Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $114.78/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$114.78

120 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$12.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	117.16	717	90
Medium and Large 2	450	116.27	524	7thin
Medium and Large 3	438	104.99	460	23

One grade step is worth $12.18/cwt here — about $257 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 sale120 hd

114.78

—

AL average12 barns · 1,269 hd

114.82

−0.04

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	1,337	67.98	909	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	41.52	531	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	36.23	401	4thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,278	65.37/cwt	64.00–66.00	835	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	71.89/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	41.52/cwt	39.00–43.00	531	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	36.23/cwt	35.00–37.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	104.99/cwt	103.00–107.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	122.36/cwt	119.00–129.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	128.39/cwt	124.00–132.00	484	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	113.61/cwt	111.00–115.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	109.50/cwt	104.00–114.00	420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	119.18/cwt	119.00–120.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	99.73/cwt	92.00–101.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	126.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	117.39/cwt	117.00–118.00	695	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	114.77/cwt	113.75–116.00	775	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	106.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	113.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	584	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	672.50/cwt	610.00–690.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	770.00–830.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	108.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.42/cwt	114.00–123.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	98.37/cwt	94.00–102.00	608	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	640.00/cwt	580.00–700.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	543.33/cwt	500.00–570.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	615.00/cwt	580.00–650.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	104.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	120.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	574	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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 390Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 54Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 46Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	64.00–66.00	65.37
2	—	1,425	69.00–74.00	71.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	39.00–43.00	41.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	35.00–37.00	36.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	127.00–129.00	128.01
3	—	518	124.00	124.00
3	—	625	110.00	110.00
5	—	482	124.00–128.00	126.98
25	—	592	117.00–118.00	117.39
6	—	725	100.00–105.00	101.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	103.00–107.00	104.99
3	—	377	119.00–129.00	122.36
2	—	418	114.00–123.00	118.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	595	119.00	119.00
8	—	533	126.50	126.50
30	—	675	113.75–116.00	114.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	111.00–115.00	113.61
4	—	384	104.00–114.00	109.50
8	—	523	92.00–101.00	99.73
8	—	421	100.00–110.00	104.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	126.00–129.00	127.49
2	—	518	117.00–125.00	120.94
2	—	585	111.00–112.00	111.50
3	—	677	105.00–112.00	108.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	70.00	70.00
4	—	521	105.00–110.00	106.97
3	—	618	94.00–102.00	98.37
3	—	477	115.00–123.00	120.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	129.00	129.00
11	—	739	119.00–120.00	119.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	377	124.00–132.00	128.39
3	—	517	110.00–117.00	113.01
4	—	416	120.00–126.00	122.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	140.00	140.00

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)	8	—	—	610.00–690.00	672.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	770.00–830.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	580.00–650.00	615.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	580.00–700.00	640.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	500.00–570.00	543.33

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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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