Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.19/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$133.19

79 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$167

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	138.52	587	39
Medium and Large 3	397	130.29	517	10thin
Medium and Large 1	592	127.23	753	30

One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about −$167 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 sale79 hd

133.19

—

AL average15 barns · 1,340 hd

135.44

−2.25

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	—	Average	1,363	81.50	1,111	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	59.21	697	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	59.00	776	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.47/cwt	135.00–141.00	781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,363	81.50/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,111	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	781	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	56.35/cwt	55.00–58.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	719.17/cwt	630.00–810.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	826.00/cwt	710.00–900.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	682.00/cwt	610.00–760.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	578.00/cwt	490.00–630.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	683.33/cwt	600.00–730.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	154.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	160.28/cwt	157.00–163.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	178.82/cwt	177.00–180.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	935	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	166.29/cwt	165.00–169.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.58/cwt	132.00–141.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	137.58/cwt	133.00–141.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	156.88/cwt	153.00–161.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	143.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.48/cwt	142.00–149.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.44/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.62/cwt	151.00–157.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.80/cwt	147.00–150.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	838	7

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 266Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	165.00–169.00	166.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	146.00–147.00	146.66
4	—	568	135.00–141.00	137.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	146.00	146.00
4	—	378	165.00–169.00	166.29
5	—	696	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	150.00–160.00	154.65
2	—	320	153.00–161.00	156.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	199.00–200.00	199.50
3	—	522	157.00–163.00	160.28
6	—	379	177.00–180.00	178.82
33	—	766	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	132.00–141.00	135.58
2	—	575	118.00–121.00	119.46
3	—	527	122.00–123.00	122.66
7	—	374	140.00–148.00	143.27
8	—	328	142.00–149.00	145.48
9	—	424	137.00–145.00	141.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	111.00–112.00	111.51
3	—	418	130.00–132.00	130.65
5	—	317	133.00–141.00	137.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	644	118.00	118.00
2	—	470	143.00–145.00	143.99
2	—	538	132.00–135.00	133.48
3	—	370	151.00–157.00	154.62
5	—	425	147.00–150.00	148.80
7	—	776	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	81.00–82.00	81.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	63.00–64.00	63.49
3	—	1,142	55.00–58.00	56.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	59.00	59.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	630.00–810.00	719.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	710.00–900.00	826.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–760.00	682.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	490.00–630.00	578.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–730.00	683.33

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