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 14 comparable sales and sits −34.28 against this barn's trailing median of $203.11.
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

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 sale128 hd
168.83
—
AL average16 barns · 1,103 hd
167.61
+1.22
This barn, trailing median14 sales
203.11
−34.28
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—Low1,639103.071,68910
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 1Fancy—558161.01/cwt160.00–162.008982
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—755136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007933
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655136.99/cwt132.00–140.008974
HeifersMedium and Large 3—310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005332
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473165.41/cwt162.00–167.007829
HeifersMedium and Large 1—706130.76/cwt127.00–132.009234
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390172.47/cwt170.00–175.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 1—508162.30/cwt157.00–165.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 2—568143.94/cwt140.00–147.008183
HeifersMedium and Large 2—413161.18/cwt160.00–165.006666
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478153.69/cwt152.00–157.007353
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435154.47/cwt152.00–157.006724
HeifersMedium and Large 1—581156.87/cwt155.00–158.009119
HeifersMedium and Large 3—577135.68/cwt135.00–137.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 3—521143.97/cwt142.00–147.007504
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515152.51/cwt152.00–154.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009112
SteersMedium and Large 2—465192.00/cwt192.00–192.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 3—386164.60/cwt160.00–165.0063525
SteersMedium and Large 1—731150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 1—675164.00/cwt162.00–166.001,1072
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—368239.97/cwt235.00–245.008832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1—373224.90/cwt220.00–230.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423172.40/cwt170.00–175.007292
SteersMedium and Large 1—340232.00/cwt232.00–232.007891
SteersMedium and Large 1—555186.79/cwt182.00–190.001,0375
SteersMedium and Large 1—415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
SteersMedium and Large 1—515197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0152
SteersMedium and Large 2—415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
SteersMedium and Large 2—528183.30/cwt180.00–185.009683
SteersMedium and Large 1—634174.31/cwt172.00–176.001,1057
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—770153.50/cwt152.00–155.001,1828
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—708161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1404
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—662176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1652
SteersMedium and Large 1—463200.68/cwt197.00–205.009293
BullsMedium and Large 2—288212.43/cwt210.00–215.006122
BullsMedium and Large 1—660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009242
BullsMedium and Large 1—717134.16/cwt132.00–135.009627
BullsMedium and Large 1—473186.83/cwt182.00–190.008844
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—474196.21/cwt195.00–200.009304
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—552180.00/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
Bulls——1,38496.20/cwt94.00–99.001,3314
Bulls——1,792113.07/cwt112.00–114.002,0263
Bulls——1,825102.22/cwt100.00–105.001,8663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——837.50/head800.00–875.008382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,183.33/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——912.50/head900.00–925.009132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——1,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——596.38/head526.00–644.005968
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,005.56/head900.00–1,100.001,0069
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
BullsMedium and Large 2—682131.78/cwt130.00–135.008995
BullsMedium and Large 3—525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008141
BullsMedium and Large 3—573141.23/cwt140.00–145.0080914
BullsMedium and Large 3—320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
BullsMedium and Large 2—425180.96/cwt180.00–182.007692
BullsMedium and Large 3—370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006662
BullsMedium and Large 2—715122.53/cwt120.00–125.008762
BullsMedium and Large 2—521163.92/cwt160.00–167.008544
BullsMedium and Large 3—415174.68/cwt170.00–177.007256
BullsMedium and Large 3—680123.53/cwt120.00–127.008402
BullsMedium and Large 3—625132.98/cwt130.00–137.008313
BullsMedium and Large 1—513173.52/cwt170.00–177.008904
BullsMedium and Large 2—473173.63/cwt170.00–177.008212
BullsMedium and Large 2—569154.21/cwt150.00–157.008775
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—407210.00/cwt210.00–210.0085522
BullsMedium and Large 2—310205.00/cwt205.00–205.006362
BullsMedium and Large 3—257200.06/cwt195.00–205.005143
BullsMedium and Large 2—628141.36/cwt140.00–145.008885
BullsMedium and Large 3—469165.25/cwt162.00–167.007757
BullsMedium and Large 1—615153.41/cwt150.00–160.009433
BullsMedium and Large 1—580167.74/cwt162.00–172.009734
BullsMedium and Large 1—425193.95/cwt190.00–200.008245
BullsMedium and Large 1—768126.09/cwt122.00–130.009682
BullsMedium and Large 2—765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
HeifersMedium and Large 1—627147.27/cwt142.00–152.0092314
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—672151.00/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.