Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $116.35/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$116.35

64 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	121.82	548	27
Medium and Large 2	477	113.19	540	32
Medium and Large 3	325	107.00	348	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $200 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 sale64 hd

116.35

—

AL average16 barns · 2,080 hd

115.46

+0.89

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	1,460	69.46	1,014	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	45.57	615	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	43.14	513	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	39.00	398	31

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	625	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.27/cwt	141.00–150.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	151.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.71/cwt	136.00–140.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	571.67/cwt	530.00–625.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	455.00/cwt	390.00–490.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	560.00/cwt	550.00–570.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	624.00/cwt	590.00–720.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	120.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.98/cwt	131.00–134.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	119.61/cwt	117.00–123.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.34/cwt	124.00–126.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	117.84/cwt	114.00–120.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	105.42/cwt	101.00–110.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.25/cwt	107.00–112.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.82/cwt	112.00–118.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	348	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	40.67/cwt	38.00–43.00	417	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	123.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	113.57/cwt	111.00–114.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	120.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	41.38/cwt	40.00–43.00	509	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	49.37/cwt	48.00–51.00	648	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	43.28/cwt	43.00–44.00	600	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	45.82/cwt	45.00–47.00	613	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.34/cwt	44.00–47.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	34.08/cwt	31.00–36.00	341	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.83/cwt	118.00–123.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	67.48/cwt	65.00–69.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,506	70.12/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,056	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	44.90/cwt	44.00–47.00	516	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	100.00–107.00	103.50
8	—	429	114.00–120.00	117.84
2	—	585	101.00–110.00	105.42
7	—	524	107.00–112.00	109.25
5	—	472	112.00–118.00	115.82
3	—	332	115.00–125.00	120.57
3	—	377	115.00–119.00	116.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	523	114.00–115.00	114.48
6	—	428	122.00–127.00	123.53
7	—	575	111.00–114.00	113.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	105.00–110.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	141.00–150.00	146.27
4	—	321	147.00–157.00	151.17
2	—	633	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	588	122.00–127.00	124.47
2	—	525	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	465	130.00–136.00	133.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	130.00–137.00	132.80
3	—	320	136.00–140.00	138.71
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	117.00–123.00	120.25
3	—	422	131.00–134.00	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	117.00–123.00	119.61
3	—	523	124.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	463	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	443	142.00–143.00	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	118.00–123.00	119.83
2	—	420	121.00–127.00	123.93
2	—	520	109.00–115.00	111.94

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–925.00	862.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	590.00–720.00	624.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	530.00–625.00	571.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	390.00–490.00	455.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–570.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,026	38.00–43.00	40.67
3	—	1,040	44.00–47.00	45.34
10	—	1,002	31.00–36.00	34.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	40.00–43.00	41.38
7	—	1,149	44.00–47.00	44.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	48.00–51.00	49.37
4	—	1,386	43.00–44.00	43.28
6	—	1,338	45.00–47.00	45.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	65.00–69.00	67.48
6	—	1,506	69.00–73.00	70.12

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