Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.39/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$116.39

95 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	131.18	691	28
Medium and Large 1	418	119.54	500	2thin
Medium and Large 2	480	111.99	538	38
Medium and Large 3	430	107.01	460	27

One grade step is worth $24.16/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 sale95 hd

116.39

—

AL average15 barns · 1,883 hd

114.86

+1.53

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	45.50	617	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	44.73	480	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	44.02	500	16

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	114.14/cwt	112.00–117.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	109.36/cwt	108.00–112.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.68/cwt	104.00–107.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	129.72/cwt	125.00–134.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	110.65/cwt	105.00–114.00	527	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	95.97/cwt	93.00–100.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.78/cwt	100.00–104.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	117.88/cwt	115.00–121.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.20/cwt	112.00–115.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	111.46/cwt	108.00–114.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	117.67/cwt	111.00–120.00	384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	103.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.42/cwt	117.00–124.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.68/cwt	117.00–122.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	128.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	487	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/cwt	800.00–980.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	540	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	40.76/cwt	38.00–42.00	459	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	44.14/cwt	43.00–45.00	506	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	45.50/cwt	44.00–47.00	617	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	44.73/cwt	44.00–46.00	480	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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	80.00–85.00	82.49
2	—	508	91.00–95.00	92.99
2	—	440	107.00–111.00	108.98
6	—	382	108.00–114.00	111.46
7	—	326	111.00–120.00	117.67
8	—	474	100.00–105.00	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	535	108.00–110.00	109.00
7	—	426	112.00–117.00	114.14
6	—	481	108.00–112.00	109.36
3	—	580	104.00–107.00	105.68
3	—	378	115.00–120.00	116.70
3	—	315	125.00–134.00	129.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	539	139.00	139.00
9	—	462	124.00	124.00
4	—	626	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	118.00–121.00	119.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	105.00–114.00	110.65
5	—	578	93.00–100.00	95.97
4	—	523	100.00–104.00	102.78
2	—	428	115.00–121.00	117.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.99
5	—	523	112.00–115.00	113.20
3	—	482	116.00–117.00	116.34
2	—	423	131.00–132.00	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.65
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	568	126.00–129.00	127.49
3	—	463	140.00	140.00
4	—	621	120.00–123.00	120.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	157.00	157.00
9	—	553	139.25	139.25
11	—	637	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	573	117.00–124.00	120.42
3	—	470	120.00–130.00	123.55
3	—	527	117.00–122.00	118.68
7	—	321	140.00–150.00	143.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	125.00–130.00	128.23
4	—	380	124.00–130.00	128.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–980.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,125	38.00–42.00	40.76
9	—	1,146	43.00–45.00	44.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	44.00–47.00	45.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	44.00–46.00	44.73

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle