Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-01-18

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 18
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,289 head
▲ 742 vs last sale 547▲ 673 vs year ago 616 · +109.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 146▲ 80 vs year ago 73 · +109.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 34▲ 21 vs year ago 54 · +38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle and replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand on replacements. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.41/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$124.41
180 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499126.83632103
Medium and Large 3409122.8550240
Medium and Large 2509119.3660837
One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $24 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 sale180 hd
124.41
—
AL average15 barns · 1,636 hd
122.81
+1.60
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—High1,50375.331,13311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34854.9174036
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15954.3262941
CowsLean 85-90%Average96646.0044424

Every lot

90 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295182.00/cwt182.00–182.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 1328177.20/cwt175.00–180.005815
Steers—Medium and Large 2331168.12/cwt165.00–172.005566
Steers—Medium and Large 3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1362169.99/cwt167.00–175.006159
Steers—Medium and Large 2380163.02/cwt160.00–165.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 2424152.83/cwt152.00–155.006487
Steers—Medium and Large 1425158.18/cwt157.00–162.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 3435146.26/cwt145.00–147.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 1468152.52/cwt151.00–155.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 2479145.96/cwt142.00–149.0069910
Steers—Medium and Large 3491130.57/cwt128.00–135.006417
Steers—Medium and Large 1514144.31/cwt140.00–150.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 2520131.98/cwt130.00–137.0068617
Steers—Medium and Large 3530127.00/cwt127.00–127.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 2559128.33/cwt127.00–132.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1613135.50/cwt135.00–136.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 2635126.03/cwt122.00–130.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 3644117.00/cwt117.00–117.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 1665124.50/cwt122.00–127.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 2685117.00/cwt117.00–117.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1710114.46/cwt112.00–117.008132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278136.18/cwt135.00–137.003799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310137.00/cwt137.00–137.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323130.09/cwt127.00–132.004206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366130.98/cwt130.00–132.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369136.06/cwt135.00–137.0050217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373124.67/cwt120.00–127.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419127.22/cwt125.00–130.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427119.14/cwt117.50–122.005097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433134.95/cwt132.00–136.0058418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475122.28/cwt120.00–125.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480115.98/cwt115.00–117.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487130.12/cwt125.00–132.0063423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521124.72/cwt121.00–127.0065018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523118.00/cwt117.00–120.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531111.99/cwt111.00–113.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566119.34/cwt117.00–122.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567110.00/cwt110.00–110.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574113.15/cwt112.00–115.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623110.00/cwt110.00–110.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625107.00/cwt107.00–107.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636112.53/cwt112.00–115.0071611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655102.00/cwt102.00–102.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660110.28/cwt110.00–112.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715102.00/cwt102.00–102.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313165.93/cwt162.00–167.005195
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322143.04/cwt140.00–147.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333153.47/cwt150.00–157.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365140.67/cwt138.00–142.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379161.66/cwt155.00–165.0061317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385147.03/cwt145.00–150.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424151.46/cwt146.00–156.006427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425137.05/cwt135.00–139.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429143.60/cwt140.00–145.0061610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471145.00/cwt142.00–147.0068314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476137.02/cwt135.00–140.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3491128.57/cwt125.00–133.006317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511139.37/cwt135.00–142.0071214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518129.49/cwt127.00–132.0067110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526121.51/cwt117.00–125.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564126.70/cwt125.00–132.0071514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585118.00/cwt117.00–120.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615113.67/cwt112.00–117.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628120.66/cwt118.00–122.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633106.75/cwt105.00–110.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663117.10/cwt115.00–120.0077610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680104.01/cwt103.00–105.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1771104.00/cwt104.00–104.008023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25365.39/cwt64.00–66.008193
Bulls——1,56476.41/cwt73.00–79.001,1955
Bulls——1,65383.47/cwt82.00–86.001,3803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92249.29/cwt49.00–51.004546
Cows—Lean 85-90%96046.47/cwt45.00–48.0044610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00642.96/cwt40.00–44.004328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13951.95/cwt50.00–53.0059219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16955.34/cwt54.00–58.0064717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19859.82/cwt59.00–61.007175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24959.73/cwt59.00–60.007464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33655.13/cwt54.00–58.0073723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42352.21/cwt52.00–53.007439
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3950850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,052791.92/cwt775.00–825.008,3317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165890.32/cwt840.00–985.0010,3729
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,193.94/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0014,4238

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.