Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-07-11

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 11
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,316 head
▲ 583 vs last sale 733▲ 342 vs year ago 974 · +35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 217▲ 145 vs year ago 127 · +114.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 39▼ 74 vs year ago 137 · −54.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 91, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.86/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −49.47 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$152.86
142 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$150
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$17.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.30
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2491157.0377160
Medium and Large 3446156.4669750
Medium and Large 1661139.4192132
One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about −$150 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
152.86
—
AL average5 barns · 407 hd
148.56
+4.30
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−49.47
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales
226199171144median 202.3303/0204/2706/1509/2810/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $158.01, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,796104.231,87218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44981.451,18032
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23477.5995877
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05762.6066280

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)—$1,0101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1506

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 3430173.55/cwt172.00–175.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 2454176.25/cwt176.00–177.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1493186.02/cwt182.00–190.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1503179.34/cwt178.00–180.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2517165.34/cwt165.00–167.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 2550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 3555142.00/cwt142.00–142.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1592167.59/cwt167.00–170.009925
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610168.48/cwt167.00–170.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1613160.17/cwt155.00–163.009826
Steers—Medium and Large 2622148.64/cwt145.00–151.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 2660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1676154.23/cwt152.00–155.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added678158.02/cwt157.00–160.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 2720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added771156.24/cwt154.00–162.001,2057
Steers—Medium and Large 1771149.20/cwt149.00–150.001,1505
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added821145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1909
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357151.33/cwt150.00–152.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2394156.00/cwt156.00–156.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416146.43/cwt145.00–147.006097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441155.00/cwt155.00–155.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467146.42/cwt145.00–150.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470140.50/cwt139.00–142.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481153.31/cwt152.00–157.007376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519140.31/cwt137.00–142.0072813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519132.04/cwt130.00–135.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523148.70/cwt145.00–152.0077814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557140.31/cwt137.00–142.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565127.16/cwt125.00–130.007187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571134.25/cwt132.00–135.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626127.21/cwt125.00–130.007969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628135.00/cwt135.00–135.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668126.02/cwt125.00–127.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673121.00/cwt120.00–122.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331178.03/cwt175.00–182.005894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374168.54/cwt165.00–172.0063010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377174.95/cwt174.00–177.006609
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427158.29/cwt155.00–162.0067611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428170.40/cwt165.00–172.0072917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465167.00/cwt167.00–167.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468158.23/cwt155.00–162.007418
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480151.08/cwt150.00–152.0072515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510162.39/cwt157.00–165.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517149.67/cwt147.00–152.0077413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527143.41/cwt140.00–145.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558133.45/cwt130.00–137.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569150.49/cwt147.00–155.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584141.83/cwt140.00–145.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633143.43/cwt140.00–146.009087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634134.74/cwt130.00–137.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672139.04/cwt136.00–141.009343
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715126.73/cwt125.00–130.009064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723122.00/cwt122.00–122.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1781125.00/cwt125.00–125.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1826117.00/cwt117.00–117.009665
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75097.34/cwt95.00–100.001,7036
Bulls——1,751104.10/cwt102.00–106.001,8237
Bulls——1,915112.68/cwt109.00–115.002,1585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02754.75/cwt52.00–57.0056216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04461.54/cwt60.00–64.0064230
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08267.24/cwt65.00–70.0072834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18973.78/cwt71.00–77.0087742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27480.46/cwt78.00–83.001,02523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31885.44/cwt84.00–89.001,12612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41886.25/cwt84.00–89.001,22310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43480.62/cwt78.00–83.001,15617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56374.70/cwt72.00–76.001,1685
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1506

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.