Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.70/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$112.70

215 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$20.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	117.77	674	132
Medium and Large 2	511	106.30	543	67
Medium and Large 3	418	97.65	408	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.12/cwt here — about $266 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 sale215 hd

112.70

—

AL average16 barns · 2,079 hd

110.05

+2.65

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	1,555	63.14	982	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	41.22	584	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	36.22	404	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	420	124.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	106.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.24/cwt	114.00–123.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.76/cwt	107.00–109.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	119.61/cwt	119.00–120.00	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	118.73/cwt	114.75–121.50	698	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	119.38/cwt	116.00–120.00	608	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	779	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	100.73/cwt	99.00–102.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	99.18/cwt	97.00–101.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	119.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	106.65/cwt	104.00–109.00	506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	105.27/cwt	99.00–106.00	535	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	110.47/cwt	110.00–111.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	101.92/cwt	96.00–105.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	94.79/cwt	90.00–100.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	93.62/cwt	91.00–99.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	122.58/cwt	122.00–123.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	120.39/cwt	117.00–124.00	701	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	875	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	136.40/cwt	134.00–138.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	108.33/cwt	106.00–110.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	122.61/cwt	122.00–123.00	602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	117.57/cwt	112.00–122.00	621	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	131.52/cwt	131.00–132.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	422.50/cwt	390.00–480.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	63.14/cwt	61.00–65.00	982	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	39.46/cwt	39.00–40.00	447	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	34.60/cwt	33.00–37.00	383	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	41.22/cwt	39.00–44.00	584	7

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.70
4	—	586	105.00–109.00	106.73
7	—	469	114.00–123.00	117.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	107.00–109.00	107.76
13	—	425	119.00–120.00	119.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	613	118.00	118.00
28	—	588	114.75–121.50	118.73
31	—	509	116.00–120.00	119.38
33	—	659	118.25	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	99.00–102.00	100.73
5	—	678	97.00–101.00	99.18
6	—	573	100.00–106.00	103.33
8	—	376	116.00–121.00	119.01
14	—	474	104.00–109.00	106.65
30	—	508	99.00–106.00	105.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	110.00–111.00	110.47
3	—	380	96.00–105.00	101.92
5	—	474	90.00–100.00	94.79
6	—	422	91.00–99.00	93.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	669	122.00–123.00	122.58
39	—	582	117.00–124.00	120.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	689	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	382	134.00–138.00	136.40
3	—	632	106.00–110.00	108.33
8	—	578	113.00	113.00
13	—	491	122.00–123.00	122.61
17	—	528	112.00–122.00	117.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	131.00–132.00	131.52
2	—	508	100.00	100.00
3	—	387	110.00–120.00	114.96
3	—	485	107.00	107.00
7	—	420	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	390.00–480.00	422.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	61.00–65.00	63.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	39.00–40.00	39.46
8	—	1,108	33.00–37.00	34.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	39.00–44.00	41.22

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