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Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 13
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
773 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 675▼ 38 vs year ago 811 · −4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 114▼ 50 vs year ago 146 · −34.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 43▼ 136 vs year ago 223 · −61.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.85/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −48.28 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.
Average price
$352.85
44 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549366.842,01416thin
Medium and Large 2550350.961,93016thin
Medium and Large 3547336.711,84212thin
One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about $172 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 sale44 hd
352.85
—
AL average13 barns · 375 hd
357.24
−4.39
This barn, trailing median32 sales
401.13
−48.28
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
464415366316median 401.1303/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $330.43, median $401.13 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—High1,683177.532,98711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,423160.722,28720
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,192157.251,87531
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002144.081,44417

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)—$3,14613
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,56315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,00510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7426
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,15014
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,5173thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275536.67/cwt530.00–540.001,4763
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,3431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,5524
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2734323.35/cwt320.00–325.002,3733
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6224
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210460.00/cwt460.00–460.009661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290422.54/cwt420.00–425.001,2252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328392.54/cwt390.00–395.001,2884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378377.47/cwt375.00–385.001,4278
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428362.84/cwt360.00–365.001,5537
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430376.59/cwt375.00–380.001,6193
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466368.96/cwt365.00–370.001,7195
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473353.05/cwt350.00–355.001,6705
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7164
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526352.96/cwt350.00–360.001,85716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529339.35/cwt335.00–345.001,79512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570351.73/cwt345.00–355.002,0059
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575327.53/cwt325.00–330.001,8834
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3603310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634339.02/cwt335.00–350.002,1495
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657323.35/cwt320.00–325.002,1243
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665311.25/cwt300.00–315.002,0704
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy680362.52/cwt360.00–365.002,4652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy703342.51/cwt340.00–345.002,4082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715292.53/cwt290.00–295.002,0922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778242.52/cwt240.00–245.001,8872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1331
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2276506.09/cwt500.00–510.001,3975
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332474.80/cwt470.00–480.001,5763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3362441.66/cwt440.00–445.001,5993
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383455.73/cwt450.00–460.001,7456
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387476.72/cwt470.00–490.001,8453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430419.94/cwt415.00–425.001,8066
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430401.26/cwt400.00–402.501,7252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433444.86/cwt440.00–450.001,9262
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453413.64/cwt405.00–420.001,8749
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469373.08/cwt365.00–375.001,7505
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479386.51/cwt380.00–400.001,85113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518375.63/cwt370.00–385.001,9467
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521343.41/cwt340.00–350.001,7896
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524361.40/cwt355.00–365.001,8947
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570342.84/cwt335.00–350.001,9549
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573360.01/cwt355.00–365.002,0639
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3602310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8663
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616345.96/cwt340.00–350.002,1315
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632326.44/cwt315.00–335.002,06320
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666337.19/cwt322.50–342.502,2467
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0862
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713311.23/cwt305.00–317.502,2192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725299.17/cwt295.00–302.502,1693
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767286.66/cwt285.00–290.002,1993
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800267.50/cwt260.00–275.002,1402
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,587161.99/cwt158.00–165.002,5713
Bulls——1,714182.27/cwt176.00–186.003,1247
Bulls——1,750191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,3431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933154.48/cwt154.00–155.001,4412
Cows—Lean 85-90%994146.77/cwt143.00–149.001,45910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047134.55/cwt131.00–136.001,4095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162151.84/cwt149.00–153.001,76410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196163.23/cwt161.00–165.001,95210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216156.74/cwt155.00–159.001,90611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343170.66/cwt168.00–175.002,2923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372162.67/cwt161.00–164.002,2326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473156.95/cwt155.00–160.002,31211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,150.00/head4,100.00–4,200.004,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,566.67/head3,550.00–3,600.003,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,287.50/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,892.86/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8937
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,516.67/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,566.67/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,020.00/head2,850.00–3,100.003,02010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,563.33/head2,300.00–2,800.002,56315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,005.00/head1,800.00–2,200.002,00510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,741.67/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7426

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.