Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.39/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$109.39

146 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	113.38	535	34
Medium and Large 1	613	109.85	673	20
Medium and Large 1-2	698	109.20	762	72
Medium and Large 3	507	102.86	521	20

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $14 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 sale146 hd

109.39

—

AL average13 barns · 1,202 hd

113.35

−3.96

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	1,717	85.54	1,468	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	56.46	834	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	51.23	639	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	47.51	515	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	108.90/cwt	108.90–108.90	916	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.87/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.90/cwt	115.00–123.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	94.92/cwt	91.00–99.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	136.25/cwt	133.00–141.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	107.71/cwt	105.00–113.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	143.29/cwt	137.00–146.00	471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.03/cwt	105.00–113.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	476	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	752.50/cwt	725.00–780.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	565.00/cwt	490.00–640.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,332	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	90.09/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	53.56/cwt	52.00–55.00	643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	49.67/cwt	49.00–50.00	636	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	56.46/cwt	53.00–58.00	834	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	47.51/cwt	47.00–48.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	88.04/cwt	86.00–96.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	103.23/cwt	101.00–105.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.28/cwt	103.00–110.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	116.67/cwt	114.00–121.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	96.50/cwt	93.00–100.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	128.30/cwt	126.00–132.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	119.39/cwt	117.00–120.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.76/cwt	110.00–117.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	109.20/cwt	109.20–109.20	762	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	109.85/cwt	109.00–110.00	673	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	101.63/cwt	95.00–105.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.92/cwt	117.00–121.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	106.82/cwt	106.00–110.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	110.40/cwt	107.00–117.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	128.27/cwt	126.00–131.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.00	577	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 436Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 24Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 23Year ago 31

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	132.00–136.00	134.69
3	—	705	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	841	108.90	108.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	128.00–134.00	130.87
2	—	580	115.00–123.00	118.90
2	—	780	91.00–99.00	94.92
3	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	710	105.00–110.00	107.99
4	—	376	133.00–141.00	136.25
4	—	666	105.00–113.00	107.71
6	—	329	137.00–146.00	143.29
6	—	525	121.00–125.00	122.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	105.00–113.00	109.03
4	—	325	129.00–131.00	130.00
5	—	375	125.00–129.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	86.00–96.00	88.04
4	—	533	101.00–105.00	103.23
4	—	480	103.00–110.00	107.28
3	—	333	114.00–121.00	116.67
2	—	595	93.00–100.00	96.50
2	—	375	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	105.00–109.00	107.65
7	—	324	126.00–132.00	128.30
5	—	377	117.00–120.00	119.39
4	—	476	110.00–117.00	111.76
4	—	418	115.00–120.00	116.96
3	—	725	85.00	85.00
2	—	513	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	698	109.20	109.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	613	109.00–110.00	109.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	95.00–105.00	101.63
3	—	478	105.00–111.00	107.03
2	—	428	117.00–121.00	118.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.18
5	—	628	106.00–110.00	106.82
4	—	676	99.00–100.00	99.75
4	—	581	107.00–117.00	110.40
4	—	429	126.00–131.00	128.27
2	—	483	118.00–121.00	119.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–780.00	752.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	490.00–640.00	565.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	80.00–82.00	80.98
2	—	1,788	89.00–91.00	90.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	52.00–55.00	53.56
3	—	1,280	49.00–50.00	49.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	53.00–58.00	56.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	47.00–48.00	47.51

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle