Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.61/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$165.61

48 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	171.41	646	20
Medium and Large 2	406	161.53	656	26
Medium and Large 3	373	160.52	599	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.89/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 sale48 hd

165.61

—

AL average10 barns · 601 hd

148.70

+16.91

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	52.00	598	5thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	670	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	152.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	50.50/cwt	50.00–51.00	542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.28/cwt	152.00–158.00	571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	670.00–690.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	755.00/cwt	710.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	527.50/cwt	430.00–570.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	173.07/cwt	169.00–174.00	627	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	140.98/cwt	137.00–145.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	156.95/cwt	151.00–161.00	673	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	680.00–850.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.85/cwt	118.00–127.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	119.60/cwt	115.00–124.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.79/cwt	161.00–168.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	169.78/cwt	167.00–170.00	577	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	158.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	540	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	604	5

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	117.00–120.00	118.47
8	—	429	145.00–155.00	152.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	123.00–125.00	123.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	152.00–158.00	155.28
14	—	340	155.00–160.00	158.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	118.00–127.00	122.85
2	—	375	147.00–148.00	147.51
2	—	620	110.00–111.00	110.49
3	—	468	125.00–135.00	131.22
4	—	325	146.00–150.00	148.00
5	—	425	140.00–144.00	142.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	115.00–124.00	119.60
3	—	523	105.00–115.00	111.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	155.00–158.00	156.51
18	—	362	169.00–174.00	173.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	137.00–145.00	140.98
2	—	675	129.00	129.00
4	—	429	151.00–161.00	156.95
6	—	375	161.00–168.00	165.79
12	—	340	167.00–170.00	169.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–161.00	160.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	50.00–51.00	50.50
3	—	1,200	53.00	53.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–690.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	710.00–800.00	755.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	430.00–570.00	527.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	680.00–850.00	780.00

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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Frisco City Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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