Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2019-09-30

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Sep 30
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 924▲ 1,039 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 136▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 166▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.04/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$114.04
110 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.58
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508115.0058420
Medium and Large 2476114.9454839
Medium and Large 1555114.1263324
Medium and Large 3455111.9750927
One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about $75 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 sale110 hd
114.04
—
AL average15 barns · 1,789 hd
112.47
+1.58
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
Bulls—Average1,89670.541,3389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19745.1554130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42544.836396thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00939.4139821

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,063697.76/cwt650.00–750.007,4174
SteersMedium and Large 3—473121.60/cwt120.00–125.005753
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426117.62/cwt115.00–120.005016
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375122.72/cwt120.00–125.004605
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565108.48/cwt107.00–110.006134
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628104.43/cwt102.00–107.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 2—73592.00/cwt92.00–92.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655102.00/cwt102.00–102.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 2—260132.00/cwt132.00–132.003431
HeifersMedium and Large 2—205135.00/cwt135.00–135.002771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—508115.00/cwt115.00–115.0058420
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—606112.88/cwt112.00–117.006848
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
HeifersMedium and Large 1—451120.00/cwt120.00–120.005415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675103.48/cwt102.00–105.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625109.99/cwt109.00–111.006872
HeifersMedium and Large 1—385123.48/cwt122.00–125.004752
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1—535114.00/cwt114.00–114.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003761
BullsMedium and Large 3—479112.22/cwt110.00–114.005388
BullsMedium and Large 3—421118.24/cwt115.00–120.004987
BullsMedium and Large 3—62698.97/cwt97.00–100.006206
BullsMedium and Large 3—580103.13/cwt102.00–105.005986
BullsMedium and Large 3—525108.71/cwt106.00–110.005714
BullsMedium and Large 3—369123.94/cwt122.00–127.004574
BullsMedium and Large 3—325128.28/cwt127.00–130.004173
BullsMedium and Large 3—235140.96/cwt140.00–142.003312
BullsMedium and Large 3—76090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
BullsMedium and Large 3—74592.00/cwt92.00–92.006851
BullsMedium and Large 3—68095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
BullsMedium and Large 3—280132.00/cwt132.00–132.003701
BullsMedium and Large 2—563108.35/cwt107.00–114.0061012
BullsMedium and Large 2—423123.06/cwt120.00–127.005218
BullsMedium and Large 2—470117.38/cwt115.00–120.005527
BullsMedium and Large 2—628104.57/cwt102.00–107.006575
BullsMedium and Large 2—380132.12/cwt127.00–137.005024
BullsMedium and Large 2—523111.31/cwt110.00–112.005823
BullsMedium and Large 2—70596.50/cwt96.00–97.006802
BullsMedium and Large 2—67898.97/cwt98.00–100.006712
BullsMedium and Large 2—305143.50/cwt142.00–145.004382
BullsMedium and Large 2—82090.00/cwt90.00–90.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1—618109.32/cwt108.00–111.006763
BullsMedium and Large 1—370142.15/cwt137.00–145.005263
BullsMedium and Large 1—317151.84/cwt147.00–157.004813
BullsMedium and Large 1—675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006892
BullsMedium and Large 1—585113.47/cwt112.00–115.006642
BullsMedium and Large 1—438128.47/cwt127.00–130.005632
BullsMedium and Large 1—285157.00/cwt157.00–157.004471
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05040.98/cwt38.00–42.0043015
CowsLean 85-90%—90535.50/cwt35.00–37.003216
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44345.48/cwt45.00–47.006564
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38843.53/cwt43.00–44.006042
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16544.26/cwt42.00–47.0051624
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,32748.73/cwt48.00–50.006476
Bulls——1,68368.13/cwt65.00–70.001,1475
Bulls——2,16373.55/cwt72.00–75.001,5914
Bred CowsSmall 3—843401.69/cwt390.00–425.003,3863
Bred CowsSmall 3—855450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8481
Bred CowsSmall 3—705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—902698.43/cwt650.00–710.006,3005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—870722.40/cwt720.00–725.006,2852
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—838475.68/cwt425.00–590.003,9864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,118612.74/cwt550.00–650.006,85011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,116682.59/cwt650.00–750.007,6189
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,073471.25/cwt425.00–540.005,0574
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,211786.37/cwt725.00–900.009,5237
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,238952.32/cwt900.00–1,000.0011,7902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,120652.65/cwt610.00–725.007,31011
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—742565.84/cwt550.00–600.004,1996
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,225800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524111.96/cwt110.00–114.005877
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478115.08/cwt114.00–116.0055010
HeifersMedium and Large 3—260127.00/cwt127.00–127.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 3—69092.00/cwt92.00–92.006351
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320122.42/cwt120.00–125.003922
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560102.00/cwt102.00–102.005712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—371118.46/cwt117.00–120.004394
HeifersMedium and Large 3—408116.25/cwt116.00–117.004744
HeifersMedium and Large 3—519105.79/cwt102.00–107.005496
HeifersMedium and Large 3—476111.69/cwt110.00–113.005327
SteersMedium and Large 1—320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
SteersMedium and Large 1—395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
SteersMedium and Large 1—708118.49/cwt117.00–120.008392
SteersMedium and Large 1—460132.00/cwt132.00–132.006074
SteersMedium and Large 1—560127.47/cwt125.00–128.007146
SteersMedium and Large 1—624122.41/cwt121.00–125.007649
SteersMedium and Large 2—325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
SteersMedium and Large 2—620121.00/cwt121.00–121.007501
SteersMedium and Large 2—383135.97/cwt135.00–137.005212
SteersMedium and Large 2—413133.98/cwt133.00–135.005532
SteersMedium and Large 2—473124.46/cwt123.00–126.005892
SteersMedium and Large 2—658116.49/cwt115.00–118.007672
SteersMedium and Large 2—580121.67/cwt121.00–122.007063
SteersMedium and Large 3—432127.94/cwt125.00–132.005533

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.