Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-09-19

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 19
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,059 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 1,089▲ 259 vs year ago 800 · +32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 221▲ 70 vs year ago 85 · +82.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 59▲ 12 vs year ago 49 · +24.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $147.99/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$147.99
182 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499152.3376068
Medium and Large 3446146.8365460
Medium and Large 2516143.8174254
One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $18 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 sale182 hd
147.99
—
AL average15 barns · 1,852 hd
146.64
+1.35
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—Low1,709100.621,72016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42579.251,12924
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19777.1492351
CowsLean 85-90%Low96058.7256424

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9718
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1004thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 2410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 1455187.00/cwt187.00–187.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2483172.51/cwt170.00–175.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 3505152.48/cwt150.00–155.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517167.47/cwt166.00–170.0086640
Steers—Medium and Large 2528161.98/cwt160.00–165.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 1591164.99/cwt162.00–166.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 2595157.00/cwt157.00–157.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 3605137.50/cwt135.00–140.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 2629145.00/cwt145.00–145.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 1665152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313160.82/cwt157.00–162.505037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377166.00/cwt166.00–166.0062610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384154.36/cwt152.00–157.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407155.52/cwt155.00–157.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424149.74/cwt147.00–152.0063521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432158.13/cwt158.00–160.0068316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy452167.00/cwt167.00–167.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467149.76/cwt147.00–152.0069912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477155.74/cwt155.00–160.007437
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477142.66/cwt140.00–145.0068012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512144.31/cwt142.00–145.0073924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513151.48/cwt147.00–154.0077716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526138.33/cwt135.00–140.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550145.33/cwt142.00–147.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559138.03/cwt135.00–140.007724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580130.68/cwt130.00–132.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615140.27/cwt137.00–141.008637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619132.00/cwt130.00–135.008177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671131.21/cwt130.00–135.008804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3693119.00/cwt118.00–120.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718125.94/cwt123.00–130.009043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273193.79/cwt190.00–197.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282202.28/cwt200.00–205.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312193.32/cwt190.00–195.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy316218.57/cwt217.00–222.006917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333211.01/cwt210.00–212.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370193.22/cwt192.00–195.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372182.00/cwt182.00–182.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380172.46/cwt170.00–175.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405184.66/cwt182.00–187.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429162.26/cwt160.00–165.006967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436174.62/cwt170.00–177.0076111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470170.09/cwt170.00–172.0079922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473155.19/cwt152.00–157.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481164.59/cwt160.00–167.507929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514163.65/cwt160.00–167.008418
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520145.41/cwt140.00–147.5075612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521154.59/cwt150.00–158.0080519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563154.19/cwt152.00–157.0086811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567145.48/cwt142.00–147.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 3581132.53/cwt130.00–135.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624142.96/cwt142.00–147.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625138.01/cwt135.00–140.008638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674140.75/cwt140.00–142.009494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730137.48/cwt135.00–140.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772134.46/cwt132.00–138.001,0384
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48596.18/cwt94.00–99.001,4287
Bulls——1,821102.39/cwt100.00–105.001,8657
Bulls——2,100110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,3102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90353.45/cwt50.00–55.0048311
Cows—Lean 85-90%94258.80/cwt56.00–62.005545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04965.92/cwt64.00–69.006928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08971.69/cwt69.00–74.0078114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21777.70/cwt75.00–80.0094625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28182.33/cwt81.00–86.001,05512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35083.54/cwt82.00–87.001,1287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45178.59/cwt76.00–80.001,14012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46874.83/cwt74.00–75.001,0995
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,150.00/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,043.75/head975.00–1,075.001,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,008.33/head925.00–1,075.001,0083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—910.67/head825.00–989.009116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252

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.