Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.21/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$113.21

47 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$1.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	571	113.91	650	25
Medium and Large 3	509	112.40	572	22

One grade step is worth $1.52/cwt here — about $78 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 sale47 hd

113.21

—

AL average11 barns · 1,183 hd

123.36

−10.15

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	1,507	58.41	880	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	57.74	704	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	53.31	548	15

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	567	116.68/cwt	115.00–119.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	109.35/cwt	107.00–112.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	116.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	576	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	657.50/cwt	610.00–750.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	145.77/cwt	144.00–149.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.55/cwt	116.00–121.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.25/cwt	110.00–114.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	120.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.02/cwt	136.00–139.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	110.64/cwt	108.00–113.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.70/cwt	119.00–123.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	105.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	101.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	57.74/cwt	56.00–59.00	704	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	54.41/cwt	53.00–56.00	838	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	61.61/cwt	61.00–62.00	912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	57.71/cwt	57.00–58.00	587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	53.75/cwt	53.00–54.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	95.65/cwt	94.00–98.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	109.78/cwt	107.00–111.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	548	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.55/cwt	49.00–52.00	518	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 131Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 31Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	115.00–119.00	116.68
3	—	638	107.00–112.00	109.35
3	—	675	105.00	105.00
3	—	727	100.00–102.00	100.98
6	—	524	115.00–120.00	116.33
7	—	472	121.00–125.00	121.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.44
3	—	675	94.00–98.00	95.65
5	—	528	107.00–111.00	109.78
6	—	428	115.00–125.00	120.01
6	—	468	114.00–120.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	144.00–149.00	145.77
2	—	575	129.00	129.00
2	—	620	119.00–121.00	119.98
2	—	720	116.00–121.00	118.55
3	—	667	118.00–123.00	120.29
4	—	431	136.00–139.00	137.02
4	—	484	135.00–138.00	136.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	136.00–139.00	137.50
2	—	375	135.00–136.00	135.49
2	—	625	112.00–115.00	113.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00	105.00
4	—	375	110.00–114.00	112.25
2	—	328	118.00–120.00	118.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	108.00–113.00	110.64
4	—	375	119.00–123.00	120.70
4	—	584	102.00–108.00	105.03
4	—	619	100.00–107.00	101.96
7	—	474	110.00–117.00	114.86
3	—	327	125.00–131.00	128.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	610.00–750.00	657.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	56.00–59.00	57.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	53.00–56.00	54.41
5	—	1,480	61.00–62.00	61.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	57.00–58.00	57.71
4	—	1,044	53.00–54.00	53.75
7	—	1,025	49.00–52.00	50.55

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

Bulls · 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