Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.67/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$115.67

122 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

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

$8.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	119.89	529	51
Medium and Large 3	359	119.16	427	8thin
Medium and Large 1	618	111.82	691	63

One grade step is worth $8.06/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale122 hd

115.67

—

AL average13 barns · 1,635 hd

119.15

−3.48

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	1,800	95.21	1,714	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	59.72	687	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	53.34	543	17

Every lot, as filed

52 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	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.51/cwt	126.00–134.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.85/cwt	132.00–136.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	125.23/cwt	124.00–127.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	103.97/cwt	102.00–106.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	101.76/cwt	100.00–102.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	119.25/cwt	119.00–121.00	628	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	665	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	119.17/cwt	114.00–123.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.08/cwt	121.00–130.00	459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	128.68/cwt	124.00–132.00	419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.20/cwt	112.00–119.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	120.48/cwt	118.00–125.00	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	121.46/cwt	117.00–124.00	391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	828	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	881.67/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	56.85/cwt	56.00–60.00	584	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	51.01/cwt	50.00–52.00	515	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	47.47/cwt	47.00–48.00	478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	63.57/cwt	61.00–66.00	746	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	58.37/cwt	57.00–60.00	651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	53.70/cwt	52.00–55.00	618	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	95.21/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,714	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	616.67/cwt	590.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	905.00/cwt	870.00–975.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	672.14/cwt	610.00–800.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	527.50/cwt	450.00–650.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	831.67/cwt	725.00–925.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,121.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,250.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	138.59/cwt	137.00–140.00	453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	135.31/cwt	134.00–136.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.96/cwt	129.00–136.00	639	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	727	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.16/cwt	143.00–148.00	472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.40/cwt	138.00–142.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.91/cwt	130.00–133.00	761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	133.37/cwt	133.00–134.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	786	7

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 460Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 57Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 28Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	123.00–127.00	125.03
3	—	670	100.00–108.00	102.63
4	—	625	109.00–110.00	109.25
6	—	477	126.00–134.00	130.51
7	—	424	132.00–136.00	133.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	124.00–127.00	125.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	102.00–106.00	103.97
3	—	478	124.00–125.00	124.66
4	—	792	94.00	94.00
8	—	735	100.00–102.00	101.76
16	—	527	119.00–121.00	119.25
17	—	585	110.00–115.00	113.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	108.00	108.00
4	—	785	106.00	106.00
7	—	611	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	101.00–103.00	101.99
6	—	482	114.00–123.00	119.17
8	—	373	121.00–130.00	123.08
10	—	326	124.00–132.00	128.68
10	—	525	112.00–119.00	117.20
12	—	429	118.00–125.00	120.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	322	117.00–124.00	121.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	118.00	118.00
6	—	872	95.00	95.00
11	—	577	130.00–133.00	131.91
8	—	538	133.00–134.00	133.37
7	—	634	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	137.00–140.00	138.59
3	—	382	134.00–136.00	135.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	477	129.00–136.00	133.96
14	—	586	124.00	124.00
12	—	325	143.00–148.00	145.16
7	—	376	138.00–142.00	140.40
2	—	725	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	635	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	535	129.00–132.00	130.51

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	24	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	881.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,040.00–1,250.00	1,121.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	450.00–650.00	527.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	725.00–925.00	831.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	590.00–650.00	616.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	870.00–975.00	905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	610.00–800.00	672.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	56.00–60.00	56.85
7	—	1,009	50.00–52.00	51.01
2	—	1,008	47.00–48.00	47.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	61.00–66.00	63.57
5	—	1,116	57.00–60.00	58.37
4	—	1,150	52.00–55.00	53.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	92.00–99.00	95.21

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

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle