Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2024-03-18

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 18
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 566▲ 16 vs year ago 672 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 108▲ 45 vs year ago 121 · +37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 88▲ 113 vs year ago 69 · +163.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 151.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.43/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.32 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$257.43
14 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,406
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.73
vs AL average
−19.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539276.341,4915thin
Medium and Large 2547258.801,4144thin
Medium and Large 3552237.421,3115thin
One grade step is worth $38.92/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
257.43
—
AL average14 barns · 356 hd
256.69
+0.73
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−19.79
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
−129.32
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 500–600 lb

32 sales
445396347298median 386.7403/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.03, low $311.82, median $386.74 across 32 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—Low1,626137.482,23514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197124.581,49172
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,532123.281,8887thin
CowsLean 85-90%High944107.921,01944

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)—$1,9399
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,64224
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,5299
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,26611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0833thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,3833thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,34510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,12624
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,4676

Every lot

109 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318388.61/cwt380.00–395.001,2363
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384372.56/cwt365.00–375.001,4314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413359.27/cwt355.00–365.001,4847
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443341.67/cwt340.00–345.001,5143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485312.55/cwt310.00–315.001,5162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511320.01/cwt315.00–325.001,6355
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533292.56/cwt290.00–295.001,5592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609286.24/cwt285.00–290.001,7434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7572
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263320.00/cwt320.00–320.008424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310327.46/cwt325.00–330.001,0152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315317.58/cwt315.00–320.001,0002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy357335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1965
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368317.40/cwt315.00–325.001,1686
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377308.38/cwt305.00–310.001,1633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417293.36/cwt290.00–300.001,2236
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy424325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3785
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424310.50/cwt305.00–317.001,3174
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428277.46/cwt275.00–280.001,1882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3453273.76/cwt270.00–275.001,2404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy464310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477295.71/cwt292.00–300.001,4116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520272.60/cwt270.00–275.001,4182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523284.83/cwt280.00–290.001,4902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy535295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558258.52/cwt257.00–260.001,4432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563233.02/cwt230.00–235.001,3124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4042
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618232.34/cwt230.00–237.001,4363
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620245.90/cwt240.00–252.001,5252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628222.43/cwt220.00–225.001,3972
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3663213.32/cwt210.00–215.001,4143
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668233.48/cwt232.00–235.001,5602
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715226.01/cwt225.00–227.001,6162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245370.00/cwt370.00–370.009071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265375.00/cwt375.00–375.009941
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265360.00/cwt360.00–360.009541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278382.34/cwt380.00–385.001,0632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,1966
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,2972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373340.07/cwt335.00–345.001,2683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380371.20/cwt365.00–375.001,4114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422341.66/cwt340.00–345.001,4426
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438331.67/cwt330.00–335.001,4533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470329.61/cwt325.00–332.501,5496
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480311.01/cwt310.00–312.001,4932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480299.90/cwt295.00–305.001,4402
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516294.70/cwt292.00–295.001,52110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3516287.97/cwt285.00–290.001,4865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3567260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3619248.67/cwt245.00–252.001,5397
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732222.33/cwt220.00–225.001,6273
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358130.31/cwt130.00–131.001,7703
Bulls——1,693135.69/cwt134.00–139.002,2975
Bulls——1,703142.56/cwt140.00–145.002,4286
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86395.56/cwt93.00–98.008256
Cows—Lean 85-90%888105.31/cwt102.00–107.0093512
Cows—Lean 85-90%989111.98/cwt108.00–115.001,10726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139118.18/cwt115.00–121.001,34627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191125.03/cwt122.00–129.001,48926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286133.05/cwt130.00–137.001,71119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423128.53/cwt128.00–129.001,8292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,579122.72/cwt121.00–126.001,9384
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,345.00/head1,100.00–1,550.001,34510
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,410.00/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,237.50/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2386
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,031.25/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,712.50/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,325.00/head1,100.00–1,550.001,3254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,950.00/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,938.89/head1,850.00–2,150.001,9399
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,538.89/head1,400.00–1,750.001,53918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,528.89/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5299
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,362.50/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,265.91/head1,150.00–1,350.001,26611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,083.33/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0833

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.