Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.96/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$134.96

175 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$579

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	380	150.27	571	12thin
Medium and Large 2	491	149.61	735	53
Medium and Large 1	911	126.23	1,150	110

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about −$579 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 sale175 hd

134.96

—

AL average15 barns · 918 hd

148.94

−13.98

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	1,641	83.32	1,367	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	61.70	859	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,038	59.01	613	5thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.16/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,484	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	80.57/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,199	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	54.44/cwt	53.00–56.00	568	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	864	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	66.97/cwt	66.00–68.00	886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	61.89/cwt	60.00–64.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	539	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	449	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.22/cwt	132.00–136.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.19/cwt	159.00–163.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	562	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	132.25/cwt	130.00–133.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.76/cwt	127.00–137.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	156.21/cwt	153.00–159.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	149.60/cwt	146.00–153.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	136.64/cwt	134.00–138.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.13/cwt	128.00–138.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	647	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	62.05/cwt	59.00–64.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	139.42/cwt	137.00–141.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	143.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.60/cwt	123.00–132.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	129.12/cwt	123.00–132.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	137.10/cwt	134.00–140.00	724	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	911	126.23/cwt	125.75–126.70	1,150	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.66/cwt	139.00–141.00	730	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 374Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	83.00–88.00	85.16
2	—	1,488	79.00–82.00	80.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	53.00–56.00	54.44
3	—	1,035	59.00–64.00	62.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,323	66.00–68.00	66.97
3	—	1,342	60.00–64.00	61.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	152.00–155.00	153.99
3	—	473	145.00–146.00	145.33
5	—	569	127.00–137.00	130.76
5	—	627	120.00–125.00	122.63
2	—	670	118.00–119.00	118.51
3	—	523	139.00–141.00	139.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	137.00–141.00	139.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	539	132.00	132.00
12	—	449	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	132.00–136.00	134.22
8	—	475	128.00–138.00	132.13
2	—	590	117.00–119.00	117.99
8	—	341	140.00–144.00	143.54
13	—	527	123.00–132.00	129.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	133.00	133.00
3	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	775	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	134.00–138.00	136.64
2	—	490	123.00–125.00	123.99
6	—	380	123.00–132.00	129.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	159.00–163.00	160.19
2	—	560	140.00–143.00	141.50
4	—	674	130.00–133.00	132.25
2	—	475	147.00	147.00
6	—	423	151.00–155.00	153.00
3	—	525	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	153.00	153.00
7	—	430	156.00	156.00
11	—	562	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	153.00–159.00	156.21
5	—	374	146.00–153.00	149.60
2	—	528	134.00–140.00	137.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	911	125.75–126.70	126.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50

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