Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.28/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$118.28

75 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$4.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	120.38	627	8thin
Medium and Large 2	465	118.86	553	49
Medium and Large 3	418	115.77	484	18thin

One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about $143 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 sale75 hd

118.28

—

AL average15 barns · 2,119 hd

119.29

−1.01

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	1,986	77.38	1,537	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	54.05	611	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	52.99	787	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	42.69	420	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	473	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.60/cwt	127.00–136.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	119.41/cwt	116.00–121.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	130.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	122.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.10/cwt	109.00–116.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	125.17/cwt	122.00–129.00	471	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	108.00–113.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	106.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	125.19/cwt	125.00–126.00	403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.75/cwt	136.00–139.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	152.18/cwt	149.00–156.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	134.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	506	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	720.00/cwt	680.00–760.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	79.40/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	54.05/cwt	52.00–56.00	611	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	52.99/cwt	52.00–54.00	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	42.69/cwt	41.00–44.00	420	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	139.00–140.00	139.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	117.00–122.00	119.50
3	—	510	122.00–130.00	127.02
5	—	475	127.00–136.00	130.60
5	—	576	120.00–129.00	124.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00–127.00	123.46
2	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	560	113.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	623	107.00–109.00	107.99
5	—	479	116.00–121.00	119.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	127.00–128.00	127.49
2	—	477	128.00	128.00
2	—	562	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	110.00–112.00	111.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	107.00–109.00	108.00
4	—	329	126.00–135.00	130.95
7	—	426	120.00–126.00	122.53
7	—	525	109.00–116.00	112.10
8	—	479	115.00–124.00	119.50
8	—	571	108.00–111.00	109.50
12	—	376	122.00–129.00	125.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	115.00–122.00	118.01
3	—	495	108.00–113.00	110.00
3	—	528	105.00–109.00	106.35
4	—	430	110.00–115.00	113.71
5	—	322	125.00–126.00	125.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	127.00–130.00	127.99
7	—	554	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	124.00	124.00
4	—	476	136.00–139.00	137.75
4	—	525	124.00–126.00	125.00
5	—	327	149.00–156.00	152.18
7	—	381	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	135.00–138.00	136.50
5	—	377	130.00–136.00	134.18

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	680.00–760.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,100	78.00–81.00	79.40
3	—	1,910	75.00–77.00	76.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	52.00–56.00	54.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	52.00–54.00	52.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	41.00–44.00	42.69

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle