Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-02-28

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Feb 28
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▼ 786 vs last sale 1,011▼ 660 vs year ago 885 · −74.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 176▲ 28 vs year ago 50 · +56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 90▼ 14 vs year ago 52 · −26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.83/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$141.83
82 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$121
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.55
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2513142.5673236
Medium and Large 3461141.6465317thin
Medium and Large 1604141.0385229
One grade step is worth $1.54/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale82 hd
141.83
—
AL average15 barns · 1,083 hd
145.37
−3.55
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
Bulls—Average1,70099.501,6917thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34480.471,08113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13474.6484628
CowsLean 85-90%High95958.7656414

Every lot

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2405187.00/cwt187.00–187.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 2455176.01/cwt175.00–177.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1473187.51/cwt185.00–190.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1710138.45/cwt135.00–142.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 1765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363156.14/cwt152.00–160.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370162.00/cwt162.00–162.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403157.99/cwt157.00–160.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463156.17/cwt155.00–160.007236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471140.11/cwt137.00–142.006607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482146.47/cwt145.00–152.0070614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514142.11/cwt140.00–145.007308
Heifers—Medium and Large 3559127.46/cwt125.00–130.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568142.76/cwt140.00–145.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573135.50/cwt132.00–137.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622139.89/cwt135.00–142.008709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623128.43/cwt125.00–132.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675133.30/cwt130.00–135.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675119.49/cwt119.00–120.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy714130.00/cwt130.00–130.009286
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315187.00/cwt187.00–187.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325212.50/cwt210.00–215.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326194.51/cwt192.00–200.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2353186.03/cwt182.00–190.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372198.59/cwt197.00–202.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379172.57/cwt170.00–180.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422167.00/cwt167.00–167.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425184.44/cwt182.00–187.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460157.00/cwt157.00–157.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461176.71/cwt172.00–180.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474166.21/cwt165.00–167.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy505172.00/cwt172.00–172.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516164.17/cwt162.00–170.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521159.42/cwt157.00–160.008315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563153.48/cwt152.00–155.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620147.58/cwt145.00–150.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624134.23/cwt130.00–137.008384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770122.48/cwt120.00–125.009432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57591.17/cwt89.00–93.001,4362
Bulls——1,60097.64/cwt96.00–99.001,5622
Bulls——1,850106.29/cwt106.00–107.001,9663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92252.55/cwt50.00–55.004855
Cows—Lean 85-90%97664.40/cwt62.00–67.006296
Cows—Lean 85-90%98757.84/cwt56.00–60.005713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12375.82/cwt74.00–79.0085111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12870.11/cwt67.00–73.0079112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17282.93/cwt81.00–86.009725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24377.05/cwt76.00–78.009583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35484.83/cwt82.00–87.001,1497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42073.73/cwt72.00–75.001,0473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3945977.04/cwt900.00–1,060.009,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053826.96/cwt750.00–900.008,7086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0014,6071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,3422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,125700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28181,136.47/cwt1,125.00–1,150.009,2964
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,382.53/cwt1,350.00–1,425.0015,0006
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795867.70/cwt835.00–900.006,8982
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,0191

This sale against other markets

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.