Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2022-03-28

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 28
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 732▲ 414 vs year ago 296 · +139.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 124▲ 162 vs year ago 52 · +311.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 73▲ 95 vs year ago 36 · +263.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $175.89/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −26.44 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$175.89
150 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$2.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.40
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477176.7584380
Medium and Large 2429175.2075250
Medium and Large 3377174.2065620
One grade step is worth $2.54/cwt here — about $187 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 sale150 hd
175.89
—
AL average15 barns · 1,224 hd
155.49
+20.40
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−26.44
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales
226199171144median 202.3303/0204/2706/1509/2810/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $158.01, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,627101.981,65915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35283.651,13034
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15783.1496259
CowsLean 85-90%Low97162.2160442

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321213.96/cwt210.00–220.006876
Steers—Medium and Large 2335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 3340197.00/cwt197.00–197.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1372204.23/cwt202.00–210.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 2385197.00/cwt197.00–197.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1415196.56/cwt192.00–202.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 2418188.54/cwt187.00–190.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 3430181.33/cwt180.00–182.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1464190.11/cwt187.00–191.008828
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465197.00/cwt197.00–197.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 2484180.73/cwt177.00–182.008757
Steers—Medium and Large 3485170.68/cwt170.00–172.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 1519180.82/cwt175.00–185.0093812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523187.00/cwt187.00–187.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555180.00/cwt180.00–180.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1569168.37/cwt165.00–172.009588
Steers—Medium and Large 2580158.47/cwt157.00–160.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 2635147.00/cwt147.00–147.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 1683152.47/cwt150.00–155.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1710145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 2740137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added790142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1792138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0938
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230177.39/cwt175.00–180.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370156.82/cwt155.00–160.0058017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379165.24/cwt162.00–167.006268
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416153.19/cwt152.00–155.0063710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421159.15/cwt155.00–163.0067016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424167.01/cwt165.00–169.007087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465161.75/cwt160.00–165.0075213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470153.42/cwt150.00–158.007218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479144.70/cwt142.00–147.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519138.60/cwt135.00–140.007195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520153.03/cwt150.00–157.0079615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590138.38/cwt135.00–140.008169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624127.81/cwt125.00–130.007986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628141.07/cwt135.00–142.508865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670123.32/cwt120.00–125.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy766123.00/cwt123.00–123.009423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235212.00/cwt212.00–212.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245206.00/cwt205.00–207.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267201.36/cwt200.00–202.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285215.00/cwt215.00–215.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323186.27/cwt182.00–190.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330194.11/cwt192.00–197.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332202.50/cwt200.00–207.0067210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367176.02/cwt172.00–180.006468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375195.90/cwt192.00–200.0073511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383185.35/cwt182.00–190.007108
Bulls—Medium and Large 3411164.77/cwt162.00–167.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422186.29/cwt182.00–190.0078612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433174.31/cwt172.00–180.0075520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468167.00/cwt167.00–167.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473176.65/cwt172.00–182.0083612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy478186.52/cwt185.00–187.508925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505144.52/cwt142.00–147.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516166.36/cwt162.00–172.008588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524158.02/cwt155.00–160.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572154.79/cwt152.00–160.0088510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy600157.50/cwt155.00–160.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620152.00/cwt152.00–152.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670143.73/cwt140.00–146.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730136.00/cwt136.00–136.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785126.00/cwt125.00–127.009892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493101.99/cwt100.00–103.001,5236
Bulls——1,64994.56/cwt92.00–97.001,5594
Bulls——1,771107.89/cwt106.00–111.001,9115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94656.70/cwt55.00–60.0053616
Cows—Lean 85-90%97263.71/cwt61.00–66.0061916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01068.62/cwt67.00–71.0069310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12885.40/cwt83.00–89.0096320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15779.09/cwt76.00–82.0091531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23393.16/cwt90.00–96.001,1498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29084.77/cwt82.00–87.001,09417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35390.69/cwt89.00–93.001,2277
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45576.81/cwt75.00–81.001,11810
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,193.34/cwt1,125.00–1,300.0012,26822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,360.08/cwt1,325.00–1,425.0015,01512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0016,4594
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy8531,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,38315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878809.35/cwt800.00–825.007,1063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy925975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,0191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3960833.77/cwt800.00–875.008,0043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9951,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,4431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081977.97/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,5725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,101981.67/cwt900.00–1,075.0010,8084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,176.80/cwt1,150.00–1,225.0014,1224

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.