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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 30

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jan 16Jan 30Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

625 head

▼ 502 vs last sale 1,127▼ 546 vs year ago 1,171 · −46.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 172▼ 35 vs year ago 209 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 65▼ 36 vs year ago 144 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with very good 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 $168.83/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −33.50 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.

Average price

$168.83

128 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$53.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	407	210.00	855	22
Medium and Large 1	571	166.45	950	37
Medium and Large 3	497	157.26	782	39
Medium and Large 2	556	156.62	870	30

One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale128 hd

168.83

—

AL average16 barns · 1,103 hd

167.61

+1.22

This barn, trailing median15 sales

202.33

−33.50

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	1,639	103.07	1,689	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,279	85.15	1,089	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	81.49	949	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	61.42	568	52

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)	—	$1,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,006	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,093	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$596	8

Every lot

91 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	789	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	200.68/cwt	197.00–205.00	929	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	968	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	186.79/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,037	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	174.31/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,105	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,165	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,107	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,140	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,097	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,182	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	164.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	635	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	161.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	729	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	154.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	165.41/cwt	162.00–167.00	782	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	153.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	162.30/cwt	157.00–165.00	824	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	152.51/cwt	152.00–154.00	785	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	143.97/cwt	142.00–147.00	750	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	143.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	577	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	156.87/cwt	155.00–158.00	911	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	147.27/cwt	142.00–152.00	923	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	136.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	897	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	672	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,015	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	130.76/cwt	127.00–132.00	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	755	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	257	200.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	514	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	855	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	174.68/cwt	170.00–177.00	725	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	193.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	165.25/cwt	162.00–167.00	775	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	186.83/cwt	182.00–190.00	884	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	173.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	196.21/cwt	195.00–200.00	930	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	890	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	854	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	994	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	154.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	877	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	809	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	167.74/cwt	162.00–172.00	973	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	153.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	943	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	141.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	888	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	131.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	899	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	876	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	134.16/cwt	132.00–135.00	962	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	126.09/cwt	122.00–130.00	968	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,384	96.20/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,331	4
Bulls	—	—	1,792	113.07/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,026	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	102.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,866	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	52.87/cwt	50.00–56.00	451	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	60.33/cwt	58.00–63.00	547	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	65.95/cwt	64.00–70.00	640	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	74.52/cwt	72.00–77.00	810	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	81.78/cwt	78.00–84.00	967	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	87.12/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,056	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,216	83.68/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,018	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	76.69/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,018	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	91.21/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,216	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183.33/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,183	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005.56/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,006	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596.38/head	526.00–644.00	596	8

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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 1,127Year ago 1,171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 172Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 65Year ago 144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	755	136.00	136.00
4	—	672	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	310	172.00	172.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
4	—	435	152.00–157.00	154.47
3	—	577	135.00–137.00	135.68
4	—	521	142.00–147.00	143.97
25	—	386	160.00–165.00	164.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	132.00–140.00	136.99
9	—	473	162.00–167.00	165.41
4	—	706	127.00–132.00	130.76
3	—	508	157.00–165.00	162.30
9	—	581	155.00–158.00	156.87
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
2	—	423	170.00–175.00	172.40
14	—	627	142.00–152.00	147.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	170.00–175.00	172.47
3	—	568	140.00–147.00	143.94
6	—	413	160.00–165.00	161.18
3	—	478	152.00–157.00	153.69
2	—	610	140.00	140.00
4	—	515	152.00–154.00	152.51
2	—	690	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	192.00	192.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
3	—	528	180.00–185.00	183.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	731	150.00	150.00
2	—	675	162.00–166.00	164.00
2	—	373	220.00–230.00	224.90
1	—	340	232.00	232.00
5	—	555	182.00–190.00	186.79
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
2	—	515	197.00	197.00
7	—	634	172.00–176.00	174.31
3	—	463	197.00–205.00	200.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	235.00–245.00	239.97
8	—	770	152.00–155.00	153.50
4	—	708	161.00	161.00
2	—	662	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	210.00–215.00	212.43
5	—	682	130.00–135.00	131.78
2	—	425	180.00–182.00	180.96
2	—	715	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	521	160.00–167.00	163.92
2	—	473	170.00–177.00	173.63
5	—	569	150.00–157.00	154.21
2	—	310	205.00	205.00
5	—	628	140.00–145.00	141.36
1	—	765	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	140.00	140.00
7	—	717	132.00–135.00	134.16
4	—	473	182.00–190.00	186.83
4	—	513	170.00–177.00	173.52
3	—	615	150.00–160.00	153.41
4	—	580	162.00–172.00	167.74
5	—	425	190.00–200.00	193.95
2	—	768	122.00–130.00	126.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	195.00–200.00	196.21
2	—	552	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
14	—	573	140.00–145.00	141.23
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
2	—	370	180.00	180.00
6	—	415	170.00–177.00	174.68
2	—	680	120.00–127.00	123.53
3	—	625	130.00–137.00	132.98
3	—	257	195.00–205.00	200.06
7	—	469	162.00–167.00	165.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	407	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,212	85.00–91.00	87.12
20	—	1,183	78.00–84.00	81.78
17	—	1,087	72.00–77.00	74.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	853	50.00–56.00	52.87
22	—	971	64.00–70.00	65.95
21	—	907	58.00–63.00	60.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	90.00–92.00	91.21
5	—	1,216	81.00–85.00	83.68
2	—	1,328	75.00–79.00	76.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	94.00–99.00	96.20
3	—	1,792	112.00–114.00	113.07
3	—	1,825	100.00–105.00	102.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,005.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	526.00–644.00	596.38

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.