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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 20

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 814▼ 60 vs year ago 732 · −8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 109▼ 3 vs year ago 124 · −2.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 43▼ 4 vs year ago 73 · −5.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 110. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $192.96/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$192.96

108 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$15.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	199.13	922	63
Medium and Large 3	423	185.54	785	21
Medium and Large 2	493	183.28	903	24

One grade step is worth $15.85/cwt here — about $19 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 sale108 hd

192.96

—

AL average14 barns · 1,432 hd

196.34

−3.38

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	1,682	115.19	1,938	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	98.14	1,147	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	90.80	1,239	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	79.67	798	29

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)	—	$1,560	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,269	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,167	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$897	4thin

Every lot

85 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 2	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	279.89/cwt	275.00–285.00	929	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,030	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	267.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,006	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	278.26/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,052	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	418	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,108	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	253.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,098	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,083	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,086	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	243.39/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,144	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	307	203.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	205.49/cwt	205.00–207.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	214.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	824	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	203.95/cwt	200.00–207.50	855	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	197.66/cwt	195.00–202.50	931	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	188.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	899	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	973	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	911	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	168.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	900	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	166.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	940	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	181.90/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,051	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	621	151.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	163.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,073	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	153.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,034	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	279	272.53/cwt	265.00–275.00	760	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	853	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	850	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	261.71/cwt	255.00–265.00	997	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	931	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	229.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	985	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	247.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,065	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	208.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,000	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	497	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,093	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,088	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	203.46/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,060	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	191.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,106	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,068	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,746	116.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,034	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	71.05/cwt	69.00–73.00	639	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	78.57/cwt	76.00–82.00	757	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	85.07/cwt	83.00–88.00	921	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	92.29/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,037	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	98.41/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,145	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	106.22/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,320	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	94.19/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,213	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	88.39/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,219	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	102.12/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,438	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269.14/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,269	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049.67/head	975.00–1,170.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000.00/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896.75/head	801.00–975.00	897	4

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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 814Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 109Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 43Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
3	—	322	210.00–215.00	211.61
3	—	672	150.00–157.00	153.94
6	—	477	185.00–190.00	188.37
5	—	563	165.00–170.00	166.96
2	—	513	175.00–180.00	177.51
4	—	380	205.00–207.00	205.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
3	—	535	165.00–170.00	168.30
3	—	307	200.00–205.00	203.32
4	—	621	150.00–157.00	151.75
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
4	—	280	215.00	215.00
4	—	366	190.00–200.00	194.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
3	—	512	185.00–195.00	190.05
6	—	333	220.00	220.00
8	—	578	180.00–185.00	181.90
1	—	210	240.00	240.00
3	—	657	160.00–165.00	163.34
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
13	—	471	195.00–202.50	197.66
13	—	384	210.00–220.00	214.67
12	—	419	200.00–207.50	203.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
1	—	750	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	225.00–235.00	229.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	230.00	230.00
1	—	640	210.00	210.00
14	—	332	275.00–285.00	279.89
3	—	470	240.00–245.00	243.39
24	—	433	250.00–260.00	253.59
1	—	660	195.00	195.00
4	—	376	260.00–270.00	267.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	280.00	280.00
2	—	520	225.00	225.00
2	—	442	245.00	245.00
3	—	462	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	360	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	275.00–280.00	278.26
3	—	575	240.00	240.00
3	—	418	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	245.00	245.00
2	—	623	175.00–180.00	177.55
2	—	330	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	—	497	220.00	220.00
2	—	700	150.00–155.00	152.50
4	—	279	265.00–275.00	272.53
2	—	675	165.00	165.00
3	—	572	190.00–195.00	191.62
4	—	521	200.00–207.00	203.46
4	—	430	225.00–235.00	229.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	240.00–250.00	247.11
6	—	381	255.00–265.00	261.71
3	—	491	235.00	235.00
2	—	668	170.00	170.00
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
2	—	313	270.00–275.00	272.48
3	—	510	210.00–215.00	213.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	230.00	230.00
2	—	615	165.00	165.00
3	—	480	205.00–210.00	208.35
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
1	—	285	255.00	255.00
2	—	428	215.00–220.00	217.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	92.00–98.00	94.19
2	—	1,408	100.00–104.00	102.12
15	—	1,379	85.00–91.00	88.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,163	96.00–102.00	98.41
16	—	1,124	89.00–95.00	92.29
11	—	1,243	103.00–109.00	106.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	964	76.00–82.00	78.57
7	—	900	69.00–73.00	71.05
13	—	1,083	83.00–88.00	85.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,746	115.00–120.00	116.47
2	—	1,523	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,170.00	1,049.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,269.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283.33

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	—	—	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.00

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	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	4	—	—	801.00–975.00	896.75

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.