Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-11-29

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Nov 29
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,383 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 1,644▲ 149 vs year ago 1,234 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 147▲ 36 vs year ago 139 · +25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 109▲ 94 vs year ago 102 · +92.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 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 $135.20/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$135.20
130 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.48
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524138.3072539
Medium and Large 3405135.2054831
Medium and Large 2480133.8664338
Medium and Large 1-2644132.0085022
One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about −$125 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
135.20
—
AL average5 barns · 409 hd
131.72
+3.48
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—Low1,77580.491,42919
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44056.2881016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14552.2859941
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04640.8642741

Every lot

95 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 3335173.50/cwt172.00–175.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 3365172.00/cwt172.00–172.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 2395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 2427168.70/cwt167.00–172.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430192.50/cwt192.50–192.508281
Steers—Medium and Large 3445159.50/cwt157.00–162.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1465172.47/cwt170.00–175.008024
Steers—Medium and Large 2470164.01/cwt162.00–165.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1523166.00/cwt165.00–167.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1565158.53/cwt157.00–160.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 3570127.30/cwt125.00–130.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 1608150.79/cwt150.00–156.0091721
Steers—Medium and Large 3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 2632138.04/cwt135.00–142.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,03020
Steers—Medium and Large 1734139.21/cwt132.00–141.001,0225
Steers—Medium and Large 2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1770127.00/cwt127.00–127.009781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284149.25/cwt147.00–152.004247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313152.00/cwt152.00–152.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325142.75/cwt140.00–147.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374156.49/cwt152.00–157.505856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384139.85/cwt137.00–142.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388150.00/cwt150.00–150.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413149.03/cwt147.00–152.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422132.18/cwt130.00–135.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428140.41/cwt137.00–145.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463142.27/cwt140.00–145.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472134.01/cwt132.00–137.0063310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476126.00/cwt125.00–127.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508136.77/cwt135.00–140.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521129.23/cwt126.00–132.006739
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528122.58/cwt120.00–125.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566123.33/cwt122.00–128.006986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570134.13/cwt130.00–137.007658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy620132.74/cwt132.00–135.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620111.35/cwt110.00–112.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628116.03/cwt115.00–117.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630125.90/cwt122.00–130.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644132.00/cwt132.00–132.0085022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720113.51/cwt112.00–115.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765109.01/cwt107.00–110.008343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308171.68/cwt170.00–175.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315182.00/cwt182.00–182.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3326163.44/cwt160.00–167.005334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375153.99/cwt150.00–157.005776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378172.55/cwt170.00–175.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381164.17/cwt160.00–167.006257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423164.38/cwt160.00–170.006958
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423143.48/cwt140.00–147.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463156.64/cwt150.00–160.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471133.19/cwt132.00–137.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475144.78/cwt140.00–148.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515132.00/cwt132.00–132.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520144.65/cwt144.00–145.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528127.19/cwt125.00–130.006725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564137.23/cwt132.00–142.007745
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575120.66/cwt120.00–122.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583128.30/cwt125.00–130.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623128.70/cwt127.00–130.008027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623120.68/cwt120.00–122.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy653129.99/cwt129.00–131.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673126.51/cwt125.00–128.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683115.98/cwt115.00–117.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1703123.50/cwt122.00–125.008684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755109.52/cwt107.00–112.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1761119.33/cwt115.00–123.009086
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55277.00/cwt75.00–79.001,1959
Bulls——1,93983.03/cwt80.00–85.001,6109
Bulls——2,31089.00/cwt89.00–89.002,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01841.08/cwt38.00–43.0041820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02134.98/cwt32.00–36.0035710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12045.82/cwt44.00–48.0051311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13748.77/cwt47.00–50.0055513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14353.32/cwt51.00–56.0060924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18157.48/cwt57.00–59.006794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33660.22/cwt58.00–63.008055
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48754.49/cwt52.00–57.0081011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2993802.08/cwt775.00–825.007,9652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,000654.09/cwt600.00–710.006,5416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,020774.29/cwt725.00–850.007,89813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,021781.44/cwt725.00–875.007,9798
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142936.75/cwt875.00–975.0010,6986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,173862.43/cwt825.00–900.0010,1163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4331,118.28/cwt1,050.00–1,175.0016,0252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,595.00/cwt1,400.00–1,660.0022,3308

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.