Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.68/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$130.68

147 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	139.38	638	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	741	137.00	1,015	68
Medium and Large 2	569	125.62	714	35
Medium and Large 3	442	123.10	544	39

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $94 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 sale147 hd

130.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,359 hd

129.07

+1.61

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	1,410	60.86	858	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	40.75	467	16

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	477	96.81/cwt	95.00–100.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	113.69/cwt	112.00–116.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	111.09/cwt	108.00–115.00	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	121.44/cwt	119.00–124.00	397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.32/cwt	112.00–122.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.68/cwt	101.00–105.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	103.99/cwt	101.00–107.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	108.29/cwt	106.00–111.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	123.50/cwt	122.00–126.00	526	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	89.99/cwt	88.00–92.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	98.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	109.72/cwt	107.00–111.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	102.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.23/cwt	127.00–133.00	551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.32/cwt	99.00–105.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.20/cwt	105.00–112.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	93.67/cwt	90.00–97.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	131.31/cwt	128.00–138.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	109.47/cwt	108.00–111.00	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	38.89/cwt	36.00–41.00	433	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	43.86/cwt	43.00–45.00	525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,373	59.33/cwt	58.00–61.00	815	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	63.91/cwt	63.00–65.00	948	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	480.00/cwt	430.00–530.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	657.50/cwt	630.00–685.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	129.07/cwt	122.00–133.00	484	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	130.57/cwt	128.00–136.00	426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.17/cwt	112.00–119.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	111.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	124.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.54/cwt	114.00–121.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.92/cwt	121.00–130.00	677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.49/cwt	121.00–125.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	114.66/cwt	111.00–118.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,015	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	139.38/cwt	137.00–140.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	90.46/cwt	87.00–95.00	476	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	107.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	407	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	103.66/cwt	101.00–106.00	443	6

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	95.00–100.00	96.81
3	—	338	112.00–116.00	113.69
2	—	570	90.00–94.00	92.00
22	—	526	87.00–95.00	90.46
10	—	377	105.00–111.00	107.98
6	—	427	101.00–106.00	103.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	108.00–115.00	111.09
9	—	327	119.00–124.00	121.44
8	—	377	112.00–122.00	116.32
6	—	623	101.00–105.00	103.68
6	—	525	101.00–107.00	103.99
3	—	463	106.00–111.00	108.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	425	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	122.00–126.00	123.50
5	—	629	88.00–92.00	89.99
4	—	576	96.00–100.00	98.99
4	—	485	107.00–111.00	109.72
3	—	530	100.00–106.00	102.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	127.00–133.00	129.23
6	—	630	99.00–105.00	102.32
5	—	475	123.00–127.00	125.00
4	—	576	105.00–112.00	109.20
3	—	678	90.00–97.00	93.67
2	—	525	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	128.00–138.00	131.31
2	—	623	108.00–111.00	109.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	122.00–133.00	129.07
7	—	326	128.00–136.00	130.57
6	—	525	112.00–119.00	116.17
5	—	577	110.00–115.00	111.81
4	—	424	124.00–126.00	124.50
2	—	683	108.00–112.00	110.02
2	—	490	114.00–121.00	117.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	538	121.00–130.00	125.92
9	—	660	122.00	122.00
4	—	625	121.00–125.00	122.49
3	—	723	111.00–118.00	114.66
3	—	480	125.00–131.00	127.58
2	—	365	139.00–145.00	142.00
2	—	335	140.00–147.00	143.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	741	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	137.00–140.00	139.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,114	36.00–41.00	38.89
6	—	1,197	43.00–45.00	43.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	58.00–61.00	59.33
2	—	1,483	63.00–65.00	63.91

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	430.00–530.00	480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	630.00–685.00	657.50

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