Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2019-07-08

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 8
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 624▲ 694 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 77▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 26▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: All slaughter classes sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Demand on feeder light. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.78/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −78.55 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$123.78
124 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$100
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2502126.6863666
Medium and Large 3504121.4261341
Medium and Large 1622118.2073617thin
One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale124 hd
123.78
—
AL average5 barns · 462 hd
124.97
−1.19
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−78.55
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales
226199171144median 202.3303/0204/2706/1509/2810/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $158.01, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,73081.201,4058thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36856.0176617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67254.739156thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09347.9052314

Every lot

88 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1475142.00/cwt142.00–142.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 2555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558139.00/cwt139.00–139.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1590134.00/cwt134.00–134.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1728122.00/cwt122.00–122.008882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290137.00/cwt137.00–137.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365132.00/cwt132.00–132.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368123.45/cwt122.00–125.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377126.31/cwt125.00–127.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421123.74/cwt122.00–125.005219
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427121.42/cwt120.00–122.005189
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469116.39/cwt115.00–117.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472119.04/cwt117.00–122.0056211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488122.25/cwt122.00–123.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519116.66/cwt115.00–117.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525109.90/cwt107.00–114.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530119.81/cwt117.00–122.006357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added537126.50/cwt125.00–127.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566112.37/cwt110.00–114.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567106.33/cwt106.00–107.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573122.45/cwt120.00–125.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580115.49/cwt115.00–116.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement610117.39/cwt116.00–118.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610106.00/cwt106.00–106.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630108.35/cwt106.00–112.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658105.00/cwt105.00–105.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement728103.00/cwt102.00–105.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 375586.00/cwt86.00–86.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement773102.00/cwt102.00–102.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 179091.00/cwt91.00–91.007191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205157.00/cwt157.00–157.003221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260152.00/cwt152.00–152.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328138.89/cwt137.00–142.004563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329144.59/cwt142.00–150.004764
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371135.27/cwt132.00–137.005026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374138.94/cwt137.00–142.005207
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Value Added420134.00/cwt134.00–134.005634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424135.51/cwt132.00–137.005759
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427130.13/cwt128.00–132.005566
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474124.02/cwt120.00–128.005887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478130.53/cwt128.00–132.0062416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519125.04/cwt122.00–127.0064911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528116.64/cwt115.00–120.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532127.98/cwt127.00–130.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570117.43/cwt115.00–120.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573124.42/cwt122.00–127.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621112.97/cwt111.00–115.007025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627116.31/cwt115.00–118.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635108.00/cwt108.00–108.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663107.74/cwt107.00–108.007148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671111.96/cwt110.00–114.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680103.00/cwt103.00–103.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718104.98/cwt104.00–106.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1737107.98/cwt107.00–110.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 383585.00/cwt85.00–85.007107
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70482.71/cwt81.00–84.001,4094
Bulls——1,70876.24/cwt75.00–78.001,3023
Bulls——1,90090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98543.20/cwt42.00–45.004263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09350.00/cwt50.00–50.005472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12249.18/cwt47.00–51.0055211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34355.32/cwt53.00–57.0074310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52859.80/cwt58.00–62.009145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64656.87/cwt54.00–58.009364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72550.44/cwt50.00–51.008702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2793712.85/cwt675.00–750.005,6532
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795523.62/cwt470.00–635.004,1633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,025485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,9711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,050703.04/cwt680.00–725.007,3822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060760.80/cwt695.00–800.008,0644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215878.70/cwt800.00–950.0010,6762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,1201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3823862.61/cwt825.00–900.007,0994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2920950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,7402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,3132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,8942

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.