Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-05-02

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 2
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 384 vs last sale 929▼ 31 vs year ago 576 · −5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 161▲ 42 vs year ago 96 · +43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 98▼ 83 vs year ago 140 · −59.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 115. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $145.50/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$145.50
113 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$169
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$10.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.63
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3447147.4165944
Medium and Large 2486146.7871452
Medium and Large 1606136.6482817thin
One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale113 hd
145.50
—
AL average15 barns · 1,504 hd
140.87
+4.63
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—High1,644104.261,71413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37484.781,16527
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21679.6496852
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01563.5064533

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3316192.50/cwt192.50–192.506084
Steers—Medium and Large 1382200.00/cwt200.00–200.007644
Steers—Medium and Large 3419171.38/cwt170.00–175.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 2425182.41/cwt180.00–185.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 2468174.84/cwt170.00–177.008186
Steers—Medium and Large 3490168.00/cwt168.00–168.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1530173.00/cwt170.00–176.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 3540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1581171.50/cwt169.00–172.009966
Steers—Medium and Large 2595157.00/cwt157.00–157.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 3610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1615163.50/cwt162.00–165.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 2635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1718146.99/cwt144.00–150.001,0552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355162.50/cwt162.50–162.505778
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378155.41/cwt152.00–157.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419155.99/cwt155.00–157.0065410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423151.00/cwt147.00–155.0063913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1452155.67/cwt155.00–157.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471149.81/cwt147.00–152.0070612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481143.64/cwt140.00–145.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514143.24/cwt140.00–146.007369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520148.21/cwt147.00–152.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533134.19/cwt132.00–137.007155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573140.98/cwt140.00–142.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577135.98/cwt132.00–137.007855
Heifers—Medium and Large 3586126.95/cwt125.00–130.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622127.67/cwt125.00–132.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667125.67/cwt125.00–127.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683120.00/cwt120.00–120.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705120.99/cwt120.00–122.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy765122.50/cwt122.50–122.509372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780117.00/cwt117.00–117.009131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320192.00/cwt192.00–192.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340187.00/cwt187.00–187.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378182.00/cwt182.00–182.006886
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380172.25/cwt170.00–175.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416165.58/cwt162.00–167.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419173.74/cwt170.00–177.0072811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487171.71/cwt170.00–177.008368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490164.51/cwt162.00–167.008066
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493154.49/cwt152.00–157.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522164.20/cwt162.00–170.008577
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526144.60/cwt142.00–147.007615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528151.89/cwt150.00–157.008027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562142.96/cwt140.00–147.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563155.41/cwt150.00–158.0087518
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563135.00/cwt135.00–135.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622143.27/cwt140.00–145.008913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683133.37/cwt130.00–135.009113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723128.54/cwt127.00–130.009292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780112.00/cwt112.00–112.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24395.68/cwt94.00–99.001,1893
Bulls——1,703103.84/cwt101.00–105.001,7684
Bulls——1,805108.84/cwt107.00–111.001,9656
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97855.91/cwt55.00–59.005477
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01968.09/cwt66.00–71.0069415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03462.07/cwt60.00–65.0064211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16074.41/cwt72.00–77.0086323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22880.90/cwt78.00–83.0099314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28986.47/cwt84.00–89.001,11515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32885.54/cwt84.00–89.001,13612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38280.07/cwt78.00–82.001,10710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47192.35/cwt90.00–95.001,3585
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9451,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,6312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0221,163.58/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0011,8925
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28911,157.54/cwt1,125.00–1,175.0010,3148
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0691,271.81/cwt1,225.00–1,325.0013,5968

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.