Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $120.87/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$120.87

52 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$6.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	123.00	690	19thin
Medium and Large 2	497	120.31	598	27
Medium and Large 3	359	116.69	419	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.31/cwt here — about $272 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 sale52 hd

120.87

—

AL average8 barns · 909 hd

121.90

−1.03

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	1,480	83.71	1,239	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	63.00	895	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	60.51	689	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	530	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.45/cwt	124.00–129.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	109.49/cwt	106.00–113.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.83/cwt	825.00–990.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.86/cwt	138.00–146.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	113.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	690	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.43/cwt	128.00–131.00	421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	83.71/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,239	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	689	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.73/cwt	118.00–124.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	861	9

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 391Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 62Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 63Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
2	—	530	130.00–132.00	131.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	124.00–129.00	126.45
2	—	595	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	658	106.00–113.00	109.49
4	—	425	132.00–135.00	133.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	121.00–126.00	123.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	110.00	110.00
5	—	571	114.00–120.00	116.35
8	—	434	124.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	325	128.00–131.00	129.43
2	—	715	94.00	94.00
3	—	377	126.00–130.00	128.65
5	—	513	118.00–124.00	122.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–120.00	113.74
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	561	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	130.00–136.00	131.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	138.00–146.00	140.86
8	—	469	135.00–142.00	139.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	129.50	129.50

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	—	—	825.00–990.00	930.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	82.00–87.00	83.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	60.00–61.00	60.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	63.00	63.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

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