Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $110.45/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$110.45

63 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	114.99	662	26
Medium and Large 2	420	110.52	464	21
Medium and Large 3	402	102.98	414	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $248 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 sale63 hd

110.45

—

AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd

111.37

−0.92

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	1,533	61.78	947	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	43.10	490	5thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	428	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	104.63/cwt	100.00–109.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	111.04/cwt	109.00–114.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	96.48/cwt	95.00–98.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	113.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	112.17/cwt	112.00–113.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	117.76/cwt	117.00–118.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	109.39/cwt	105.00–114.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	106.38/cwt	103.00–109.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	115.02/cwt	110.00–117.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	95.92/cwt	92.00–100.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	104.57/cwt	103.00–108.00	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	101.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	144.02/cwt	141.00–148.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	122.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	365.00/cwt	320.00–410.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	61.78/cwt	60.00–64.00	947	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	43.10/cwt	41.00–46.00	490	5

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	141.00–142.00	141.48
3	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	628	100.00–109.00	104.63
3	—	582	109.00–114.00	111.04
4	—	480	120.00–124.00	121.25
4	—	535	115.00–120.00	117.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	108.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	573	95.00–98.00	96.48
4	—	479	110.00–117.00	113.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	115.00–116.00	115.48
5	—	537	111.00	111.00
6	—	476	112.00–113.00	112.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	660	117.00–118.00	117.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	116.00	116.00
2	—	518	102.00–103.00	102.49
5	—	426	105.00–114.00	109.39
5	—	475	103.00–109.00	106.38
7	—	376	110.00–117.00	115.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	475	92.00–100.00	95.92
5	—	371	103.00–108.00	104.57
7	—	424	100.00–105.00	101.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	150.00–151.00	150.50
4	—	512	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	141.00–148.00	144.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
3	—	330	120.00–130.00	125.90
4	—	378	120.00–130.00	122.55

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	—	—	320.00–410.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	60.00–64.00	61.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	41.00–46.00	43.10

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