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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 6

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← May 23Jun 6Jun 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,011 head

▲ 1,011 vs last sale 0▲ 402 vs year ago 609 · +66.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 0▲ 66 vs year ago 62 · +106.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 0▼ 60 vs year ago 114 · −52.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 mostly steady, lightly tested.

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 $139.93/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$139.93

232 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$7.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	450	143.81	646	63
Medium and Large 2	525	141.46	742	70
Medium and Large 1-2	759	136.48	1,036	52
Medium and Large 1	632	136.26	862	47

One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale232 hd

139.93

—

AL average14 barns · 1,302 hd

137.91

+2.01

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	1,580	103.85	1,640	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	82.12	1,144	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	78.06	921	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	62.07	636	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$943	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	8

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	179.04/cwt	177.00–180.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	179.81/cwt	179.00–180.00	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	171.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	814	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	164.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	174.45/cwt	172.00–178.00	902	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	163.98/cwt	162.00–167.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	173.68/cwt	172.00–175.00	973	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	154.55/cwt	151.00–158.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	165.40/cwt	161.00–168.00	971	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	164.34/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,019	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.74/cwt	152.00–161.00	964	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	150.03/cwt	145.00–152.50	987	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	160.10/cwt	160.10–160.10	1,082	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	142.24/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,026	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	137.59/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,046	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,223	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	883	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,201	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,168	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	277	166.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	460	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	309	160.47/cwt	157.00–165.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	151.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	146.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	621	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	153.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	658	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	158.64/cwt	158.00–160.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	154.72/cwt	152.00–160.00	723	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	148.91/cwt	146.00–151.00	700	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	141.50/cwt	137.00–145.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	757	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	711	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	134.99/cwt	132.00–137.00	767	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	129.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	994	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	888	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	732	129.86/cwt	127.00–132.00	951	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	902	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,071	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	956	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,133	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	188.94/cwt	187.00–192.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	331	180.28/cwt	177.00–185.00	597	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	172.42/cwt	167.00–175.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	181.08/cwt	177.00–185.00	684	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	178.85/cwt	177.00–180.00	744	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	161.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	168.90/cwt	167.00–175.00	713	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	170.05/cwt	167.00–175.00	789	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	160.79/cwt	157.00–165.00	769	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	151.41/cwt	147.00–155.00	727	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	151.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	787	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	161.78/cwt	157.00–167.00	846	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	144.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	762	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	848	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	144.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	830	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	842	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	141.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	879	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	136.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	917	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	129.33/cwt	126.00–132.00	925	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,389	98.05/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,362	7
Bulls	—	—	1,658	116.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,874	107.73/cwt	106.00–109.00	2,019	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	55.29/cwt	55.00–57.00	514	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	60.88/cwt	59.00–64.00	617	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	67.35/cwt	65.00–70.00	737	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	73.68/cwt	71.00–77.00	844	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	80.41/cwt	78.00–84.00	984	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,066	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,041	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	80.79/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,125	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	87.89/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,227	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943.00/head	943.00–943.00	943	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	4

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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,011Last week 0Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 0Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 0Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	724	120.00–125.00	122.69
4	—	595	140.00–145.00	142.51
6	—	513	147.00–148.00	147.50
9	—	467	152.00–160.00	154.72
3	—	433	158.00–160.00	158.64
3	—	773	115.00–120.00	116.66
1	—	615	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	668	148.75	148.75
4	—	931	115.00	115.00
11	—	792	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	150.00–155.00	151.73
12	—	531	130.00–137.00	133.94
14	—	423	145.00–150.00	146.87
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
8	—	575	125.00–130.00	128.14
6	—	277	165.00–170.00	166.17
8	—	476	137.00–145.00	141.50
4	—	309	157.00–165.00	160.47
1	—	635	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	428	152.00–157.00	153.84
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
12	—	610	125.00–130.00	129.57
14	—	470	146.00–151.00	148.91
9	—	568	132.00–137.00	134.99
14	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	780	105.00–110.00	107.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	956	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	115.00	115.00
7	—	732	127.00–132.00	129.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
3	—	560	172.00–175.00	173.68
3	—	620	162.00–166.00	164.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	162.00–167.00	164.63
2	—	420	175.00–177.00	175.99
3	—	380	177.00–180.00	179.04
2	—	615	135.00–140.00	137.52
2	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	290	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	172.00–178.00	174.45
13	—	587	161.00–168.00	165.40
5	—	465	179.00–180.00	179.81
4	—	721	137.00–145.00	142.24
12	—	623	152.00–161.00	154.74
6	—	658	145.00–152.50	150.03
8	—	760	132.00–141.00	137.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	162.00–167.00	163.98
2	—	725	125.00–130.00	127.53
7	—	474	170.00–175.00	171.68
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
7	—	579	151.00–158.00	154.55
4	—	620	145.00–150.00	147.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	810	151.00	151.00
5	—	934	125.00	125.00
20	—	676	160.10	160.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	147.00–150.00	147.99
5	—	672	135.00–137.00	136.41
3	—	715	126.00–132.00	129.33
13	—	464	167.00–175.00	170.05
8	—	416	177.00–180.00	178.85
4	—	621	140.00–144.00	141.51
2	—	523	157.00–167.00	161.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	140.00–145.00	144.36
9	—	421	160.00–165.00	161.57
3	—	583	132.00–135.00	134.02
3	—	367	167.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	235	202.00	202.00
8	—	331	177.00–185.00	180.28
12	—	480	147.00–155.00	151.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	177.00–185.00	181.08
11	—	478	157.00–165.00	160.79
9	—	576	140.00–145.00	144.12
5	—	620	135.00–137.00	135.82
2	—	685	125.00–127.00	125.99
15	—	521	147.00–155.00	151.02
16	—	422	167.00–175.00	168.90
4	—	321	187.00–192.00	188.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,013	59.00–64.00	60.88
7	—	929	55.00–57.00	55.29
11	—	1,095	65.00–70.00	67.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,393	79.00–84.00	80.79
2	—	1,388	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,396	85.00–90.00	87.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	78.00–84.00	80.41
18	—	1,145	71.00–77.00	73.68
7	—	1,226	85.00–89.00	86.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,389	95.00–101.00	98.05
2	—	1,658	115.00–118.00	116.39
4	—	1,874	106.00–109.00	107.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	943.00	943.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.