Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2023-01-30

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Jan 30
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
502 vs last sale 1,127 546 vs year ago 1,171 · 46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
2 vs last sale 172 35 vs year ago 209 · 16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
43 vs last sale 65 36 vs year ago 144 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.83/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 33.50 against this barn's trailing median of $202.33.
Average price
$168.83
128 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2407210.0085522
Medium and Large 1571166.4595037
Medium and Large 3497157.2678239
Medium and Large 2556156.6287030
One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale128 hd
168.83
AL average16 barns · 1,103 hd
167.61
+1.22
This barn, trailing median15 sales
202.33
−33.50
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
BullsLow1,639103.071,68910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27985.151,08911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16581.4994957
CowsLean 85-90%Low92561.4256852

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,1833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0069
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0932thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$5968

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy558161.01/cwt160.00–162.008982
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy755136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007933
HeifersMedium and Large 1655136.99/cwt132.00–140.008974
HeifersMedium and Large 3310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005332
HeifersMedium and Large 3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1473165.41/cwt162.00–167.007829
HeifersMedium and Large 1706130.76/cwt127.00–132.009234
HeifersMedium and Large 2390172.47/cwt170.00–175.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 1508162.30/cwt157.00–165.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 2568143.94/cwt140.00–147.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 2413161.18/cwt160.00–165.006666
HeifersMedium and Large 2478153.69/cwt152.00–157.007353
HeifersMedium and Large 3435154.47/cwt152.00–157.006724
HeifersMedium and Large 1581156.87/cwt155.00–158.009119
HeifersMedium and Large 3577135.68/cwt135.00–137.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 3521143.97/cwt142.00–147.007504
HeifersMedium and Large 2610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 2515152.51/cwt152.00–154.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 2690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009112
SteersMedium and Large 2465192.00/cwt192.00–192.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 3386164.60/cwt160.00–165.0063525
SteersMedium and Large 1731150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 1675164.00/cwt162.00–166.001,1072
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added368239.97/cwt235.00–245.008832
HeifersMedium and Large 1750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1373224.90/cwt220.00–230.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 1423172.40/cwt170.00–175.007292
SteersMedium and Large 1340232.00/cwt232.00–232.007891
SteersMedium and Large 1555186.79/cwt182.00–190.001,0375
SteersMedium and Large 1415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
SteersMedium and Large 1515197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0152
SteersMedium and Large 2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
SteersMedium and Large 2528183.30/cwt180.00–185.009683
SteersMedium and Large 1634174.31/cwt172.00–176.001,1057
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added770153.50/cwt152.00–155.001,1828
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added708161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1404
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added662176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1652
SteersMedium and Large 1463200.68/cwt197.00–205.009293
BullsMedium and Large 2288212.43/cwt210.00–215.006122
BullsMedium and Large 1660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009242
BullsMedium and Large 1717134.16/cwt132.00–135.009627
BullsMedium and Large 1473186.83/cwt182.00–190.008844
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy474196.21/cwt195.00–200.009304
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy552180.00/cwt180.00–180.009942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21287.12/cwt85.00–91.001,05620
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18381.78/cwt78.00–84.0096720
CowsLean 85-90%85352.87/cwt50.00–56.004519
CowsLean 85-90%97165.95/cwt64.00–70.0064022
CowsLean 85-90%90760.33/cwt58.00–63.0054721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33391.21/cwt90.00–92.001,2164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08774.52/cwt72.00–77.0081017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21683.68/cwt81.00–85.001,0185
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32876.69/cwt75.00–79.001,0182
Bulls1,38496.20/cwt94.00–99.001,3314
Bulls1,792113.07/cwt112.00–114.002,0263
Bulls1,825102.22/cwt100.00–105.001,8663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3837.50/head800.00–875.008382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183.33/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3912.50/head900.00–925.009132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2596.38/head526.00–644.005968
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005.56/head900.00–1,100.001,0069
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
BullsMedium and Large 2682131.78/cwt130.00–135.008995
BullsMedium and Large 3525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008141
BullsMedium and Large 3573141.23/cwt140.00–145.0080914
BullsMedium and Large 3320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
BullsMedium and Large 2425180.96/cwt180.00–182.007692
BullsMedium and Large 3370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006662
BullsMedium and Large 2715122.53/cwt120.00–125.008762
BullsMedium and Large 2521163.92/cwt160.00–167.008544
BullsMedium and Large 3415174.68/cwt170.00–177.007256
BullsMedium and Large 3680123.53/cwt120.00–127.008402
BullsMedium and Large 3625132.98/cwt130.00–137.008313
BullsMedium and Large 1513173.52/cwt170.00–177.008904
BullsMedium and Large 2473173.63/cwt170.00–177.008212
BullsMedium and Large 2569154.21/cwt150.00–157.008775
BullsMedium and Large 1-2407210.00/cwt210.00–210.0085522
BullsMedium and Large 2310205.00/cwt205.00–205.006362
BullsMedium and Large 3257200.06/cwt195.00–205.005143
BullsMedium and Large 2628141.36/cwt140.00–145.008885
BullsMedium and Large 3469165.25/cwt162.00–167.007757
BullsMedium and Large 1615153.41/cwt150.00–160.009433
BullsMedium and Large 1580167.74/cwt162.00–172.009734
BullsMedium and Large 1425193.95/cwt190.00–200.008245
BullsMedium and Large 1768126.09/cwt122.00–130.009682
BullsMedium and Large 2765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
HeifersMedium and Large 1627147.27/cwt142.00–152.0092314
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy672151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0154

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.