Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 13.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.60/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$108.60

85 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$18.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

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	112.93	606	45
Medium and Large 2	502	104.80	527	36
Medium and Large 3	529	94.01	497	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $109 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 sale85 hd

108.60

—

AL average13 barns · 1,233 hd

108.71

−0.11

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	52.48	798	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	46.15	531	5thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	425	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	100.00/cwt	99.00–102.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.80/cwt	132.00–137.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	97.58/cwt	93.00–101.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	117.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	105.37/cwt	101.00–110.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	113.23/cwt	112.00–115.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	108.17/cwt	107.00–111.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	108.33/cwt	105.00–109.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	117.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	109.50/cwt	105.00–112.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	97.46/cwt	95.00–101.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	113.81/cwt	109.00–116.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	100.27/cwt	96.00–104.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	103.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	86.02/cwt	82.00–90.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.67/cwt	146.00–152.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.93/cwt	133.00–137.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	480	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	50.25/cwt	48.00–52.00	561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	54.72/cwt	53.00–56.00	790	4

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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 586Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 13.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–150.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	117.00–119.00	117.99
2	—	535	104.00–106.00	105.02
4	—	575	101.00–103.00	101.98
4	—	631	99.00–102.00	100.00
5	—	425	132.00–137.00	134.80
5	—	672	93.00–101.00	97.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	112.00–122.00	117.95
5	—	478	101.00–110.00	105.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	115.00–116.00	115.66
4	—	469	112.00–115.00	113.23
5	—	773	90.00	90.00
10	—	535	107.00–111.00	108.17
10	—	587	105.00–109.00	108.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	127.00	127.00
8	—	477	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	89.00–90.00	89.50
3	—	332	115.00–122.00	117.96
3	—	482	105.00–106.00	105.34
4	—	429	105.00–112.00	109.50
4	—	624	95.00–101.00	97.46
5	—	374	109.00–116.00	113.81
7	—	575	96.00–104.00	100.27
8	—	524	100.00–106.00	103.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	101.00–103.00	102.00
2	—	568	82.00–90.00	86.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	146.00–152.00	149.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	145.00–147.00	145.96
2	—	378	133.00–137.00	134.93
2	—	625	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	132.00–137.00	134.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,117	48.00–52.00	50.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,443	53.00–56.00	54.72

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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