Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.58/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$111.58

46 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$2.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	465	112.93	525	18thin
Medium and Large 2	580	110.71	642	28

One grade step is worth $2.21/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 sale46 hd

111.58

—

AL average16 barns · 1,598 hd

123.87

−12.29

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	1,445	77.89	1,126	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	63.26	682	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	62.39	882	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	55.91	516	10

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	Lean 85-90%	—	933	57.16/cwt	56.00–59.00	533	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	478	3
Bulls	—	—	1,173	73.29/cwt	70.00–76.00	860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	80.95/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	63.26/cwt	62.00–65.00	682	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	62.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.36/cwt	119.00–126.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	111.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	100.24/cwt	98.00–102.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.41/cwt	116.00–119.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.83/cwt	107.00–117.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	98.98/cwt	95.00–101.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	106.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.05/cwt	113.00–117.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.66/cwt	129.00–131.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	123.32/cwt	122.00–126.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	767.73/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,097.22/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	540.00–700.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.21/cwt	105.00–114.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	92.52/cwt	91.00–94.00	680	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 155Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 42Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 47Year ago 23

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	933	56.00–59.00	57.16
3	—	902	52.00–54.00	52.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	62.00–65.00	63.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	60.00–65.00	62.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	70.00–76.00	73.29
3	—	1,627	79.00–84.00	80.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	119.00–126.00	121.36
5	—	681	108.00–114.00	111.02
8	—	573	118.00–125.00	120.61
2	—	620	113.00–117.00	115.05
2	—	725	100.00–110.00	104.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	121.00–127.00	123.48
2	—	525	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	425	126.00–131.00	128.69
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
3	—	582	112.00–115.00	113.33
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	98.00–102.00	100.24
5	—	529	116.00–119.00	117.41
6	—	576	107.00–117.00	111.83
6	—	475	119.00–121.00	120.33
5	—	621	105.00–110.00	106.79
2	—	735	91.00–94.00	92.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	95.00–101.00	98.98
7	—	424	115.00–121.00	117.99
3	—	323	122.00–126.00	123.32
4	—	523	105.00–114.00	110.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	110.00–118.00	113.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	140.00–144.00	141.31
2	—	675	125.00	125.00
3	—	523	129.00–131.00	129.66

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	700.00–900.00	767.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,097.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	540.00–700.00	620.00

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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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