Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $107.57/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$107.57

238 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$413

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$27.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	354	130.91	463	4thin
Medium and Large 2	501	126.36	633	27
Medium and Large 1	690	113.28	782	29
Medium and Large 1-2	849	103.27	876	178

One grade step is worth $27.64/cwt here — about −$413 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 sale238 hd

107.57

—

AL average10 barns · 761 hd

119.30

−11.73

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	1,478	78.01	1,153	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	45.60	477	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	525	121.60/cwt	121.00–122.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	92.51/cwt	91.00–94.00	609	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	817.50/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,006.25/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	543.33/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	799	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	757	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	128.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	106.01/cwt	102.00–109.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	111.63/cwt	107.00–113.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	101.20/cwt	97.00–104.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.25/cwt	121.00–131.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	566	11
Bulls	—	—	1,478	78.01/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	574	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	45.60/cwt	42.00–47.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.00/cwt	96.00–102.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	99.25/cwt	99.00–99.50	883	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	857	65

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 311Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	121.00–122.00	121.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	127.00–135.00	130.93
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	593	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	658	91.00–94.00	92.51
10	—	477	115.00–125.00	120.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	761	105.00	105.00
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	618	122.00–123.00	122.49
5	—	582	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	108.00–110.00	108.97
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
3	—	423	130.00–138.00	133.62
3	—	633	110.00–116.00	112.98
4	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.00
4	—	378	139.00–141.00	139.99
4	—	474	122.00–127.00	124.24
5	—	572	118.00–123.00	121.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	130.00–136.00	133.05
2	—	378	124.00–134.00	128.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	890	99.00–99.50	99.25
65	—	777	110.25	110.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	473	100.00–106.00	102.92
3	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.91
4	—	535	97.00–104.00	101.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	102.00–109.00	106.01
7	—	424	121.00–126.00	124.58
9	—	479	107.00–113.00	111.63
9	—	372	121.00–131.00	126.25
11	—	518	105.00–112.00	109.28
3	—	328	130.00–136.00	132.97
4	—	675	96.00–102.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00	115.00

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	—	—	750.00–950.00	817.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,166.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	1,006.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–600.00	543.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	77.00–79.00	78.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	42.00–47.00	45.60

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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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