Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2019-10-28

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Oct 28
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
431 vs last sale 1,001 570 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
34 vs last sale 85 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
5 vs last sale 37 42 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 4.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. 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 $118.23/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 84.10 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$118.23
108 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$121
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$1.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.48
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3430119.2251336
Medium and Large 2489117.8457755
Medium and Large 1540117.3963417thin
One grade step is worth $1.83/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale108 hd
118.23
AL average15 barns · 1,537 hd
115.74
+2.48
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−84.10
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
BullsHigh1,92869.631,3428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18645.0753511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46143.786405thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06136.6238910

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,184638.30/cwt575.00–725.007,5576
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3705675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,7592
SteersMedium and Large 3471123.97/cwt122.00–125.005845
SteersMedium and Large 3435127.99/cwt127.00–129.005574
SteersMedium and Large 3508122.00/cwt122.00–122.006202
SteersMedium and Large 3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
SteersMedium and Large 3595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
SteersMedium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
SteersMedium and Large 2534122.42/cwt122.00–125.006547
SteersMedium and Large 2419132.73/cwt132.00–135.005564
SteersMedium and Large 2570121.30/cwt120.00–122.006913
SteersMedium and Large 2658116.50/cwt116.00–117.007672
SteersMedium and Large 2485127.00/cwt127.00–127.006161
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added531136.00/cwt136.00–136.007228
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added682132.00/cwt132.00–132.009004
SteersMedium and Large 1571126.00/cwt126.00–126.007195
SteersMedium and Large 1670124.00/cwt122.00–125.008313
SteersMedium and Large 1355147.00/cwt147.00–147.005222
SteersMedium and Large 1795117.00/cwt117.00–117.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
SteersMedium and Large 1635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2915800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,3202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,205875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,9252
BullsMedium and Large 3315129.76/cwt127.00–132.004095
BullsMedium and Large 3555106.00/cwt106.00–106.005881
BullsMedium and Large 3295132.00/cwt132.00–132.003891
BullsMedium and Large 2525113.60/cwt112.00–116.0059611
BullsMedium and Large 2465120.07/cwt117.00–122.0055810
BullsMedium and Large 2419124.53/cwt122.00–127.0052210
BullsMedium and Large 2625102.48/cwt100.00–103.006416
BullsMedium and Large 2577107.13/cwt106.00–110.006186
BullsMedium and Large 2381130.81/cwt130.00–133.004986
BullsMedium and Large 2337139.02/cwt137.00–140.004683
BullsMedium and Large 283086.00/cwt86.00–86.007141
BullsMedium and Large 2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
BullsMedium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
BullsMedium and Large 1474124.34/cwt122.00–127.005895
BullsMedium and Large 1685102.00/cwt102.00–102.006993
BullsMedium and Large 1537116.66/cwt116.00–117.006263
BullsMedium and Large 1433128.47/cwt127.00–130.005562
BullsMedium and Large 1705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007191
BullsMedium and Large 1605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
BullsMedium and Large 1395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
SteersMedium and Large 1535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
SteersMedium and Large 1420137.00/cwt137.00–137.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 3478107.70/cwt105.00–110.005158
HeifersMedium and Large 3423111.66/cwt110.00–112.004726
HeifersMedium and Large 3510105.40/cwt105.00–106.005385
HeifersMedium and Large 3571101.23/cwt100.00–102.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 363593.48/cwt92.00–95.005942
HeifersMedium and Large 3328117.00/cwt117.00–117.003842
HeifersMedium and Large 2471112.82/cwt112.00–114.0053112
HeifersMedium and Large 2525110.69/cwt110.00–112.0058110
HeifersMedium and Large 2423114.84/cwt114.00–116.004868
HeifersMedium and Large 2367119.93/cwt116.00–122.004408
HeifersMedium and Large 2568106.48/cwt105.00–108.006056
HeifersMedium and Large 2325122.90/cwt120.00–125.003994
HeifersMedium and Large 2655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 1528113.79/cwt112.00–116.006016
HeifersMedium and Large 1385122.96/cwt122.00–125.004733
HeifersMedium and Large 1665107.00/cwt107.00–107.007122
HeifersMedium and Large 1570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006382
HeifersMedium and Large 1475116.50/cwt116.00–117.005532
HeifersMedium and Large 1418119.97/cwt119.00–121.005012
HeifersMedium and Large 1342127.00/cwt127.00–127.004342
HeifersMedium and Large 1705103.00/cwt103.00–103.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006971
BullsMedium and Large 3524112.23/cwt110.00–114.005888
BullsMedium and Large 3472115.98/cwt115.00–117.005477
BullsMedium and Large 3423118.39/cwt117.00–120.005017
BullsMedium and Large 3373123.79/cwt121.00–127.004627
CowsLean 85-90%1,06937.59/cwt37.00–40.004027
CowsLean 85-90%1,04334.35/cwt32.00–36.003583
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47244.62/cwt44.00–45.006573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44542.51/cwt42.00–43.006142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16443.97/cwt42.00–45.005128
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24548.00/cwt48.00–48.005983
Bulls2,01072.76/cwt72.00–74.001,4624
Bulls2,03568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,3842
Bulls1,65565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0762
Bred CowsSmall 3760425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,2301
Bred CowsSmall 3720550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9601
Bred CowsSmall 1-2875636.21/cwt600.00–675.005,5672
Bred CowsSmall 1-2860750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,4501
Bred CowsSmall 1-2852465.96/cwt385.00–500.003,9706
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,160601.29/cwt550.00–650.006,9754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,177669.99/cwt650.00–685.007,8863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,258749.95/cwt725.00–775.009,4342

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.