Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.59/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$139.59

336 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$20.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	140.67	755	291
Medium and Large 2	413	134.86	557	38
Medium and Large 3	352	120.12	423	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about $332 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 sale336 hd

139.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,672 hd

133.06

+6.53

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	1,883	78.33	1,475	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,060	45.00	477	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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	643.33/cwt	570.00–770.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	123.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	396	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	78.33/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	605.00/cwt	520.00–680.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	449	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.32/cwt	123.00–126.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.64/cwt	130.00–134.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	677	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.17/cwt	113.00–117.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.84/cwt	112.00–126.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	113.19/cwt	112.00–114.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	126.30/cwt	126.00–128.00	551	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.24/cwt	115.00–121.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	131.68/cwt	126.00–132.00	403	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	121.83/cwt	118.00–122.00	480	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	112.39/cwt	110.00–116.00	364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	162.13/cwt	161.00–163.00	595	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.75/cwt	124.00–127.00	786	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	887	74

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 0

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

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	570.00–770.00	643.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	520.00–680.00	605.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	320	120.00–126.00	123.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	312	144.00	144.00
7	—	581	121.00	121.00
4	—	440	134.00	134.00
3	—	523	123.00–126.00	124.32
3	—	378	130.00–134.00	132.64
2	—	625	116.00–119.00	117.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	462	146.50	146.50
74	—	668	132.75	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	158.00–160.00	159.02
9	—	492	132.00–138.00	134.98
14	—	698	120.00	120.00
46	—	367	161.00–163.00	162.13
48	—	620	124.00–127.00	126.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	135.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	480	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	510	123.00–126.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	125.00	125.00
5	—	522	113.00–117.00	115.17
5	—	576	112.00–126.00	115.84
5	—	629	112.00–114.00	113.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	478	113.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	518	100.00–104.00	101.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	122.00–125.00	123.48
4	—	505	124.00	124.00
19	—	436	126.00–128.00	126.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	114.00–116.00	115.01
2	—	563	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	638	108.00–109.00	108.49
4	—	476	115.00–121.00	118.24
35	—	306	126.00–132.00	131.68
55	—	394	118.00–122.00	121.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	105.00–110.00	107.53
3	—	365	110.00–115.00	112.64
5	—	324	110.00–116.00	112.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	78.00–79.00	78.33

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle