Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.12/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$111.12

41 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	113.10	600	28
Medium and Large 3	501	106.84	535	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $65 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 sale41 hd

111.12

—

AL average13 barns · 1,385 hd

118.55

−7.44

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	1,785	93.54	1,670	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	70.04	1,057	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	64.69	746	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	55.06	488	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	—	575	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	96.49/cwt	95.00–98.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	88.44/cwt	86.00–91.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.20/cwt	116.00–119.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	109.40/cwt	107.00–112.00	679	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	513.33/cwt	450.00–550.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.63/cwt	110.00–119.00	596	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	700.00–720.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	810.00–890.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.46/cwt	104.00–111.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.18/cwt	113.00–117.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	99.74/cwt	96.00–103.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.02/cwt	101.00–106.00	546	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	61.86/cwt	60.00–64.00	733	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	65.62/cwt	65.00–66.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.66/cwt	127.00–129.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	105.33/cwt	102.00–108.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.40/cwt	114.00–115.00	543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	93.54/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	125.85/cwt	122.00–130.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	592	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	70.04/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,057	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	55.06/cwt	53.00–57.00	488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	799	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 Jun 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 228Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 64Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 59Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.93
2	—	683	95.00–98.00	96.49
2	—	778	86.00–91.00	88.44
4	—	473	121.00–126.00	124.21
5	—	525	116.00–119.00	117.20
5	—	621	107.00–112.00	109.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	122.00–130.00	125.85
7	—	525	107.00–115.00	112.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00–148.00	146.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.58
2	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	104.00–111.00	107.46
3	—	573	100.00–105.00	101.66
4	—	430	110.00–116.00	113.22
4	—	525	101.00–106.00	104.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	113.00–117.00	115.18
8	—	676	96.00–103.00	99.74
3	—	318	135.00–137.00	135.64
3	—	373	127.00–129.00	127.66
3	—	613	102.00–108.00	105.33
5	—	475	114.00–115.00	114.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	450.00–550.00	513.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–720.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	810.00–890.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	60.00–64.00	61.86
5	—	1,118	65.00–66.00	65.62
2	—	1,175	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	68.00–72.00	70.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	53.00–57.00	55.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	93.00–94.00	93.54

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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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