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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Feb 27

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

718 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 862▲ 493 vs year ago 225 · +219.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 93▲ 22 vs year ago 78 · +28.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 73▲ 11 vs year ago 38 · +28.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 100. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.18/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$181.18

238 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$14.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.24

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	185.74	890	94
Medium and Large 1-2	563	181.30	1,021	72
Medium and Large 2	429	176.56	758	51
Medium and Large 3	407	171.61	699	21

One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about $190 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 sale238 hd

181.18

—

AL average16 barns · 1,922 hd

173.94

+7.24

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,592	104.51	1,664	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	86.92	1,021	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	85.13	1,179	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	67.73	674	21

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,183	3thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	224.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	837	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	888	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	223.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	208.42/cwt	207.00–210.00	992	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	214.55/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,032	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,094	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,165	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	192.34/cwt	190.00–195.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	201.82/cwt	200.00–202.50	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	190.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	196.25/cwt	195.00–200.00	705	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	188.08/cwt	185.00–192.00	688	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	805	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	167.48/cwt	165.00–172.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	178.67/cwt	177.00–182.00	759	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	188.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	810	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	443	197.30/cwt	197.00–200.00	874	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	193.35/cwt	190.00–197.00	901	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	180.92/cwt	177.00–187.00	865	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	170.33/cwt	167.00–177.00	884	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	160.65/cwt	157.00–165.00	840	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	188.24/cwt	185.00–189.00	996	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	163.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	932	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	894	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,020	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	149.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	928	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	161.35/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,029	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,075	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,027	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	727	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,088	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,111	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,130	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	278	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	220.31/cwt	215.00–225.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	243.53/cwt	240.00–247.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	769	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	238.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	879	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	225.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	872	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	196.65/cwt	195.00–200.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	215.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	924	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	228.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	980	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	186.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	855	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	213.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,009	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	201.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	955	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,055	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	174.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	922	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	186.07/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	163.45/cwt	162.00–165.00	940	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	171.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	999	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	621	151.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	939	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	154.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,029	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,094	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	144.20/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,103	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	98.24/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	104.47/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,682	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,814	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	60.55/cwt	57.00–62.00	572	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	66.96/cwt	64.00–69.00	636	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	79.32/cwt	77.00–83.00	857	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	72.94/cwt	70.00–76.00	794	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	87.45/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,000	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	79.56/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,034	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	90.11/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,174	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	93.77/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,232	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	83.86/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,276	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,025	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,183.33/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,183	3

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 Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 862Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 93Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 73Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	366	185.00–192.00	188.08
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
10	—	425	177.00–182.00	178.67
2	—	573	155.00–157.00	155.97
6	—	523	157.00–165.00	160.65
7	—	475	165.00–170.00	168.00
10	—	319	190.00–195.00	190.49
3	—	623	145.00–152.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	162.00–165.00	163.00
4	—	359	195.00–200.00	196.25
4	—	314	200.00–202.50	201.82
3	—	725	140.00–145.00	141.63
11	—	429	185.00–195.00	188.82
3	—	638	160.00–162.00	161.35
6	—	519	167.00–177.00	170.33
12	—	478	177.00–187.00	180.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	190.00–197.00	193.35
2	—	503	180.00–182.00	181.00
1	—	620	167.00	167.00
3	—	790	142.00–145.00	143.00
15	—	388	207.50	207.50
10	—	443	197.00–200.00	197.30
3	—	727	149.00–150.00	149.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	177.00	177.00
7	—	672	160.00	160.00
4	—	731	152.00	152.00
47	—	529	185.00–189.00	188.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	150.00	150.00
5	—	424	165.00–172.00	167.48
2	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.42
2	—	278	190.00–195.00	192.34
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
7	—	376	175.00–180.00	177.42
2	—	473	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	207.00	207.00
1	—	635	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	190.00	190.00
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
4	—	423	220.00–230.00	223.73
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
4	—	590	192.00	192.00
4	—	481	212.00–222.00	214.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
7	—	476	207.00–210.00	208.42
3	—	413	215.00	215.00
2	—	588	185.00–187.00	186.00
5	—	373	220.00–227.00	224.46
2	—	673	152.00–157.00	154.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	225.00–235.00	228.46
8	—	369	235.00–245.00	238.11
1	—	675	162.00	162.00
2	—	575	182.00–190.00	186.07
3	—	473	210.00–215.00	213.36
5	—	765	142.00–147.00	144.20
3	—	515	200.00–210.00	204.90
2	—	328	240.00–247.00	243.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	245.00	245.00
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
5	—	386	220.00–230.00	225.98
2	—	630	160.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	473	195.00–205.00	201.83
3	—	332	230.00–235.00	231.63
3	—	582	170.00–175.00	171.66
6	—	428	210.00–220.00	215.82
4	—	668	150.00–157.00	154.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	150.00–155.00	151.21
3	—	418	195.00–200.00	196.65
2	—	325	215.00–225.00	220.31
3	—	458	180.00–190.00	186.58
3	—	527	170.00–180.00	174.92
2	—	270	230.00–235.00	232.59
2	—	575	162.00–165.00	163.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	70.00–76.00	72.94
10	—	950	64.00–69.00	66.96
4	—	944	57.00–62.00	60.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	79.00–80.00	79.56
3	—	1,303	89.00–93.00	90.11
3	—	1,522	82.00–87.00	83.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,143	84.00–90.00	87.45
12	—	1,080	77.00–83.00	79.32
12	—	1,314	92.00–97.00	93.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	108.00–110.00	109.25
5	—	1,610	103.00–106.00	104.47
3	—	1,473	94.00–100.00	98.24

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	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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)	4	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,025.00

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	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,183.33

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.