Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2020-09-28

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 28
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,342 head
▲ 723 vs last sale 619▲ 303 vs year ago 1,039 · +29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 91▲ 9 vs year ago 137 · +6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 45▼ 34 vs year ago 88 · −38.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.49/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$119.49
159 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$7
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411134.995554thin
Medium and Large 2479122.21585101
Medium and Large 3496113.2756254
One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale159 hd
119.49
—
AL average12 barns · 1,472 hd
113.15
+6.35
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—Average1,83786.191,5845thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46452.607705thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32152.1968957
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02945.4146741

Every lot

91 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3230152.50/cwt152.50–152.503511
Steers—Medium and Large 2295157.50/cwt155.00–160.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 1300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 2333153.45/cwt150.00–155.005113
Steers—Medium and Large 3343144.39/cwt140.00–147.504954
Steers—Medium and Large 1359157.01/cwt155.00–158.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 2370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505642
Steers—Medium and Large 3373134.96/cwt132.50–137.505033
Steers—Medium and Large 2413145.73/cwt142.50–149.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 3415127.56/cwt125.00–132.505297
Steers—Medium and Large 2466135.00/cwt135.00–135.006296
Steers—Medium and Large 3481122.79/cwt120.00–127.505917
Steers—Medium and Large 3517119.73/cwt117.50–122.506199
Steers—Medium and Large 2527128.00/cwt125.00–131.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 2560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 3560118.75/cwt117.50–120.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 1583131.99/cwt131.00–133.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 2615120.75/cwt117.50–126.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 1621127.88/cwt127.00–130.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 3637112.33/cwt112.00–112.507163
Steers—Medium and Large 3665109.00/cwt105.00–112.507254
Steers—Medium and Large 2680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 2713113.17/cwt112.50–114.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 373092.50/cwt92.50–92.506751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205132.50/cwt132.50–132.502721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284136.23/cwt135.00–140.003875
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326128.02/cwt125.00–130.004175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338135.73/cwt135.00–137.504597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358139.15/cwt137.50–140.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378130.39/cwt127.50–133.0049312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388123.35/cwt122.50–125.004796
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408120.30/cwt117.50–122.504915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436127.35/cwt124.00–130.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462124.41/cwt120.00–127.0057513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481114.08/cwt112.50–118.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517120.36/cwt115.00–123.0062232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522111.79/cwt109.00–114.0058410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570107.02/cwt102.50–110.0061012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580111.45/cwt111.00–115.0064614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619106.02/cwt103.00–108.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625101.88/cwt100.00–102.506374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655102.50/cwt102.50–102.506711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 370592.50/cwt92.50–92.506521
Heifers—Medium and Large 378587.50/cwt87.50–87.506871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315152.50/cwt152.50–152.504801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361155.93/cwt150.00–160.005635
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388139.98/cwt137.50–145.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415152.50/cwt152.50–152.506331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423141.22/cwt137.50–145.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431130.76/cwt125.00–135.005647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470134.22/cwt132.50–137.506314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472123.04/cwt120.00–127.505819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516115.80/cwt112.50–120.0059811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519131.92/cwt130.00–132.0068524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528123.95/cwt122.50–127.5065415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583117.84/cwt115.00–123.0068712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588111.20/cwt107.50–114.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605117.50/cwt117.50–117.507111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612112.32/cwt110.00–115.0068713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625107.50/cwt107.50–107.506721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3654104.74/cwt100.00–109.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660107.50/cwt107.50–107.507102
Bulls—Medium and Large 273897.53/cwt95.00–100.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 374092.50/cwt92.50–92.506851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750112.50/cwt112.50–112.508441
Bulls—Medium and Large 276595.00/cwt95.00–95.007271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71888.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5122
Bulls——1,91784.98/cwt84.00–86.001,6293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02343.68/cwt40.00–45.0044727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03548.50/cwt47.00–50.0050213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11552.00/cwt52.00–52.005801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21454.92/cwt54.00–59.0066716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36351.12/cwt48.00–53.0069741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46452.60/cwt52.00–54.007705
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2789621.07/cwt550.00–740.004,9008
Bred Cows—Small 1-2828519.45/cwt460.00–560.004,3016
Bred Cows—Small 1-2860410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,5262
Bred Cows—Small 1-2970460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,4621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,001731.74/cwt630.00–875.007,3257
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,040725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,042520.29/cwt500.00–550.005,4213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,119583.93/cwt510.00–625.006,5347
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203711.47/cwt620.00–800.008,5594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,254793.61/cwt710.00–925.009,95210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,030.54/cwt825.00–1,150.0013,1703
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,154953.70/cwt900.00–1,010.0011,0065
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,5801

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.