Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2019-12-02

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 2
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,038▲ 1,038 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 130▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 104▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.20/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$115.20
127 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.15
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555116.8864860
Medium and Large 2459115.7253140
Medium and Large 3453110.7350227
One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $147 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 sale127 hd
115.20
—
AL average5 barns · 459 hd
115.05
+0.15
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—Low1,70972.551,2405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13550.4157212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48847.757114thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02140.4541313

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3—316120.97/cwt120.00–122.003824
HeifersMedium and Large 3—80577.00/cwt77.00–77.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 3—278124.60/cwt122.00–127.003463
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380117.93/cwt117.00–120.004483
HeifersMedium and Large 3—522104.61/cwt102.00–107.005463
HeifersMedium and Large 3—426114.42/cwt112.00–117.004874
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470109.75/cwt107.00–112.005165
SteersMedium and Large 1—310162.00/cwt162.00–162.005021
SteersMedium and Large 1—480142.00/cwt142.00–142.006821
SteersMedium and Large 1—440147.47/cwt145.00–150.006492
SteersMedium and Large 1—533133.30/cwt132.00–135.007103
SteersMedium and Large 1—570128.96/cwt127.00–132.007353
SteersMedium and Large 2—255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
SteersMedium and Large 2—458136.99/cwt135.00–139.006272
SteersMedium and Large 2—327153.24/cwt150.00–155.005013
SteersMedium and Large 2—538127.98/cwt126.00–131.006893
SteersMedium and Large 2—555125.33/cwt125.00–126.006963
SteersMedium and Large 2—623121.66/cwt121.00–122.007583
SteersMedium and Large 2—420142.93/cwt140.00–145.006004
SteersMedium and Large 3—260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
SteersMedium and Large 3—405137.00/cwt137.00–137.005551
SteersMedium and Large 3—520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
SteersMedium and Large 3—628113.98/cwt112.00–116.007162
SteersMedium and Large 3—471128.42/cwt125.00–132.006054
HeifersMedium and Large 3—71587.00/cwt87.00–87.006221
HeifersMedium and Large 3—68592.00/cwt92.00–92.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 3—605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
BullsMedium and Large 1—82099.00/cwt99.00–99.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1—79099.00/cwt99.00–99.007821
BullsMedium and Large 1—590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
BullsMedium and Large 1—395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
BullsMedium and Large 1—245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
CowsLean 85-90%—96037.95/cwt35.00–40.003647
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09343.36/cwt42.00–45.004746
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48847.75/cwt46.00–50.007114
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11048.67/cwt47.00–50.005408
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18553.88/cwt52.00–55.006384
Bulls——1,84869.17/cwt68.00–70.001,2782
Bulls——1,58873.70/cwt72.00–75.001,1702
Bulls——1,67577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,209804.67/cwt700.00–875.009,72814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,162914.24/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,6239
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,112602.05/cwt540.00–640.006,6955
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—815861.89/cwt850.00–875.007,0244
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—905800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2404
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—805750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,055800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4404
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1401,063.08/cwt975.00–1,150.0012,1196
BullsMedium and Large 3—273141.59/cwt140.00–142.003875
BullsMedium and Large 3—424127.92/cwt125.00–130.005424
BullsMedium and Large 3—333138.29/cwt137.00–140.004613
BullsMedium and Large 3—225146.56/cwt142.00–152.003302
BullsMedium and Large 3—75590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
BullsMedium and Large 3—590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006311
BullsMedium and Large 2—423134.53/cwt132.00–137.0056912
BullsMedium and Large 2—470128.64/cwt125.00–132.0060510
BullsMedium and Large 2—520122.29/cwt119.00–125.006366
BullsMedium and Large 2—372139.24/cwt137.00–142.005186
BullsMedium and Large 2—322143.06/cwt140.00–147.004615
BullsMedium and Large 2—566115.98/cwt115.00–117.006564
BullsMedium and Large 2—617110.28/cwt107.00–112.006803
BullsMedium and Large 2—273151.15/cwt147.00–155.004133
BullsMedium and Large 2—705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007191
BullsMedium and Large 2—675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
BullsMedium and Large 1—473134.12/cwt132.00–136.006346
BullsMedium and Large 1—426139.55/cwt136.00–144.005946
BullsMedium and Large 1—336148.54/cwt147.00–152.004995
BullsMedium and Large 1—524126.49/cwt125.00–127.006634
BullsMedium and Large 1—720103.97/cwt102.00–106.007493
BullsMedium and Large 1—660111.50/cwt111.00–112.007362
BullsMedium and Large 1—625113.48/cwt112.00–115.007092
BullsMedium and Large 1—275157.32/cwt155.00–160.004332
BullsMedium and Large 3—370135.16/cwt132.00–137.005005
BullsMedium and Large 3—475118.96/cwt117.00–122.005655
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—74097.00/cwt97.00–97.007181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—79590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668102.00/cwt102.00–102.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430122.97/cwt122.00–124.005293
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526114.77/cwt114.00–117.006045
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473120.39/cwt118.00–121.0056910
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—640113.99/cwt113.00–115.0073012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—555119.13/cwt119.00–120.0066123
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340122.00/cwt122.00–122.004151
HeifersMedium and Large 2—555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2—74092.00/cwt92.00–92.006811
HeifersMedium and Large 2—75590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 2—293127.00/cwt127.00–127.003723
HeifersMedium and Large 2—367122.00/cwt122.00–122.004483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—526111.17/cwt110.00–112.005855
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470115.14/cwt112.00–117.0054111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—427118.87/cwt117.00–122.0050813
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565102.00/cwt102.00–102.005761

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.