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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 17

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

830 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 991▲ 116 vs year ago 714 · +16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 184▲ 106 vs year ago 78 · +135.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 88▼ 39 vs year ago 93 · −41.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.55/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −61.78 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$140.55

106 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	150.45	782	16thin
Medium and Large 2	506	144.40	731	43
Medium and Large 3	518	133.67	693	47

One grade step is worth $16.78/cwt here — about $89 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 sale106 hd

140.55

—

AL average15 barns · 1,123 hd

132.75

+7.81

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−61.78

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,671	92.28	1,542	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	61.30	838	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	57.91	715	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	48.20	498	45

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$963	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$786	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$700	1thin

Every lot

70 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	173.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	140.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	134.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	562	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	129.53/cwt	125.00–132.00	597	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	119.98/cwt	117.00–123.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	119.46/cwt	117.00–122.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	115.67/cwt	112.00–118.00	842	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	362	159.70/cwt	157.00–162.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	639	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	168.99/cwt	167.00–172.00	695	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	150.22/cwt	147.00–152.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	162.81/cwt	157.00–165.00	692	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	162.11/cwt	157.00–167.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	151.33/cwt	147.00–155.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	140.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	687	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	129.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	734	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	114.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	713	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	780	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,384	84.73/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	92.24/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,593	11
Bulls	—	—	1,848	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,894	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	37.27/cwt	35.00–40.00	323	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	44.75/cwt	42.00–47.00	465	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	50.73/cwt	48.00–53.00	534	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	54.75/cwt	52.00–57.00	653	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	59.61/cwt	58.00–63.00	742	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,302	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	716	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	64.30/cwt	64.00–65.00	844	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	65.35/cwt	64.00–67.00	896	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	60.60/cwt	58.00–63.00	856	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/head	875.00–950.00	900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	786.00/head	747.00–825.00	786	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Mon Oct 17, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 991Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 184Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 88Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
2	—	735	102.00–105.00	103.48
5	—	418	147.00–152.00	150.22
3	—	362	157.00–162.00	159.70
5	—	640	112.00–117.00	114.62
1	—	265	172.00	172.00
4	—	575	120.00–125.00	123.03
3	—	680	105.00–110.00	108.31
14	—	521	130.00–135.00	131.94
9	—	474	140.00–145.00	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	137.00	137.00
8	—	376	170.00	170.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	335	177.00	177.00
3	—	627	120.00–125.00	122.31
2	—	673	112.00–115.00	113.47
11	—	566	127.00–130.00	129.72
9	—	425	157.00–165.00	162.81
3	—	468	147.00–155.00	151.33
2	—	713	107.00–112.00	109.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	773	112.00–117.00	114.46
7	—	411	167.00–172.00	168.99
3	—	615	127.00–130.00	128.02
3	—	465	157.00–167.00	162.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	461	125.00–132.00	129.53
5	—	357	137.00–142.00	140.17
2	—	583	115.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	645	110.00–115.00	112.50
8	—	522	120.00–125.00	121.75
7	—	419	132.00–137.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	112.00–118.00	115.67
2	—	665	117.00–122.00	119.46
2	—	605	125.00–130.00	127.48
11	—	501	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
1	—	630	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
2	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
3	—	618	117.00–123.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	173.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	142.00–150.00	145.94
1	—	325	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,312	64.00–65.00	64.30
16	—	1,413	58.00–63.00	60.60
3	—	1,302	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,039	42.00–47.00	44.75
4	—	866	35.00–40.00	37.27
31	—	1,053	48.00–53.00	50.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,245	58.00–63.00	59.61
34	—	1,193	52.00–57.00	54.75
8	—	1,371	64.00–67.00	65.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	84.00–85.00	84.73
11	—	1,727	90.00–95.00	92.24
3	—	1,848	100.00–105.00	102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	747.00–825.00	786.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.