Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.84/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$122.84

63 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	130.89	563	21
Medium and Large 1	660	119.73	790	33
Medium and Large 3	447	115.44	516	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $47 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 sale63 hd

122.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,869 hd

127.42

−4.58

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	1,863	82.00	1,527	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	57.52	652	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	47.91	496	7thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.34/cwt	49.00–52.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.52/cwt	141.00–143.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	746	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	631.11/cwt	560.00–710.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	783.33/cwt	720.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	502.50/cwt	440.00–540.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	858	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.70/cwt	141.00–147.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	148.95/cwt	147.00–151.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	168.68/cwt	167.00–171.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	148.82/cwt	145.00–153.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	142.77/cwt	137.00–146.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.77/cwt	132.00–138.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.67/cwt	137.00–140.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.63/cwt	138.00–141.00	454	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	57.52/cwt	55.00–59.00	652	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	43.34/cwt	43.00–44.00	424	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	49.00–52.00	51.34
3	—	978	43.00–44.00	43.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,133	55.00–59.00	57.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	84.00	84.00
1	—	2,050	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	141.00–143.00	141.52
4	—	663	111.00–114.00	112.49
5	—	537	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	746	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	115.00–116.00	115.67
5	—	424	132.00–138.00	135.77
6	—	375	137.00–140.00	138.67
2	—	483	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
3	—	325	138.00–141.00	139.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	135.00	135.00
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	593	95.00–100.00	97.49
3	—	378	124.00–125.00	124.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	158.00–159.00	158.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	145.00–155.00	150.19
4	—	466	141.00–147.00	143.70
4	—	636	120.00–123.00	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	130.00–132.00	131.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	147.00–151.00	148.95
6	—	328	167.00–171.00	168.68
4	—	581	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	145.00–153.00	148.82
5	—	377	137.00–146.00	142.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	665	131.00	131.00
12	—	748	126.00	126.00
18	—	800	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	560.00–710.00	631.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	720.00–900.00	783.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–725.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	440.00–540.00	502.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle