Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.30/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$118.30

55 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$6.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	119.34	609	29
Medium and Large 1	607	118.94	722	18thin
Medium and Large 3	438	113.09	495	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.25/cwt here — about $114 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 sale55 hd

118.30

—

AL average11 barns · 1,421 hd

120.60

−2.30

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	1,565	85.58	1,339	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	61.17	859	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	60.35	742	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	50.60	505	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	535	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	85.58/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,339	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	560.00–660.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	799.00/cwt	775.00–820.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	139.31/cwt	138.00–141.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.02/cwt	165.00–168.00	545	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/cwt	970.00–1,050.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	156.38/cwt	152.00–162.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.33/cwt	133.00–140.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.06/cwt	144.00–148.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	110.34/cwt	109.00–112.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.29/cwt	119.00–124.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	113.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	116.85/cwt	114.00–118.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.05/cwt	132.00–134.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	47.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	52.62/cwt	52.00–54.00	522	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	60.35/cwt	58.00–62.00	742	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	65.11/cwt	64.00–66.00	941	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	526	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 152Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 2

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
2	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.56
6	—	417	130.00–140.00	135.30
7	—	476	125.00–133.00	127.97
8	—	574	110.00–120.00	115.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	125.00–128.00	125.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	138.00–141.00	139.31
2	—	325	144.00–148.00	146.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	158.00–160.00	158.98
2	—	570	136.00–138.00	136.99
2	—	675	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	328	165.00–168.00	166.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	152.00–162.00	156.38
5	—	477	137.00–141.00	139.01
6	—	525	133.00–140.00	137.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.83
3	—	632	109.00–112.00	110.34
3	—	675	100.00–110.00	105.06
4	—	378	128.00–135.00	131.98
4	—	473	119.00–124.00	121.29
4	—	523	114.00–120.00	116.96
2	—	330	132.00–134.00	133.05
3	—	425	120.00–130.00	124.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	105.00–107.00	106.01
4	—	575	124.00	124.00
4	—	674	110.00–119.00	113.69
6	—	624	114.00–118.00	116.85
2	—	380	138.00–139.00	138.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	105.00–115.00	110.83
2	—	318	115.00–125.00	119.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	85.00–86.00	85.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	45.00–50.00	47.57
3	—	992	52.00–54.00	52.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	58.00–62.00	60.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	64.00–66.00	65.11
5	—	1,371	57.00–59.00	58.02

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	—	—	560.00–660.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–820.00	799.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	970.00–1,050.00	1,010.00

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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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