Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2019-10-21

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 21
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,001 head
50 vs last sale 1,051 1,001 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
37 vs last sale 122 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
41 vs last sale 78 37 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 and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.42/cwt on 162 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 81.91 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$120.42
162 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.94
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2473122.1457776
Medium and Large 1534121.4864946
Medium and Large 3474115.9254940
One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about $28 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales
226207187167median 202.3301/0502/1604/1306/0107/27
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $181.39, median $202.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale162 hd
120.42
AL average16 barns · 1,427 hd
118.48
+1.94
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−81.91
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
BullsLow1,71673.961,2698thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23646.2857220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40145.716404thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01039.4639917

Every lot, as filed

92 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
BullsMedium and Large 3618101.30/cwt100.00–104.006263
SteersMedium and Large 3573117.94/cwt116.00–120.006762
SteersMedium and Large 3527120.64/cwt120.00–122.006363
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,085725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,8662
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,143776.19/cwt735.00–800.008,8728
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,149616.13/cwt525.00–675.007,0799
BullsMedium and Large 2616107.53/cwt105.00–109.006627
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,2381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,114796.24/cwt700.00–875.008,8707
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,317729.30/cwt650.00–825.009,6053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,138556.45/cwt535.00–575.006,3322
Bred CowsSmall 1-2865500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,3251
Bred CowsSmall 1-2883536.33/cwt500.00–575.004,7362
Bulls1,41066.00/cwt66.00–66.009311
Bulls1,92078.49/cwt75.00–80.001,5073
Bulls1,64072.55/cwt72.00–74.001,1904
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34042.00/cwt42.00–42.005631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18949.61/cwt48.00–51.005905
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24645.40/cwt43.00–47.0056614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40145.71/cwt45.00–48.006404
CowsLean 85-90%98537.05/cwt35.00–38.003657
CowsLean 85-90%1,02841.15/cwt39.00–42.0042310
BullsMedium and Large 3574106.69/cwt104.00–109.006124
BullsMedium and Large 3372129.36/cwt125.00–132.004817
BullsMedium and Large 3335132.00/cwt132.00–132.004421
BullsMedium and Large 2477119.20/cwt117.00–122.0056912
BullsMedium and Large 2425124.20/cwt122.00–127.0052812
BullsMedium and Large 2375135.54/cwt132.00–140.0050812
BullsMedium and Large 2530114.50/cwt112.00–117.0060711
BullsMedium and Large 2322143.72/cwt140.00–145.004639
BullsMedium and Large 2566111.36/cwt110.00–112.006308
BullsMedium and Large 2665101.97/cwt100.00–104.006782
BullsMedium and Large 277090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
BullsMedium and Large 270595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
BullsMedium and Large 2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
BullsMedium and Large 1661107.30/cwt106.00–110.0070910
BullsMedium and Large 1578114.13/cwt113.00–117.006606
BullsMedium and Large 1518118.57/cwt117.00–120.006145
BullsMedium and Large 1419133.13/cwt130.00–135.005585
BullsMedium and Large 1329151.93/cwt150.00–155.005005
BullsMedium and Large 1468125.68/cwt122.00–129.005884
BullsMedium and Large 1717101.65/cwt100.00–103.007293
BullsMedium and Large 1375142.88/cwt140.00–147.005363
BullsMedium and Large 177095.00/cwt93.00–97.007322
BullsMedium and Large 1625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007002
BullsMedium and Large 1235162.00/cwt162.00–162.003811
SteersMedium and Large 3785102.00/cwt102.00–102.008011
SteersMedium and Large 3720102.00/cwt102.00–102.007341
SteersMedium and Large 3615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891
SteersMedium and Large 2611120.85/cwt120.00–121.007387
SteersMedium and Large 2376145.38/cwt145.00–147.005475
SteersMedium and Large 2470127.33/cwt127.00–128.005983
SteersMedium and Large 2565121.98/cwt121.00–123.006892
SteersMedium and Large 2505127.00/cwt127.00–127.006411
SteersMedium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
SteersMedium and Large 1356150.00/cwt150.00–150.005344
SteersMedium and Large 1715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008583
SteersMedium and Large 1621125.00/cwt125.00–125.007763
SteersMedium and Large 1583125.51/cwt125.00–126.007322
SteersMedium and Large 1328155.96/cwt155.00–157.005122
SteersMedium and Large 1660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 3475106.18/cwt105.00–107.0050410
HeifersMedium and Large 3433108.28/cwt107.00–111.004699
HeifersMedium and Large 3518103.98/cwt102.00–105.005393
HeifersMedium and Large 3272123.99/cwt122.00–125.003373
HeifersMedium and Large 3393112.00/cwt112.00–112.004402
HeifersMedium and Large 3318118.49/cwt117.00–120.003772
HeifersMedium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 2428112.82/cwt111.00–115.0048316
HeifersMedium and Large 2475109.87/cwt109.00–111.0052210
HeifersMedium and Large 2516108.86/cwt107.00–110.005628
HeifersMedium and Large 2634100.48/cwt100.00–102.006376
HeifersMedium and Large 2572105.95/cwt102.00–108.006065
HeifersMedium and Large 2378117.62/cwt115.00–120.004453
HeifersMedium and Large 2320124.33/cwt124.00–125.003983
HeifersMedium and Large 2670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 2220137.00/cwt137.00–137.003011
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added617110.08/cwt110.00–111.0067912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1527113.08/cwt112.00–115.005968
HeifersMedium and Large 1464115.37/cwt115.00–116.005358
HeifersMedium and Large 1581111.19/cwt110.00–112.006465
HeifersMedium and Large 1628104.23/cwt102.00–107.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 1328132.13/cwt130.00–137.004334
HeifersMedium and Large 1703101.00/cwt101.00–101.007103
HeifersMedium and Large 1380127.29/cwt125.00–130.004843
HeifersMedium and Large 1425116.00/cwt115.00–117.004932
HeifersMedium and Large 1695102.00/cwt102.00–102.007091
BullsMedium and Large 3480113.94/cwt112.00–117.0054711
BullsMedium and Large 3519110.83/cwt109.00–112.005757
BullsMedium and Large 3421119.93/cwt117.00–122.005057

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.