Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.20/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$148.20

79 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$305

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

$2.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	386	148.93	575	11thin
Medium and Large 2	517	148.56	768	55
Medium and Large 1	602	146.08	879	13thin

One grade step is worth $2.85/cwt here — about −$305 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 sale79 hd

148.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,460 hd

148.17

+0.04

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	1,818	86.10	1,565	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	62.70	740	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	60.33	678	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.49/cwt	164.00–167.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.80/cwt	165.00–171.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.50/cwt	152.00–154.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.65/cwt	148.00–152.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.54/cwt	142.00–148.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.01/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.17/cwt	129.00–132.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	139.45/cwt	135.00–143.00	591	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	131.38/cwt	128.00–133.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.60/cwt	129.00–139.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.28/cwt	138.00–143.00	527	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	159.52/cwt	157.00–161.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	150.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	130.02/cwt	128.00–131.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	140.61/cwt	137.00–145.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	809	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.00/cwt	121.00–126.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	666	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	147.53/cwt	143.00–150.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	141.48/cwt	139.00–143.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.70/cwt	146.00–154.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.51/cwt	136.00–138.00	716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	60.33/cwt	58.00–63.00	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	61.16/cwt	60.00–63.00	696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	86.10/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,565	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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 124Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	164.00–167.00	165.49
5	—	325	165.00–171.00	167.80
10	—	575	140.00–144.00	142.80
2	—	668	133.00–135.00	133.98
3	—	478	148.00–152.00	150.65
8	—	427	150.00–160.00	155.64
15	—	524	143.00–150.00	147.53
10	—	626	137.00–142.00	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	152.00–154.00	152.50
3	—	422	164.00	164.00
4	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	680	138.00–139.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	139.00	139.00
4	—	315	157.00–161.00	159.52
2	—	370	145.00–155.00	150.14
3	—	432	137.00–145.00	140.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	124.00–125.00	124.66
6	—	524	129.00–132.00	131.17
11	—	624	120.00–124.00	122.27
16	—	424	135.00–143.00	139.45
10	—	473	129.00–139.00	133.60
4	—	373	138.00–143.00	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.42
2	—	475	125.00–128.00	126.45
3	—	420	128.00–131.00	130.02
5	—	574	110.00–120.00	116.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	125.00–126.00	125.50
4	—	660	125.00	125.00
5	—	485	144.00	144.00
2	—	565	131.00–132.00	131.50
4	—	521	136.00–138.00	137.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	142.00–148.00	143.54
6	—	630	126.00–129.00	127.01
4	—	526	139.00–143.00	141.48
4	—	418	146.00–154.00	148.70
3	—	563	130.00–139.00	134.97
2	—	710	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	668	120.00–127.00	123.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	135.00	135.00
3	—	518	128.00–133.00	131.38
4	—	475	130.00–136.00	132.52
3	—	573	121.00–126.00	123.00

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	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,138	60.00–63.00	61.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	58.00–63.00	60.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	85.00–87.00	86.10

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle