Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.58/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$129.58

110 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$385

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$25.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	147.23	668	21
Medium and Large 3	394	134.05	528	5thin
Medium and Large 1	671	131.92	885	26
Medium and Large 1-2	865	121.75	1,053	58

One grade step is worth $25.48/cwt here — about −$385 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 sale110 hd

129.58

—

AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd

137.18

−7.60

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	1,548	77.63	1,202	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	56.71	775	3thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,548	77.63/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	56.71/cwt	56.00–58.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	98.40/cwt	96.00–100.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	790	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	126.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.69/cwt	138.00–148.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.17/cwt	119.00–126.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	138.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,053	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.71/cwt	134.00–140.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	134.81/cwt	128.00–138.00	501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	169.25/cwt	168.00–170.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	134.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	731	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	670.00–690.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	570.00–630.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.11/cwt	116.00–124.00	627	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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 121Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 38

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	76.00–79.00	77.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	56.00–58.00	56.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	682	108.00	108.00
6	—	604	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	96.00–100.00	98.40
2	—	343	130.00–131.00	130.50
5	—	475	119.00–126.00	123.17
3	—	580	110.00–111.00	110.66
9	—	372	128.00–138.00	134.81
6	—	430	120.00–129.00	123.88
2	—	623	103.00–106.00	104.48
7	—	535	116.00–124.00	117.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	124.00–129.00	126.99
8	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	722	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	644	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	138.00–148.00	143.69
4	—	328	168.00–170.00	169.25
5	—	377	150.00–159.00	154.74
9	—	544	130.00–135.00	134.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.54
3	—	378	135.00–145.00	138.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	865	121.75	121.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	110.00–115.00	112.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	100.00–101.00	100.50
3	—	427	134.00–140.00	136.71

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)	2	—	—	670.00–690.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	570.00–630.00	600.00

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

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle