Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows 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 $137.39/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$137.39

207 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$24.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	146.63	671	90
Medium and Large 2	505	132.23	667	94
Medium and Large 3	481	122.36	589	23

One grade step is worth $24.27/cwt here — about $82 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 sale207 hd

137.39

—

AL average14 barns · 1,261 hd

131.54

+5.85

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	1,323	79.00	1,045	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	57.64	808	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	56.20	644	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	50.01	490	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	113.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	653	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	716.67/cwt	610.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	815.00/cwt	760.00–870.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	635.00/cwt	600.00–670.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,008	71.99/cwt	70.00–74.00	726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	50.90/cwt	50.00–52.00	608	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	56.34/cwt	55.00–58.00	637	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	57.64/cwt	55.00–59.00	808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	45.29/cwt	43.00–46.00	437	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	51.00/cwt	48.00–53.00	504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.42/cwt	103.00–110.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.04/cwt	121.00–129.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.37/cwt	116.00–120.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	138.73/cwt	135.00–141.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.45/cwt	119.00–128.00	709	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	157.78/cwt	148.00–159.00	543	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	139.29/cwt	138.00–141.00	521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	116.50/cwt	114.00–119.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	684	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	645	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.43/cwt	106.00–112.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	103.73/cwt	100.00–106.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	117.38/cwt	113.00–122.00	515	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.12/cwt	106.00–114.00	540	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	126.73/cwt	122.00–128.00	477	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	112.88/cwt	109.00–115.00	634	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	103.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	127.58/cwt	124.00–131.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.39/cwt	110.00–119.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	118.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	749	3

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 283Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–123.00	121.00
4	—	428	120.00–130.00	125.22
4	—	525	118.00–120.00	119.00
5	—	575	110.00–116.00	113.60
3	—	327	135.00–141.00	138.73
2	—	615	110.00–114.00	112.02
2	—	375	130.00–136.00	133.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	570	119.00–128.00	124.45
17	—	344	148.00–159.00	157.78
10	—	374	138.00–141.00	139.29
4	—	538	126.00	126.00
4	—	474	129.00–135.00	130.96
2	—	655	114.00–119.00	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	482	138.00–143.00	141.94
35	—	419	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–117.00	113.44
2	—	670	103.00–110.00	106.42
3	—	480	121.00–129.00	125.04
5	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.01
5	—	519	116.00–120.00	117.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00	122.00
5	—	673	110.00–119.00	115.39
3	—	633	116.00–120.00	118.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	106.00–112.00	109.43
3	—	527	100.00–105.00	101.68
3	—	473	100.00–106.00	103.73
2	—	318	121.00–123.00	121.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	439	113.00–122.00	117.38
40	—	490	106.00–114.00	110.12
29	—	376	122.00–128.00	126.73
19	—	562	109.00–115.00	112.88
6	—	527	108.00–110.00	109.33
4	—	679	100.00–105.00	103.73
3	—	318	124.00–131.00	127.58
2	—	635	106.00–108.00	106.99

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)	3	—	—	610.00–800.00	716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	760.00–870.00	815.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–670.00	635.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,015	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,008	70.00–74.00	71.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	50.00–52.00	50.90
2	—	1,150	61.00	61.00
7	—	1,131	55.00–58.00	56.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	55.00–59.00	57.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	56.00–57.00	56.49
4	—	964	43.00–46.00	45.29
6	—	989	48.00–53.00	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

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