Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.20/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$119.20

53 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$4.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	120.85	725	33
Medium and Large 2	556	116.48	648	20

One grade step is worth $4.37/cwt here — about $77 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 sale53 hd

119.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,179 hd

120.60

−1.40

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	67.00	972	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	63.01	671	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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%	—	1,450	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	121.19/cwt	118.00–122.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	538	131.04/cwt	128.00–134.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.91/cwt	126.00–127.00	665	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.96/cwt	127.00–133.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.11/cwt	119.00–120.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	807.50/cwt	775.00–840.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	112.37/cwt	110.00–116.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	853	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	590.00/cwt	530.00–650.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.91/cwt	123.00–129.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	668	4

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 202Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 39Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 52Year ago 28

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	62.00–64.00	63.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	109.00	109.00
3	—	740	112.00	112.00
5	—	564	118.00–122.00	121.19
10	—	637	117.00	117.00
11	—	524	126.00–127.00	126.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	111.00	111.00
9	—	521	119.00–120.00	119.11
5	—	579	110.00–116.00	112.37
2	—	475	123.00–129.00	125.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	128.00–134.00	131.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	145.00	145.00
2	—	775	120.00	120.00
10	—	630	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	129.00	129.00
2	—	470	142.00–143.00	142.49
2	—	525	134.00	134.00
2	—	688	123.00–125.00	123.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	127.00–133.00	129.96
4	—	526	124.00–128.00	126.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	129.00	129.00

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)	2	—	—	775.00–840.00	807.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–650.00	590.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Frisco City Stockyards

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