Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.99/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$108.99

72 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$10.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	115.00	706	25
Medium and Large 2	455	107.03	487	26
Medium and Large 3	381	104.26	397	21

One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $308 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 sale72 hd

108.99

—

AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd

113.85

−4.86

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	—	Low	1,601	66.62	1,066	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	41.68	495	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	36.20	348	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	735	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	139.15/cwt	135.00–141.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	86.98/cwt	85.00–89.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	128.52/cwt	124.00–131.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.39/cwt	119.00–126.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	105.36/cwt	100.00–109.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	99.38/cwt	95.00–103.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	574	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	110.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	106.28/cwt	103.00–111.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	114.31/cwt	109.00–118.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	107.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	101.78/cwt	100.00–108.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	96.79/cwt	94.00–100.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	104.31/cwt	100.00–108.00	393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	108.37/cwt	105.00–114.00	355	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.82/cwt	138.00–145.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	129.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	421	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	635.00/cwt	570.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	366.00/cwt	300.00–440.00	—	10
Bulls	—	—	1,563	61.81/cwt	61.00–63.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	71.43/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	35.94/cwt	34.00–38.00	404	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	48.17/cwt	46.00–51.00	629	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	41.36/cwt	40.00–43.00	481	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.95/cwt	45.00–47.00	478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	37.09/cwt	36.00–40.00	338	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	30.43/cwt	28.00–32.00	295	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	98.00–100.00	99.01
3	—	473	131.00–136.00	132.65
7	—	426	135.00–141.00	139.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	85.00–89.00	86.98
4	—	429	124.00–131.00	128.52
5	—	475	119.00–126.00	122.39
5	—	577	100.00–109.00	105.36
5	—	629	95.00–103.00	99.38
12	—	525	105.00–115.00	109.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	120.00–121.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	107.00–115.00	110.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	110.00	110.00
16	—	620	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	103.00–111.00	106.28
6	—	374	109.00–118.00	114.31
8	—	428	105.00–114.00	107.77
9	—	526	100.00–108.00	101.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	94.00–100.00	96.79
7	—	377	100.00–108.00	104.31
9	—	328	105.00–114.00	108.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	140.00–146.00	142.99
6	—	426	138.00–145.00	142.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	109.00–115.00	112.03
2	—	725	111.00	111.00
3	—	568	110.00–114.00	112.02
5	—	367	130.00–139.00	133.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	127.00–130.00	129.24

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)	2	—	—	570.00–700.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	300.00–440.00	366.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	61.00–63.00	61.81
2	—	1,638	71.00–72.00	71.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	34.00–38.00	35.94
3	—	1,305	46.00–51.00	48.17
7	—	1,162	40.00–43.00	41.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	45.00–47.00	45.95
4	—	910	36.00–40.00	37.09
4	—	971	28.00–32.00	30.43

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