Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2019-09-30

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 30
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 924▲ 1,039 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 136▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 166▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.04/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$114.04
110 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.58
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508115.0058420
Medium and Large 2476114.9454839
Medium and Large 1555114.1263324
Medium and Large 3455111.9750927
One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about $75 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 sale110 hd
114.04
—
AL average15 barns · 1,789 hd
112.47
+1.58
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,89670.541,3389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19745.1554130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42544.836396thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00939.4139821

Every lot

97 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Steers—Medium and Large 2383135.97/cwt135.00–137.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 1395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 2413133.98/cwt133.00–135.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 3432127.94/cwt125.00–132.005533
Steers—Medium and Large 1460132.00/cwt132.00–132.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 2473124.46/cwt123.00–126.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 3473121.60/cwt120.00–125.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 1560127.47/cwt125.00–128.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 2580121.67/cwt121.00–122.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 2620121.00/cwt121.00–121.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1624122.41/cwt121.00–125.007649
Steers—Medium and Large 2658116.49/cwt115.00–118.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1708118.49/cwt117.00–120.008392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205135.00/cwt135.00–135.002771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260132.00/cwt132.00–132.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260127.00/cwt127.00–127.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320122.42/cwt120.00–125.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371118.46/cwt117.00–120.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375122.72/cwt120.00–125.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385123.48/cwt122.00–125.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408116.25/cwt116.00–117.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426117.62/cwt115.00–120.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1451120.00/cwt120.00–120.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476111.69/cwt110.00–113.005327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478115.08/cwt114.00–116.0055010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508115.00/cwt115.00–115.0058420
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519105.79/cwt102.00–107.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524111.96/cwt110.00–114.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535114.00/cwt114.00–114.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560102.00/cwt102.00–102.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565108.48/cwt107.00–110.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement606112.88/cwt112.00–117.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625109.99/cwt109.00–111.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628104.43/cwt102.00–107.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655102.00/cwt102.00–102.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675103.48/cwt102.00–105.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 369092.00/cwt92.00–92.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 273592.00/cwt92.00–92.006761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235140.96/cwt140.00–142.003312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280132.00/cwt132.00–132.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285157.00/cwt157.00–157.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305143.50/cwt142.00–145.004382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317151.84/cwt147.00–157.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325128.28/cwt127.00–130.004173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369123.94/cwt122.00–127.004574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370142.15/cwt137.00–145.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380132.12/cwt127.00–137.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421118.24/cwt115.00–120.004987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423123.06/cwt120.00–127.005218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438128.47/cwt127.00–130.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470117.38/cwt115.00–120.005527
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479112.22/cwt110.00–114.005388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523111.31/cwt110.00–112.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525108.71/cwt106.00–110.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563108.35/cwt107.00–114.0061012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580103.13/cwt102.00–105.005986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585113.47/cwt112.00–115.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618109.32/cwt108.00–111.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 362698.97/cwt97.00–100.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628104.57/cwt102.00–107.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 267898.97/cwt98.00–100.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 368095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 270596.50/cwt96.00–97.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 374592.00/cwt92.00–92.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 282090.00/cwt90.00–90.007381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68368.13/cwt65.00–70.001,1475
Bulls——2,16373.55/cwt72.00–75.001,5914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90535.50/cwt35.00–37.003216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05040.98/cwt38.00–42.0043015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16544.26/cwt42.00–47.0051624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32748.73/cwt48.00–50.006476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38843.53/cwt43.00–44.006042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44345.48/cwt45.00–47.006564
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3742565.84/cwt550.00–600.004,1996
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,063697.76/cwt650.00–750.007,4174
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,225800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Bred Cows—Small 1-2838475.68/cwt425.00–590.003,9864
Bred Cows—Small 3843401.69/cwt390.00–425.003,3863
Bred Cows—Small 3855450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8481
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870722.40/cwt720.00–725.006,2852
Bred Cows—Small 1-2902698.43/cwt650.00–710.006,3005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,073471.25/cwt425.00–540.005,0574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,116682.59/cwt650.00–750.007,6189
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,118612.74/cwt550.00–650.006,85011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120652.65/cwt610.00–725.007,31011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,211786.37/cwt725.00–900.009,5237
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238952.32/cwt900.00–1,000.0011,7902

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.