Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-09-26

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 26
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
▼ 236 vs last sale 1,059▼ 81 vs year ago 904 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 155▼ 28 vs year ago 156 · −17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 61▼ 177 vs year ago 215 · −82.3%
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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 sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $154.03/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −48.30 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$154.03
107 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.73
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522166.7887034
Medium and Large 2540149.9781044
Medium and Large 3520145.2375529
One grade step is worth $21.54/cwt here — about $114 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 sale107 hd
154.03
—
AL average13 barns · 1,084 hd
149.29
+4.73
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−48.30
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—Average1,656101.521,68115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45577.211,12418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21375.9592151
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04762.6165526

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)—$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0046
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1002thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2350197.00/cwt197.00–197.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1374204.77/cwt202.00–210.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 1413193.97/cwt192.00–195.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 2440181.98/cwt180.00–184.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 3440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1473182.93/cwt180.00–187.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 2478174.37/cwt172.00–179.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 3513152.54/cwt150.00–155.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1525172.77/cwt172.00–175.009074
Steers—Medium and Large 2530167.00/cwt167.00–167.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 2560157.00/cwt157.00–157.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568177.25/cwt177.00–178.001,0074
Steers—Medium and Large 3570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1632155.75/cwt152.00–157.009844
Steers—Medium and Large 1683150.66/cwt150.00–151.001,0293
Steers—Medium and Large 2695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0665
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added841149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2533
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364154.53/cwt152.00–157.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425152.52/cwt152.00–155.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429147.37/cwt145.00–150.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469143.18/cwt142.00–145.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481153.63/cwt152.00–155.007398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485148.67/cwt147.00–150.0072111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523148.48/cwt147.00–150.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523141.99/cwt140.00–146.007438
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524133.98/cwt132.00–137.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568145.00/cwt145.00–145.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570129.65/cwt127.00–132.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613138.33/cwt135.00–141.0084810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620128.59/cwt127.00–132.007975
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy637147.50/cwt147.50–147.509402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650117.00/cwt117.00–117.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy659141.98/cwt140.00–142.509365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665132.98/cwt132.00–135.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314202.98/cwt200.00–205.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333191.02/cwt190.00–192.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363177.00/cwt177.00–177.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375196.30/cwt190.00–200.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429181.28/cwt180.00–185.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438174.51/cwt172.00–177.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3443161.01/cwt160.00–162.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460172.00/cwt172.00–172.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465162.73/cwt160.00–167.0075712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478155.38/cwt150.00–157.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520143.53/cwt140.00–147.0074611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555150.49/cwt149.00–152.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574141.57/cwt140.00–145.0081314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576134.23/cwt132.00–137.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620127.21/cwt125.00–130.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626135.26/cwt132.00–137.008478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656134.21/cwt132.00–137.008805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673127.30/cwt125.00–130.008573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy720138.50/cwt137.00–140.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722132.79/cwt130.00–135.009595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy785133.97/cwt132.00–136.001,0522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48497.86/cwt96.00–99.001,4524
Bulls——1,572108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6983
Bulls——1,774100.92/cwt100.00–105.001,7908
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96859.85/cwt58.00–62.005797
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02052.81/cwt51.00–55.005394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09166.51/cwt64.00–69.0072615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14572.77/cwt70.00–75.0083324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25978.13/cwt76.00–81.0098423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34477.16/cwt76.00–79.001,0378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35982.47/cwt82.00–83.001,1214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47883.10/cwt82.00–85.001,2283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57374.74/cwt74.00–75.001,1767
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—955.00/head900.00–1,075.009555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—825.00/head800.00–850.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—730.00/head710.00–750.007302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.