Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2024-07-08

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jul 8
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,192 head
▲ 314 vs last sale 878▲ 184 vs year ago 1,008 · +18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 102▼ 24 vs year ago 187 · −12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 71▼ 64 vs year ago 114 · −56.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 158.00 cwt, and high yielding breaking cows up to 152.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.64/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −134.11 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$252.64
34 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,360
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.71
vs AL average
−16.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542256.371,39018thin
Medium and Large 2534251.661,34412thin
Medium and Large 3534238.781,2754thin
One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale34 hd
252.64
—
AL average5 barns · 127 hd
248.93
+3.71
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−16.22
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
−134.11
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—Low1,611161.112,59524
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205137.731,66063
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,534137.722,1128thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,073117.881,26541

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)—$1,9753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8014thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,16411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6501thin

Every lot

97 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235380.00/cwt380.00–380.008931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,0722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383332.45/cwt330.00–335.001,2732
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421318.24/cwt315.00–325.001,3403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424334.10/cwt330.00–340.001,41731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468322.03/cwt320.00–325.001,5075
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3502287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515311.85/cwt307.00–317.001,6062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525295.83/cwt290.00–300.001,5536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5825
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573294.45/cwt292.00–297.001,6872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688262.69/cwt262.00–270.001,80711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7509
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8843
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228350.00/cwt350.00–350.007982
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230335.00/cwt335.00–335.007711
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235345.00/cwt345.00–345.008111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274341.93/cwt340.00–350.009375
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277331.95/cwt325.00–335.009205
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310334.17/cwt330.00–340.001,0366
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333303.40/cwt300.00–310.001,0103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345313.77/cwt312.50–325.001,08317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375318.56/cwt317.00–320.001,1952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379302.75/cwt300.00–307.001,1475
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415291.20/cwt290.00–292.001,2085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418296.04/cwt296.00–297.001,23727
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427280.58/cwt280.00–282.001,1987
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460277.45/cwt275.00–280.001,2762
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474267.52/cwt260.00–270.001,2688
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518253.88/cwt250.00–255.001,3159
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521257.95/cwt257.50–262.001,34410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525241.71/cwt240.00–245.001,2693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569254.39/cwt250.00–255.001,4478
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4263
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670244.14/cwt235.00–245.001,63620
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2787210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230390.00/cwt390.00–390.008971
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2243367.53/cwt365.00–370.008932
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260372.55/cwt370.00–375.009692
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283336.04/cwt332.00–340.009512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313325.00/cwt320.00–330.001,0173
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319333.51/cwt332.00–335.001,0644
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371324.92/cwt322.00–330.001,2059
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1943
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415313.33/cwt310.00–317.001,3005
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420321.50/cwt320.00–327.001,3506
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467316.70/cwt315.00–320.001,4793
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473303.56/cwt300.00–307.001,4362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478289.93/cwt285.00–295.001,3864
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506293.08/cwt290.00–302.001,4834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528267.30/cwt265.00–270.001,4113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578257.49/cwt255.00–260.001,4882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653242.51/cwt240.00–245.001,5842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5781
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728233.49/cwt230.00–237.001,7002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443154.84/cwt153.00–157.002,2347
Bulls——1,674161.89/cwt159.00–165.002,71013
Bulls——1,699169.53/cwt166.00–173.002,8804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020109.21/cwt106.00–111.001,1148
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069116.46/cwt114.00–119.001,24516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101123.30/cwt120.00–126.001,35817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124130.86/cwt127.00–134.001,47125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243139.17/cwt135.00–142.001,73020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275145.68/cwt143.00–150.001,85718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418145.51/cwt143.00–149.002,0632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438138.60/cwt136.00–142.001,9932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,639133.38/cwt130.00–135.002,1864
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,042.50/head2,035.00–2,050.002,0432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,975.00/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,560.00/head1,400.00–1,720.001,5602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,475.00/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,264.29/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2647
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,987.50/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.