Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.46/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$115.46

71 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$8.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	117.88	538	33
Medium and Large 1	544	117.05	636	20
Medium and Large 3	413	109.26	451	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.62/cwt here — about $87 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 sale71 hd

115.46

—

AL average14 barns · 1,515 hd

119.52

−4.06

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	—	High	1,819	78.52	1,428	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	54.00	799	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	52.48	621	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	44.97	462	6thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	48.04/cwt	47.00–50.00	488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	41.90/cwt	40.00–44.00	436	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	54.00/cwt	52.00–56.00	799	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	53.89/cwt	52.00–56.00	649	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	48.95/cwt	47.00–51.00	553	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	58.63/cwt	57.00–60.00	743	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	82.45/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	74.58/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	520.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	763.00/cwt	710.00–825.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	122.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.55/cwt	103.00–106.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	92.65/cwt	88.00–95.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	109.73/cwt	105.00–112.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.80/cwt	114.00–122.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	121.11/cwt	118.00–125.00	500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	110.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	102.71/cwt	100.00–109.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	118.45/cwt	116.00–121.00	398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.65/cwt	162.00–164.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	137.34/cwt	136.00–139.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	145.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.33/cwt	129.00–139.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.12/cwt	137.00–141.00	523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	638	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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	47.00–50.00	48.04
3	—	1,040	40.00–44.00	41.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	52.00–56.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	52.00–56.00	53.89
10	—	1,130	47.00–51.00	48.95
3	—	1,267	57.00–60.00	58.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	81.00–84.00	82.45
2	—	1,815	74.00–75.00	74.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	520.00–600.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	710.00–825.00	763.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	125.00–128.00	126.67
4	—	375	125.00–130.00	126.25
3	—	482	121.00–125.00	122.37
2	—	560	113.00–115.00	114.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	137.00	137.00
3	—	320	162.00–164.00	162.65
3	—	537	136.00–139.00	137.34
7	—	575	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	135.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	518	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	593	126.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	327	140.00–149.00	145.97
6	—	425	129.00–139.00	133.33
8	—	376	137.00–141.00	139.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	128.00–132.00	129.99
2	—	625	103.00–106.00	104.55
3	—	573	110.00–120.00	114.26
3	—	778	88.00–95.00	92.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	105.00–112.00	109.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	125.00	125.00
4	—	631	111.00	111.00
5	—	567	114.00	114.00
8	—	522	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	120.00–127.00	123.69
3	—	518	110.00–111.00	110.32
4	—	575	105.00–109.00	107.00
11	—	468	114.00–122.00	118.80
12	—	413	118.00–125.00	121.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	95.00–100.00	97.49
3	—	432	105.00–110.00	108.28
4	—	381	108.00–115.00	110.95
4	—	466	100.00–109.00	102.71
5	—	336	116.00–121.00	118.45

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

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle