Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.73/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$114.73

139 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$4.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	116.39	650	76
Medium and Large 3	378	114.77	434	9thin
Medium and Large 2	517	112.38	581	54

One grade step is worth $4.02/cwt here — about $69 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 sale139 hd

114.73

—

AL average10 barns · 677 hd

116.74

−2.01

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	1,523	77.52	1,180	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	55.73	651	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	52.83	539	13

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.43/cwt	116.00–119.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	120.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.75/cwt	99.00–106.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	110.97/cwt	107.00–113.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	629	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	655	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	122.49/cwt	121.00–123.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	118.78/cwt	116.00–122.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.75/cwt	109.00–118.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	104.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.48/cwt	123.00–131.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.52/cwt	129.00–133.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	115.41/cwt	111.00–117.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	136.31/cwt	136.00–139.00	746	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.15/cwt	117.00–120.00	779	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.38/cwt	140.00–142.00	540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,278.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	867.50/cwt	810.00–925.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	857.50/cwt	840.00–875.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	79.56/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,297	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	52.54/cwt	52.00–53.00	603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	58.92/cwt	57.00–61.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	46.77/cwt	45.00–48.00	446	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	58.97/cwt	58.00–61.00	675	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	52.76/cwt	51.00–55.00	515	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 56Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	116.00–119.00	117.43
2	—	433	110.00–111.00	110.51
5	—	378	111.00–117.00	115.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	436	118.00–123.00	120.35
9	—	675	99.00–106.00	99.75
8	—	475	110.00–120.00	115.25
5	—	529	107.00–113.00	110.97
5	—	372	124.00–130.00	126.82
4	—	625	101.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	743	90.00	90.00
3	—	572	100.00–106.00	102.96
3	—	332	125.00–131.00	127.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	518	121.50	121.50
16	—	589	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	618	106.00	106.00
4	—	481	121.00–123.00	122.49
2	—	370	131.00–132.00	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	116.00–122.00	118.78
2	—	430	120.00–123.00	121.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	109.00–118.00	113.75
4	—	626	100.00–110.00	104.76
4	—	476	123.00–131.00	125.48
4	—	420	129.00–133.00	131.52
3	—	530	115.00–119.00	117.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	151.00	151.00
4	—	730	110.00	110.00
11	—	788	109.00	109.00
13	—	445	150.00	150.00
25	—	547	136.00–139.00	136.31
27	—	665	117.00–120.00	117.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	127.00	127.00
2	—	613	112.00–115.00	113.49
5	—	385	140.00–142.00	140.38

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,278.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	810.00–925.00	867.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	840.00–875.00	857.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	75.00–76.00	75.48
2	—	1,630	79.00–80.00	79.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	52.00–53.00	52.54
2	—	1,188	57.00–61.00	58.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	45.00–48.00	46.77
4	—	1,145	58.00–61.00	58.97
5	—	976	51.00–55.00	52.76

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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