Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.24/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$133.24

47 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	386	137.26	530	8thin
Medium and Large 1	512	134.28	687	31
Medium and Large 3	387	125.16	484	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.09/cwt here — about $46 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 sale47 hd

133.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,917 hd

134.26

−1.03

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	—	High	1,437	71.32	1,025	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	50.17	559	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	44.10	397	3thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	425	165.38/cwt	163.00–168.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.41/cwt	144.00–153.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	135.56/cwt	131.00–140.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	755.00/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	494.55/cwt	400.00–590.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	652.50/cwt	580.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	156.81/cwt	154.00–157.00	830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	178.48/cwt	178.00–179.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.91/cwt	157.00–163.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	139.92/cwt	137.00–143.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.96/cwt	166.00–171.00	621	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	716.67/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	174.78/cwt	173.00–177.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.27/cwt	157.00–162.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.66/cwt	123.00–126.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.13/cwt	126.00–135.00	711	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	144.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	79.55/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,282	65.84/cwt	64.00–69.00	844	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	47.61/cwt	47.00–48.00	514	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	51.99/cwt	50.00–54.00	593	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	44.10/cwt	40.00–47.00	397	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	163.00–168.00	165.38
2	—	515	144.00–153.00	148.41
3	—	570	137.00–141.00	139.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	149.00–151.00	150.01
2	—	533	131.00–140.00	135.56
2	—	585	131.00–133.00	132.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	140.00–149.00	144.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	154.00–157.00	156.81
2	—	323	178.00–179.00	178.48
4	—	478	157.00–162.00	158.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	157.00–163.00	159.91
2	—	580	137.00–143.00	139.92
3	—	370	166.00–171.00	167.96
5	—	331	173.00–177.00	174.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	134.00–136.00	135.02
6	—	373	137.00–139.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	120.00–130.00	125.29
2	—	323	130.00–137.00	133.53
2	—	473	115.00–118.00	116.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	143.00	143.00
2	—	413	137.00–141.00	139.04
3	—	477	132.00–138.00	135.99
3	—	577	123.00–126.00	124.66
21	—	530	126.00–135.00	134.13

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–800.00	755.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–700.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	400.00–590.00	494.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	580.00–725.00	652.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–775.00	716.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	79.00–80.00	79.55
3	—	1,282	64.00–69.00	65.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	47.00–48.00	47.61
7	—	1,140	50.00–54.00	51.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	40.00–47.00	44.10

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