Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-05-10

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, May 10
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 576▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 96▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 140▲ 196 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 steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with very good demand on pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.79/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$125.79
115 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$114
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$6.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3422128.6654352
Medium and Large 1587124.3572939
Medium and Large 2539121.9165724
One grade step is worth $6.74/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale115 hd
125.79
—
AL average14 barns · 1,227 hd
119.43
+6.36
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—High1,49485.241,2735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30569.7191040
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07164.1668741
CowsLean 85-90%High92050.264629thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2410163.98/cwt162.00–166.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 3422152.22/cwt147.00–155.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 2472153.06/cwt150.00–155.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 3580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 2617123.34/cwt122.00–125.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 1620135.87/cwt132.00–140.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1650132.00/cwt132.00–132.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1728119.02/cwt117.00–121.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 1750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2765102.00/cwt102.00–102.007801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305142.00/cwt142.00–142.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367132.10/cwt131.00–137.0048512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427136.02/cwt135.00–138.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432128.87/cwt125.00–132.0055732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468123.03/cwt120.00–125.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473130.79/cwt130.00–132.006195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510125.99/cwt124.00–127.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510115.66/cwt115.00–117.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526130.19/cwt129.00–132.0068514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564118.00/cwt115.00–120.006668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573125.41/cwt122.00–130.0071912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628120.24/cwt117.00–122.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673104.66/cwt102.00–107.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715102.00/cwt102.00–102.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740108.51/cwt107.00–110.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381148.35/cwt147.00–152.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382158.70/cwt157.00–162.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417159.77/cwt157.00–162.006666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422140.42/cwt137.00–145.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425150.00/cwt147.00–153.006388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461152.63/cwt150.00–155.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472141.00/cwt138.00–145.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484129.36/cwt128.00–132.0062615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508139.46/cwt137.00–142.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540129.49/cwt127.00–135.0069920
Bulls—Medium and Large 3546125.00/cwt125.00–125.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563118.64/cwt112.00–125.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566122.58/cwt122.00–124.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575130.39/cwt126.00–137.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608123.52/cwt122.00–125.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608115.00/cwt115.00–115.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708104.51/cwt102.00–107.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750112.00/cwt112.00–112.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785102.00/cwt102.00–102.008011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25882.06/cwt80.00–84.001,0323
Bulls——1,61589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4371
Bulls——2,08091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,8931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90554.63/cwt54.00–55.004943
Cows—Lean 85-90%92550.11/cwt48.00–52.004644
Cows—Lean 85-90%93344.00/cwt44.00–44.004112
Cows—Boner 80-85%97959.16/cwt56.00–61.005799
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09164.56/cwt62.00–67.0070424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11668.60/cwt68.00–70.007668
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25072.32/cwt71.00–75.0090417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33767.95/cwt65.00–70.0090822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55564.00/cwt64.00–64.009951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,310.02/cwt1,275.00–1,350.0015,6947
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2041,286.65/cwt1,275.00–1,300.0015,4917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,2891,108.32/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0014,2865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,3501,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0013,7701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0171,424.18/cwt1,375.00–1,475.0014,4846
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,563.37/cwt1,525.00–1,575.0016,8068
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1421,253.28/cwt1,100.00–1,375.0014,31246
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,454.90/cwt1,400.00–1,525.0017,35740

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.