Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle compared to one week ago sold steady to 3.00 lower, with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 126. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.70/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$188.70

106 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	191.85	870	28
Medium and Large 1	524	191.43	1,004	45
Medium and Large 3	464	182.30	846	33

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $25 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 sale106 hd

188.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,425 hd

187.64

+1.06

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	1,526	107.60	1,642	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	92.34	1,055	98
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	88.41	1,203	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	74.90	734	51

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)	—	$1,160	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,054	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,038	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,005	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$967	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,389	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,204	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$743	13

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	420	205.67/cwt	205.00–207.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	205.39/cwt	205.00–207.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	188.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	212.86/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	173.22/cwt	173.00–175.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	197.92/cwt	195.00–202.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	190.15/cwt	187.00–192.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	208.47/cwt	207.00–210.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	220.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,275	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	231.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	211.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	196.98/cwt	195.00–200.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	233.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	186.90/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,037	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	164.75/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	246.03/cwt	245.00–247.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	212.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	223.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,166	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	209.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	226.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	73.24/cwt	70.00–76.00	716	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	86.96/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,179	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	99.99/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,200	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	93.66/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,083	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	90.90/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,244	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	80.67/cwt	77.00–83.00	801	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	87.58/cwt	84.00–90.00	966	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	65.40/cwt	63.00–69.00	626	11
Bulls	—	—	1,562	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,665	7
Bulls	—	—	1,270	103.65/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	112.29/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,858	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,160	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,053.63/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,054	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	742.54/head	569.00–877.00	743	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,005.00/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,005	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,192	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,382.14/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,382	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	825.00–875.00	850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,037.50/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	168.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	178.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	220.82/cwt	220.00–225.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	203.77/cwt	200.00–205.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	200.19/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	188.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	200.68/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	212.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	833	3

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 878Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 121Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 84Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	205.00–207.00	205.67
10	—	480	195.00–202.00	197.92
7	—	525	187.00–192.00	190.15
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
21	—	555	185.00–187.00	186.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	205.00–207.00	205.39
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	155.00	155.00
3	—	577	175.00	175.00
3	—	313	210.00	210.00
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
5	—	424	195.00–200.00	196.98
9	—	476	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
7	—	429	185.00–190.00	188.61
9	—	540	173.00–175.00	173.22
3	—	385	190.00–200.00	194.98
2	—	285	207.00–210.00	208.47
5	—	320	205.00	205.00
4	—	620	150.00–155.00	152.45
2	—	585	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	200.00–202.00	200.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	210.00–215.00	212.86
2	—	368	232.00–235.00	233.47
1	—	290	255.00	255.00
6	—	414	220.00–225.00	220.82
1	—	725	155.00	155.00
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
10	—	511	195.00–202.50	200.19
3	—	563	185.00–190.00	188.34
1	—	630	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	230.00–235.00	231.64
2	—	780	152.00–157.00	154.50
6	—	520	205.00–215.00	209.09
4	—	455	220.00–230.00	226.25
2	—	553	195.00–197.00	196.00
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
1	—	835	132.00	132.00
4	—	376	240.00–250.00	244.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	165.00–170.00	168.38
4	—	570	175.00–180.00	178.77
2	—	328	230.00–235.00	232.48
4	—	476	200.00–205.00	203.77
2	—	513	185.00–190.00	187.44
5	—	434	210.00–215.00	212.02
3	—	373	220.00–225.00	223.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	220.00–225.00	220.27
4	—	468	230.00–240.00	233.78
4	—	428	240.00–245.00	241.71
4	—	363	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	—	845	162.00–167.50	164.75
12	—	522	220.00–230.00	223.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	230.00–235.00	231.73
6	—	510	210.00–217.00	211.57
3	—	558	205.00–210.00	206.66
2	—	473	220.00	220.00
2	—	383	245.00–247.00	246.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	210.00–215.00	212.34
6	—	578	200.00	200.00
1	—	410	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	978	70.00–76.00	73.24
23	—	993	77.00–83.00	80.67
11	—	957	63.00–69.00	65.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,356	85.00–88.00	86.96
7	—	1,368	89.00–93.00	90.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,200	98.00–104.00	99.99
44	—	1,156	91.00–97.00	93.66
38	—	1,103	84.00–90.00	87.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,562	105.00–110.00	106.62
3	—	1,270	103.00–104.00	103.65
4	—	1,655	111.00–113.00	112.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,053.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	569.00–877.00	742.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,005.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,191.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,382.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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