Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.83/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$132.83

160 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$456

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	428	152.39	652	28
Medium and Large 1	861	128.68	1,108	132

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about −$456 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 sale160 hd

132.83

—

AL average16 barns · 888 hd

145.33

−12.50

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	1,441	75.75	1,092	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	63.49	721	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	59.00	891	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	53.08	517	9thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	891	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	59.94/cwt	58.00–62.00	587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	47.46/cwt	46.00–51.00	431	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,441	75.75/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,092	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	61.23/cwt	58.00–63.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	161.96/cwt	160.00–163.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	124.30/cwt	124.00–129.00	722	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	137.61/cwt	136.00–142.00	666	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	138.45/cwt	134.00–140.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	115.44/cwt	112.00–119.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	133.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.15/cwt	128.00–135.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	926	125.12/cwt	124.50–125.75	1,159	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	65.10/cwt	64.00–68.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.13/cwt	150.00–152.00	773	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	124.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.86/cwt	143.00–153.00	693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	157.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	603	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	133.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	437	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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 204Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 6

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	58.00–62.00	59.94
4	—	908	46.00–51.00	47.46
3	—	1,060	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	58.00–63.00	61.23
7	—	1,170	64.00–68.00	65.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	75.00–76.00	75.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–127.00	125.97
3	—	327	131.00–135.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	581	124.00–129.00	124.30
20	—	484	136.00–142.00	137.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	128.00–135.00	132.15
16	—	596	121.00	121.00
15	—	378	135.00–145.00	142.63
9	—	424	130.00–138.00	134.11
2	—	318	138.00–140.00	139.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	160.00–163.00	161.96
2	—	613	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	593	136.00	136.00
13	—	384	155.00–160.00	157.07
7	—	428	150.00–159.00	153.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	926	124.50–125.75	125.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	137.00	137.00
15	—	515	150.00–152.00	150.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	134.00–140.00	138.45
3	—	430	135.00–145.00	140.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	112.00–119.00	115.44
4	—	569	130.00–136.00	133.20
10	—	524	135.00–142.00	138.28
8	—	624	120.00–126.00	124.86
15	—	475	143.00–153.00	145.86

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.00

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

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