Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.15/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$121.15

84 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	124.35	580	41
Medium and Large 1	617	121.81	752	21
Medium and Large 3	466	114.54	533	22

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $47 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 sale84 hd

121.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,563 hd

123.45

−2.31

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	—	High	2,085	91.56	1,909	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	65.06	670	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,263	63.70	805	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	51.05	464	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	110.00/cwt	105.00–113.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	121.66/cwt	119.00–123.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.55/cwt	137.00–140.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.97/cwt	111.00–121.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	667	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	91.56/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	65.06/cwt	63.00–67.00	670	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	63.70/cwt	63.00–64.00	805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.37/cwt	119.00–126.00	727	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.74/cwt	139.00–144.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.40/cwt	115.00–118.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.66/cwt	129.00–135.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.47/cwt	113.00–118.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.50/cwt	132.00–139.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.57/cwt	127.00–135.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.44/cwt	106.00–113.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	118.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.63/cwt	118.00–127.00	596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	142.00/cwt	139.00–144.00	460	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	705	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	623.33/cwt	550.00–720.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	682.50/cwt	650.00–760.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	123.00/cwt	121.00–126.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	113.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.35/cwt	122.00–124.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	94.99/cwt	91.00–99.00	649	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	886.67/cwt	800.00–970.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	114.30/cwt	109.00–116.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	117.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	8

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 441Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	105.00–113.00	110.00
6	—	430	115.00–120.00	116.86
2	—	335	127.00–130.00	128.48
7	—	478	110.00–115.00	113.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	116.00–119.00	116.98
5	—	380	127.00–135.00	131.57
7	—	423	125.00–131.00	128.56
2	—	620	106.00–113.00	109.44
3	—	323	133.00–135.00	134.34
14	—	478	118.00–127.00	124.63
7	—	521	115.00–125.00	117.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	111.00	111.00
11	—	580	119.00–126.00	125.37
5	—	626	115.00–118.00	116.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	130.00–136.00	133.48
2	—	620	115.00–117.00	116.02
9	—	324	139.00–144.00	142.00
3	—	525	124.00–127.00	125.33
3	—	570	122.00–124.00	123.35
3	—	475	125.00	125.00
3	—	435	125.00–131.00	128.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	137.00–140.00	139.55
4	—	375	139.00–144.00	141.74
6	—	569	129.00–135.00	130.66
6	—	628	121.00–126.00	124.83
4	—	725	120.00	120.00
8	—	528	128.00–138.00	134.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	120.00	120.00
8	—	639	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	119.00–123.00	121.66
6	—	525	111.00–121.00	117.97
5	—	425	121.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	683	91.00–99.00	94.99
4	—	570	109.00–116.00	114.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	106.00–108.00	107.02
2	—	668	113.00–118.00	115.47
4	—	425	132.00–139.00	135.50
4	—	473	125.00–130.00	126.98
9	—	626	116.00–122.00	118.11
3	—	523	124.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	580	119.00–124.00	121.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	90.00–93.00	91.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	63.00–67.00	65.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	63.00–64.00	63.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	50.00–52.00	51.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–720.00	623.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–760.00	682.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–800.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–970.00	886.67

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle