Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.02/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$139.02

27 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$12.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	519	140.81	731	23
Medium and Large 3	498	128.73	640	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.08/cwt here — about $91 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 sale27 hd

139.02

—

AL average16 barns · 1,649 hd

136.08

+2.95

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	—	Low	1,630	82.76	1,349	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	64.66	758	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	64.44	886	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	58.70	581	9thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,630	82.76/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,349	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	59.73/cwt	58.00–61.00	614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	63.32/cwt	62.00–64.00	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	62.51/cwt	62.00–63.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	65.73/cwt	64.00–67.00	773	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	66.21/cwt	65.00–67.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.18/cwt	129.00–136.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	149.45/cwt	146.00–156.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.98/cwt	148.00–151.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.35/cwt	136.00–145.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.41/cwt	147.00–154.00	719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	54.73/cwt	53.00–56.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	134.70/cwt	131.00–141.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.62/cwt	144.00–150.00	691	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	105.51/cwt	102.00–109.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	158.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	171.37/cwt	168.00–173.00	552	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	665.00/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.65/cwt	159.00–161.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.23/cwt	139.00–147.00	756	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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 175Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 29Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 9

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	82.00–85.00	82.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	58.00–61.00	59.73
3	—	1,073	62.00–64.00	63.32
4	—	909	53.00–56.00	54.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	62.00–63.00	62.51
4	—	1,176	64.00–67.00	65.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	65.00–67.00	66.21
2	—	1,340	60.00	60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	129.00–136.00	133.18
4	—	421	138.00–144.00	140.53
3	—	610	115.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	378	136.00–145.00	140.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	112.00–119.00	115.50
2	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.49
2	—	673	102.00–109.00	105.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	146.00–156.00	149.45
4	—	321	152.00–160.00	158.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	147.00–154.00	150.41
2	—	375	167.00–169.00	167.99
3	—	322	168.00–173.00	171.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	159.00–161.00	159.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	148.00–151.00	149.98
4	—	574	131.00–141.00	134.70
5	—	471	144.00–150.00	146.62
2	—	625	126.00–129.00	127.49
2	—	683	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	528	139.00–147.00	143.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.46

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)	4	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	625.00–700.00	665.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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