Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2020-02-17

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Feb 17
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 678▲ 675 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 45▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 49▲ 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 sold mostly steady, bull sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and bulls 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 $128.39/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$128.39
111 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.75
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2453130.2459044
Medium and Large 1560128.8972151
Medium and Large 3475121.6757816thin
One grade step is worth $8.57/cwt here — about $12 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 sale111 hd
128.39
—
AL average14 barns · 1,167 hd
132.14
−3.75
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—Average1,65679.051,30913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17353.8463213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31353.637046thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00745.3645719

Every lot

84 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 2426156.20/cwt154.00–159.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 2460152.99/cwt152.00–154.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495159.00/cwt159.00–159.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 2505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1537155.00/cwt155.00–155.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 1580146.00/cwt146.00–146.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 3620124.47/cwt121.00–126.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 2625130.99/cwt130.00–132.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1630134.96/cwt132.00–137.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 2655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added657135.00/cwt135.00–135.008875
Steers—Medium and Large 1667131.59/cwt130.00–132.008785
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326141.58/cwt140.00–142.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365136.58/cwt135.00–137.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385130.99/cwt130.00–132.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416128.64/cwt127.00–130.005356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427132.96/cwt130.00–135.0056811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433137.11/cwt135.00–140.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468123.98/cwt122.00–125.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469128.71/cwt127.00–130.006048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added473131.00/cwt131.00–131.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477133.77/cwt132.00–135.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521124.59/cwt120.00–127.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528131.56/cwt130.00–132.006957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566119.71/cwt118.00–120.006787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571127.08/cwt122.00–129.007268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added590130.41/cwt130.00–134.0076916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635120.32/cwt120.00–122.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660102.00/cwt102.00–102.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665114.46/cwt112.00–117.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715107.00/cwt107.00–107.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 382085.00/cwt85.00–85.006971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310171.00/cwt171.00–171.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328157.00/cwt157.00–157.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369154.56/cwt150.00–157.005706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373160.92/cwt157.00–165.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375145.28/cwt144.00–147.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425154.53/cwt152.00–157.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425147.64/cwt145.00–150.0062710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431141.21/cwt140.00–143.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468149.74/cwt147.00–152.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473142.58/cwt140.00–145.0067411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476137.35/cwt135.00–140.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520142.99/cwt142.00–144.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523134.28/cwt130.00–137.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570136.43/cwt134.00–139.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576127.95/cwt125.00–130.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620129.46/cwt127.00–132.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622121.25/cwt117.00–125.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 377597.00/cwt97.00–97.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54279.63/cwt78.00–82.001,2285
Bulls——1,66773.29/cwt71.00–75.001,2225
Bulls——1,82887.67/cwt85.00–90.001,6033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97142.67/cwt41.00–44.004148
Cows—Boner 80-85%99548.98/cwt48.00–50.004872
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03447.32/cwt45.00–50.0048911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20253.33/cwt51.00–55.006419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22061.00/cwt61.00–61.007442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31353.63/cwt52.00–55.007046
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
Bred Cows—Small 3865503.18/cwt450.00–550.004,3532
Bred Cows—Small 1-2868520.43/cwt490.00–550.004,5172
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875583.29/cwt550.00–625.005,1044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,109545.57/cwt475.00–600.006,0508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,130678.81/cwt625.00–750.007,6715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162805.43/cwt750.00–850.009,3598
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,227933.63/cwt925.00–950.0011,4563
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3805740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,9572
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29601,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,0802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2980925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,0652

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.