Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2020-07-27

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 27
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
579 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 545▼ 155 vs year ago 734 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 36▲ 4 vs year ago 66 · +6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 60▲ 3 vs year ago 70 · +4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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 $127.58/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$127.58
75 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.12
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514128.7766243
Medium and Large 2491126.9162321
Medium and Large 3460124.1857211thin
One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about $91 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 sale75 hd
127.58
—
AL average10 barns · 858 hd
121.46
+6.12
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—Average1,72093.121,6019thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54067.001,0321thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21963.9878040
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16558.166782thin

Every lot

63 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 1500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1558146.25/cwt146.00–147.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 2570138.90/cwt135.00–142.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 2630130.00/cwt129.00–131.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 2680128.00/cwt128.00–128.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315147.00/cwt147.00–147.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335152.00/cwt152.00–152.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370137.00/cwt137.00–137.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375132.00/cwt132.00–132.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417141.62/cwt138.00–145.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418134.41/cwt132.00–137.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423128.79/cwt127.00–130.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466132.48/cwt130.00–138.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487128.66/cwt128.00–129.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511127.76/cwt127.00–130.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531117.50/cwt115.00–119.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533121.82/cwt120.00–125.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560122.49/cwt121.00–126.0068612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575118.42/cwt117.00–120.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615118.01/cwt115.00–122.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225193.47/cwt192.00–195.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370154.40/cwt152.00–157.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390142.00/cwt142.00–142.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415149.56/cwt147.00–152.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430142.98/cwt139.00–146.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438135.68/cwt135.00–137.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468141.18/cwt140.00–145.006616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480135.73/cwt132.00–139.0065213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515128.87/cwt125.00–133.0066410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518137.39/cwt135.00–140.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577123.61/cwt120.00–125.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608118.01/cwt117.00–119.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610123.00/cwt123.00–123.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763112.48/cwt110.00–115.008582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35088.24/cwt86.00–90.001,1912
Bulls——1,77993.76/cwt92.00–95.001,6686
Bulls——2,10599.00/cwt99.00–99.002,0841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16558.16/cwt56.00–60.006782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19662.94/cwt60.00–66.0075324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23868.98/cwt67.00–72.0085411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28458.00/cwt58.00–58.007455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54067.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,125.00/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0011,8356
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0781,006.25/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0010,8478
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1991,406.25/cwt1,375.00–1,450.0016,8618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3973832.50/cwt825.00–840.008,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028912.50/cwt900.00–925.009,3812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,5131

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.