bulls	—	—	1,445	85.90/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,241	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	587.55/head	523.00–676.00	588	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.67/head	900.00–975.00	942	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	785.00/head	725.00–825.00	785	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,058.33/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	181.58/cwt	179.00–183.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	181.08/cwt	177.00–184.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	172.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	179.51/cwt	177.00–182.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	162.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	121.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	152.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	777	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	141.14/cwt	141.00–142.00	881	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	132.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	125.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	153.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	722	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	143.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	146.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	140.86/cwt	137.00–145.00	673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	139.01/cwt	136.00–143.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	827	6

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,528Last week 1,386Year ago 1,644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 180Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 77Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	132.00	132.00
12	—	472	147.00–151.00	148.92
15	—	513	140.00–145.00	143.83
3	—	573	135.00–137.00	135.65
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
8	—	423	151.00–155.00	152.75
6	—	356	158.00–163.00	162.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	126.00–135.00	130.21
10	—	580	141.00–147.00	144.70
2	—	440	157.00–158.00	157.51
10	—	474	152.00–156.00	154.70
18	—	522	147.00–150.00	147.56
6	—	614	136.00–143.00	139.01
4	—	713	125.00–127.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
8	—	522	132.00–137.00	134.98
11	—	376	152.00–157.00	155.25
12	—	427	142.00–150.00	146.88
13	—	478	137.00–145.00	140.86
3	—	333	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	172.00–180.00	176.00
2	—	635	152.00–157.00	154.50
4	—	563	162.00–170.00	165.97
2	—	465	182.00–191.00	186.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	145.00–147.00	145.97
4	—	520	150.00–157.00	154.30
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	160.00–167.00	163.44
2	—	380	187.00	187.00
2	—	433	176.00–177.00	176.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	181.00–186.00	183.65
2	—	520	167.00	167.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
4	—	470	172.00–177.00	173.98
2	—	560	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	660	130.00–137.00	133.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	132.00–135.00	134.27
12	—	425	170.00–177.00	173.08
13	—	579	140.00–145.00	142.25
2	—	665	125.00–130.00	127.56
5	—	460	160.00–165.00	162.38
5	—	380	177.00–184.00	181.08
19	—	508	150.00–155.00	152.89
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	186.00–187.00	186.49
1	—	455	169.00	169.00
5	—	421	179.00–183.00	181.58
3	—	758	118.00–126.00	121.33
7	—	624	141.00–142.00	141.14
7	—	737	125.00–130.00	125.70
8	—	679	135.00	135.00
6	—	557	147.00–150.00	148.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	170.00–175.00	172.96
3	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.29
6	—	319	177.00–182.00	179.51
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	110.98
8	—	424	160.00–167.00	162.63
6	—	567	130.00–137.00	132.63
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
16	—	471	150.00–157.00	153.29
6	—	518	140.00–147.00	143.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,065	58.00–63.00	60.49
13	—	1,233	71.00–77.00	73.68
34	—	1,166	64.00–70.00	66.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	42.00–45.00	44.21
14	—	1,033	54.00–58.00	55.69
8	—	968	48.00–52.00	50.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	64.00–65.00	64.68
3	—	1,543	72.00–76.00	75.00
7	—	1,466	67.00–70.00	68.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,611	90.00–95.00	92.19
4	—	1,445	85.00–87.00	85.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	523.00–676.00	587.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–825.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	941.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,058.33

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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