Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower.Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.72/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$117.72

92 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	128.51	599	17thin
Medium and Large 3	408	123.27	503	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	812	113.60	922	62

One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale92 hd

117.72

—

AL average14 barns · 1,605 hd

130.58

−12.86

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,020	76.00	1,535	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	51.28	601	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	45.90	515	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	45.90/cwt	44.00–48.00	515	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	51.28/cwt	50.00–52.00	601	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	781.67/cwt	720.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	630.00/cwt	610.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	505.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,047.86/cwt	890.00–1,375.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	138.57/cwt	136.00–141.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	142.77/cwt	142.00–145.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	145.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	116.90/cwt	116.90–116.90	1,067	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	130.99/cwt	128.00–136.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	138.56/cwt	136.00–142.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	127.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	114.68/cwt	113.00–118.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.12/cwt	127.00–131.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	124.32/cwt	121.00–126.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.94/cwt	132.00–136.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	113.60/cwt	113.60–113.60	922	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	142.00/cwt	138.00–145.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.28/cwt	118.00–125.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	129.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	148.92/cwt	145.00–154.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.86/cwt	128.00–137.00	682	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	138.80/cwt	138.00–139.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	122.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	763	3

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed May 8, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: All slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower.Trade active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	44.00–48.00	45.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	50.00–52.00	51.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	720.00–850.00	781.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–650.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–520.00	505.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	890.00–1,375.00	1,047.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	136.00–141.00	138.57
4	—	493	131.00–135.00	133.01
4	—	313	142.00–145.00	142.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	140.00–149.00	145.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	913	116.90	116.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	128.00–136.00	130.99
5	—	584	136.00–142.00	138.56
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	125.00–131.00	127.65
3	—	457	113.00–118.00	114.68
3	—	438	120.00–125.00	121.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	127.00–131.00	128.12
6	—	517	121.00–126.00	124.32
2	—	418	132.00–136.00	133.94
2	—	340	136.00–138.00	136.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	812	113.60	113.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	138.00–145.00	142.00
3	—	465	118.00–125.00	120.28
3	—	422	125.00–135.00	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	145.00–154.00	148.92
2	—	275	155.00–160.00	157.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	128.00–137.00	132.86
14	—	425	140.00–147.00	144.72
5	—	466	138.00–139.00	138.80
3	—	622	120.00–128.00	122.60

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle