Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-04-25

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 25
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
▲ 551 vs last sale 378▲ 354 vs year ago 575 · +61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 87▲ 56 vs year ago 105 · +53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 45▲ 52 vs year ago 46 · +113.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.38/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$145.38
137 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565148.5683947
Medium and Large 3466144.0067133
Medium and Large 2527143.5675657
One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $83 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 sale137 hd
145.38
—
AL average15 barns · 1,252 hd
144.53
+0.85
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—Average1,693105.281,78210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31485.701,12620
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19581.3297250
CowsLean 85-90%High99365.0064645

Every lot

80 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2410187.00/cwt187.00–187.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 3430178.47/cwt177.00–180.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 3453168.51/cwt167.00–170.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 2470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 2507168.98/cwt167.00–170.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added508190.00/cwt190.00–190.0096510
Steers—Medium and Large 1521177.50/cwt177.50–177.509253
Steers—Medium and Large 3540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553180.00/cwt180.00–180.0099527
Steers—Medium and Large 1563174.25/cwt172.00–175.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 2595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1745137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 1795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374154.18/cwt152.00–158.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422149.66/cwt146.00–152.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427155.63/cwt155.00–157.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1456156.33/cwt155.00–159.007139
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463145.00/cwt145.00–145.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470149.13/cwt147.00–152.0070117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514150.67/cwt150.00–152.007746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517145.13/cwt142.00–148.0075015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558131.39/cwt127.00–137.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567149.83/cwt145.00–151.0085017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577138.86/cwt135.00–142.008019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617138.01/cwt137.00–140.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617133.29/cwt131.00–136.0082210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy652145.00/cwt145.00–145.009459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665135.06/cwt130.00–138.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332185.98/cwt182.00–187.006175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358182.36/cwt180.00–185.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370172.98/cwt170.00–177.006409
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408180.00/cwt180.00–180.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414173.91/cwt170.00–177.0072014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422164.14/cwt160.00–167.0069314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469163.16/cwt160.00–167.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475171.86/cwt170.00–175.008169
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478154.71/cwt150.00–157.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526167.06/cwt165.00–172.008799
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530152.51/cwt150.00–157.008087
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532143.99/cwt142.00–145.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563158.45/cwt155.00–162.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575145.36/cwt140.00–150.0083611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631144.75/cwt142.00–147.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2636139.02/cwt137.00–140.008846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685135.49/cwt132.00–137.009286
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708120.00/cwt120.00–120.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1766127.24/cwt127.00–128.009754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37897.89/cwt97.00–99.001,3493
Bulls——1,707104.33/cwt103.00–105.001,7813
Bulls——1,919111.53/cwt109.00–115.002,1404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92357.46/cwt55.00–61.0053014
Cows—Lean 85-90%95964.81/cwt62.00–67.006229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05269.87/cwt68.00–73.0073522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16576.37/cwt74.00–79.0089021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17682.75/cwt80.00–85.0097319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29688.98/cwt87.00–91.001,15310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30486.84/cwt84.00–89.001,1327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30880.00/cwt78.00–83.001,0468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33793.24/cwt92.00–95.001,2475
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3893765.98/cwt750.00–785.006,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3950861.01/cwt800.00–900.008,1803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005856.72/cwt800.00–910.008,6104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,040.93/cwt950.00–1,100.0011,8464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,1691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2351,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,1291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2811,223.16/cwt1,150.00–1,350.0015,6694
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,4551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,187.50/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0010,9254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39271,066.41/cwt1,050.00–1,075.009,8866

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.