Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold up to 6.00 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 $124.29/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$124.29

38 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	433	126.76	549	25
Medium and Large 3	415	121.76	506	5thin
Medium and Large 1	665	118.12	785	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.64/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale38 hd

124.29

—

AL average11 barns · 1,140 hd

121.43

+2.85

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	1,889	92.67	1,751	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	62.04	895	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	59.99	743	7thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	510	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	90.10/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	714	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	763.33/cwt	740.00–780.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	735.56/cwt	650.00–820.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	826.67/cwt	730.00–890.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	650.00–710.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	159.40/cwt	154.00–165.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	129.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	128.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	141.33/cwt	139.00–144.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.01/cwt	119.00–122.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.26/cwt	127.00–134.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	116.70/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.28/cwt	123.00–127.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.69/cwt	117.00–124.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	452	5
Bulls	—	—	1,992	94.38/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,880	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	59.99/cwt	58.00–62.00	743	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	64.70/cwt	64.00–66.00	899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	60.71/cwt	59.00–62.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.12/cwt	118.00–119.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	584	5

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 89Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold up to 6.00 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	—	510	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.53
4	—	475	125.00–134.00	128.71
6	—	418	133.00–140.00	135.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	133.00–139.00	135.97
2	—	710	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	338	154.00–165.00	159.40
2	—	573	130.00–133.00	131.52
2	—	613	126.00–131.00	128.53
3	—	378	150.00–159.00	153.20
3	—	490	139.00–144.00	141.33
3	—	670	119.00–122.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	140.00	140.00
4	—	631	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	141.00–143.00	142.01
2	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	126.00–133.00	129.34
3	—	472	115.00–118.00	116.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	127.00–134.00	130.26
2	—	573	110.00–118.00	114.09
3	—	423	123.00–127.00	125.28
4	—	526	117.00–124.00	121.69
5	—	329	135.00–140.00	137.37
5	—	479	120.00–124.00	121.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	665	118.00–119.00	118.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	88.00–92.00	90.10
3	—	1,992	92.00–96.00	94.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	58.00–62.00	59.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	64.00–66.00	64.70
6	—	1,468	59.00–62.00	60.71

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	740.00–780.00	763.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	650.00–820.00	735.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	730.00–890.00	826.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–710.00	680.00

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.

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle