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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 22

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← May 15May 22Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

649 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 702▲ 94 vs year ago 555 · +16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 60▼ 5 vs year ago 157 · −3.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 56▲ 43 vs year ago 86 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 109, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 135. Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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 $203.28/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$203.28

133 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$299

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	410	206.82	848	28
Medium and Large 2	474	203.74	965	48
Medium and Large 1	570	201.14	1,147	57

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale133 hd

203.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,429 hd

200.86

+2.41

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	—	Low	1,681	118.89	1,999	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	94.77	1,114	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	94.17	1,321	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	80.89	818	19

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)	—	$1,506	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,464	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,488	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,119	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$918	12

Every lot

98 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	278.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,136	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	262.40/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,144	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	243.51/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,300	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	237.70/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,331	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,391	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	952	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,737	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	219.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	882	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	203.44/cwt	200.00–207.00	877	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	215.67/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,020	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	207.76/cwt	205.00–210.00	985	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	211.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,109	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	202.71/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,062	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,148	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	188.73/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,000	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	181.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,008	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	208.97/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,172	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	195.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,139	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	185.18/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,144	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,216	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	177.30/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,175	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	165.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,291	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	922	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	240.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	876	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	252.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	934	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	243.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	999	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	919	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	233.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	984	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,065	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	222.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,049	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,009	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	218.39/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,129	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	212.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,109	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,080	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	203.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,149	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	211.16/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,210	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	574	195.98/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,125	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	202.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,236	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	196.05/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,349	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,162	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,247	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	110.30/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,643	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,916	9
Bulls	—	—	1,861	124.61/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,319	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	637	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	77.33/cwt	75.00–80.00	742	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	84.15/cwt	82.00–86.00	886	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	89.56/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,020	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	95.17/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,094	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	101.59/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,316	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	97.67/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,289	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	94.04/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,329	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,303	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,733.33/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,469.23/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,469	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314.29/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,560.53/head	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,561	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463.89/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,464	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299.00/head	1,186.00–1,350.00	1,299	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,092.33/head	984.00–1,151.00	1,092	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860.11/head	739.00–932.00	860	9

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 May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 702Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 60Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 56Year ago 86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,733.33

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	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,469.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,463.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,186.00–1,350.00	1,299.00

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)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	19	—	—	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,560.53

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	9	—	—	739.00–932.00	860.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	984.00–1,151.00	1,092.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
8	—	524	195.00–205.00	202.71
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
14	—	474	205.00–210.00	207.76
12	—	417	210.00–215.00	211.61
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
2	—	218	240.00	240.00
5	—	557	180.00–185.00	181.02
2	—	320	225.00	225.00
2	—	640	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	190.00–200.00	195.64
4	—	780	160.00–170.00	165.50
9	—	473	212.00–220.00	215.67
14	—	524	210.00–215.00	211.57
1	—	745	172.00	172.00
3	—	663	175.00–182.00	177.30
6	—	618	182.00–190.00	185.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	215.00–220.00	219.30
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
9	—	431	200.00–207.00	203.44
4	—	530	185.00–190.00	188.73
4	—	386	210.00–215.00	212.51
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
2	—	280	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	217.50	217.50
7	—	561	207.00–212.00	208.97
1	—	650	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	261.00–267.00	262.40
2	—	650	220.00	220.00
1	—	495	260.00	260.00
11	—	560	235.00–245.00	237.70
5	—	534	242.00–250.00	243.51
3	—	648	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
1	—	610	215.00	215.00
1	—	425	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	952	182.50	182.50
4	—	408	277.00–280.00	278.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	230.00–232.00	231.00
3	—	618	220.00	220.00
1	—	500	235.00	235.00
1	—	415	250.00	250.00
2	—	670	205.00–210.00	207.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	180.00–185.00	182.51
6	—	565	200.00–205.00	203.31
8	—	364	240.00–245.00	240.64
2	—	723	170.00–175.00	172.54
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
10	—	471	220.00–225.00	222.75
9	—	522	210.00–215.00	212.40
2	—	335	255.00	255.00
4	—	421	230.00–235.00	233.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	250.00–260.00	252.52
1	—	765	172.00	172.00
8	—	410	240.00–250.00	243.78
2	—	463	230.00	230.00
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
3	—	348	265.00	265.00
5	—	688	192.00–197.00	196.05
6	—	573	210.00–215.00	211.16
8	—	517	217.00–222.00	218.39
6	—	612	200.00–205.00	202.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	210.00–215.00	212.39
2	—	413	220.00–225.00	222.55
2	—	685	175.00	175.00
1	—	700	166.00	166.00
4	—	574	195.00–197.00	195.98
2	—	355	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	—	290	250.00–255.00	252.50
4	—	310	240.00	240.00
3	—	527	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	70.00	70.00
7	—	959	75.00–80.00	77.33
11	—	1,053	82.00–86.00	84.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	97.00–98.00	97.67
16	—	1,413	91.00–96.00	94.04
2	—	1,448	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,139	86.00–91.00	89.56
14	—	1,295	99.00–105.00	101.59
35	—	1,150	92.00–98.00	95.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	110.00–111.00	110.30
6	—	1,861	121.00–128.00	124.61
9	—	1,625	115.00–120.00	117.93

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.