Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $115.14/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$115.14

26 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	116.19	528	24
Medium and Large 3	528	102.51	541	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale26 hd

115.14

—

AL average9 barns · 1,046 hd

117.59

−2.46

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%	Low	1,455	60.01	873	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	58.55	684	15

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.46/cwt	134.00–137.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.95/cwt	106.00–110.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	146.35/cwt	143.00–150.00	502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	757.50/cwt	685.00–830.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	700.00–780.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	640.00–660.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	107.79/cwt	105.00–111.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	129.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.43/cwt	157.00–160.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	145.47/cwt	141.00–150.00	572	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	60.01/cwt	59.00–61.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.36/cwt	99.00–108.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.61/cwt	113.00–119.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	115.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	121.72/cwt	119.00–124.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	115.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	64.90/cwt	64.00–66.00	826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	60.11/cwt	59.00–62.00	701	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	55.40/cwt	53.00–58.00	632	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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 125Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 25

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	134.00–137.00	135.46
2	—	528	119.00–124.00	121.42
2	—	575	118.00	118.00
2	—	625	106.00–110.00	107.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	116.00–118.00	117.00
4	—	430	119.00–124.00	121.72
2	—	528	113.00–118.00	115.49
2	—	625	102.00–105.00	103.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	125.00–128.00	126.49
3	—	343	143.00–150.00	146.35
2	—	393	141.00–150.00	145.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	126.00	126.00
2	—	325	157.00–160.00	158.43
12	—	659	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	105.00–111.00	107.79
4	—	323	127.00–134.00	129.48
2	—	393	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	625	99.00–108.00	103.36
3	—	473	113.00–119.00	115.61
9	—	426	114.00–120.00	115.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.51

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	685.00–830.00	757.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–780.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	640.00–660.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	59.00–61.00	60.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	64.00–66.00	64.90
6	—	1,167	59.00–62.00	60.11
7	—	1,140	53.00–58.00	55.40

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