Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-12-12

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 12
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
▼ 651 vs last sale 1,413▼ 105 vs year ago 867 · −12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 291▼ 23 vs year ago 145 · −15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 94▼ 19 vs year ago 44 · −43.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 81. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.50/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$149.50
120 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$177
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2471150.9271140
Medium and Large 1531150.4279953
Medium and Large 3441147.2764923
Medium and Large 1-2653136.008884thin
One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale120 hd
149.50
—
AL average14 barns · 1,803 hd
151.39
−1.89
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—High1,69389.301,51213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16371.1582848
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38870.6198016
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07255.2959217

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
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6932thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1368210.95/cwt210.00–212.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 3370181.03/cwt180.00–182.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 2372192.32/cwt190.00–197.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1417194.19/cwt190.00–200.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 2420182.00/cwt182.00–182.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 3420177.00/cwt177.00–177.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435202.00/cwt202.00–202.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460195.00/cwt195.00–195.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 3468160.69/cwt160.00–162.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 2473172.07/cwt170.00–174.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1475185.44/cwt182.00–190.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 2520162.45/cwt160.00–165.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1525175.29/cwt172.00–177.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 1560168.51/cwt167.00–170.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568176.33/cwt175.00–177.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 3570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1615153.46/cwt152.00–155.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340167.00/cwt167.00–167.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364156.02/cwt152.00–157.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370162.37/cwt162.00–165.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384167.50/cwt167.00–170.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417162.96/cwt162.00–167.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428150.14/cwt147.00–152.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429157.60/cwt155.00–160.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472156.91/cwt153.00–162.0074113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475150.69/cwt147.00–152.007167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509152.17/cwt150.00–155.0077511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533145.10/cwt142.00–147.007738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563142.53/cwt140.00–145.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572130.00/cwt130.00–130.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577134.49/cwt132.00–135.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621137.98/cwt135.00–140.008574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653136.00/cwt136.00–136.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673127.42/cwt125.00–130.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725122.45/cwt120.00–125.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy735136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320183.06/cwt180.00–185.005869
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365173.05/cwt170.00–175.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368182.31/cwt180.00–187.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422182.01/cwt180.00–187.007687
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422162.94/cwt160.00–167.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430171.13/cwt170.00–177.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475154.45/cwt152.00–157.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476165.25/cwt162.00–167.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478174.78/cwt170.00–177.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530162.43/cwt160.00–165.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533146.01/cwt145.00–147.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534152.68/cwt150.00–157.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571153.25/cwt150.00–158.008754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571141.36/cwt140.00–146.008076
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578132.45/cwt130.00–135.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600146.50/cwt146.00–147.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627133.96/cwt130.00–137.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673135.87/cwt132.00–140.009142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680128.50/cwt127.00–130.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2717116.57/cwt112.00–120.008365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726127.00/cwt126.00–128.009224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773122.23/cwt117.00–127.009454
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61286.01/cwt84.00–88.001,3868
Bulls——1,74693.22/cwt91.00–95.001,6284
Bulls——2,125100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02654.40/cwt52.00–55.0055810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10369.31/cwt67.00–71.0076416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13059.00/cwt58.00–60.006675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14364.69/cwt63.00–66.007399
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15350.47/cwt50.00–51.005822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21374.96/cwt73.00–78.0090923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26565.00/cwt65.00–65.008222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34474.45/cwt73.00–76.001,0015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43969.73/cwt69.00–72.001,0039
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—693.00/head627.00–759.006932

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.