Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-06-07

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 7
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 511▲ 609 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 94▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 152▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 104. Feed steers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.38/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$145.38
130 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$237
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$5.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3433150.2165015thin
Medium and Large 2513146.4275212thin
Medium and Large 1614144.56888103
One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale130 hd
145.38
—
AL average16 barns · 1,102 hd
136.16
+9.22
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—Average1,69793.071,5809thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31572.0794714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09663.9670114
CowsLean 85-90%High94748.544608thin

Every lot

81 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 3275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 3335162.00/cwt162.00–162.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 2400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 3441150.52/cwt147.00–152.006648
Steers—Medium and Large 3463145.49/cwt145.00–147.006744
Steers—Medium and Large 2496150.00/cwt150.00–150.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1508151.00/cwt150.00–152.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 2518143.49/cwt142.00–145.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575151.00/cwt151.00–151.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 2585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1589148.92/cwt143.00–149.0087778
Steers—Medium and Large 2630127.52/cwt126.00–129.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1737125.64/cwt122.00–127.5092612
Steers—Medium and Large 1754122.80/cwt122.00–123.009265
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380139.11/cwt135.00–142.0052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422136.50/cwt135.00–139.005766
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427130.67/cwt127.00–133.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443144.00/cwt144.00–144.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463136.50/cwt136.00–137.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473130.06/cwt127.00–135.0061514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478124.54/cwt122.00–127.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518119.92/cwt116.00–122.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527130.76/cwt127.00–132.0068924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533125.33/cwt125.00–126.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563122.00/cwt122.00–122.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565126.99/cwt125.00–129.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623123.36/cwt120.00–126.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy664125.00/cwt125.00–125.0083012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670120.32/cwt120.00–122.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717113.64/cwt107.00–116.008159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275163.98/cwt162.00–165.004513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3364149.22/cwt147.00–152.0054310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373158.51/cwt157.00–160.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423147.57/cwt146.00–152.006247
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429142.32/cwt137.00–145.0061116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471142.10/cwt140.00–145.0066910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480132.55/cwt130.00–135.006367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518132.04/cwt130.00–135.0068410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525124.66/cwt124.00–125.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531140.51/cwt137.00–143.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568131.65/cwt130.00–134.007486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572123.98/cwt122.00–127.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623127.93/cwt126.00–130.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658119.01/cwt118.00–120.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713110.25/cwt110.00–111.007864
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46885.51/cwt85.00–86.001,2552
Bulls——1,69391.00/cwt88.00–94.001,5412
Bulls——1,79196.93/cwt95.00–100.001,7365
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88053.00/cwt53.00–53.004661
Cows—Lean 85-90%88545.00/cwt45.00–45.003983
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01050.07/cwt47.00–52.005064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07464.91/cwt62.00–67.006977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10375.47/cwt73.00–78.008322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12458.02/cwt56.00–60.006525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22872.30/cwt70.00–75.008886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32078.39/cwt77.00–81.001,0354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43965.41/cwt64.00–68.009414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0561,102.42/cwt1,025.00–1,185.0011,64222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1041,231.22/cwt1,200.00–1,250.0013,5938
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2061,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0017,1866
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0019,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3870600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,040800.55/cwt750.00–875.008,3264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,8981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,199974.95/cwt935.00–1,025.0011,6905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,321989.35/cwt900.00–1,110.0013,0694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,205.90/cwt1,150.00–1,275.0016,0143

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.