Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$148.00

171 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$20.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	150.43	1,060	76
Medium and Large 1-2	798	147.50	1,177	64
Medium and Large 2	534	144.42	771	28
Medium and Large 3	567	130.35	739	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.08/cwt here — about $321 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 sale171 hd

148.00

—

AL average13 barns · 1,665 hd

150.16

−2.16

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	1,492	79.85	1,191	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	73.02	1,106	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	66.39	806	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	57.98	598	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.94/cwt	140.00–151.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	138.61/cwt	136.00–140.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	134.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	131.23/cwt	129.00–133.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,177	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	123.49/cwt	121.00–125.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	129.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,065	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	150.01/cwt	143.00–153.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	130.35/cwt	129.00–132.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	164.73/cwt	162.00–168.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	125.68/cwt	120.00–132.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.17/cwt	134.00–141.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	128.66/cwt	127.00–131.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.98/cwt	121.00–124.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	120.28/cwt	116.00–123.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.80/cwt	125.00–131.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	850.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	64.37/cwt	63.00–66.00	790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	87.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,210	74.60/cwt	72.00–78.00	903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	69.43/cwt	69.00–70.00	830	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	57.98/cwt	56.00–60.00	598	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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 355Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 45Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	140.00–151.00	145.94
5	—	471	136.00–140.00	138.61
3	—	522	135.00–139.00	136.32
2	—	575	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.00
3	—	473	129.00–130.00	129.33
3	—	527	127.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	583	115.00–116.00	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	130.00–137.00	134.32
2	—	368	165.00–169.00	166.99
2	—	683	127.00–133.00	129.95
4	—	469	143.00–153.00	150.01
4	—	416	162.00–168.00	164.73
6	—	577	134.00–141.00	138.17
4	—	521	136.00–140.00	139.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	129.00–133.00	131.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	798	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	703	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	129.00–132.00	130.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	121.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	375	135.00–138.00	136.67
3	—	438	127.00–131.00	128.66
4	—	521	124.00–130.00	125.74
3	—	582	121.00–124.00	122.98
2	—	780	107.00–110.00	108.48
5	—	472	125.00–131.00	128.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	120.00–132.00	125.68
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
5	—	420	119.00–124.00	121.00
2	—	575	116.00	116.00
2	—	340	128.00–131.00	129.52
4	—	476	116.00–123.00	120.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	588	127.00–128.00	127.50

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)	3	—	—	850.00–875.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	730.00–750.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	63.00–66.00	64.37
2	—	1,195	69.00–70.00	69.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	72.00–74.00	73.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	56.00–60.00	57.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	85.00–90.00	87.72
3	—	1,210	72.00–78.00	74.60

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Frisco City Stockyards

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