Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-05-16

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 719▼ 172 vs year ago 812 · −21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 117▲ 14 vs year ago 111 · +12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 97▼ 46 vs year ago 87 · −52.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 92, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.88/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$153.88
116 head · 645 lb average
Value per head Derived
$993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$16.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551166.5391816thin
Medium and Large 2514163.138389thin
Medium and Large 3501156.5178411thin
Medium and Large 1-2699149.951,04780
One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale116 hd
153.88
—
AL average15 barns · 751 hd
153.52
+0.37
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—Low1,821105.421,92014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35481.281,1018thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21377.1393535
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02660.6862226

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 3430168.52/cwt167.00–170.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 2445177.00/cwt177.00–177.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 2473170.29/cwt167.00–172.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 3478159.43/cwt157.00–162.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 3521153.46/cwt150.00–157.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 1534168.39/cwt167.00–175.008999
Steers—Medium and Large 3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1579166.24/cwt162.00–168.009634
Steers—Medium and Large 2590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621155.00/cwt155.00–155.0096315
Steers—Medium and Large 1625152.00/cwt152.00–152.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650151.00/cwt151.00–151.0098218
Steers—Medium and Large 1650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,02911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,12229
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383151.01/cwt150.00–152.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424147.19/cwt146.00–150.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439151.17/cwt151.00–152.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471140.05/cwt137.00–142.0066011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474146.14/cwt145.00–147.006937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516140.76/cwt139.00–142.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520136.00/cwt135.00–137.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527145.66/cwt145.00–147.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553138.67/cwt137.00–142.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576132.00/cwt130.00–135.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579125.99/cwt125.00–127.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610132.69/cwt132.00–134.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618118.49/cwt115.00–122.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628126.83/cwt125.00–131.007966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667132.00/cwt132.00–132.0088013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1833111.50/cwt111.00–112.009292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860107.00/cwt107.00–107.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315181.02/cwt180.00–182.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373179.60/cwt177.00–182.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376170.22/cwt165.00–175.006407
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420170.31/cwt167.00–175.0071514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420158.85/cwt157.00–165.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476160.93/cwt157.00–165.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477153.08/cwt150.00–155.0073010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485168.02/cwt167.00–170.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529161.23/cwt160.00–165.008538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529151.21/cwt147.00–155.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537141.81/cwt137.00–145.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574149.80/cwt147.00–157.008609
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574131.77/cwt130.00–135.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576142.83/cwt137.00–145.008235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628125.00/cwt125.00–125.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665134.98/cwt132.00–138.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678127.31/cwt122.00–130.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855116.00/cwt116.00–116.009921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46698.97/cwt96.00–101.001,4514
Bulls——1,931111.67/cwt109.00–115.002,1565
Bulls——1,996104.32/cwt102.00–107.002,0825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97454.37/cwt52.00–57.005309
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01460.40/cwt58.00–64.006127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08066.55/cwt65.00–70.0071910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19173.36/cwt71.00–76.0087418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23185.80/cwt83.00–88.001,0565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23879.17/cwt77.00–82.0098012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24380.67/cwt79.00–82.001,0033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42087.00/cwt86.00–89.001,2353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42373.61/cwt72.00–75.001,0472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—999.50/cwt935.00–1,064.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,435.00/cwt1,435.00–1,435.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,187.50/cwt1,175.00–1,200.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.00—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.