Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.64/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$118.64

239 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$248

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

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	129.89	673	21
Medium and Large 1	663	121.38	805	80
Medium and Large 3	529	120.18	636	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	802	114.88	921	126

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about −$248 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 sale239 hd

118.64

—

AL average11 barns · 1,242 hd

128.04

−9.40

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	—	High	1,624	93.02	1,511	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	64.83	867	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	61.98	726	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	55.44	538	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.41/cwt	153.00–160.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	119.31/cwt	118.00–121.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	127.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.25/cwt	127.00–131.00	749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	109.42/cwt	107.00–114.00	844	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	54.27/cwt	53.00–56.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.14/cwt	126.00–131.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.25/cwt	119.00–123.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	829	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	132.92/cwt	131.00–136.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	125.22/cwt	122.00–130.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.01/cwt	119.00–122.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.48/cwt	113.00–117.00	609	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	570	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	66.36/cwt	64.00–70.00	897	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	62.37/cwt	60.00–63.00	821	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	64.50/cwt	63.00–69.00	801	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	59.10/cwt	57.00–62.00	645	7
Bulls	—	—	1,624	93.02/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,511	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	742.50/cwt	660.00–820.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.00/cwt	750.00–980.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.60/cwt	141.00–145.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	109.03/cwt	107.00–111.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	907	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	935	62

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 356Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 25Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	119.00–121.00	120.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	119.00–123.00	121.25
6	—	478	123.00–125.00	124.50
6	—	583	113.00	113.00
7	—	671	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	761	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	122.00–125.00	123.48
3	—	333	131.00–136.00	132.92
4	—	388	122.00–130.00	125.22
4	—	470	119.00–122.00	121.01
8	—	523	113.00–117.00	116.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	153.00–160.00	156.41
2	—	495	142.00–145.00	143.50
9	—	664	118.00–121.00	119.31
12	—	725	113.00	113.00
13	—	616	125.00–128.00	127.69
18	—	575	127.00–131.00	130.25
20	—	771	107.00–114.00	109.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	141.00–145.00	142.60
3	—	672	100.00–105.00	102.69
2	—	718	100.00–103.00	101.52
2	—	635	107.00–111.00	109.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	145.00–150.00	146.81
4	—	624	114.00–120.00	116.24
3	—	520	128.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	770	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	728	109.00–111.00	109.98
2	—	470	129.00–132.00	130.47
2	—	325	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	787	115.25	115.25
62	—	817	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00–121.00	120.50
3	—	420	140.00–141.00	140.33
7	—	471	126.00–131.00	129.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	53.00–56.00	54.27
3	—	1,000	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	64.00–70.00	66.36
5	—	1,316	60.00–63.00	62.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,242	63.00–69.00	64.50
7	—	1,091	57.00–62.00	59.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	89.00–95.00	93.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	660.00–820.00	742.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	550.00–700.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	750.00–980.00	915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle