Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.96/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$114.96

73 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$10.50/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 1	529	121.00	640	7thin
Medium and Large 2	461	116.50	537	42
Medium and Large 3	425	110.50	470	24

One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $170 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 sale73 hd

114.96

—

AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd

122.40

−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	1,930	84.32	1,627	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	51.65	708	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	49.23	509	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	125.32/cwt	123.00–128.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.26/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	121.57/cwt	118.00–126.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.19/cwt	121.00–129.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	140.71/cwt	136.00–145.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	125.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	126.21/cwt	122.00–128.00	541	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	540.00/cwt	500.00–570.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	756.67/cwt	650.00–810.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	116.86/cwt	114.00–122.00	499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	117.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	109.44/cwt	105.00–114.00	464	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	143.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	102.64/cwt	101.00–104.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	135.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	10
Bulls	—	—	1,930	84.32/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	546	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	51.65/cwt	50.00–53.00	708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	46.57/cwt	45.00–48.00	546	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	640	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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 152Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.50
3	—	457	123.00–128.00	125.32
4	—	425	134.00–140.00	137.26
4	—	524	114.00–115.00	114.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	105.00–106.00	105.50
4	—	434	118.00–126.00	121.57
6	—	473	110.00–119.00	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	121.00–129.00	125.19
7	—	374	136.00–145.00	140.71
4	—	324	140.00–149.00	143.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	124.00–130.00	125.93
4	—	429	122.00–128.00	126.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	114.00–122.00	116.86
2	—	583	104.00–108.00	105.97
3	—	380	126.00–135.00	131.92
3	—	618	101.00–104.00	102.64
4	—	321	132.00–140.00	135.05
7	—	508	110.00–115.00	113.58
10	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.67
3	—	527	100.00–105.00	101.68
9	—	376	115.00–120.00	117.10
9	—	424	105.00–114.00	109.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	121.00	121.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–570.00	540.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	650.00–810.00	756.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	83.00–86.00	84.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	50.00–53.00	51.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	45.00–48.00	46.57
3	—	940	50.00–52.00	51.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle