Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.93/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$114.93

65 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	122.84	707	30
Medium and Large 2	459	111.00	510	21
Medium and Large 3	419	103.85	435	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $272 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 sale65 hd

114.93

—

AL average11 barns · 1,296 hd

112.58

+2.35

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	51.61	624	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	47.20	459	5thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	583	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.37/cwt	129.00–138.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	98.29/cwt	96.00–103.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.49/cwt	118.00–126.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	111.40/cwt	109.00–114.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.25/cwt	139.00–142.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	130.55/cwt	129.00–135.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	539	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	717.50/cwt	625.00–820.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	97.84/cwt	95.00–102.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	111.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	108.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	45.01/cwt	44.00–46.00	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	48.66/cwt	48.00–50.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	115.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	102.38/cwt	100.00–104.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	120.84/cwt	116.00–124.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	102.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	106.82/cwt	103.00–109.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	123.37/cwt	122.00–126.00	533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	54.99/cwt	54.00–57.00	669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	48.23/cwt	46.00–50.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	125.40/cwt	118.50–127.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	856	23

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 165Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 22

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	116.00–118.00	116.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	129.00–138.00	133.37
2	—	623	105.00–106.00	105.49
3	—	668	96.00–103.00	98.29
4	—	474	118.00–126.00	120.49
5	—	517	109.00–114.00	111.40
6	—	578	103.00–109.00	106.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	100.00–105.00	102.64
2	—	483	112.00–114.00	112.97
3	—	432	122.00–126.00	123.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	139.00–142.00	140.25
4	—	385	137.00–143.00	140.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	129.00–135.00	130.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	633	129.50	129.50
23	—	702	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	95.00–102.00	97.84
2	—	440	100.00–108.00	104.00
3	—	318	110.00–114.00	111.28
3	—	383	105.00–113.00	108.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	109.00–111.00	110.01
3	—	570	100.00–102.00	100.65
4	—	421	112.00–117.00	115.53
5	—	526	100.00–104.00	102.38
6	—	374	116.00–124.00	120.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	126.00–128.00	126.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	118.00	118.00
16	—	579	118.50–127.00	125.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–775.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	625.00–820.00	717.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	410.00–420.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	44.00–46.00	45.01
3	—	977	48.00–50.00	48.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	54.00–57.00	54.99
3	—	1,202	46.00–50.00	48.23

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