Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

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 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.10/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$127.10

70 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	130.15	572	20
Medium and Large 1	511	129.43	661	42
Medium and Large 3	619	107.24	664	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.91/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale70 hd

127.10

—

AL average13 barns · 835 hd

123.02

+4.08

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	1,505	73.00	1,099	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	49.00	622	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	41.74	421	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	678	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	108.72/cwt	107.00–119.00	688	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	638.00/cwt	570.00–720.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	122.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	757.50/cwt	710.00–800.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	570.00–710.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	595	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	483.33/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	96.33/cwt	93.00–98.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.18/cwt	138.00–142.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	147.12/cwt	147.00–148.00	562	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/cwt	890.00–980.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.52/cwt	98.00–103.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.17/cwt	120.00–121.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	615	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	108.64/cwt	106.00–114.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	44.78/cwt	43.00–46.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	99.34/cwt	97.00–100.00	419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	617	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	123.08/cwt	123.00–124.00	697	13
Bulls	—	—	1,505	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	38.70/cwt	37.00–40.00	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	98.34/cwt	97.00–100.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	105.22/cwt	101.00–110.00	447	4

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 204Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 12Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	105.00–108.00	106.54
7	—	633	107.00–119.00	108.72
7	—	431	115.00–124.00	122.78
12	—	545	111.00	111.00
15	—	567	107.00–110.00	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	523	100.00–101.00	100.33
3	—	577	97.00–100.00	98.34
4	—	425	101.00–110.00	105.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	93.00–98.00	96.33
2	—	578	89.00–90.00	89.50
6	—	422	97.00–100.00	99.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	117.00	117.00
2	—	525	127.00	127.00
8	—	382	147.00–148.00	147.12
13	—	471	131.00	131.00
13	—	566	123.00–124.00	123.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	100.00–102.00	101.01
3	—	572	106.00–114.00	108.64
2	—	525	114.00–115.00	114.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	123.00–128.00	124.50
2	—	425	127.00	127.00
3	—	323	140.00–142.00	141.34
5	—	377	138.00–142.00	141.18
6	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	683	94.00–96.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	98.00–103.00	100.52
3	—	628	80.00–84.00	82.00
2	—	518	105.00–109.00	107.01

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)	5	—	—	570.00–720.00	638.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	710.00–800.00	757.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	400.00–600.00	483.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	570.00–710.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	890.00–980.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	43.00–46.00	44.78
3	—	952	37.00–40.00	38.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	73.00	73.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle