Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.49/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$125.49

112 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	127.59	572	54
Medium and Large 1	545	127.00	692	24
Medium and Large 3	435	121.09	526	34

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $46 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 sale112 hd

125.49

—

AL average16 barns · 2,038 hd

125.42

+0.07

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	1,507	70.48	1,062	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	53.77	785	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	53.20	640	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	45.26	464	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,805	72.09/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	490.00/cwt	410.00–570.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	813.75/cwt	710.00–880.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	720.00/cwt	670.00–750.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	139.69/cwt	137.00–143.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	135.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.99/cwt	126.00–129.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	122.21/cwt	119.00–127.00	518	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	118.80/cwt	117.00–121.00	563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	49.51/cwt	49.00–50.00	452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	41.01/cwt	40.00–42.00	467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	52.40/cwt	50.00–54.00	779	4
Bulls	—	—	1,308	69.40/cwt	68.00–70.00	908	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.65/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.50/cwt	121.00–130.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	135.66/cwt	134.00–137.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.46/cwt	111.00–120.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.20/cwt	127.00–129.00	679	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.32/cwt	128.00–129.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.14/cwt	121.00–125.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.02/cwt	131.00–137.00	492	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	52.78/cwt	51.00–54.00	639	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	796	2

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	71.00–74.00	72.09
3	—	1,308	68.00–70.00	69.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	49.00–50.00	49.51
2	—	1,138	40.00–42.00	41.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	50.00–54.00	52.40
2	—	1,408	56.00–57.00	56.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	55.00–56.00	55.51
11	—	1,210	51.00–54.00	52.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	410.00–570.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	710.00–880.00	813.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	670.00–750.00	720.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	112.00	112.00
6	—	378	137.00–143.00	139.69
2	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	381	145.00–155.00	149.92
8	—	301	154.00	154.00
4	—	586	132.00–139.00	135.72
4	—	426	142.00–148.00	146.04
3	—	627	126.00–129.00	127.99
2	—	693	120.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	513	136.00–139.00	137.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	145.00–148.00	147.34
4	—	578	140.00–145.00	142.21
4	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	773	118.00–121.00	119.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	119.00–127.00	122.21
7	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.29
5	—	525	110.00–115.00	114.00
5	—	474	117.00–121.00	118.80
2	—	630	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	332	125.00–130.00	127.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	136.00	136.00
3	—	656	119.00	119.00
4	—	578	124.00	124.00
15	—	530	127.00–129.00	128.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	321	136.00	136.00
3	—	468	128.00–129.00	128.32
4	—	570	120.00–123.00	120.73
6	—	521	121.00–125.00	124.14
7	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.70
8	—	621	111.00	111.00
23	—	370	131.00–137.00	133.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–122.00	118.65
4	—	479	134.00–140.00	137.97
7	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.86
9	—	421	140.00–146.00	140.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	121.00–130.00	125.50
2	—	660	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	417	134.00–137.00	135.66
4	—	530	111.00–120.00	117.46

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

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