Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.18/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$149.18

61 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	455	158.02	719	18thin
Medium and Large 1	596	145.69	868	39
Medium and Large 3	426	143.44	611	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $108 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 sale61 hd

149.18

—

AL average15 barns · 901 hd

148.21

+0.98

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	1,362	80.11	1,091	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	58.50	821	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	50.99	511	2thin

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	—	480	157.97/cwt	155.00–161.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	168.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.04/cwt	103.00–109.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	156.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.95/cwt	134.00–141.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	137.90/cwt	135.00–138.00	888	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	830.00–970.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	172.44/cwt	168.00–178.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	147.76/cwt	147.00–148.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	143.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	181.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.71/cwt	144.00–150.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.54/cwt	166.00–176.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	146.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.37/cwt	106.00–111.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.71/cwt	98.00–105.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	749	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,242	74.93/cwt	70.00–77.00	931	3
Bulls	—	—	1,214	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	960	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	50.99/cwt	49.00–53.00	511	2

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	155.00–161.00	157.97
5	—	422	165.00–175.00	168.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	126.00–129.00	127.49
2	—	780	103.00–109.00	106.04
4	—	430	150.00–160.00	156.18
4	—	524	134.00–141.00	138.95
8	—	551	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	644	135.00–138.00	137.90
2	—	590	145.00–146.00	145.50
3	—	325	185.00–195.00	190.10
3	—	372	180.00–186.00	181.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
2	—	420	155.00–160.00	157.44
4	—	321	168.00–178.00	172.44
8	—	542	147.00–148.00	147.76
3	—	380	166.00–176.00	170.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	140.00–146.00	143.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	136.00–139.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	156.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	390	150.00–152.00	150.99
3	—	477	135.00–136.00	135.66
5	—	417	145.00–149.00	146.59
5	—	581	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	144.00–150.00	147.71
3	—	521	132.00	132.00
3	—	668	106.00–111.00	109.37
4	—	425	140.00	140.00
4	—	728	98.00–105.00	102.71

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	830.00–970.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	90.00–91.00	90.50
3	—	1,242	70.00–77.00	74.93
5	—	1,214	78.00–80.00	79.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	58.00–59.00	58.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	49.00–53.00	50.99

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle