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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 27

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 121▼ 93 vs year ago 214 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 69▼ 47 vs year ago 131 · −35.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 107, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 135. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on cow calf pairs. Feeder market not covered, coverage will resume 4/3/23.

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	—	Average	1,496	111.71	1,671	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	93.93	1,103	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	88.38	1,237	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	77.29	752	36

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)	—	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,233	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,533	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,188	6

Every lot

24 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	108.47/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,562	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	119.93/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,940	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	72.04/cwt	70.00–74.00	674	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	75.91/cwt	75.00–78.00	733	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	82.88/cwt	80.00–85.00	837	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	87.94/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,005	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	94.19/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,099	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	102.01/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,256	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	93.95/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,273	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	83.24/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,172	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	88.99/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,254	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395.00/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,395	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185.00/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,185	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100.00/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937.50/head	925.00–950.00	938	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	766.67/head	700.00–900.00	767	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 121Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 69Year ago 131

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,395.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00

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	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–900.00	766.67

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)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–950.00	937.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	106.00–110.00	108.47
2	—	1,618	119.00–121.00	119.93
1	—	1,420	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,167	92.00–97.00	94.19
7	—	1,231	99.00–105.00	102.01
10	—	1,143	86.00–91.00	87.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	88.00–91.00	88.99
2	—	1,355	93.00–95.00	93.95
3	—	1,408	80.00–85.00	83.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	965	75.00–78.00	75.91
11	—	1,010	80.00–85.00	82.88
7	—	935	70.00–74.00	72.04

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.