Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.10/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$112.10

29 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	126.15	494	8thin
Medium and Large 2	479	109.19	523	15thin
Medium and Large 3	467	100.65	470	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $24 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 sale29 hd

112.10

—

AL average14 barns · 1,648 hd

113.59

−1.49

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	1,201	44.29	532	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	38.31	365	5thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.00	576	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	119.61/cwt	114.00–125.00	458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	38.31/cwt	36.00–40.00	365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	544	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	440.00/cwt	420.00–460.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.42/cwt	122.00–130.00	592	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	47.27/cwt	45.00–50.00	592	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	41.91/cwt	40.00–44.00	486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	138.10/cwt	135.00–144.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	103.69/cwt	101.00–105.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	97.92/cwt	96.00–100.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	118.33/cwt	114.00–121.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	129.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	109.68/cwt	103.00–113.00	513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	515.00/cwt	490.00–550.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	525	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 211Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	125.00–130.00	128.05
3	—	420	122.00–125.00	122.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	114.00–125.00	119.61
3	—	422	114.00–121.00	118.33
4	—	468	103.00–113.00	109.68
3	—	570	100.00–103.00	100.98
3	—	522	100.00–102.00	100.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	101.00–105.00	103.69
2	—	525	96.00–100.00	97.92
1	—	485	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	131.00–135.00	132.94
2	—	543	111.00–113.00	112.00
5	—	468	122.00–130.00	126.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	110.00–116.00	112.94
2	—	508	100.00–105.00	102.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	119.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	382	135.00–144.00	138.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	127.00–131.00	129.68
3	—	377	122.00–125.00	123.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	350.00–360.00	355.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	420.00–460.00	440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	490.00–550.00	515.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	36.00–40.00	38.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	45.00–50.00	47.27
10	—	1,160	40.00–44.00	41.91

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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Frisco City Stockyards

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