Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-03-21

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 21
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
732 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 548▼ 267 vs year ago 999 · −26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 124▲ 25 vs year ago 99 · +25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 50▼ 64 vs year ago 137 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with breaking cows up to 93, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $136.39/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$136.39
160 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$127
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.41
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2541139.9475745
Medium and Large 3496139.6869330
Medium and Large 1663133.3588485
One grade step is worth $6.59/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale160 hd
136.39
—
AL average14 barns · 1,149 hd
144.81
−8.41
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—High1,699104.081,76814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18980.9396239
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38780.881,12222
CowsLean 85-90%Low97962.7261426

Every lot

96 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323215.98/cwt215.00–217.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 3325193.45/cwt190.00–197.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 2335203.59/cwt202.00–207.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1358203.48/cwt200.00–207.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 3385186.01/cwt185.00–187.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 3413177.58/cwt175.00–180.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 2416184.32/cwt182.00–187.007676
Steers—Medium and Large 1423190.68/cwt190.00–192.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 3465167.28/cwt162.00–170.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 2469175.68/cwt172.00–180.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 1470186.17/cwt182.00–190.0087512
Steers—Medium and Large 1526181.05/cwt177.00–185.0095219
Steers—Medium and Large 2532166.05/cwt162.00–172.0088313
Steers—Medium and Large 1576170.14/cwt165.00–172.5098010
Steers—Medium and Large 2579153.46/cwt152.00–162.0088919
Steers—Medium and Large 1620158.70/cwt155.00–165.009844
Steers—Medium and Large 2622145.42/cwt140.00–150.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 1690144.93/cwt144.00–152.001,00017
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added728148.52/cwt147.00–150.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added838137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1483
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added874125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,09312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375163.50/cwt162.00–165.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380155.69/cwt155.00–157.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418157.51/cwt155.00–160.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425148.76/cwt147.00–152.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445163.00/cwt163.00–163.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476149.41/cwt147.00–152.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478154.84/cwt154.00–157.007407
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484143.46/cwt140.00–146.006947
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512136.33/cwt135.00–137.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519143.97/cwt140.00–147.0074711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526151.75/cwt148.00–153.0079811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563143.22/cwt142.00–145.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567135.73/cwt132.00–140.007708
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575128.58/cwt125.00–130.007397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618128.18/cwt127.00–130.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625136.84/cwt135.00–137.0085525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658122.33/cwt120.00–125.008056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663133.01/cwt130.00–135.008824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731120.37/cwt120.00–125.0088013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy852115.00/cwt115.00–115.0098019
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223230.00/cwt230.00–230.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270191.07/cwt190.00–192.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285217.00/cwt217.00–217.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322207.26/cwt202.00–210.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325192.68/cwt190.00–197.006265
Bulls—Medium and Large 3326184.52/cwt180.00–187.006025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369173.39/cwt170.00–175.006405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370193.16/cwt190.00–197.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382183.90/cwt180.00–187.007028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416171.73/cwt170.00–177.007148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417184.61/cwt180.00–190.0077015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432163.65/cwt160.00–167.007079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy463183.52/cwt182.00–185.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469173.53/cwt170.00–180.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478151.96/cwt150.00–157.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479164.39/cwt162.00–167.0078711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516153.80/cwt150.00–157.007947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522145.39/cwt142.00–147.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528162.00/cwt162.00–162.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573155.27/cwt150.00–160.008906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy615153.00/cwt153.00–153.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621144.53/cwt140.00–150.008987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635132.00/cwt132.00–132.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673128.47/cwt127.00–130.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690141.00/cwt140.00–142.009732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720134.69/cwt132.00–136.009703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36392.70/cwt90.00–94.001,2643
Bulls——1,742103.15/cwt99.00–106.001,7975
Bulls——1,830110.54/cwt107.00–114.002,0236
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97156.11/cwt55.00–58.005456
Cows—Lean 85-90%97563.49/cwt60.00–65.0061916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00969.57/cwt68.00–71.007024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16475.32/cwt73.00–79.0087714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19482.94/cwt80.00–85.0099019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23387.64/cwt86.00–91.001,0816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27883.72/cwt82.00–85.001,0706
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37289.64/cwt87.00–91.001,2305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45375.34/cwt73.00–78.001,09511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,192.04/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0012,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0351,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1931,309.75/cwt1,275.00–1,350.0015,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2141,392.97/cwt1,300.00–1,475.0016,9114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.008,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0011,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1001,550.00/cwt1,525.00–1,575.0017,0504

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.