Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2024-10-28

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 28
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,212 head
▲ 289 vs last sale 923▲ 242 vs year ago 970 · +24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 212▲ 32 vs year ago 118 · +27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 109▲ 76 vs year ago 38 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steer sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $228.25/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.49 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$228.25
50 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.46
vs AL average
−32.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570237.661,35610thin
Medium and Large 2545231.451,26217thin
Medium and Large 3528221.801,17223
One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale50 hd
228.25
—
AL average14 barns · 672 hd
231.71
−3.46
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−32.21
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
−158.49
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—Average1,761147.442,59610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,181116.311,37366
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,497115.581,73112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017102.201,03939

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)—$1,93510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,71423
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6507
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,49310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,26512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8173thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200370.00/cwt370.00–370.007401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408292.55/cwt290.00–295.001,1942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485295.21/cwt295.00–297.001,4329
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,53291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3462
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553268.52/cwt265.00–272.001,4852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615254.17/cwt252.00–265.001,56311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6171
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235290.00/cwt290.00–290.006821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278280.00/cwt280.00–280.007782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323282.42/cwt280.00–287.009123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327270.20/cwt265.00–275.008843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330295.00/cwt295.00–295.009741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373258.05/cwt255.00–262.009634
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376287.08/cwt280.00–290.001,0796
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377270.53/cwt265.00–275.001,0209
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416255.69/cwt252.00–260.001,06410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419270.75/cwt265.00–272.001,13411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425246.22/cwt240.00–250.001,04620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469234.18/cwt230.00–237.001,09810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy474265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,25633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475241.67/cwt240.00–250.001,14819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520234.89/cwt230.00–240.001,2219
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520223.02/cwt220.00–227.001,16018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3559217.39/cwt215.00–220.001,2155
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574227.59/cwt223.00–230.001,3068
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588236.57/cwt235.00–240.001,3918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618207.43/cwt205.00–210.001,2822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623231.50/cwt225.00–235.001,44210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623216.64/cwt215.00–220.001,3509
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658217.53/cwt215.00–220.001,4312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673207.51/cwt200.00–210.001,3974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2795
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715199.00/cwt197.00–200.001,4233
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770183.45/cwt180.00–187.001,4132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3257314.97/cwt310.00–320.008093
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325292.42/cwt290.00–300.009504
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329307.92/cwt305.00–310.001,0137
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1339312.72/cwt312.00–315.001,0604
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374286.94/cwt280.00–290.001,07313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381295.96/cwt295.00–300.001,1285
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2407284.27/cwt280.00–290.001,1577
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427269.52/cwt265.00–275.001,15110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2991
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468254.47/cwt250.00–260.001,1919
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469284.18/cwt280.00–290.001,3337
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472267.57/cwt265.00–277.001,2638
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510267.48/cwt265.00–270.001,3642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522252.14/cwt250.00–260.001,31610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523238.33/cwt235.00–245.001,2466
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3566228.00/cwt225.00–230.001,2909
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580236.31/cwt235.00–242.001,3717
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3619218.16/cwt215.00–222.001,35010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1652225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4675
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674216.81/cwt215.00–217.501,4615
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690206.96/cwt202.00–212.001,4282
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3723196.86/cwt195.00–202.001,4238
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738207.99/cwt205.00–212.001,5354
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3763192.48/cwt190.00–195.001,4692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,633142.33/cwt140.00–145.002,3244
Bulls——1,780149.26/cwt147.00–152.002,6574
Bulls——1,978154.02/cwt153.00–155.003,0472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91491.30/cwt90.00–96.008348
Cows—Lean 85-90%934100.57/cwt97.00–101.0093910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095107.12/cwt105.00–110.001,17321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144113.96/cwt111.00–116.001,30435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214118.60/cwt114.00–122.001,44029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343124.36/cwt123.00–126.001,6702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457111.71/cwt110.00–115.001,6285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526118.35/cwt117.00–120.001,8067
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,816.67/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,966.67/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,935.00/head1,725.00–2,150.001,93510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,903.57/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,631.25/head1,450.00–1,800.001,63116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,492.50/head1,300.00–1,600.001,49310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,412.50/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,264.58/head1,100.00–1,400.001,26512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2752

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.