Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-08-22

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 1,041▲ 369 vs year ago 669 · +55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 124▲ 61 vs year ago 91 · +67.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 28▼ 20 vs year ago 54 · −37.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 91, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.73/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$153.73
170 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$242
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$7.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3365159.6358225
Medium and Large 2460153.0870460
Medium and Large 1540152.4582485
One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale170 hd
153.73
—
AL average16 barns · 2,150 hd
152.02
+1.71
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—Low1,783106.491,89913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32280.971,07117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18378.4592848
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00165.6465756

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8574thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1752thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310202.00/cwt202.00–202.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 3365187.00/cwt187.00–187.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1372209.51/cwt207.00–215.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390227.00/cwt227.00–227.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415217.00/cwt217.00–217.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1420199.50/cwt197.00–202.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1465190.05/cwt185.00–195.008846
Steers—Medium and Large 2467179.24/cwt175.00–182.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 2507174.00/cwt170.00–177.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1517185.05/cwt180.00–190.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1560178.20/cwt175.00–182.009985
Steers—Medium and Large 3565157.00/cwt157.00–157.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570187.43/cwt185.00–190.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 2600157.00/cwt157.00–157.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 3605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1630172.98/cwt169.00–175.001,0903
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 3660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2668152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 1673170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 2720143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1723157.38/cwt152.00–160.001,1385
Steers—Medium and Large 1775147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277167.00/cwt167.00–167.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326165.13/cwt162.00–167.005387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357165.13/cwt165.00–167.0059015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363159.62/cwt157.00–162.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383178.49/cwt177.00–180.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414158.37/cwt156.00–162.0065614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420172.24/cwt167.00–177.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy422179.73/cwt179.00–181.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437153.79/cwt152.00–155.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458143.99/cwt142.00–146.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467158.65/cwt156.00–162.0074116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479152.66/cwt150.00–155.0073110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520153.06/cwt150.00–159.0079630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524144.59/cwt142.00–145.007587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571139.64/cwt135.00–142.007979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574149.00/cwt145.00–152.0085511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620142.49/cwt140.00–145.008836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622133.39/cwt130.00–135.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy670141.00/cwt140.00–142.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682133.33/cwt130.00–135.009093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732129.42/cwt125.00–132.009475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3233202.00/cwt202.00–202.004712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275200.72/cwt200.00–202.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315191.62/cwt190.00–197.006047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323204.14/cwt200.00–210.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331184.17/cwt180.00–185.006106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy360205.00/cwt205.00–205.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363185.24/cwt185.00–187.006729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378198.52/cwt192.00–202.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388173.53/cwt172.00–175.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416189.24/cwt182.00–192.0078710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426172.34/cwt170.00–177.007346
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433164.61/cwt162.00–167.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460165.23/cwt165.00–167.007609
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473174.88/cwt170.00–180.0082727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy512175.67/cwt175.00–177.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513148.03/cwt140.00–150.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522155.12/cwt152.00–157.008109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523168.73/cwt162.00–172.008827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576158.43/cwt155.00–162.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578147.07/cwt142.00–150.0085010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy603165.00/cwt165.00–165.009952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621148.86/cwt145.00–155.009247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682143.00/cwt142.00–145.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695132.00/cwt132.00–132.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727138.00/cwt132.00–142.001,0033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770133.47/cwt132.00–135.001,0282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54397.56/cwt95.00–100.001,5053
Bulls——1,791113.38/cwt110.00–117.002,0315
Bulls——1,920104.96/cwt102.00–108.002,0155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86757.55/cwt55.00–61.0049911
Cows—Lean 85-90%99664.14/cwt62.00–67.0063919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06170.16/cwt68.00–73.0074426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14575.24/cwt74.00–77.0086121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20779.64/cwt78.00–82.0096120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22784.71/cwt84.00–85.001,0397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30481.61/cwt79.00–84.001,06410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31586.02/cwt85.00–87.001,1312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36277.66/cwt76.00–78.001,0585
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—857.00/head825.00–875.008574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752

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.