Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2021-12-13

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 13
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
867 head
▼ 327 vs last sale 1,194▼ 173 vs year ago 1,040 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 125▼ 9 vs year ago 154 · −5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 86▼ 68 vs year ago 112 · −60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.41/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −52.70 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.
Average price
$150.41
149 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.04
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2497151.2775357
Medium and Large 1555150.9983861
Medium and Large 3459147.6767731
One grade step is worth $3.61/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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales
226207188168median 203.1101/1903/0205/0406/1508/24
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.33, low $182.39, median $203.11 across 14 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 sale149 hd
150.41
—
AL average15 barns · 1,251 hd
144.37
+6.04
This barn, trailing median14 sales
203.11
−52.70
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—High1,70584.121,4346thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42360.5086126
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13255.4462748
CowsLean 85-90%Average98642.3741838

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1—355183.39/cwt180.00–187.006515
HeifersMedium and Large 2—680111.69/cwt110.00–115.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 2—532132.35/cwt130.00–135.007043
HeifersMedium and Large 3—371143.75/cwt140.00–145.005334
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007171
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560119.54/cwt117.00–122.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 2—321155.25/cwt154.00–157.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618132.12/cwt127.00–135.008177
HeifersMedium and Large 1—719118.32/cwt115.00–120.008516
HeifersMedium and Large 3—280154.59/cwt152.00–157.004332
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468147.99/cwt147.00–150.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510142.34/cwt140.00–145.007263
HeifersMedium and Large 1—780113.51/cwt112.00–115.008852
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220167.00/cwt167.00–167.003671
HeifersMedium and Large 2—419143.83/cwt142.00–145.006035
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430137.17/cwt135.00–140.005907
HeifersMedium and Large 3—319152.00/cwt152.00–152.004856
HeifersMedium and Large 3—484130.60/cwt127.00–132.006325
SteersMedium and Large 3—605127.00/cwt127.00–127.007681
SteersMedium and Large 3—550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
SteersMedium and Large 1—614149.95/cwt145.00–151.0092115
HeifersMedium and Large 3—519125.00/cwt122.00–127.006497
HeifersMedium and Large 2—463136.56/cwt135.00–142.006326
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618122.02/cwt120.00–124.007545
SteersMedium and Large 1—290197.00/cwt197.00–197.005711
SteersMedium and Large 1—235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
SteersMedium and Large 2—505159.01/cwt157.00–160.008033
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365148.45/cwt147.00–152.0054213
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571128.14/cwt125.00–132.007326
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670120.70/cwt120.00–125.008097
SteersMedium and Large 1—570156.49/cwt155.00–158.008922
SteersMedium and Large 1—663143.05/cwt138.00–147.009484
SteersMedium and Large 1—473170.96/cwt170.00–172.008092
SteersMedium and Large 1—705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—762141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0746
HeifersMedium and Large 1—355157.00/cwt157.00–157.005571
SteersMedium and Large 2—663133.47/cwt132.00–135.008852
SteersMedium and Large 1—525167.26/cwt165.00–170.008784
SteersMedium and Large 1—775132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 3—470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
SteersMedium and Large 2—710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
SteersMedium and Large 2—580148.51/cwt147.00–150.008612
BullsMedium and Large 1—852110.00/cwt110.00–110.009378
BullsMedium and Large 1—417171.15/cwt170.00–173.007148
BullsMedium and Large 1—710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
BullsMedium and Large 1—513154.97/cwt150.00–157.007955
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—564153.00/cwt153.00–153.008635
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009031
CowsLean 85-90%—94142.82/cwt40.00–45.0040318
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50453.57/cwt51.00–55.008065
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05851.23/cwt49.00–53.0054215
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06347.45/cwt46.00–49.0050410
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40663.31/cwt62.00–65.0089015
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39859.23/cwt56.00–61.008286
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22462.48/cwt60.00–64.007657
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14955.98/cwt54.00–59.0064326
CowsLean 85-90%—99036.49/cwt34.00–39.0036110
Bulls——1,85594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,7441
Bulls——1,65683.18/cwt81.00–86.001,3774
Bulls——1,75078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,3651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,0251,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,5062
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3451,192.70/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0016,0424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,2751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,6632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1881,176.68/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0013,9793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,1301,001.00/cwt925.00–1,075.0011,3112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,152855.37/cwt800.00–885.009,8543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,085935.14/cwt875.00–1,025.0010,1466
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,170815.04/cwt775.00–850.009,5365
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,4551,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0020,0062
BullsMedium and Large 3—315171.90/cwt170.00–177.005416
BullsMedium and Large 3—380165.23/cwt162.00–167.006284
BullsMedium and Large 3—465142.99/cwt142.00–145.006653
BullsMedium and Large 3—675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007562
BullsMedium and Large 1—613142.57/cwt140.00–143.008747
BullsMedium and Large 3—426154.92/cwt150.00–157.006608
BullsMedium and Large 3—710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
BullsMedium and Large 2—733112.75/cwt112.00–115.008264
BullsMedium and Large 2—678122.24/cwt120.00–125.008294
BullsMedium and Large 2—374171.65/cwt170.00–175.006428
BullsMedium and Large 2—319181.19/cwt180.00–185.005786
BullsMedium and Large 2—585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
BullsMedium and Large 3—573123.22/cwt120.00–127.007065
BullsMedium and Large 3—538133.45/cwt130.00–137.007182
BullsMedium and Large 2—425163.31/cwt160.00–167.0069413
BullsMedium and Large 2—516141.72/cwt140.00–145.007314
BullsMedium and Large 2—280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
BullsMedium and Large 1—465162.21/cwt160.00–167.0075411
BullsMedium and Large 2—630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
BullsMedium and Large 2—478154.44/cwt150.00–158.0073810
BullsMedium and Large 1—565143.02/cwt141.00–147.008086
BullsMedium and Large 2—807103.32/cwt102.00–106.008343
BullsMedium and Large 2—760111.50/cwt111.00–112.008472
BullsMedium and Large 1—325197.00/cwt197.00–197.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578137.14/cwt135.00–140.007939
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1—653137.51/cwt135.00–140.008982
BullsMedium and Large 1—815117.00/cwt117.00–117.009541

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.