Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $113.33/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$113.33

90 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	118.62	526	37
Medium and Large 1	635	111.38	708	37
Medium and Large 3	478	105.62	504	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $21 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 sale90 hd

113.33

—

AL average13 barns · 1,775 hd

120.64

−7.30

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	—	Low	1,540	69.01	1,063	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	46.66	559	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	46.63	634	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	42.49	395	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	49.73/cwt	49.00–51.00	593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	44.81/cwt	44.00–46.00	539	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	46.63/cwt	44.00–48.00	634	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	42.49/cwt	42.00–43.00	395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	69.01/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.98/cwt	159.00–165.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	174.98/cwt	174.00–177.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	103.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.45/cwt	121.00–125.00	459	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.96/cwt	141.00–149.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.94/cwt	134.00–141.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	170.78/cwt	165.00–173.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	121.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	115.67/cwt	114.00–116.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.45/cwt	124.00–132.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	607.50/cwt	550.00–660.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	123.80/cwt	122.00–128.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	112.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	599	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	502.50/cwt	430.00–580.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	745.00/cwt	740.00–750.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	105.82/cwt	104.00–107.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	576	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	695.00/cwt	690.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	790.00/cwt	780.00–800.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	92.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	147.35/cwt	145.00–152.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	709	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	113.31/cwt	111.00–116.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	97.01/cwt	95.00–100.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	154.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	600	2

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 263Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 76Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 105Year ago 19

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	49.00–51.00	49.73
5	—	1,202	44.00–46.00	44.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	44.00–48.00	46.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	42.00–43.00	42.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	66.00–72.00	69.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	159.00–165.00	161.98
2	—	465	141.00–149.00	144.96
5	—	518	134.00–141.00	137.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	124.00–132.00	126.45
6	—	480	132.00–140.00	136.29
3	—	427	145.00–152.00	147.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	114.00–120.00	117.20
3	—	582	111.00–116.00	113.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	174.00–177.00	174.98
2	—	425	169.00–170.00	169.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	165.00–173.00	170.78
6	—	718	116.00–122.00	121.00
6	—	788	114.00–116.00	115.67
2	—	575	123.00	123.00
5	—	373	160.00–170.00	163.75
4	—	631	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	150.00–159.00	154.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	709	100.00–105.00	103.86
6	—	678	104.00–107.00	105.82
18	—	627	112.00–114.00	113.03
2	—	425	129.00	129.00
2	—	463	129.00–130.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00–121.00	120.49
11	—	375	121.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	575	105.00	105.00
5	—	331	122.00–128.00	123.80
8	—	532	109.00–116.00	112.63
8	—	477	115.00–124.00	120.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	109.00–110.00	109.51
5	—	322	115.00–121.00	118.17
3	—	630	89.00–95.00	92.97
3	—	587	95.00–100.00	97.01
3	—	518	100.00–105.00	103.38

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)	4	—	—	550.00–660.00	607.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	740.00–750.00	745.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	690.00–700.00	695.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	430.00–580.00	502.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	780.00–800.00	790.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle