Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2023-03-27

Florence Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Mar 27
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
0 vs last sale 121 93 vs year ago 214 · 43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
15 vs last sale 69 47 vs year ago 131 · 35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 107, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 135. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on cow calf pairs. Feeder market not covered, coverage will resume 4/3/23.

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
BullsAverage1,496111.711,6716thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17493.931,10330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40088.381,23712
CowsLean 85-90%Average97377.2975236

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)$1,4632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$7673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,53315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,1886

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,100.00/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,462.50/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,575.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,185.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,1855
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,395.00/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3955
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,575.00/head1,500.00–1,725.001,5755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3766.67/head700.00–900.007673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2937.50/head925.00–950.009382
Bulls1,440108.47/cwt106.00–110.001,5623
Bulls1,618119.93/cwt119.00–121.001,9402
Bulls1,420105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16794.19/cwt92.00–97.001,09913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231102.01/cwt99.00–105.001,2567
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14387.94/cwt86.00–91.001,00510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40988.99/cwt88.00–91.001,2547
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35593.95/cwt93.00–95.001,2732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40883.24/cwt80.00–85.001,1723
CowsLean 85-90%96575.91/cwt75.00–78.0073318
CowsLean 85-90%1,01082.88/cwt80.00–85.0083711
CowsLean 85-90%93572.04/cwt70.00–74.006747

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.