Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 78, high yielding breaking cows up to 79, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $140.51/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$140.51

121 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	447	143.56	642	38
Medium and Large 2	513	142.84	732	29
Medium and Large 1	604	141.01	852	44
Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00	786	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale121 hd

140.51

—

AL average5 barns · 434 hd

143.15

−2.64

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	1,438	84.43	1,214	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	69.35	994	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	67.20	773	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	53.47	534	87

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)	—	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$869	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$783	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	141.89/cwt	138.00–145.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	167.45/cwt	166.00–172.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.73/cwt	152.00–157.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	140.99/cwt	137.00–144.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	147.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	144.79/cwt	142.00–147.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	138.21/cwt	135.00–139.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.37/cwt	152.00–157.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	135.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	147.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	176.38/cwt	174.00–179.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	183.99/cwt	180.00–187.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	154.54/cwt	152.00–157.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	184.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	177.32/cwt	174.00–178.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	148.02/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	180.43/cwt	177.00–187.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	63.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	706	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	69.49/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,081	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	73.75/cwt	72.00–75.00	895	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	68.46/cwt	66.00–71.00	789	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	58.17/cwt	56.00–61.00	600	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	52.47/cwt	50.00–55.00	524	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	46.05/cwt	45.00–49.00	428	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	63.45/cwt	60.00–65.00	922	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	74.68/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,033	11
Bulls	—	—	1,362	82.69/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,126	3
Bulls	—	—	1,553	87.05/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	750.00–825.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/head	925.00–1,075.00	980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	783.33/head	725.00–800.00	783	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	950.00/head	925.00–975.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,145.00/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,145	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	154.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	173.07/cwt	168.00–176.00	717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	132.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	141.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	203.45/cwt	202.00–205.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	181.52/cwt	178.00–185.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	145.32/cwt	144.00–147.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	163.87/cwt	157.00–167.00	688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	172.13/cwt	167.00–177.00	637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	179.03/cwt	177.00–182.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	146.50/cwt	144.00–150.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	781	8

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,413Last week 1,528Year ago 1,383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 143Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 71Year ago 196

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
4	—	576	140.00–144.00	140.98
2	—	723	120.00	120.00
5	—	512	147.00	147.00
5	—	608	135.00–139.00	138.21
5	—	762	116.00	116.00
6	—	468	152.00–157.00	154.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	138.00–145.00	141.89
2	—	610	130.00–132.00	131.01
7	—	424	152.00–157.00	154.73
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
7	—	569	132.00–137.00	135.32
6	—	471	145.00–150.00	147.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	152.00–157.00	152.95
11	—	471	137.00–144.00	140.99
10	—	416	145.00–150.00	147.67
4	—	325	157.00–158.00	157.51
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	527	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
9	—	626	142.00–147.00	144.79
2	—	770	134.00	134.00
4	—	521	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	166.00–172.00	167.45
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
10	—	487	180.00–188.00	184.12
2	—	618	152.00–157.00	154.57
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
2	—	690	145.00–151.00	148.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	178.00	178.00
3	—	425	180.00–187.00	183.99
2	—	628	140.00–148.00	144.11
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	174.00–179.00	176.38
2	—	518	152.00–157.00	154.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	174.00–178.00	177.32
1	—	515	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	135.00–138.00	136.66
3	—	418	177.00–187.00	180.43
2	—	565	150.00–152.00	151.02
2	—	450	172.00	172.00
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
2	—	518	157.00–160.00	158.51
4	—	611	144.00–150.00	146.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	185.00–190.00	187.50
9	—	414	168.00–176.00	173.07
4	—	626	130.00–136.00	132.00
4	—	363	178.00–185.00	181.52
3	—	670	125.00–130.00	128.28
3	—	567	144.00–147.00	145.32
5	—	479	160.00–166.00	162.82
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	715	120.00–122.00	121.00
8	—	516	150.00–155.00	151.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
5	—	475	150.00–157.00	154.76
6	—	524	137.00–145.00	141.29
2	—	233	202.00–205.00	203.45
13	—	420	157.00–167.00	163.87
14	—	370	167.00–177.00	172.13
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
4	—	325	177.00–182.00	179.03
3	—	638	122.00–125.00	123.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,120	60.00–65.00	63.00
16	—	1,213	72.00–75.00	73.75
47	—	1,153	66.00–71.00	68.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	68.00–71.00	69.49
10	—	1,453	60.00–65.00	63.45
11	—	1,383	72.00–77.00	74.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,032	56.00–61.00	58.17
42	—	999	50.00–55.00	52.47
14	—	930	45.00–49.00	46.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	82.00–84.00	82.69
2	—	1,553	86.00–88.00	87.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–800.00	783.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–825.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,145.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle