Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2020-04-20

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 20
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 247▲ 318 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 193▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 127▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No trends available, Trade active with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.93/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −72.40 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$129.93
49 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.65
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501135.426799thin
Medium and Large 2494130.1664334
Medium and Large 3522120.336286thin
One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $51 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 sale49 hd
129.93
—
AL average11 barns · 460 hd
119.28
+10.65
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−72.40
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—Average1,50881.981,2364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22159.3972524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05252.005473thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 2610125.76/cwt125.00–127.007678
Steers—Medium and Large 286893.57/cwt93.00–95.008127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293145.00/cwt145.00–145.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420127.27/cwt125.00–130.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440132.00/cwt132.00–132.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473127.84/cwt127.00–128.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483122.31/cwt120.00–125.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510123.00/cwt122.00–125.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528118.22/cwt115.00–121.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555119.00/cwt119.00–119.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564113.00/cwt111.00–116.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628102.00/cwt102.00–102.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 268095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 175097.00/cwt97.00–97.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 275086.00/cwt86.00–86.006451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360147.00/cwt147.00–147.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410145.30/cwt144.00–147.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423138.13/cwt135.00–142.0058412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463139.95/cwt138.00–142.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464136.19/cwt132.00–137.006326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520125.21/cwt122.00–130.006515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525132.00/cwt132.00–132.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618111.80/cwt110.00–115.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675105.61/cwt102.00–110.007133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47883.96/cwt82.00–86.001,2412
Bulls——1,53880.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05252.00/cwt50.00–54.005473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16552.64/cwt52.00–54.006133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18562.61/cwt61.00–66.007429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26158.66/cwt56.00–60.0074012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,017766.67/cwt750.00–775.007,7973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,4061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,090905.00/cwt840.00–975.009,8653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120950.00/cwt900.00–1,000.0010,6402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,5001

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.