Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

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 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.73/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$127.73

44 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	132.49	628	6thin
Medium and Large 2	416	131.26	546	16thin
Medium and Large 3	383	123.87	475	22

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $153 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 sale44 hd

127.73

—

AL average16 barns · 1,699 hd

125.89

+1.84

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	1,705	87.88	1,499	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	69.95	874	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	64.99	739	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	54.68	534	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,863	88.26/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,644	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	69.95/cwt	68.00–72.00	874	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	56.71/cwt	55.00–58.00	534	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	50.62/cwt	48.00–53.00	532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	94.64/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.18/cwt	125.00–133.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	126.88/cwt	124.00–129.00	416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	132.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	129.79/cwt	127.00–134.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	125.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.20/cwt	138.00–140.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.45/cwt	131.00–136.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.60/cwt	123.00–126.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	561	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	60.48/cwt	58.00–63.00	694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	66.49/cwt	66.00–67.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	669	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	925.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	922.50/cwt	840.00–1,075.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	606.67/cwt	530.00–680.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	148.96/cwt	144.00–153.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	609	5
Bulls	—	—	1,265	80.37/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	756.25/cwt	650.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	644.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.98/cwt	122.00–129.00	535	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	801.43/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	7

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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 90Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 19Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 36

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 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	85.00–90.00	88.26
2	—	1,830	93.00–96.00	94.64
2	—	1,265	78.00–83.00	80.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,148	58.00–63.00	60.48
2	—	1,123	66.00–67.00	66.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	68.00–72.00	69.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	55.00–58.00	56.71
2	—	1,050	48.00–53.00	50.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	120.00–126.00	124.04
3	—	575	115.00–119.00	116.33
3	—	428	122.00–129.00	124.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	125.00–133.00	128.18
5	—	474	127.00–134.00	129.79
5	—	575	123.00–126.00	124.60
4	—	430	135.00–139.00	137.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	114.00–117.00	115.33
9	—	328	124.00–129.00	126.88
3	—	420	120.00–122.00	120.65
7	—	372	120.00–128.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	132.00–137.00	134.54
4	—	376	130.00–134.00	132.77
5	—	428	129.00–132.00	130.99
5	—	472	128.00–130.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	518	128.00–130.00	129.00
2	—	425	134.00–136.00	134.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	123.00	123.00
3	—	695	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	138.00–140.00	139.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	131.00–136.00	133.45
3	—	360	144.00–153.00	148.96

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–950.00	937.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	530.00–680.00	606.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–875.00	756.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–900.00	801.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–700.00	644.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	840.00–1,075.00	922.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

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