Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No replacement cows were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.67/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$113.67

95 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

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

$4.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	444	115.59	513	13thin
Medium and Large 2	526	115.50	608	45
Medium and Large 1	665	110.76	737	37

One grade step is worth $4.84/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale95 hd

113.67

—

AL average12 barns · 1,345 hd

120.12

−6.45

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	63.39	834	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	59.20	681	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	63.39/cwt	61.00–66.00	834	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.96/cwt	132.00–139.00	653	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	107.63/cwt	105.00–109.00	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	130.44/cwt	126.00–133.00	733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.20/cwt	124.00–129.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.50/cwt	116.00–125.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	110.32/cwt	109.00–113.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	133.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	125.11/cwt	124.00–126.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	120.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.13/cwt	124.00–127.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.65/cwt	112.00–120.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	111.02/cwt	106.00–115.00	643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.95/cwt	103.00–107.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	94.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	122.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	132.95/cwt	127.00–137.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	113.00–118.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	495	6

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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 131Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 19Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No replacement cows were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,315	61.00–66.00	63.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,150	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	106.00	106.00
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	132.00–139.00	137.96
11	—	789	105.00–109.00	107.63
10	—	562	126.00–133.00	130.44
3	—	390	140.00–150.00	146.33
3	—	533	127.00–137.00	132.95
4	—	633	121.00–123.00	121.99
4	—	658	123.00	123.00
5	—	443	140.00	140.00
5	—	725	113.00–118.00	115.00
6	—	325	147.00–155.00	152.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	124.00–129.00	126.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	116.00–125.00	120.50
2	—	660	108.00–111.00	109.50
3	—	480	125.00–127.00	126.32
3	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	622	109.00–113.00	110.32
4	—	429	130.00–136.00	133.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	103.00–105.00	104.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	736	97.00	97.00
9	—	487	124.00–126.00	125.11
13	—	636	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	829	100.50	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	95.00–99.00	97.00
4	—	323	130.00–133.00	130.73
5	—	479	117.00–123.00	120.97
5	—	622	103.00–105.00	104.00
6	—	424	124.00–127.00	126.13
9	—	527	112.00–120.00	117.65
13	—	579	106.00–115.00	111.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	103.00–107.00	104.95
2	—	583	90.00–100.00	94.89
9	—	396	120.00–123.00	122.56

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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