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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 19

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,024 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 1,045▲ 450 vs year ago 574 · +78.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 130▲ 185 vs year ago 109 · +169.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 38▲ 56 vs year ago 35 · +160.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 117, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $206.28/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$206.28

193 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.61

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	490	216.00	1,058	21
Medium and Large 1	536	208.27	1,116	95
Medium and Large 2	525	203.37	1,067	41
Medium and Large 3	483	198.67	960	36

One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about $98 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 sale193 hd

206.28

—

AL average13 barns · 1,905 hd

214.89

−8.61

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	1,587	114.63	1,820	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	99.82	1,418	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	98.99	1,145	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	87.89	897	106

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)	—	$1,315	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,283	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,063	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$977	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$976	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$776	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,451	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$893	15

Every lot

104 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	286.67/cwt	285.00–290.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	951	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	274.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	930	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,053	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	243.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,051	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	262.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,240	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	237.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,124	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	250.97/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,205	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	253.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,322	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,254	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	238.30/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,394	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,425	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,335	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	206.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,360	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,338	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	827	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	229.25/cwt	227.00–230.00	947	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	214.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	951	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	966	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,016	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,058	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	511	193.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	990	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,105	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	206.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,083	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	195.45/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,122	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	184.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,058	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,052	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	195.00/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,221	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	162.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,112	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,170	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	757	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,268	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	146.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,120	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,252	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	263	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	287	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	312	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	790	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	949	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	912	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	416	233.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	972	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	254.54/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,077	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,035	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	221.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,041	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	246.07/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,164	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	238.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,206	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	213.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,107	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	223.46/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,169	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,198	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	221.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	214.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,331	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,242	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	728	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,183	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,502	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,672	8
Bulls	—	—	1,770	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,134	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,457	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	78.37/cwt	75.00–81.00	736	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	86.42/cwt	83.00–88.00	868	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	91.08/cwt	89.00–94.00	957	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	95.79/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,084	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	101.21/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,187	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	107.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,308	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	96.31/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,332	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,508	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	100.27/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,438	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283.33/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225.00/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,062.50/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	976.67/head	950.00–1,050.00	977	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976.25/head	935.00–1,015.00	976	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	776.00/head	754.00–798.00	776	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892.53/head	777.00–997.00	893	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,451.25/head	1,340.00–1,550.00	1,451	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333.33/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,137.50/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2

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 Jun 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,024Last week 1,045Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 130Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 38Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	170.00–175.00	172.48
3	—	685	160.00–165.00	162.33
4	—	511	190.00–200.00	193.78
3	—	210	235.00	235.00
8	—	423	210.00–215.00	214.40
7	—	574	180.00–190.00	184.28
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
3	—	367	215.00	215.00
1	—	345	225.00	225.00
4	—	471	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	192.00–200.00	195.45
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
2	—	743	155.00–160.00	157.49
13	—	478	210.00–215.00	212.48
9	—	429	220.00–225.00	221.66
9	—	524	205.00–210.00	206.65
3	—	765	142.00–150.00	146.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	757	167.50	167.50
10	—	300	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	215.00	215.00
2	—	655	185.00	185.00
12	—	413	227.00–230.00	229.25
27	—	626	192.00–199.00	195.00
3	—	767	160.00–165.00	163.29
6	—	570	205.00	205.00
14	—	352	235.00	235.00
4	—	730	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	490	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	250.00	250.00
3	—	432	240.00–245.00	243.30
2	—	473	235.00–240.00	237.57
2	—	628	210.00–215.00	212.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	247.50	247.50
1	—	505	267.00	267.00
1	—	460	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	250.00–252.00	250.97
8	—	339	270.00–275.00	274.39
2	—	528	235.00–240.00	237.56
9	—	405	255.00–265.00	259.97
7	—	659	205.00–210.00	206.42
6	—	255	285.00–290.00	286.67
1	—	350	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	232.50	232.50
3	—	328	290.00	290.00
3	—	585	235.00–240.00	238.30
4	—	521	250.00–260.00	253.67
18	—	472	260.00–270.00	262.80
1	—	295	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	190.00	190.00
19	—	810	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	265.00	265.00
1	—	330	280.00	280.00
4	—	621	210.00–220.00	214.33
9	—	423	254.00–255.00	254.54
4	—	473	242.00–252.00	246.07
8	—	505	230.00–240.00	238.76
2	—	735	180.00	180.00
3	—	287	280.00–290.00	285.06
3	—	568	220.00–225.00	221.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	222.00–225.00	223.46
3	—	633	205.00	205.00
2	—	720	170.00–175.00	172.48
4	—	564	210.00–215.00	212.46
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
3	—	375	250.00	250.00
3	—	480	230.00–240.00	235.05
1	—	240	285.00	285.00
2	—	270	275.00	275.00
6	—	427	240.00–245.00	242.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	230.00–235.00	233.57
4	—	469	220.00–225.00	221.99
6	—	376	240.00–245.00	242.47
6	—	518	210.00–215.00	213.65
3	—	312	250.00–255.00	253.34
2	—	263	265.00	265.00
2	—	728	160.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	583	200.00	200.00
2	—	615	190.00–195.00	192.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,434	98.00–103.00	100.27
2	—	1,415	105.00–108.00	106.55
6	—	1,383	95.00–97.00	96.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,221	105.00–110.00	107.14
73	—	1,132	93.00–98.00	95.79
39	—	1,173	99.00–104.00	101.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	939	75.00–81.00	78.37
56	—	1,051	89.00–94.00	91.08
37	—	1,004	83.00–88.00	86.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,770	120.00–121.00	120.54
8	—	1,502	110.00–114.00	111.35

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)	6	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	976.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	754.00–798.00	776.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	935.00–1,015.00	976.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	15	—	—	777.00–997.00	892.53

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)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.50

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	4	—	—	1,340.00–1,550.00	1,451.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333.33

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	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00

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.