Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.32/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$112.32

39 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	126.38	575	8thin
Medium and Large 2	437	118.19	517	16thin
Medium and Large 3	506	98.57	499	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $76 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 sale39 hd

112.32

—

AL average16 barns · 2,021 hd

114.02

−1.70

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	1,765	74.12	1,308	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	50.05	595	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	790	89.97/cwt	85.00–95.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.39/cwt	136.00–146.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	97.30/cwt	95.00–99.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.74/cwt	122.00–129.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.78/cwt	127.00–135.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.73/cwt	131.00–138.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.16/cwt	154.00–160.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.20/cwt	108.00–118.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	86.99/cwt	83.00–91.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	99.94/cwt	95.00–105.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	97.28/cwt	92.00–100.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	122.39/cwt	118.00–124.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	92.96/cwt	90.00–96.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	115.68/cwt	115.00–116.00	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	738	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	74.12/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,308	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	50.05/cwt	49.00–51.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	541	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	85.00–95.00	89.97
3	—	420	136.00–146.00	140.39
3	—	723	95.00–99.00	97.30
4	—	563	122.00–129.00	124.74
5	—	473	130.00–134.00	131.99
6	—	528	127.00–135.00	130.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	738	80.00–81.00	80.50
2	—	423	123.00–130.00	126.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	131.00–138.00	134.73
6	—	380	154.00–160.00	156.16
2	—	325	170.00	170.00
2	—	675	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	428	145.00–146.00	145.49
2	—	718	119.00–121.00	120.00
3	—	628	123.00–128.00	125.67
7	—	574	124.00–130.00	127.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	165.00–167.00	165.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	134.00–140.00	137.06
3	—	490	120.00–125.00	122.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	108.00–118.00	112.20
2	—	455	115.00–122.00	118.50
5	—	376	118.00–124.00	122.39
5	—	425	115.00–123.00	118.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	90.00	90.00
2	—	683	83.00–91.00	86.99
3	—	427	95.00–105.00	99.94
3	—	530	92.00–100.00	97.28
2	—	573	90.00–96.00	92.96
3	—	318	115.00–116.00	115.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	125.00–128.00	126.40
3	—	428	126.00–127.00	126.34

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	—	—	680.00	680.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	72.00–76.00	74.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	49.00–51.00	50.05

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