Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.69/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$128.69

118 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$7.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	130.13	650	89
Medium and Large 2	462	124.75	576	21
Medium and Large 3	407	122.98	501	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.15/cwt here — about $150 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 sale118 hd

128.69

—

AL average14 barns · 1,932 hd

132.14

−3.46

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	1,372	79.26	1,087	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	62.26	916	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	61.28	748	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	54.83	590	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	53.37/cwt	53.00–55.00	561	5
Bulls	—	—	1,445	83.62/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,298	74.90/cwt	71.00–78.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	58.81/cwt	58.00–60.00	731	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	63.33/cwt	62.00–64.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.20/cwt	132.00–135.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	135.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	600	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	832	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.18/cwt	134.00–139.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.96/cwt	159.00–165.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	127.49/cwt	123.00–132.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	152.38/cwt	151.00–155.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	134.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	122.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.81/cwt	123.00–129.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.63/cwt	129.00–135.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	127.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–925.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	62.26/cwt	61.00–64.00	916	5

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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 191Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 40Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	58.00–59.00	58.49
5	—	1,052	53.00–55.00	53.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	58.00–60.00	58.81
6	—	1,202	62.00–64.00	63.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	61.00–64.00	62.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	82.00–85.00	83.62
2	—	1,298	71.00–78.00	74.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	166.00	166.00
6	—	702	132.00	132.00
24	—	495	161.00	161.00
62	—	586	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	132.00–135.00	133.20
3	—	380	159.00–165.00	161.96
2	—	428	158.00–159.00	158.48
6	—	621	123.00–132.00	127.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.46
3	—	382	151.00–155.00	152.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	125.00	125.00
29	—	525	126.00	126.00
32	—	444	135.00–140.00	135.15
6	—	355	143.00	143.00
3	—	475	130.00	130.00
10	—	591	122.00–127.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
4	—	528	120.00–124.00	122.25
7	—	478	120.00–125.00	121.57
6	—	374	129.00–135.00	131.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	123.00–129.00	125.81
2	—	518	114.00–115.00	114.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	127.00–128.00	127.50
4	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.24
5	—	472	124.00–130.00	127.82
2	—	668	105.00–108.00	106.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	134.00–139.00	137.18
4	—	525	130.00–133.00	131.50
2	—	625	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–925.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	925.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle