Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 20.00 to 23.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.41/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$115.41

36 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$6.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	392	120.19	471	8thin
Medium and Large 2	517	114.04	589	28

One grade step is worth $6.15/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale36 hd

115.41

—

AL average12 barns · 847 hd

120.76

−5.35

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	41.82	551	9thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	463	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	109.52/cwt	108.00–111.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.67/cwt	142.00–151.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.23/cwt	130.00–133.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.95/cwt	135.00–137.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	141.59/cwt	137.00–144.00	527	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	115.42/cwt	112.00–119.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.94/cwt	107.00–115.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.35/cwt	154.00–157.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	139.53/cwt	136.00–144.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	844	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	107.33/cwt	107.00–108.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	97.62/cwt	95.00–100.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	135.53/cwt	134.00–138.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	129.27/cwt	126.00–131.00	611	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	41.82/cwt	40.00–45.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	654	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 383Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 20.00 to 23.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	638	108.00–111.00	109.52
4	—	429	142.00–151.00	146.67
4	—	518	130.00–133.00	131.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	135.00–137.00	135.95
2	—	590	101.00–104.00	102.51
4	—	473	126.00–131.00	129.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	137.00–144.00	141.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	134.00–137.00	135.50
3	—	385	154.00–157.00	155.35
5	—	479	136.00–144.00	139.53
5	—	844	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	112.00–119.00	115.42
2	—	478	107.00–115.00	110.94
4	—	330	122.00–132.00	127.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	91.00	91.00
3	—	483	117.00–120.00	118.32
3	—	523	107.00–108.00	107.33
3	—	630	95.00–100.00	97.62
5	—	577	100.00–105.00	103.39
6	—	381	134.00–138.00	135.53
2	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.52
2	—	428	120.00–123.00	121.54
2	—	678	96.00–97.00	96.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,318	40.00–45.00	41.82

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle