Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.59/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$115.59

23 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	128.25	485	4thin
Medium and Large 2	455	113.51	516	15thin
Medium and Large 3	390	110.74	432	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $53 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 sale23 hd

115.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,647 hd

112.03

+3.56

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	46.40	534	7thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	432	141.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	106.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.92/cwt	121.00–127.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.74/cwt	105.00–115.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.92/cwt	166.00–170.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.49/cwt	164.00–167.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	150.39/cwt	146.00–155.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.40/cwt	138.00–146.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	977.50/cwt	975.00–980.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	776.00/cwt	730.00–850.00	—	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	40.50/cwt	40.00–41.00	407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	51.91/cwt	50.00–54.00	659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	46.65/cwt	45.00–49.00	544	3

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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 474Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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
3	—	432	136.00–145.00	141.26
4	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	100.00–110.00	106.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	128.00–129.00	128.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	121.00–127.00	123.92
2	—	425	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	590	96.00–98.00	96.99
3	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.67
3	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.61
3	—	532	108.00–109.00	108.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	105.00–115.00	110.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	166.00–170.00	167.92
2	—	368	164.00–167.00	165.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	146.00–155.00	150.39
3	—	375	138.00–146.00	141.40
3	—	468	130.00–137.00	132.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	975.00–980.00	977.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	730.00–850.00	776.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	40.00–41.00	40.50
2	—	1,270	50.00–54.00	51.91
3	—	1,167	45.00–49.00	46.65

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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Frisco City Stockyards

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