Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2020-01-06

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 750▲ 778 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 27▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets were closed for holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.30/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$125.30
57 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495128.2363523
Medium and Large 2458124.4257026
Medium and Large 3421119.745048thin
One grade step is worth $8.50/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd
125.30
—
AL average4 barns · 376 hd
127.34
−2.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

66 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1230190.00/cwt190.00–190.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 2390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1480148.00/cwt148.00–148.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1525143.37/cwt140.00–147.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1685126.50/cwt125.00–128.008672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295137.00/cwt137.00–137.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345134.00/cwt134.00–134.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363138.46/cwt136.00–140.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372132.27/cwt130.00–134.004926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395122.00/cwt122.00–122.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420132.93/cwt130.00–135.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422127.73/cwt125.00–130.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443118.49/cwt117.00–120.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466123.79/cwt120.00–126.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473115.96/cwt115.00–117.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493129.00/cwt129.00–129.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508120.00/cwt120.00–120.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530126.65/cwt125.00–129.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564123.48/cwt122.00–125.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568115.30/cwt112.00–117.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590102.00/cwt102.00–102.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685102.00/cwt102.00–102.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690111.00/cwt110.00–112.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725101.00/cwt101.00–101.007321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330152.27/cwt150.00–155.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413155.00/cwt155.00–155.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420142.96/cwt142.00–145.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428147.93/cwt145.00–150.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475144.60/cwt142.00–147.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476137.89/cwt135.00–142.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505133.00/cwt132.00–134.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522137.66/cwt137.00–139.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635120.50/cwt120.00–121.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660107.00/cwt107.00–107.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718110.98/cwt110.00–112.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720114.47/cwt113.00–116.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29291,001.43/cwt910.00–1,075.009,3038
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,7692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,305.77/cwt1,175.00–1,350.0016,03518
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,0606
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3748307.39/cwt305.00–310.002,2992
Bred Cows—Small 3829373.24/cwt340.00–400.003,0945
Bred Cows—Small 1-2853429.85/cwt385.00–475.003,6676
Bred Cows—Small 1-2871718.29/cwt675.00–750.006,2564
Bred Cows—Small 1-2881516.06/cwt475.00–550.004,5469
Bred Cows—Small 3905340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,0771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,035525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,4341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082674.98/cwt600.00–750.007,3038
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121780.88/cwt750.00–825.008,7547
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,160585.64/cwt535.00–600.006,7934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170912.87/cwt900.00–925.0010,6812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,225800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8001

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.