Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.19/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$110.19

51 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	117.26	578	15thin
Medium and Large 2	522	108.37	566	26
Medium and Large 3	458	104.28	478	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $101 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 sale51 hd

110.19

—

AL average9 barns · 980 hd

111.42

−1.23

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	1,704	73.63	1,255	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	41.55	514	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	420	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	129.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.47/cwt	126.00–127.00	474	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	362.50/cwt	320.00–400.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.31/cwt	129.00–134.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.23/cwt	119.00–124.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	113.39/cwt	109.00–119.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	114.72/cwt	110.00–119.00	373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	115.24/cwt	113.00–117.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.79/cwt	116.00–119.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.45/cwt	139.00–142.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	105.80/cwt	103.00–109.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	122.39/cwt	118.00–123.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.35/cwt	122.00–126.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,704	73.63/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,255	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	41.55/cwt	40.00–43.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	94.25/cwt	90.00–97.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	714	106.76/cwt	100.00–109.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	454	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 257Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	126.00–129.00	126.98
3	—	620	106.00–108.00	106.98
4	—	370	128.00–130.00	129.26
5	—	560	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	126.00–127.00	126.47
5	—	474	109.00–119.00	113.39
2	—	420	121.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	623	96.00–100.00	97.98
9	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.56
6	—	532	103.00–109.00	105.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	110.00–119.00	114.72
2	—	488	102.00–105.00	103.48
4	—	576	90.00–97.00	94.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	761	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	113.00	113.00
4	—	689	113.00–117.00	115.24
5	—	628	116.00–119.00	117.79
2	—	330	139.00–142.00	140.45
2	—	385	136.00–140.00	138.03
3	—	527	122.00–126.00	124.35
4	—	566	120.00–125.00	122.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	118.00–123.00	122.39
3	—	625	115.00	115.00
4	—	714	100.00–109.00	106.76
7	—	375	119.00–125.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	129.00–134.00	131.31
4	—	525	119.00–124.00	121.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	110.00–118.00	114.00

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)	3	—	—	730.00–750.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	320.00–400.00	362.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	71.00–75.00	73.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	40.00–43.00	41.55

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