Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2023-07-31

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 31
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 773▼ 123 vs year ago 758 · −16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 145▲ 29 vs year ago 129 · +22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 52▼ 1 vs year ago 52 · −1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 119.00 cwt. high yielding slaughter bulls up to 136.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.48/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$220.48
149 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,083
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$171
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$4.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3400222.3689039
Medium and Large 1556221.741,23358
Medium and Large 2488217.681,06152
One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale149 hd
220.48
—
AL average16 barns · 2,001 hd
221.47
−0.99
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—High1,658124.562,0659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,177105.561,24373
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508104.501,5756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98693.3192058

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,61814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1003thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3418262.43/cwt260.00–265.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 2420270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1342
Steers—Medium and Large 1428280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1983
Steers—Medium and Large 1468274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,2873
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3681
Steers—Medium and Large 2540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Steers—Medium and Large 2620235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4571
Steers—Medium and Large 2770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Steers—Medium and Large 1790211.69/cwt205.00–215.001,6723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220257.67/cwt255.00–260.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318235.62/cwt235.00–240.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368226.26/cwt220.00–230.0083312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373236.44/cwt235.00–240.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395252.00/cwt252.00–252.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421238.38/cwt235.00–245.001,0048
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421217.46/cwt215.00–220.009166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424228.27/cwt225.00–232.0096814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463243.08/cwt242.00–247.001,12513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473233.24/cwt230.00–240.001,1036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476222.60/cwt217.00–227.001,0608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479214.15/cwt210.00–215.001,0266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515203.50/cwt200.00–207.001,0482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517236.63/cwt235.00–240.001,2233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519215.55/cwt215.00–220.001,1199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533228.58/cwt225.00–232.001,2182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564200.44/cwt200.00–205.001,13012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568217.93/cwt215.00–225.001,2387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633208.39/cwt205.00–215.001,3193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678193.48/cwt192.00–195.001,3122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683182.55/cwt180.00–185.001,2472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703181.66/cwt180.00–185.001,2773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added748195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added805182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210283.75/cwt280.00–285.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230271.70/cwt270.00–275.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311260.70/cwt260.00–265.008117
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364263.76/cwt260.00–265.009604
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368240.00/cwt240.00–240.008833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429234.37/cwt230.00–235.001,0058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430242.72/cwt240.00–245.001,04410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468233.08/cwt230.00–235.001,0918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474222.92/cwt220.00–225.001,05712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475241.65/cwt240.00–245.001,1483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,1462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523213.76/cwt210.00–215.001,1188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535232.33/cwt230.00–237.001,2433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573207.01/cwt205.00–210.001,1865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,3422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3603197.49/cwt195.00–200.001,1912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623218.74/cwt215.00–225.001,3637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added650218.50/cwt217.00–220.001,4202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665209.74/cwt205.00–215.001,3955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710197.33/cwt195.00–200.001,4013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2758178.50/cwt177.00–180.001,3532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,579121.06/cwt119.00–123.001,9124
Bulls——1,721127.36/cwt125.00–130.002,1925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90785.04/cwt82.00–86.007715
Cows—Lean 85-90%94191.89/cwt89.00–94.0086528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05396.55/cwt95.00–100.001,01725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073100.42/cwt98.00–103.001,07830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244113.23/cwt111.00–116.001,40914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253107.18/cwt104.00–110.001,34329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516105.40/cwt104.00–107.001,5985
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,815.00/head1,775.00–1,900.001,8155
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,587.50/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5886
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,050.00/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,233.33/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.