Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-06-13

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 346 vs last sale 1,011▼ 195 vs year ago 860 · −22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 128▲ 89 vs year ago 69 · +129.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 54▼ 1 vs year ago 40 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 121. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.50/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$157.50
143 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.73
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1600162.2597347
Medium and Large 1-2706156.491,10571
Medium and Large 3524155.008136thin
Medium and Large 2608150.3591419thin
One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $58 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 sale143 hd
157.50
—
AL average13 barns · 699 hd
155.77
+1.73
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—High1,882106.872,01113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41488.311,24911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24479.3998745
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06562.8166940

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2504thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 2450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 3465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1473184.52/cwt182.00–185.008736
Steers—Medium and Large 1524170.54/cwt170.00–172.008949
Steers—Medium and Large 3527155.00/cwt155.00–155.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 2530164.65/cwt162.00–167.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1572167.36/cwt164.00–168.009578
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575172.00/cwt172.00–172.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 2588152.97/cwt150.00–157.0089910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,03912
Steers—Medium and Large 1631161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0165
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1671148.92/cwt147.00–150.0099914
Steers—Medium and Large 3680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2685139.50/cwt139.00–140.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686158.23/cwt156.00–165.501,08529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710154.30/cwt152.50–155.001,0967
Steers—Medium and Large 1715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1770137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,16023
Steers—Medium and Large 2775123.49/cwt122.00–125.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422147.87/cwt145.00–150.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428152.52/cwt152.00–153.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463140.86/cwt137.00–142.006526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475149.12/cwt147.00–152.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479153.70/cwt153.00–155.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516142.82/cwt140.00–145.007375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524149.85/cwt149.00–150.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524135.59/cwt135.00–137.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569136.13/cwt135.00–137.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573142.91/cwt139.00–144.0081917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606134.86/cwt133.00–137.008177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619127.60/cwt125.00–132.0079010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621145.00/cwt145.00–145.0090016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3639121.00/cwt120.00–122.007734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674122.27/cwt120.00–125.008247
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2694140.00/cwt140.00–140.0097212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717123.28/cwt120.00–125.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330175.48/cwt175.00–177.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365172.00/cwt172.00–172.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380178.50/cwt177.00–180.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433160.97/cwt157.00–165.006976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437170.17/cwt167.00–175.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438178.99/cwt178.00–180.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy450181.00/cwt180.00–182.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458170.00/cwt170.00–170.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475159.64/cwt157.00–165.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479151.73/cwt147.00–155.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532149.63/cwt147.00–152.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574141.94/cwt140.00–145.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618132.26/cwt130.00–135.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623124.45/cwt122.00–127.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645143.00/cwt143.00–143.009221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1659136.54/cwt132.00–140.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740127.00/cwt127.00–127.009401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66499.37/cwt95.00–101.001,6545
Bulls——2,010115.21/cwt112.00–119.002,3165
Bulls——2,030105.47/cwt104.00–108.002,1413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02555.73/cwt54.00–59.0057113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03762.71/cwt60.00–65.0065011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11668.63/cwt66.00–71.0076616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20974.83/cwt72.00–78.0090523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27381.89/cwt79.00–85.001,04215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29689.01/cwt87.00–91.001,1547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36887.63/cwt85.00–89.001,1993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41592.78/cwt91.00–95.001,3135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46081.54/cwt80.00–83.001,1903
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2504

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.