Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.50/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$134.50

156 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$9.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	135.61	899	136
Medium and Large 3	426	128.12	545	10thin
Medium and Large 2	567	125.79	713	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.82/cwt here — about $186 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 sale156 hd

134.50

—

AL average16 barns · 1,664 hd

131.43

+3.07

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	—	Low	1,198	71.16	852	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	56.38	630	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	522	117.35/cwt	114.00–119.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	586	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	715.00/cwt	690.00–740.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	138.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.14/cwt	111.00–119.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.25/cwt	133.00–143.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	802	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	425.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	113.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.94/cwt	119.00–126.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.82/cwt	121.00–131.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	119.43/cwt	115.00–123.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.55/cwt	114.00–122.00	567	6
Bulls	—	—	1,198	71.16/cwt	70.00–72.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	506	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	56.38/cwt	55.00–58.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	757	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	136.37/cwt	132.60–138.75	916	120

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 196Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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	—	522	114.00–119.00	117.35
2	—	575	111.00–119.00	115.14
2	—	615	109.00–112.00	110.50
3	—	420	133.00–143.00	136.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	530	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	425	116.00–122.00	118.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	123.00–128.00	125.67
2	—	475	129.00–130.00	129.48
2	—	640	120.00–125.00	122.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	135.00–145.00	138.04
5	—	525	114.00–121.00	118.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	132.00	132.00
9	—	615	129.00–131.00	130.33
2	—	675	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	672	132.60–138.75	136.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	110.00–116.00	113.64
4	—	334	115.00–123.00	119.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	121.00	121.00
4	—	648	120.00	120.00
7	—	538	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	119.00–126.00	122.94
5	—	375	121.00–131.00	127.82
3	—	522	112.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	625	110.00	110.00
6	—	478	114.00–122.00	118.55
2	—	325	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	596	127.00	127.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	690.00–740.00	715.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–450.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	70.00–72.00	71.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,117	55.00–58.00	56.38

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

Steers · 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