Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.86/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$122.86

96 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$5.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	435	124.00	539	29
Medium and Large 1	543	123.29	670	55
Medium and Large 3	398	118.16	470	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.84/cwt here — about $69 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 sale96 hd

122.86

—

AL average10 barns · 1,025 hd

122.74

+0.12

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	—	Low	1,443	72.11	1,041	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	52.25	611	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	47.00	494	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.41/cwt	139.00–148.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.26/cwt	116.00–120.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.25/cwt	51.00–53.00	611	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	72.11/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	146.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	156.32/cwt	156.00–157.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.98/cwt	141.00–149.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.83/cwt	157.00–163.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.42/cwt	116.00–122.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	117.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	126.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	128.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	121.06/cwt	120.00–123.00	637	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	135.97/cwt	131.00–141.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	107.89/cwt	107.00–109.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.89/cwt	129.00–130.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	137.68/cwt	136.00–140.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.58/cwt	136.00–140.00	655	7

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 308Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	139.00–148.00	145.41
4	—	620	116.00–120.00	118.26
3	—	572	122.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.89
7	—	476	136.00–140.00	137.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	113.00–114.00	113.49
2	—	580	111.00–115.00	112.95
2	—	510	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	410	130.00–134.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	142.00–150.00	146.52
3	—	475	134.00	134.00
3	—	318	156.00–157.00	156.32
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	509	142.00	142.00
8	—	471	140.00–146.00	142.97
7	—	423	141.00–149.00	144.98
6	—	674	120.00	120.00
5	—	371	151.00–160.00	154.74
5	—	325	157.00–163.00	160.83
4	—	576	137.00	137.00
3	—	632	125.00–126.00	125.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	138.00	138.00
4	—	525	143.00–145.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	116.00–122.00	119.42
3	—	412	115.00–119.00	117.35
3	—	337	120.00–125.00	123.05
2	—	513	109.00–110.00	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	419	120.00–130.00	126.44
5	—	374	125.00–135.00	128.84
4	—	533	110.00–116.00	113.73
4	—	475	115.00–122.00	118.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	526	120.00–123.00	121.06
10	—	422	131.00–141.00	135.97
9	—	774	107.00–109.00	107.89
9	—	472	129.00–130.00	129.89
3	—	577	117.00–119.00	118.01
3	—	387	136.00–140.00	137.68
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	630	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	51.00–53.00	52.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	71.00–73.00	72.11

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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