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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 9

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 545▲ 311 vs year ago 408 · +76.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 138▲ 1 vs year ago 116 · +0.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 57▼ 99 vs year ago 196 · −50.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 90. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.20/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$141.20

171 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$228

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$9.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	452	146.91	665	53
Medium and Large 2	529	141.23	748	40
Medium and Large 1	650	137.31	893	78

One grade step is worth $9.60/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale171 hd

141.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,447 hd

140.75

+0.46

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	—	Low	1,701	101.19	1,722	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	80.66	1,171	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	77.28	882	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	63.16	621	41

Every lot

79 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	185.81/cwt	185.00–187.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	176.50/cwt	175.00–177.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	180.52/cwt	180.00–182.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	182.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	162.96/cwt	160.00–167.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	171.81/cwt	170.00–177.00	936	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	160.68/cwt	160.00–167.00	916	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	154.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,009	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	159.03/cwt	155.00–161.00	980	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	152.27/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,035	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	788	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,131	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	348	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	560	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	157.67/cwt	155.00–158.00	605	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	149.95/cwt	147.00–152.00	645	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	154.74/cwt	154.00–157.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	149.56/cwt	147.00–152.00	698	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	137.86/cwt	135.00–140.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	143.33/cwt	142.00–147.00	740	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	136.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	771	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	145.86/cwt	142.00–147.00	827	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	129.55/cwt	127.00–132.00	736	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	831	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	130.34/cwt	127.00–132.00	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	903	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	195.19/cwt	190.00–197.00	632	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	184.71/cwt	180.00–187.00	602	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	174.66/cwt	172.00–177.00	658	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	183.66/cwt	180.00–187.00	698	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	409	184.10/cwt	180.00–187.00	753	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	173.80/cwt	170.00–178.00	735	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	165.31/cwt	162.00–167.00	708	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	164.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	782	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	173.98/cwt	170.00–177.00	833	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	155.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	163.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	845	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	145.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	153.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	813	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	165.91/cwt	162.00–170.00	946	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	145.26/cwt	142.00–147.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	155.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	911	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	146.47/cwt	142.00–150.00	917	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	137.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	918	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,394	94.31/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,732	110.28/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,864	101.22/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,887	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	869	55.13/cwt	54.00–57.00	479	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	60.82/cwt	59.00–63.00	584	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	68.27/cwt	65.00–71.00	714	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	80.45/cwt	77.00–82.00	899	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	73.57/cwt	71.00–76.00	847	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	984	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	86.69/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,234	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	75.51/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,108	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,199	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	823	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,967	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,070	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	1,272.60/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,220	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,204	969.24/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	11,670	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,134.63/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	10,212	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	923	1,081.73/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	9,984	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,660	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Mon May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 545Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 138Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 57Year ago 196

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	142.00–145.00	143.48
8	—	348	161.00	161.00
2	—	628	125.00	125.00
9	—	384	155.00–158.00	157.67
9	—	568	127.00–132.00	129.55
6	—	515	135.00–140.00	137.86
17	—	430	147.00–152.00	149.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	135.00–140.00	136.70
22	—	567	142.00–147.00	145.86
35	—	669	135.00	135.00
4	—	456	154.00–157.00	154.74
1	—	770	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	155.00	155.00
9	—	616	127.00–132.00	130.34
6	—	516	142.00–147.00	143.33
14	—	467	147.00–152.00	149.56
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
8	—	566	135.00–140.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	800	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	132.00	132.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
3	—	665	137.00–140.00	137.98
4	—	626	142.00–150.00	146.47
8	—	516	160.00–170.00	163.73
7	—	479	170.00–177.00	173.98
5	—	585	150.00–160.00	155.79
9	—	409	180.00–187.00	184.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	162.00–170.00	165.91
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
4	—	521	142.00–147.00	145.29
6	—	326	180.00–187.00	184.71
9	—	377	172.00–177.00	174.66
5	—	479	152.00–157.00	155.59
8	—	428	162.00–167.00	165.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	170.00–178.00	173.80
10	—	380	180.00–187.00	183.66
11	—	475	160.00–168.00	164.55
4	—	324	190.00–197.00	195.19
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
4	—	573	142.00–147.00	145.26
4	—	528	150.00–156.00	153.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	185.00–187.00	185.81
2	—	478	167.00–168.00	167.51
4	—	413	175.00–177.00	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	180.00–185.00	182.01
34	—	680	147.00–152.50	152.27
6	—	545	170.00–177.00	171.81
22	—	570	160.00–167.00	160.68
4	—	616	155.00–161.00	159.03
2	—	362	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	164.00	164.00
28	—	788	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	170.00–177.00	173.82
4	—	431	180.00–182.00	180.52
3	—	520	160.00–167.00	162.96
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
2	—	588	152.00–157.00	154.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,151	71.00–76.00	73.57
9	—	1,117	77.00–82.00	80.45
4	—	1,158	84.00–86.00	85.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,046	65.00–71.00	68.27
14	—	961	59.00–63.00	60.82
8	—	869	54.00–57.00	55.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	85.00–89.00	86.69
2	—	1,480	80.00–82.00	81.01
6	—	1,467	75.00–77.00	75.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	92.00–98.00	94.31
7	—	1,864	99.00–104.00	101.22
3	—	1,732	109.00–112.00	110.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,196	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,272.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	925.00–1,025.00	969.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	900	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,134.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	923	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,081.73

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.