Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.26/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$126.26

73 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	127.31	641	64
Medium and Large 3	441	118.78	523	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $117 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 sale73 hd

126.26

—

AL average14 barns · 1,300 hd

125.80

+0.46

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	1,462	77.24	1,129	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	59.87	768	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	57.96	701	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	54.00	532	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,448	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,137	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	75.97/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,121	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.96/cwt	57.00–59.00	701	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	59.87/cwt	58.00–62.00	768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.44/cwt	129.00–134.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	140.33/cwt	138.00–143.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.93/cwt	121.00–126.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	451	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	106.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	128.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	606	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	818	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	718.75/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	561	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	701.00/cwt	680.00–725.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	104.51/cwt	103.00–106.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	149.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 299Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 39Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	78.00–79.00	78.50
2	—	1,475	74.00–78.00	75.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	57.00–59.00	57.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	58.00–62.00	59.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	54.00	54.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	129.00–134.00	131.44
2	—	580	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	625	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	733	103.00–106.00	104.51
5	—	422	145.00–153.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	552	127.00	127.00
7	—	675	111.00	111.00
9	—	451	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	121.00–126.00	122.93
4	—	570	117.00–121.00	118.98
9	—	346	139.00	139.00
15	—	487	126.00–130.00	128.75
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	104.00–110.00	106.04
2	—	345	125.00–131.00	128.00
2	—	385	120.00–130.00	124.94
2	—	458	121.00–124.00	122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	138.00–143.00	140.33
11	—	691	129.00	129.00
2	—	580	137.00–138.00	137.50
8	—	420	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	121.00	121.00
15	—	525	145.25	145.25
20	—	606	135.00	135.00

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)	4	—	—	700.00–775.00	718.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–975.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	680.00–725.00	701.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00–925.00	850.00

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