Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.24/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$126.24

39 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$10.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	128.08	616	29
Medium and Large 1	553	128.00	708	3thin
Medium and Large 3	485	117.85	572	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about $45 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

126.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,930 hd

130.55

−4.31

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	1,532	75.42	1,155	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	52.24	603	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	46.57	431	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	417	168.33/cwt	166.00–170.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	162.88/cwt	158.00–166.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	82.62/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,362	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	620.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	505.00/cwt	410.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	535.00/cwt	510.00–560.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.95/cwt	157.00–165.00	768	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	645.00/cwt	600.00–690.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	792.00/cwt	760.00–820.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	641.25/cwt	525.00–710.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	785.00/cwt	780.00–790.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.98/cwt	167.00–169.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.03/cwt	133.00–137.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	113.33/cwt	111.00–115.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,388	69.14/cwt	68.00–70.00	960	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	48.34/cwt	48.00–49.00	493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	57.07/cwt	56.00–59.00	721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	51.68/cwt	50.00–55.00	605	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	46.57/cwt	44.00–49.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	166.00–170.00	168.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	150.00–160.00	155.38
7	—	426	158.00–166.00	162.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	157.00–165.00	159.95
2	—	375	165.00–168.00	166.50
2	—	635	133.00–137.00	135.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	167.00–169.00	167.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	134.00–140.00	136.67
5	—	527	120.00–128.00	124.03
2	—	620	117.00–119.00	118.00
8	—	476	125.00–132.00	127.52
9	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.89
2	—	670	114.00–118.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	116.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	408	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	533	111.00–115.00	113.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	81.00–84.00	82.62
2	—	1,560	74.00–75.00	74.51
2	—	1,388	68.00–70.00	69.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	48.00–49.00	48.34
3	—	1,263	56.00–59.00	57.07
5	—	1,170	50.00–55.00	51.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	44.00–49.00	46.57

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)	6	—	—	620.00–700.00	675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	410.00–600.00	505.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	780.00–790.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	510.00–560.00	535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–690.00	645.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	760.00–820.00	792.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	525.00–710.00	641.25

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle