Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

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 steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.93/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$116.93

126 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	125.25	725	15thin
Medium and Large 1	538	119.78	645	19thin
Medium and Large 2	542	115.32	626	75
Medium and Large 3	436	113.50	494	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $231 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 sale126 hd

116.93

—

AL average14 barns · 1,660 hd

120.38

−3.45

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	1,745	80.41	1,403	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	52.62	609	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	52.62/cwt	51.00–54.00	609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	82.88/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,544	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	76.70/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,203	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	550.00–670.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,016.25/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	903.89/cwt	810.00–975.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,128.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	118.68/cwt	115.00–123.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	131.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.86/cwt	136.00–142.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.11/cwt	127.00–132.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	899	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	113.64/cwt	109.00–119.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	503	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	109.73/cwt	107.00–113.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.75/cwt	116.00–120.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.83/cwt	100.00–105.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.40/cwt	108.00–109.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	109.19/cwt	107.00–110.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	129.55/cwt	126.00–135.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.29/cwt	124.00–127.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	127.40/cwt	126.00–131.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.50/cwt	116.00–118.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	113.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	133.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	97.49/cwt	94.00–101.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.42/cwt	113.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	718	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 Jul 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	119.00–124.00	121.53
6	—	528	115.00–123.00	118.68
3	—	372	125.00–135.00	131.73
2	—	330	136.00–142.00	138.86
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	127.00–132.00	130.11
8	—	372	140.00–149.00	142.46
4	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	475	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	675	133.25	133.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	760	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	106.00–114.00	111.00
7	—	423	109.00–119.00	113.64
3	—	373	117.00–120.00	119.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	503	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	110.00–118.00	115.00
11	—	578	107.00–113.00	109.73
8	—	475	116.00–120.00	117.75
6	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.83
5	—	675	108.00–109.00	108.40
5	—	630	107.00–110.00	109.19
5	—	322	126.00–135.00	129.55
3	—	772	100.00–102.00	100.66
3	—	423	119.00–125.00	122.58
3	—	375	124.00–127.00	125.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	579	125.25	125.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	126.00–131.00	127.40
6	—	573	116.00–118.00	117.50
4	—	731	105.00–108.00	106.75
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	122.00–130.00	127.96
5	—	521	108.00–112.00	110.00
2	—	480	117.00–122.00	119.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	110.00–115.00	113.74
4	—	521	120.00–121.00	120.76
4	—	416	130.00–138.00	133.42
3	—	468	125.00–127.00	126.35
2	—	778	94.00–101.00	97.49
2	—	583	113.00–120.00	116.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	124.00–127.00	126.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	51.00–54.00	52.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	81.00–85.00	82.88
2	—	1,568	75.00–78.00	76.70

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)	4	—	—	550.00–670.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	960.00–1,050.00	1,016.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	810.00–975.00	903.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	725.00–900.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,128.33

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

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle