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Florence Stockyards

Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 23

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997

← Oct 9Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,011 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 1,051▲ 181 vs year ago 830 · +21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 120▼ 17 vs year ago 184 · −9.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 60▲ 3 vs year ago 54 · +5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $206.34/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$206.34

168 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	210.46	1,058	64
Medium and Large 3	481	204.10	981	37
Medium and Large 1	600	203.65	1,221	67

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale168 hd

206.34

—

AL average13 barns · 1,405 hd

210.49

−4.15

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	1,838	109.37	2,010	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	91.98	1,163	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	90.12	1,364	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	78.69	765	42

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,354	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$973	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,717	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,068	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,016	4thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	248.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,075	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,135	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,246	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,346	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	235.69/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,332	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,385	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	222.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	938	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	213.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	913	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	206.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	981	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	216.91/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,048	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	509	195.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	207.27/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,080	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	216.80/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,140	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	208.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,211	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,147	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	189.14/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,167	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	196.37/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,214	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,243	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,329	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,161	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	179.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,295	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,335	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	228.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	842	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	230.61/cwt	227.00–237.00	955	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	222.45/cwt	215.00–225.00	932	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	220.96/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,016	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	211.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	986	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	214.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,102	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	199.75/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,037	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,170	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	201.29/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,147	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	586	191.42/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,122	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	611	181.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,112	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,267	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	191.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,186	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	686	173.17/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,188	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	689	180.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,245	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	721	170.50/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,229	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	774	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,258	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	107.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,852	6
Bulls	—	—	2,011	112.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,256	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	82.55/cwt	79.00–85.00	798	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	66.77/cwt	65.00–70.00	653	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	74.89/cwt	72.00–78.00	735	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	86.35/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,042	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	93.10/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,195	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	98.83/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,301	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	90.90/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,327	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	87.79/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,471	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016.00/head	979.00–1,073.00	1,016	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,487.50/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087.50/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	972.50/head	950.00–1,025.00	973	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,716.67/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,067.50/head	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,068	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 Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,011Last week 1,051Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 120Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	483	215.00–220.00	216.91
2	—	588	195.00	195.00
6	—	617	185.00–190.00	189.14
2	—	683	170.00	170.00
1	—	785	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	165.00	165.00
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
16	—	421	220.00–225.00	222.72
11	—	521	205.00–210.00	207.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	195.00	195.00
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
2	—	673	195.00–200.00	197.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	212.00–225.00	216.80
27	—	581	205.00–215.00	208.47
10	—	618	195.00–202.00	196.37
2	—	720	175.00–185.00	179.93
6	—	672	185.00	185.00
3	—	770	170.00–175.00	173.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	185.00	185.00
18	—	474	200.00–210.00	206.93
6	—	509	190.00–200.00	195.78
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
10	—	427	210.00–215.00	213.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	170.00–172.00	170.50
8	—	618	190.00–195.00	191.99
9	—	414	227.00–237.00	230.61
3	—	515	212.00–215.00	214.00
7	—	460	217.00–225.00	220.96
4	—	774	160.00–165.00	162.49
11	—	570	197.00–205.00	201.29
17	—	689	180.00–185.00	180.70
1	—	230	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	205.00–210.00	206.66
5	—	557	210.00	210.00
4	—	750	175.00	175.00
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
2	—	455	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	611	175.00–185.00	181.94
13	—	519	195.00–205.00	199.75
14	—	368	225.00–235.00	228.92
5	—	465	205.00–215.00	211.96
1	—	710	165.00	165.00
8	—	686	170.00–175.00	173.17
1	—	765	155.00	155.00
13	—	419	215.00–225.00	222.45
12	—	586	185.00–195.00	191.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	245.00–255.00	248.35
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
2	—	523	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	235.00–237.00	235.69
1	—	470	255.00	255.00
2	—	435	260.00–262.00	261.01
1	—	545	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	240.00–245.00	242.48
2	—	475	260.00–265.00	262.42
1	—	615	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	257.00	257.00
1	—	520	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	981	72.00–78.00	74.89
3	—	978	65.00–70.00	66.77
24	—	967	79.00–85.00	82.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,676	85.00–89.00	87.79
12	—	1,460	90.00–94.00	90.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,316	97.00–103.00	98.83
30	—	1,284	90.00–96.00	93.10
23	—	1,207	83.00–89.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	105.00–109.00	107.50
4	—	2,011	110.00–115.00	112.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	979.00–1,073.00	1,016.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	972.50

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)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,487.50

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	—	—	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,067.50

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	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,716.67

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.