Sale reports / Alabama / Florence Stockyards / 2023-12-04

Florence Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Florence, Alabama · Mon, Dec 4
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1997
Feeder Cattle receipts
878 head
75 vs last sale 953 535 vs year ago 1,413 · 37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
10 vs last sale 170 131 vs year ago 291 · 45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
25 vs last sale 95 24 vs year ago 94 · 25.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.78/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$199.78
127 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.77
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517205.601,06353
Medium and Large 2524196.521,03048
Medium and Large 3485193.9294026
One grade step is worth $11.68/cwt here — about $123 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
199.78
AL average13 barns · 1,433 hd
210.54
−10.77
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
BullsAverage1,725107.361,85213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23589.691,10871
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41787.451,2399thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04576.7580238

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)$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,27313
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,0833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9376
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,5728
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$83313

Every lot, as filed

85 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
SteersMedium and Large 1435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 2335265.00/cwt265.00–265.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 1416225.00/cwt220.00–226.009367
HeifersMedium and Large 1562195.99/cwt195.00–200.001,1015
HeifersMedium and Large 2427211.68/cwt210.00–215.009043
SteersMedium and Large 3468221.62/cwt220.00–225.001,0373
HeifersMedium and Large 1720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2523198.03/cwt192.00–200.001,0369
HeifersMedium and Large 3475198.39/cwt195.00–200.009423
HeifersMedium and Large 2472204.71/cwt202.00–207.0096617
SteersMedium and Large 1539230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2409
HeifersMedium and Large 2568188.72/cwt185.00–190.001,07212
HeifersMedium and Large 1215260.00/cwt260.00–260.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 3570177.96/cwt177.00–180.001,0143
HeifersMedium and Large 2390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 3424204.79/cwt202.00–207.008685
HeifersMedium and Large 1472210.60/cwt210.00–215.0099415
HeifersMedium and Large 2665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 2608182.30/cwt177.00–185.001,1083
HeifersMedium and Large 3523188.79/cwt185.00–190.009874
SteersMedium and Large 2453234.25/cwt232.00–235.001,0614
SteersMedium and Large 1655207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,3592
SteersMedium and Large 1559223.01/cwt220.00–225.001,2474
SteersMedium and Large 1623210.97/cwt210.00–212.001,3142
SteersMedium and Large 2607207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2602
SteersMedium and Large 2755175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3211
SteersMedium and Large 2726185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3438
SteersMedium and Large 3388243.53/cwt242.00–245.009452
SteersMedium and Large 3425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009992
SteersMedium and Large 2567212.00/cwt210.00–215.001,2025
SteersMedium and Large 1370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009812
SteersMedium and Large 2415245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0171
SteersMedium and Large 2395255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0073
SteersMedium and Large 2507225.27/cwt220.00–226.001,14215
SteersMedium and Large 1470242.73/cwt242.50–245.001,14111
BullsMedium and Large 1425242.01/cwt240.00–245.001,0297
BullsMedium and Large 3432223.01/cwt220.00–225.009635
BullsMedium and Large 2410232.86/cwt230.00–237.009556
BullsMedium and Large 2550205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1281
BullsMedium and Large 1553217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,2032
BullsMedium and Large 1465232.42/cwt230.00–235.001,0812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25290.18/cwt88.00–94.001,12933
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38985.45/cwt84.00–87.001,1874
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43989.05/cwt88.00–92.001,2815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17184.59/cwt82.00–87.0099123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29596.42/cwt95.00–100.001,24915
CowsLean 85-90%96965.56/cwt64.00–68.006355
CowsLean 85-90%1,07781.10/cwt79.00–84.0087319
CowsLean 85-90%1,03074.84/cwt71.00–77.0077114
Bulls1,814111.43/cwt110.00–113.002,0215
Bulls1,670104.81/cwt102.00–107.001,7508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168.33/head1,050.00–1,350.001,1689
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3936.67/head900.00–975.009376
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,508.75/head1,385.00–1,650.001,5094
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,500.00/head1,425.00–1,575.001,5003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2832.69/head712.00–956.0083313
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,650.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,083.33/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,700.00/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7002
BullsMedium and Large 2474222.79/cwt220.00–225.001,0567
BullsMedium and Large 1520221.68/cwt220.00–225.001,1533
BullsMedium and Large 3317245.03/cwt240.00–250.007773
BullsMedium and Large 3570189.48/cwt187.00–192.001,0802
BullsMedium and Large 3269252.44/cwt250.00–255.006794
BullsMedium and Large 3365233.38/cwt230.00–235.008523
BullsMedium and Large 2283262.48/cwt260.00–265.007432
BullsMedium and Large 1210280.00/cwt280.00–280.005881
BullsMedium and Large 3472211.22/cwt210.00–215.009974
BullsMedium and Large 2523213.37/cwt210.00–215.001,1166
BullsMedium and Large 3526203.48/cwt200.00–207.001,0704
BullsMedium and Large 2225272.33/cwt270.00–275.006132
HeifersMedium and Large 1611191.67/cwt190.00–192.501,1716
HeifersMedium and Large 3215235.00/cwt235.00–235.005051
HeifersMedium and Large 3728150.93/cwt147.00–155.001,0992
BullsMedium and Large 2355245.00/cwt245.00–245.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
BullsMedium and Large 2317252.11/cwt250.00–255.007995
HeifersMedium and Large 3370211.64/cwt210.00–215.007836
HeifersMedium and Large 2725167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2112
HeifersMedium and Large 1663185.02/cwt180.00–190.001,2272
HeifersMedium and Large 3680163.53/cwt162.00–165.001,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 1526204.19/cwt204.00–205.001,07415

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.