Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.50/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.50

37 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$6.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	387	132.46	512	9thin
Medium and Large 2	506	125.90	637	28

One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale37 hd

127.50

—

AL average16 barns · 1,591 hd

132.40

−4.90

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	—	Low	1,858	83.25	1,546	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	60.66	822	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	57.67	721	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	47.86	442	6thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	410	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.64/cwt	147.00–156.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	133.57/cwt	128.00–137.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	639	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	79.49/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	117.40/cwt	114.00–121.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	169.52/cwt	168.00–171.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.74/cwt	154.00–164.00	588	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	653.33/cwt	610.00–720.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.62/cwt	116.00–121.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	108.45/cwt	106.00–111.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	46.03/cwt	45.00–48.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.77/cwt	139.00–149.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.73/cwt	137.00–144.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.26/cwt	133.00–138.00	565	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,753	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	57.67/cwt	56.00–61.00	721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	56.09/cwt	55.00–57.00	836	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	64.34/cwt	64.00–65.00	809	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	60.02/cwt	58.00–63.00	819	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	51.53/cwt	49.00–54.00	496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	570.00/cwt	540.00–620.00	—	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 61Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–170.00	164.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	140.00–144.00	141.99
5	—	425	147.00–156.00	150.64
5	—	578	128.00–137.00	133.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	124.00–125.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00	133.00
2	—	628	114.00–121.00	117.40
2	—	380	135.00–145.00	139.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	168.00–171.00	169.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	148.00–150.00	148.98
9	—	373	154.00–164.00	157.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	121.00–125.00	123.31
8	—	576	116.00–121.00	118.62
2	—	623	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	683	106.00–111.00	108.45
2	—	320	139.00–149.00	143.77
4	—	375	137.00–144.00	141.73
4	—	418	133.00–138.00	135.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	126.00–132.00	128.97
2	—	325	137.00–138.00	137.51
3	—	378	130.00–137.00	133.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	77.00–82.00	79.49
2	—	2,015	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	905	45.00–48.00	46.03
2	—	963	49.00–54.00	51.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	56.00–61.00	57.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	55.00–57.00	56.09
3	—	1,257	64.00–65.00	64.34
3	—	1,365	58.00–63.00	60.02

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	610.00–720.00	653.33
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)	3	—	—	540.00–620.00	570.00

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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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