Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-06-20

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 20
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
574 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 665▼ 117 vs year ago 691 · −16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 158▼ 45 vs year ago 154 · −29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 39▼ 11 vs year ago 46 · −23.9%
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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. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $166.09/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$166.09
142 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568171.9997776
Medium and Large 2519161.9184022
Medium and Large 1595158.6794439
Medium and Large 3511152.807815thin
One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $196 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 sale142 hd
166.09
—
AL average9 barns · 672 hd
160.95
+5.14
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—High1,826107.901,9706thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46085.171,24314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24383.881,04342
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05763.8267523

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1131thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3252thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2397187.00/cwt187.00–187.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 2403174.48/cwt172.00–177.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 3405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484186.53/cwt186.00–187.0090332
Steers—Medium and Large 3495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1523170.11/cwt167.00–173.0089010
Steers—Medium and Large 3525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 3565141.01/cwt140.00–142.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567172.68/cwt171.00–173.0097925
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580165.99/cwt165.00–167.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 1580157.10/cwt155.00–163.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 2586151.00/cwt151.00–151.008855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621160.00/cwt160.00–160.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 1623152.67/cwt150.00–159.0095111
Steers—Medium and Large 2637146.35/cwt145.00–149.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 1664149.29/cwt149.00–151.009917
Steers—Medium and Large 2673130.00/cwt130.00–130.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675154.01/cwt153.00–155.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,05015
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476138.90/cwt135.00–142.006617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480146.51/cwt145.00–147.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522131.97/cwt130.00–135.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523146.21/cwt144.00–148.0076510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529137.52/cwt135.00–143.007276
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567123.04/cwt122.00–125.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575137.43/cwt137.00–140.007907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578130.65/cwt130.00–132.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613133.40/cwt132.00–135.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632128.99/cwt125.00–130.008155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008899
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718112.00/cwt112.00–112.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1784115.86/cwt115.00–116.009087
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373168.12/cwt165.00–172.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383177.20/cwt175.00–180.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413175.97/cwt175.00–177.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417157.88/cwt155.00–162.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421168.17/cwt165.00–172.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462152.00/cwt152.00–152.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481158.28/cwt155.00–163.007616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483168.66/cwt167.00–172.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508158.30/cwt155.00–160.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520147.76/cwt145.00–152.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524139.23/cwt137.00–140.007304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560147.46/cwt145.00–150.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560133.76/cwt130.00–135.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568139.57/cwt137.00–140.007937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618141.02/cwt140.00–142.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620128.34/cwt125.00–130.007966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674128.82/cwt126.00–130.008686
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712132.70/cwt128.00–135.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1793123.99/cwt120.00–128.009832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3871
Bulls——1,848113.13/cwt111.00–115.002,0913
Bulls——1,998105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,0982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00756.27/cwt55.00–60.005677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01663.76/cwt61.00–66.006487
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12869.75/cwt67.00–73.007879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20378.01/cwt75.00–81.0093816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23685.19/cwt83.00–87.001,05315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31190.62/cwt88.00–93.001,18811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42589.32/cwt87.00–92.001,2737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48584.51/cwt82.00–86.001,2554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50876.35/cwt75.00–79.001,1513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,113.00/head1,113.00–1,113.001,1131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,039.50/head1,025.00–1,054.001,0402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252

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.