Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-03-01

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 1
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
885 head
▲ 724 vs last sale 161▲ 397 vs year ago 488 · +81.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 31▼ 53 vs year ago 103 · −51.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 21▼ 24 vs year ago 76 · −31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $124.14/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$124.14
151 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$198
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$5.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.63
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3445126.9756542
Medium and Large 2523124.2064964
Medium and Large 1628121.4176345
One grade step is worth $5.56/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale151 hd
124.14
—
AL average16 barns · 1,742 hd
123.51
+0.63
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—Average1,92584.501,6272thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39665.659168thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16863.3273921
CowsLean 85-90%Low89948.654377thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 3313171.02/cwt170.00–172.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 3373166.58/cwt165.00–167.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 2418162.01/cwt160.00–164.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 3426152.21/cwt150.00–155.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 2465157.00/cwt157.00–157.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 3474148.35/cwt142.00–150.007035
Steers—Medium and Large 1505154.97/cwt152.00–158.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 3528137.34/cwt132.00–140.007257
Steers—Medium and Large 2532148.38/cwt144.00–150.0078911
Steers—Medium and Large 1563149.81/cwt146.00–153.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 2582135.00/cwt135.00–135.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 3590132.00/cwt132.00–132.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 3610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1620140.35/cwt139.00–145.0087047
Steers—Medium and Large 2623130.59/cwt122.00–134.008147
Steers—Medium and Large 1658140.00/cwt140.00–140.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 3688113.03/cwt110.00–116.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1717125.77/cwt122.00–127.0090219
Steers—Medium and Large 2725117.23/cwt115.00–120.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1758115.00/cwt115.00–115.008723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331139.80/cwt137.00–142.004639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345145.67/cwt145.00–147.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367140.68/cwt140.00–142.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370136.32/cwt135.00–137.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375149.00/cwt149.00–149.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415135.65/cwt135.00–137.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424131.65/cwt130.00–133.0055811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473124.33/cwt122.00–128.0058810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475130.56/cwt129.00–135.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510126.99/cwt122.00–128.0064825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568110.59/cwt107.00–112.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571124.10/cwt123.00–127.0070910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574118.18/cwt115.00–120.006787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy615125.91/cwt125.00–127.5077418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627102.00/cwt102.00–102.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631117.41/cwt116.00–121.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631110.73/cwt107.00–113.006998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663115.00/cwt115.00–115.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666103.27/cwt102.00–105.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767106.87/cwt102.00–108.008208
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3316163.90/cwt162.00–167.005185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323172.52/cwt170.00–175.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325182.00/cwt182.00–182.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378153.61/cwt152.00–157.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381162.46/cwt160.00–165.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405161.33/cwt160.00–162.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414154.63/cwt150.00–158.006408
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434141.68/cwt140.00–147.006159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455143.00/cwt142.00–145.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485133.50/cwt130.00–137.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488155.36/cwt153.00–158.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515142.95/cwt140.00–147.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521132.76/cwt130.00–135.0069210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524123.39/cwt120.00–127.0064711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555133.00/cwt131.00–135.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568121.34/cwt120.00–122.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576116.19/cwt115.00–117.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603122.00/cwt122.00–122.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615107.73/cwt105.00–110.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620115.21/cwt115.00–116.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660109.50/cwt107.00–112.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668102.51/cwt100.00–105.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677117.97/cwt116.00–120.007993
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6381
Bulls——2,03079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,6041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86045.24/cwt42.00–47.003894
Cows—Lean 85-90%95153.19/cwt51.00–54.005063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13564.50/cwt62.00–67.007328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15670.31/cwt68.00–72.008134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20259.16/cwt57.00–61.007119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29364.16/cwt62.00–67.008304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41269.18/cwt68.00–71.009773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76061.00/cwt61.00–61.001,0741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068828.12/cwt775.00–850.008,8443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,097754.54/cwt725.00–875.008,2775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,013.45/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0011,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,357991.28/cwt900.00–1,050.0013,4523

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.