Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-02-22

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Feb 22
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 518▼ 281 vs year ago 442 · −63.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 74▼ 58 vs year ago 89 · −65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 50▼ 159 vs year ago 180 · −88.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes were lightly tested, however a weaker undertone was noted. Trade and demand were light. 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 $117.10/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$117.10
51 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572118.9768015thin
Medium and Large 2486117.3357018thin
Medium and Large 3466115.3353718thin
One grade step is worth $3.64/cwt here — about $143 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 sale51 hd
117.10
—
AL average9 barns · 359 hd
121.70
−4.60
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—Low1,43279.671,1415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50969.841,0546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17363.6574710
CowsLean 85-90%Low99150.465007thin

Every lot

54 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 2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1506152.67/cwt152.50–153.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 2510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 2645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363124.76/cwt122.00–127.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368128.47/cwt127.00–130.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400132.00/cwt132.00–132.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420122.49/cwt122.00–125.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428117.80/cwt115.00–120.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480113.52/cwt112.00–115.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518122.85/cwt120.00–125.0063610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523112.00/cwt112.00–112.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525114.66/cwt114.00–115.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571111.00/cwt110.00–112.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577105.68/cwt105.00–107.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630102.00/cwt102.00–102.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 271592.00/cwt92.00–92.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723105.00/cwt105.00–105.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311159.99/cwt157.00–162.004985
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325149.35/cwt147.00–152.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365142.00/cwt142.00–142.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366149.44/cwt147.00–152.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371157.61/cwt155.00–162.005855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416141.38/cwt140.00–145.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436133.81/cwt130.00–137.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458141.28/cwt140.00–145.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471134.70/cwt132.00–137.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519134.47/cwt132.00–136.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528125.00/cwt125.00–125.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563124.29/cwt122.00–126.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575118.41/cwt115.00–120.006813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27570.00/cwt70.00–70.008931
Bulls——1,41381.11/cwt79.00–83.001,1463
Bulls——1,64585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83545.55/cwt45.00–46.003802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00854.45/cwt54.00–55.005492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03559.00/cwt59.00–59.006111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08351.08/cwt49.00–52.005533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18268.27/cwt67.00–70.008073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19262.11/cwt60.00–65.007406
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50070.52/cwt70.00–71.001,0582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73860.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,205660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,9531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,271759.25/cwt735.00–775.009,6504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,605950.00/cwt950.00–950.0015,2481

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.