Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2020-01-27

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 27
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
▲ 180 vs last sale 616▲ 796 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 73▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 54▲ 70 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 and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.79/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$127.79
114 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474130.0161751
Medium and Large 2430126.9354645
Medium and Large 3391123.6748318thin
One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about $133 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 sale114 hd
127.79
—
AL average15 barns · 1,831 hd
129.96
−2.16
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—High1,73270.621,22312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21050.0960620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48949.717407thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02040.6441521

Every lot

107 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 2328168.31/cwt165.00–172.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1370165.96/cwt165.00–167.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 2376160.11/cwt157.00–162.006027
Steers—Medium and Large 1410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2422154.04/cwt150.00–157.006509
Steers—Medium and Large 1456154.37/cwt152.00–155.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 2473146.13/cwt142.00–150.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 3475137.49/cwt137.00–138.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 2524138.94/cwt137.00–142.007284
Steers—Medium and Large 1533144.44/cwt142.00–147.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 3545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560150.00/cwt150.00–150.0084021
Steers—Medium and Large 2571133.74/cwt130.00–137.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 1580138.59/cwt137.00–142.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 2605129.50/cwt129.00–130.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1615131.00/cwt131.00–131.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 3630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 2713117.32/cwt115.00–120.008363
Steers—Medium and Large 1724122.98/cwt120.00–125.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009465
Steers—Medium and Large 1805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220142.00/cwt142.00–142.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3267137.98/cwt137.00–140.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280142.00/cwt142.00–142.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315141.32/cwt140.00–142.004456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323133.57/cwt132.00–137.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326142.47/cwt142.00–144.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368135.04/cwt132.00–137.0049711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368125.91/cwt122.00–130.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383138.48/cwt137.00–140.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added397142.00/cwt142.00–142.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415136.02/cwt132.00–142.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423127.03/cwt123.00–130.0053711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.25/cwt115.00–120.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458113.49/cwt112.00–115.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469125.69/cwt122.00–127.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474120.48/cwt117.00–123.005719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480132.75/cwt132.00–133.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515117.00/cwt117.00–117.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516119.22/cwt117.00–120.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570108.95/cwt107.00–111.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573103.94/cwt102.00–106.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574114.97/cwt113.00–117.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605106.00/cwt106.00–106.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added707117.50/cwt117.50–117.508312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement733111.00/cwt110.00–112.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275165.98/cwt165.00–167.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290172.00/cwt172.00–172.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318155.91/cwt152.00–160.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320167.00/cwt167.00–167.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330148.90/cwt145.00–152.004913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375143.14/cwt140.00–145.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376154.48/cwt153.00–155.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378148.25/cwt147.00–152.005606
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418137.50/cwt137.00–138.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421149.93/cwt147.00–153.006318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422144.95/cwt140.00–147.0061213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473145.29/cwt142.00–147.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475136.34/cwt133.00–140.0064810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520137.45/cwt135.00–140.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530122.00/cwt122.00–122.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533128.59/cwt127.00–132.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680111.00/cwt111.00–111.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62565.21/cwt62.00–67.001,0604
Bulls——1,76570.14/cwt68.00–72.001,2383
Bulls——1,79775.24/cwt74.00–77.001,3525
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95937.17/cwt35.00–39.003568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04842.97/cwt42.00–44.004502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05842.78/cwt40.00–45.0045313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13148.19/cwt45.00–50.005459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32553.57/cwt52.00–55.007109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37350.93/cwt50.00–52.006993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52247.06/cwt45.00–49.007163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74054.00/cwt54.00–54.009401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3705525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,7012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3810609.71/cwt575.00–640.004,9394
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2870820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,1342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2905949.72/cwt925.00–975.008,5954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,152676.16/cwt650.00–725.007,7896
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,068.47/cwt1,050.00–1,075.0012,3198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,163853.80/cwt825.00–900.009,93012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,182.83/cwt1,150.00–1,225.0014,1586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,0634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3746301.50/cwt280.00–340.002,2495
Bred Cows—Small 1-2772423.05/cwt410.00–450.003,2663
Bred Cows—Small 1-2829519.16/cwt450.00–550.004,3044
Bred Cows—Small 3850366.47/cwt350.00–375.003,1153
Bred Cows—Small 1-2886706.56/cwt625.00–750.006,2604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,015345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,5021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073784.00/cwt730.00–825.008,4128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074674.42/cwt640.00–730.007,2434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,088500.63/cwt475.00–525.005,4472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213967.65/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,7383

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.