Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.81/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$120.81

86 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	133.61	542	10thin
Medium and Large 2	470	119.57	562	59
Medium and Large 3	407	117.60	479	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $63 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 sale86 hd

120.81

—

AL average9 barns · 1,417 hd

118.99

+1.82

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	—	High	1,402	69.46	974	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	52.84	725	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	47.81	559	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	42.48	426	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	746.11/cwt	670.00–820.00	—	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	558	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	606.79/cwt	550.00–720.00	—	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.00/cwt	900.00–1,090.00	—	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.32/cwt	117.00–125.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	113.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	129.23/cwt	127.00–132.00	473	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	799.62/cwt	640.00–890.00	—	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.72/cwt	156.00–165.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	138.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.67/cwt	96.00–103.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	124.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	119.73/cwt	114.00–123.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	112.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	165.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	97.99/cwt	95.00–101.00	655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	50.81/cwt	48.00–52.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.10/cwt	100.00–110.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.38/cwt	117.00–123.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	129.22/cwt	126.00–135.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	108.86/cwt	108.00–115.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	108.34/cwt	106.00–109.00	632	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	120.26/cwt	119.00–122.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	146.53/cwt	144.00–149.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	131.26/cwt	128.00–136.00	425	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	45.17/cwt	44.00–47.00	469	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	42.61/cwt	40.00–45.00	492	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	49.46/cwt	48.00–51.00	583	12
Bulls	—	—	1,635	80.58/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,317	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	54.11/cwt	53.00–55.00	741	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	53.24/cwt	53.00–54.00	626	4
Bulls	—	—	1,247	62.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	774	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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 420Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 24Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 13Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	670.00–820.00	746.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	900.00–1,090.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	640.00–890.00	799.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	550.00–720.00	606.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	160.00–167.00	164.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	110.00–115.00	112.51
4	—	476	114.00–123.00	119.73
2	—	668	95.00–101.00	97.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	136.00–140.00	138.32
3	—	725	96.00–103.00	100.67
5	—	563	117.00–123.00	119.38
7	—	484	126.00–135.00	129.22
8	—	643	108.00–115.00	108.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	149.00	149.00
2	—	520	136.00	136.00
5	—	421	160.00	160.00
10	—	372	160.00–170.00	165.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	323	156.00–165.00	159.72
10	—	477	135.00–142.00	139.21
2	—	440	144.00–149.00	146.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	130.00–136.00	133.45
3	—	377	133.00–135.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	117.00–125.00	120.32
13	—	516	110.00–116.00	113.75
4	—	366	127.00–132.00	129.23
10	—	427	124.00–129.00	126.51
12	—	583	106.00–109.00	108.34
8	—	324	128.00–136.00	131.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	115.00–120.00	117.52
5	—	329	120.00–126.00	124.35
4	—	484	110.00–116.00	112.80
2	—	520	100.00–110.00	105.10
4	—	369	119.00–122.00	120.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	48.00–52.00	50.81
8	—	1,369	53.00–55.00	54.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	38.00	38.00
5	—	1,039	44.00–47.00	45.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	40.00–45.00	42.61
12	—	1,178	48.00–51.00	49.46
4	—	1,176	53.00–54.00	53.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	80.00–81.00	80.58
3	—	1,247	60.00–65.00	62.05

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle