Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.89/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$134.89

56 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	156.82	679	14thin
Medium and Large 2	555	130.78	726	27
Medium and Large 3	552	121.83	672	15thin

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $7 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 sale56 hd

134.89

—

AL average16 barns · 1,323 hd

129.90

+4.99

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	2,087	95.80	1,999	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	68.46	794	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	68.06	888	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	61.92	605	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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%	—	1,290	70.94/cwt	70.00–72.00	915	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	62.29/cwt	60.00–64.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	64.59/cwt	63.00–66.00	670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	58.58/cwt	56.00–60.00	528	4
Bulls	—	—	2,087	95.80/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,999	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	68.46/cwt	68.00–69.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.30/cwt	121.00–126.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.47/cwt	151.00–160.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	153.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.22/cwt	134.00–139.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.97/cwt	151.00–153.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	127.47/cwt	126.00–129.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.19/cwt	145.00–153.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	130.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.64/cwt	138.00–147.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.70/cwt	126.00–129.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.33/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.33/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	715	3

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 156Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	70.00–72.00	70.94
2	—	1,335	60.00–64.00	62.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	63.00–66.00	64.59
4	—	901	56.00–60.00	58.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	68.00–69.00	68.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,087	94.00–97.00	95.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	134.00–138.00	134.99
2	—	575	128.00	128.00
3	—	615	121.00–126.00	123.30
6	—	521	134.00–139.00	135.22
7	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.71
3	—	433	138.00–147.00	141.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	110.00–111.00	110.51
4	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.50
4	—	426	127.00–134.00	130.32
3	—	520	126.00–129.00	127.70
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
8	—	421	152.00–160.00	157.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	151.00–160.00	155.47
2	—	525	151.00–153.00	151.97
2	—	475	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	152.00–155.00	153.97
2	—	393	157.00–159.00	157.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	145.00–153.00	150.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	126.00–129.00	127.47
7	—	426	140.00–148.00	145.99
3	—	528	138.00–140.00	139.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	110.00–116.00	113.00

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	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	958.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	883.33

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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Bulls · 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