Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2025-01-20

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 20
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 440▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 57▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 24▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with high yielding boning and breaking cows up to 149.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 170.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.19/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −122.56 against this barn's trailing median of $386.74.
Average price
$264.19
33 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,397
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.64
vs AL average
−40.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502276.871,3909thin
Medium and Large 2534263.851,41016thin
Medium and Large 3548250.601,3738thin
One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd
264.19
—
AL average12 barns · 522 hd
268.82
−4.64
National average149 barns · 17,148 hd
304.42
−40.23
This barn, trailing median32 sales
386.74
−122.56
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—High1,719153.372,63710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,460137.502,0082thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208135.911,64219
CowsLean 85-90%High1,030108.411,11712

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)—$2,2884thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9805
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,27811

Every lot

108 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added255455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319406.02/cwt400.00–415.001,2955
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3331360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1923
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378383.44/cwt380.00–385.001,4493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383357.06/cwt355.00–365.001,3685
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385347.47/cwt345.00–350.001,3382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418364.10/cwt355.00–377.001,5229
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425348.66/cwt345.00–352.001,4822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,6521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466349.38/cwt342.50–362.001,6286
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479327.15/cwt325.00–335.001,5677
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518323.77/cwt317.00–335.001,6777
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2546307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,67611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,6462
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,7752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607308.34/cwt307.50–310.001,8723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615257.37/cwt255.00–262.001,5833
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633276.38/cwt275.00–285.001,7497
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675282.75/cwt275.00–290.001,9097
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676263.73/cwt260.00–265.001,78316
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720242.47/cwt240.00–245.001,7462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761256.28/cwt245.00–260.001,9504
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy208425.24/cwt405.00–445.008842
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1221360.00/cwt360.00–360.007963
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277340.00/cwt340.00–340.009423
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319330.96/cwt330.00–335.001,0565
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324323.95/cwt320.00–325.001,0505
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3342310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381326.31/cwt320.00–330.001,2439
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384308.97/cwt307.50–317.001,18613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423314.37/cwt310.00–320.001,33018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425289.17/cwt285.00–295.001,2296
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430304.72/cwt300.00–307.501,31013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450304.00/cwt302.00–305.001,3683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478288.48/cwt282.00–292.001,3794
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481274.40/cwt270.00–280.001,32015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502276.87/cwt272.00–290.001,3909
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518268.34/cwt265.00–270.001,39011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528257.42/cwt250.00–260.001,3594
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568243.77/cwt240.00–245.001,3854
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570253.96/cwt250.00–260.001,4485
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615255.73/cwt250.00–260.001,5737
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632246.60/cwt240.00–247.501,5599
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677233.99/cwt230.00–237.001,5843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723233.39/cwt230.00–237.001,6872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730223.49/cwt222.00–225.001,6312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225430.00/cwt430.00–430.009683
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245380.00/cwt380.00–380.009311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3271368.85/cwt365.00–370.001,0004
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1032
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,1965
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325391.21/cwt385.00–400.001,2714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378375.07/cwt365.00–382.501,4185
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378329.93/cwt325.00–335.001,2473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418313.37/cwt310.00–315.001,3103
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424353.01/cwt340.00–360.001,49710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471307.05/cwt300.00–310.001,4465
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473322.30/cwt320.00–325.001,5243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478335.17/cwt330.00–342.001,6029
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1501321.75/cwt312.00–325.001,6124
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,4752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521302.03/cwt300.00–305.001,5745
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7051
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560282.52/cwt280.00–285.001,5822
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3571266.34/cwt262.50–270.001,52111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605260.99/cwt260.00–262.001,5792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,7072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3637250.82/cwt245.00–255.001,5985
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668251.32/cwt250.00–252.001,6793
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670238.30/cwt230.00–240.001,5976
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3732223.98/cwt220.00–227.001,6403
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,625146.33/cwt145.00–148.002,3783
Bulls——1,723153.33/cwt150.00–157.002,6424
Bulls——1,808160.45/cwt158.00–165.002,9013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004102.73/cwt101.00–106.001,0315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010118.96/cwt118.00–120.001,2012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065109.88/cwt108.00–112.001,1705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149129.02/cwt127.00–132.001,4828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213136.45/cwt133.00–139.001,6555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283144.64/cwt142.00–146.001,8566
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,287.50/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,980.00/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,650.00/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,450.00/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,277.82/head1,104.00–1,449.001,27811

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.