Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.79/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$122.79

226 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	125.04	799	151
Medium and Large 2	517	119.40	618	55
Medium and Large 3	483	115.09	555	20

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $244 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 sale226 hd

122.79

—

AL average15 barns · 1,777 hd

121.92

+0.86

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	1,433	83.00	1,189	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	61.18	892	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,433	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,189	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	61.18/cwt	60.00–63.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.83/cwt	127.00–128.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	122.24/cwt	119.00–123.00	781	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	712	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.74/cwt	132.00–142.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.80/cwt	124.00–125.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.92/cwt	133.00–137.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	849	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.01/cwt	129.00–136.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	827	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	110.30/cwt	106.00–113.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	121.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	122.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.17/cwt	116.00–121.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.25/cwt	131.00–137.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	129.30/cwt	127.00–133.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.48/cwt	116.00–117.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	465	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	805.00/cwt	730.00–880.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	800.00–920.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	913.33/cwt	880.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	680.00–710.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	123.46/cwt	121.00–127.00	637	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 147Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 63

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	83.00	83.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	60.00–63.00	61.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	727	110.00	110.00
3	—	773	105.00	105.00
6	—	515	127.00–128.00	127.83
20	—	639	119.00–123.00	122.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	126.75	126.75
17	—	552	129.00	129.00
71	—	675	125.75	125.75
11	—	540	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	133.00–137.00	134.92
16	—	475	119.00–127.00	123.13
2	—	675	108.00	108.00
2	—	370	130.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	433	123.00–128.00	125.47
6	—	624	106.00–113.00	110.30
10	—	576	111.00–117.00	115.00
13	—	528	116.00–121.00	118.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	125.00–132.00	128.47
3	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.32
2	—	738	94.00–95.00	94.51
5	—	522	110.00–115.00	111.38
2	—	475	116.00–117.00	116.48
6	—	375	121.00–127.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–123.00	121.47
4	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.50
5	—	424	132.00–142.00	137.74
5	—	525	124.00–125.00	124.80
2	—	768	104.00–106.00	104.98
4	—	476	129.00–136.00	132.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	112.00–114.00	113.00
6	—	526	118.00–122.00	121.00
11	—	474	120.00–128.00	122.99
5	—	421	125.00–131.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	143.00	143.00
22	—	599	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	130.00	130.00
6	—	665	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	115.00–120.00	117.50
4	—	376	131.00–137.00	133.25
3	—	430	127.00–133.00	129.30
4	—	516	121.00–127.00	123.46

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	4	—	—	730.00–880.00	805.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–920.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	880.00–950.00	913.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	680.00–710.00	690.00

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

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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