Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.77/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$131.77

136 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$581

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

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	771	135.25	1,043	65
Medium and Large 1	565	129.62	732	25
Medium and Large 2	510	128.16	654	36
Medium and Large 3	362	127.59	462	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $581 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 sale136 hd

131.77

—

AL average13 barns · 1,112 hd

128.59

+3.18

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	1,747	71.41	1,248	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	44.56	553	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	44.48	721	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	32.99	331	5thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	678	101.54/cwt	100.00–103.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	125.64/cwt	124.00–129.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	110.98/cwt	109.00–112.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	106.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.16/cwt	108.00–117.00	538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	118.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	117.59/cwt	115.00–119.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	97.71/cwt	97.00–99.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	107.37/cwt	105.00–112.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	101.57/cwt	100.00–103.00	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.06/cwt	101.00–105.00	591	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	105.87/cwt	102.00–109.00	572	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	99.77/cwt	95.00–102.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	113.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	97.03/cwt	93.00–100.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.68/cwt	143.00–146.00	605	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	31.37/cwt	30.00–33.00	329	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	35.43/cwt	34.00–37.00	331	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	44.48/cwt	44.00–45.00	721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	43.90/cwt	41.00–45.00	531	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	46.55/cwt	46.00–47.00	619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	71.41/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,248	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	410.00–490.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	630.00–650.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	124.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.52/cwt	139.00–145.00	470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	117.23/cwt	116.00–119.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	114.64/cwt	113.00–117.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	115.65/cwt	114.00–119.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	133.09/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,043	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.63/cwt	127.00–128.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	804	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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 507Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	100.00–103.00	101.54
3	—	422	124.00–129.00	125.64
3	—	582	109.00–112.00	110.98
4	—	530	111.00–115.00	112.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	100.00–110.00	106.62
3	—	570	104.00–105.00	104.67
12	—	475	108.00–117.00	113.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	109.00–110.00	109.67
5	—	423	125.00–130.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	92.00–95.00	93.48
4	—	323	116.00–119.00	118.02
5	—	376	115.00–119.00	117.59
6	—	625	102.00–104.00	103.33
7	—	722	97.00–99.00	97.71
8	—	479	105.00–112.00	107.37
9	—	427	110.00–119.00	115.00
14	—	675	100.00–103.00	101.57
16	—	573	101.00–105.00	103.06
23	—	540	102.00–109.00	105.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	100.00–105.00	102.52
4	—	479	95.00–102.00	99.77
5	—	325	105.00–115.00	113.00
5	—	516	93.00–100.00	97.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	143.00–146.00	144.68
11	—	527	127.00–128.00	127.63
4	—	648	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	120.00–128.00	124.42
3	—	330	133.00–137.00	134.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	139.00–145.00	142.52
5	—	371	135.00–140.00	138.22
4	—	624	116.00–119.00	117.23
4	—	521	123.00–127.00	124.98
3	—	727	113.00–117.00	114.64
3	—	672	114.00–119.00	115.65
3	—	478	129.00–132.00	130.99
3	—	432	130.00–139.00	133.09
2	—	785	114.00	114.00
2	—	563	121.00–124.00	122.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	771	135.25	135.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	129.50	129.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	30.00–33.00	31.37
2	—	935	34.00–37.00	35.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	44.00–45.00	44.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	41.00–45.00	43.90
2	—	1,330	46.00–47.00	46.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	69.00–73.00	71.41

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)	2	—	—	410.00–490.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	630.00–650.00	640.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle