Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2023-09-11

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 11
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,237 head
▲ 1,237 vs last sale 0▲ 148 vs year ago 1,089 · +13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 221 · +11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 0▲ 79 vs year ago 59 · +133.9%
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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 steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $231.49/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$231.49
140 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,166
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.52
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512237.861,21885
Medium and Large 3434225.0897722
Medium and Large 2528219.361,15933
One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $59 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 sale140 hd
231.49
—
AL average12 barns · 1,770 hd
221.98
+9.52
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—High1,757123.152,16414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231101.481,24988
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,417101.001,4318thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01189.10901100

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)—$1,5252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,44031
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,27715
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,1753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,11814
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0084thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,4382thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,02322

Every lot

106 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220315.00/cwt315.00–315.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2378287.52/cwt285.00–290.001,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 1380302.40/cwt300.00–305.001,1492
Steers—Medium and Large 1415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 3420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 2486266.12/cwt265.00–275.001,2939
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added509297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,5125
Steers—Medium and Large 2510255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3011
Steers—Medium and Large 1525278.63/cwt275.00–282.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4159
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,39720
Steers—Medium and Large 3580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3342
Steers—Medium and Large 2585245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4331
Steers—Medium and Large 1587251.51/cwt250.00–252.501,4765
Steers—Medium and Large 1626250.48/cwt245.00–251.001,56811
Steers—Medium and Large 2643230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4794
Steers—Medium and Large 3665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1685232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5891
Steers—Medium and Large 2695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
Steers—Medium and Large 1702221.67/cwt220.00–225.001,5563
Steers—Medium and Large 2710213.31/cwt210.00–215.001,5153
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added727232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6902
Steers—Medium and Large 2753200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5062
Steers—Medium and Large 1755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235255.00/cwt255.00–255.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275267.45/cwt265.00–270.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275247.64/cwt245.00–250.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318242.40/cwt240.00–245.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320255.00/cwt255.00–255.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373252.48/cwt250.00–255.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373243.57/cwt242.00–245.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383233.97/cwt230.00–235.008965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426247.14/cwt240.00–250.001,05310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433223.93/cwt220.00–227.009703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464225.97/cwt225.00–230.001,0495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added472250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481240.48/cwt235.00–245.001,15725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added508244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2408
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518234.08/cwt230.00–237.001,2139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,22114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575225.03/cwt220.00–230.001,2944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added581235.63/cwt235.00–240.001,36915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2662193.30/cwt190.00–200.001,2803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667210.64/cwt207.00–215.001,4053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718201.64/cwt200.00–205.001,4483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282275.00/cwt275.00–275.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330262.54/cwt260.00–265.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368265.00/cwt265.00–265.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418262.40/cwt260.00–265.001,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420242.38/cwt240.00–245.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479243.39/cwt240.00–245.001,1665
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513222.48/cwt220.00–225.001,1414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519244.00/cwt240.00–250.001,2666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526236.62/cwt235.00–237.501,2456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563220.11/cwt215.00–225.001,2392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567230.65/cwt230.00–232.001,3083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588207.47/cwt205.00–210.001,2202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610228.09/cwt225.00–232.001,39110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618202.55/cwt200.00–205.001,2522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1664213.38/cwt210.00–220.001,4175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728201.01/cwt200.00–202.001,4632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3750175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483112.53/cwt111.00–115.001,6693
Bulls——1,774122.35/cwt120.00–126.002,1707
Bulls——1,934132.53/cwt130.00–136.002,5634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93583.05/cwt80.00–85.0077729
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01489.57/cwt86.00–91.0090836
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07093.63/cwt92.00–97.001,00235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18497.21/cwt94.00–99.001,15137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237102.56/cwt100.00–106.001,26935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327109.00/cwt107.00–112.001,44616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428100.50/cwt100.00–102.001,4356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,334.20/head1,100.00–1,425.001,3345
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—931.88/head772.00–1,036.0093217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,620.83/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,495.00/head1,350.00–1,650.001,4955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,397.00/head1,250.00–1,529.001,39725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,168.30/head1,100.00–1,273.001,16810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,117.86/head1,000.00–1,200.001,11814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,008.00/head950.00–1,057.001,0084
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,683.33/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,437.50/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4382

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.