Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-03-22

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
999 head
▲ 143 vs last sale 856▲ 999 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 131▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 148▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifer sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls 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 $135.66/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$135.66
215 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.98
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2481139.1867062
Medium and Large 1557134.34748102
Medium and Large 3438134.0458751
One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $83 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 sale215 hd
135.66
—
AL average14 barns · 1,331 hd
126.69
+8.98
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—Low1,79181.631,46215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37762.0885526
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09858.1863916
CowsLean 85-90%Low95646.3544316

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 2417162.00/cwt162.00–162.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 3430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1452163.79/cwt162.00–164.0074010
Steers—Medium and Large 2469157.96/cwt155.00–160.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 3470148.48/cwt147.00–150.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1505157.00/cwt157.00–157.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 3508140.60/cwt140.00–141.007145
Steers—Medium and Large 2528154.04/cwt152.00–155.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 1560154.00/cwt154.00–154.008625
Steers—Medium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 3585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1608145.31/cwt143.00–146.0088318
Steers—Medium and Large 3630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2680126.00/cwt126.00–126.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1734122.33/cwt120.00–122.5089814
Steers—Medium and Large 1785110.97/cwt107.00–115.008712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376140.35/cwt137.00–147.0052828
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429135.38/cwt134.00–137.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432145.53/cwt140.00–147.0062938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474142.29/cwt140.00–147.0067417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474138.02/cwt137.00–139.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480133.04/cwt130.00–135.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508128.02/cwt125.00–130.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509139.48/cwt137.00–140.0071029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537134.49/cwt132.00–136.007228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558134.96/cwt132.00–137.0075330
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566120.73/cwt117.00–122.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576127.12/cwt125.00–131.007328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618121.03/cwt120.00–122.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3643108.49/cwt105.00–112.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645127.48/cwt126.00–132.008224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653124.00/cwt124.00–124.0081019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685103.50/cwt102.00–105.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718110.98/cwt110.00–112.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730102.00/cwt102.00–102.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785102.00/cwt102.00–102.008011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273180.00/cwt180.00–180.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313180.70/cwt180.00–182.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358177.50/cwt177.50–177.506354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358164.22/cwt160.00–165.0058821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367171.33/cwt167.00–175.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403169.00/cwt169.00–169.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417160.61/cwt157.00–165.0067013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422153.38/cwt150.00–155.006478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464159.28/cwt157.00–161.007397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471152.89/cwt150.00–155.007208
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474143.39/cwt140.00–145.006808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524142.55/cwt137.00–145.007479
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531132.87/cwt132.00–135.007067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565129.50/cwt127.00–132.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3579122.36/cwt120.00–125.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600121.33/cwt120.00–122.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632129.38/cwt127.00–133.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680124.54/cwt122.00–127.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715109.02/cwt107.00–110.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71378.05/cwt75.00–80.001,3376
Bulls——1,81483.27/cwt81.00–85.001,5118
Bulls——2,07090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91741.71/cwt40.00–45.003825
Cows—Lean 85-90%97047.62/cwt46.00–49.004628
Cows—Lean 85-90%98350.70/cwt50.00–52.004983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00254.37/cwt54.00–56.005455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12858.68/cwt58.00–59.006626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15761.40/cwt61.00–62.007105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33861.07/cwt59.00–64.0081711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36766.26/cwt65.00–69.0090610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48555.94/cwt54.00–58.008315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942906.33/cwt875.00–925.008,5383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108954.84/cwt920.00–1,025.0010,58012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,188957.97/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,38111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,191815.13/cwt750.00–875.009,7087
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,200675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2941,159.48/cwt1,100.00–1,225.0015,0046
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,2021,072.01/cwt1,035.00–1,125.0012,88610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3361,250.44/cwt1,200.00–1,310.0016,70616

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.