Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2020-08-10

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Aug 10
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▲ 339 vs last sale 579▲ 168 vs year ago 750 · +22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 70▲ 38 vs year ago 103 · +36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 73▼ 35 vs year ago 94 · −37.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 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 $127.46/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$127.46
100 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548130.3271549
Medium and Large 2497125.4662346
Medium and Large 3520117.816135thin
One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about $102 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 sale100 hd
127.46
—
AL average12 barns · 1,589 hd
121.10
+6.36
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—Low1,90990.801,7336thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25360.0175258
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54758.659073thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09558.006351thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1534145.16/cwt145.00–147.0077512
Steers—Medium and Large 2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1578140.00/cwt140.00–140.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 1737130.00/cwt130.00–130.0095811
Steers—Medium and Large 1802125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0039
Steers—Medium and Large 1950114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288162.00/cwt162.00–162.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358136.32/cwt135.00–137.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372147.00/cwt147.00–147.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405137.00/cwt137.00–137.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425130.77/cwt128.00–132.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463136.56/cwt135.00–137.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468121.03/cwt120.00–122.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472127.61/cwt125.00–130.0060211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516123.63/cwt117.00–127.0063820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554129.64/cwt126.00–130.0071812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574120.50/cwt120.00–122.006924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612116.64/cwt115.00–118.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630122.54/cwt120.00–125.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664119.38/cwt117.00–120.007938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1802107.00/cwt107.00–107.008587
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270178.68/cwt175.00–180.004824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1301183.67/cwt177.00–185.005536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322170.65/cwt170.00–172.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360157.00/cwt157.00–157.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378160.51/cwt160.00–161.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410152.93/cwt150.00–156.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423146.11/cwt140.00–149.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430136.33/cwt135.00–137.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460143.91/cwt140.00–147.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482133.73/cwt130.00–137.0064519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520135.73/cwt135.00–138.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525129.73/cwt125.00–132.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572134.01/cwt130.00–137.007677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578124.98/cwt120.00–127.0072211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618125.50/cwt125.00–126.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623117.00/cwt117.00–117.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655118.00/cwt116.00–120.007732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83193.16/cwt90.00–95.001,7064
Bulls——2,06586.09/cwt84.00–88.001,7782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09558.00/cwt58.00–58.006351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22957.48/cwt54.00–58.0070617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26360.88/cwt59.00–64.0076940
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27068.00/cwt68.00–68.008641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54758.65/cwt58.00–60.009073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3998805.00/cwt800.00–810.008,0342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045790.00/cwt780.00–800.008,2562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,1831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071870.00/cwt825.00–950.009,3185

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.