Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2019-06-10

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jun 10
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
11 vs last sale 607 596 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
39 vs last sale 45 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
34 vs last sale 73 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not reported this week. This is the last report issued for 06/10/2019.

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.89/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$118.89
120 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.12
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2477120.7257551
Medium and Large 1571117.9367343
Medium and Large 3453116.9053026
One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale120 hd
118.89
AL average16 barns · 1,565 hd
117.77
+1.12
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,73281.661,4148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37655.777676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22055.6667928
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00747.304769thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
HeifersMedium and Large 2533118.62/cwt115.00–120.0063211
HeifersMedium and Large 2477120.53/cwt120.00–122.0057511
HeifersMedium and Large 2421125.62/cwt122.00–128.005299
HeifersMedium and Large 2572111.81/cwt107.00–115.006407
HeifersMedium and Large 2366129.79/cwt129.00–130.004755
HeifersMedium and Large 2326131.18/cwt130.00–132.004285
HeifersMedium and Large 2658101.50/cwt101.00–102.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 2625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added405136.00/cwt136.00–136.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement657121.00/cwt121.00–121.007952
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement620121.00/cwt121.00–121.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1672109.36/cwt105.00–110.0073511
HeifersMedium and Large 1566117.59/cwt115.00–120.006668
HeifersMedium and Large 1423130.73/cwt130.00–132.005534
HeifersMedium and Large 1371134.15/cwt132.00–138.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 1725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007403
HeifersMedium and Large 1626111.97/cwt110.00–113.007013
HeifersMedium and Large 1525120.32/cwt120.00–121.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 1492122.00/cwt122.00–122.006003
BullsMedium and Large 3423128.18/cwt125.00–132.005428
BullsMedium and Large 3373133.15/cwt132.00–135.004975
BullsMedium and Large 3630106.25/cwt102.00–111.006693
BullsMedium and Large 3520115.98/cwt114.00–117.006033
BullsMedium and Large 3480118.60/cwt117.00–122.005693
BullsMedium and Large 3670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006832
BullsMedium and Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
BullsMedium and Large 3585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
BullsMedium and Large 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
BullsMedium and Large 2524121.75/cwt119.00–125.0063810
BullsMedium and Large 2467130.28/cwt126.00–132.006089
BullsMedium and Large 2424134.44/cwt132.00–137.005708
BullsMedium and Large 2371140.08/cwt137.00–142.005207
BullsMedium and Large 2631111.46/cwt108.00–114.007034
BullsMedium and Large 2323144.93/cwt142.00–148.004682
BullsMedium and Large 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
BullsMedium and Large 2565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
BullsMedium and Large 1471135.07/cwt132.00–137.006368
BullsMedium and Large 1426138.94/cwt137.00–143.005927
BullsMedium and Large 1371146.79/cwt143.00–150.005457
BullsMedium and Large 1535125.98/cwt125.00–127.006742
BullsMedium and Large 1625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
BullsMedium and Large 1325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
CowsLean 85-90%1,02150.09/cwt48.00–51.005115
CowsLean 85-90%99043.82/cwt42.00–45.004344
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37655.77/cwt53.00–57.007676
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19654.29/cwt52.00–56.0064919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27258.55/cwt57.00–61.007459
Bulls1,86786.39/cwt85.00–88.001,6133
Bulls1,81880.35/cwt80.00–81.001,4613
Bulls1,40076.51/cwt76.00–77.001,0712
Bred CowsSmall 3800320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5601
Bred CowsSmall 1-2813636.43/cwt630.00–640.005,1743
Bred CowsSmall 1-2910775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,0531
Bred CowsSmall 1-2893509.44/cwt470.00–550.004,5492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,068614.40/cwt550.00–675.006,5622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,188787.58/cwt725.00–825.009,3564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,209909.08/cwt840.00–975.0010,9917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125709.64/cwt675.00–750.007,9833
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3815625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,0942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,148913.28/cwt800.00–985.0010,4848
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,7502
SteersMedium and Large 3730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008183
SteersMedium and Large 3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
SteersMedium and Large 3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 3330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 3372122.28/cwt120.00–125.004553
HeifersMedium and Large 3565105.99/cwt105.00–107.005993
HeifersMedium and Large 3513113.46/cwt110.00–115.005824
HeifersMedium and Large 3418119.13/cwt117.00–120.004986
HeifersMedium and Large 3473116.36/cwt115.00–117.005508
SteersMedium and Large 1330157.00/cwt157.00–157.005181
SteersMedium and Large 1395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
SteersMedium and Large 1560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007671
SteersMedium and Large 1615131.00/cwt130.00–132.008062
SteersMedium and Large 1417146.33/cwt145.00–147.006103
SteersMedium and Large 1512138.98/cwt137.00–140.007123
SteersMedium and Large 1673125.00/cwt125.00–125.008414
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007775
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added921115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,05912
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added765124.00/cwt124.00–124.0094921
SteersMedium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
SteersMedium and Large 2560131.00/cwt130.00–132.007342
SteersMedium and Large 2525132.33/cwt132.00–133.006953
SteersMedium and Large 2431141.48/cwt141.00–143.006104

How this sale compares

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.