Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-04-12

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Apr 12
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 585▲ 570 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 87▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 111▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high yielding bull up to 101. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $139.09/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$139.09
106 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529140.8674545
Medium and Large 2476138.6065939
Medium and Large 3439136.3359822
One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $148 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 sale106 hd
139.09
—
AL average16 barns · 1,932 hd
133.80
+5.28
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—Low1,66089.041,47815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24772.3290233
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09766.7173219
CowsLean 85-90%High92150.074619thin

Every lot

77 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 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 2423173.17/cwt170.00–177.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 3440162.25/cwt162.00–163.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 2455163.48/cwt162.00–165.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1473170.96/cwt170.00–172.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 3495152.00/cwt152.00–152.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 2533152.34/cwt150.00–157.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 2585142.00/cwt142.00–142.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 3595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 3617128.34/cwt125.00–130.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1700137.00/cwt137.00–137.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 2740128.00/cwt128.00–128.009471
Steers—Medium and Large 1760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1822125.58/cwt120.00–129.001,0323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305157.00/cwt157.00–157.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310148.98/cwt147.00–150.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373151.70/cwt150.00–153.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380145.40/cwt142.00–147.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418150.33/cwt150.00–152.0062812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419145.66/cwt142.00–148.0061011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430137.40/cwt135.00–140.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467148.98/cwt145.00–151.006969
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469132.83/cwt130.00–135.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482138.76/cwt137.00–142.006699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510149.00/cwt149.00–149.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516135.24/cwt132.00–137.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518142.20/cwt139.00–145.007375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533127.56/cwt125.00–130.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562123.68/cwt122.00–127.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569136.24/cwt135.00–137.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578117.47/cwt115.00–120.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618118.02/cwt117.00–120.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620132.76/cwt130.00–136.008235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668123.00/cwt122.00–124.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy721123.00/cwt123.00–123.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785107.00/cwt107.00–107.008401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320173.41/cwt172.00–175.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325183.39/cwt180.00–187.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377164.63/cwt162.00–167.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3414156.50/cwt155.00–157.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415173.91/cwt170.00–180.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429162.30/cwt160.00–167.006967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465161.03/cwt160.00–162.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472153.79/cwt150.00–157.0072610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475143.55/cwt142.00–145.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522154.02/cwt150.00–159.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525137.00/cwt137.00–137.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526144.76/cwt140.00–147.007619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576146.72/cwt143.00–150.0084511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613136.04/cwt132.00–139.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645117.50/cwt117.00–118.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35980.46/cwt79.00–81.001,0934
Bulls——1,62586.31/cwt86.00–87.001,4033
Bulls——1,82494.36/cwt91.00–98.001,7218
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89448.65/cwt46.00–50.004354
Cows—Lean 85-90%91043.49/cwt43.00–44.003962
Cows—Lean 85-90%96556.34/cwt55.00–57.005443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07663.64/cwt62.00–65.006857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09668.09/cwt66.00–71.0074611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14666.72/cwt66.00–68.007657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25073.00/cwt73.00–73.009131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27077.11/cwt75.00–80.0097910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27771.78/cwt69.00–74.0091716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0501,099.14/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0011,54110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0016,2932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3860786.85/cwt750.00–825.006,7672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39701,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,9431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013973.36/cwt925.00–1,000.009,8603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,060953.29/cwt950.00–960.0010,1053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,152.15/cwt1,125.00–1,175.0014,0333

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.