Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.08/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$143.08

46 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$20.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	162.00	770	2thin
Medium and Large 2	576	142.34	820	34
Medium and Large 3	466	141.79	661	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $108 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 sale46 hd

143.08

—

AL average12 barns · 616 hd

146.61

−3.53

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	1,563	86.29	1,348	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	68.26	1,036	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	468	143.30/cwt	138.00–147.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	120.02/cwt	119.00–122.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.68/cwt	114.00–117.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	124.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	145.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	160.97/cwt	159.00–163.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	131.56/cwt	130.00–132.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	149.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	137.01/cwt	132.00–139.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	134.89/cwt	134.00–135.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	158.54/cwt	155.00–162.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.61/cwt	162.00–169.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	155.74/cwt	153.00–159.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	138.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	110.05/cwt	106.00–114.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	585	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	836.67/cwt	770.00–940.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	786.67/cwt	680.00–850.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	87.58/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,340	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	70.52/cwt	70.00–71.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,356	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,122	2

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 350Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 15

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	138.00–147.00	143.30
5	—	527	130.00–137.00	133.59
6	—	431	140.00–150.00	145.34
4	—	568	129.00–135.00	131.46
2	—	613	130.00–131.00	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	119.00–122.00	120.02
3	—	670	114.00–117.00	115.68
4	—	529	120.00–130.00	124.03
3	—	442	130.00–136.00	132.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	159.00–163.00	160.97
4	—	480	136.00–138.00	136.99
4	—	523	132.00–139.00	137.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	688	130.00–132.00	131.56
3	—	522	145.00–154.00	149.57
9	—	626	134.00–135.00	134.89
2	—	440	155.00–162.00	158.54
3	—	380	162.00–169.00	166.61
4	—	476	153.00–159.00	155.74
4	—	568	137.00–140.00	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	130.00–135.00	134.29
2	—	458	127.00–129.00	128.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.48
2	—	578	106.00–114.00	110.05
2	—	438	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	358	131.00–132.00	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	134.00	134.00

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	—	—	770.00–940.00	836.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	680.00–850.00	786.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	86.00–89.00	87.58
2	—	1,595	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	70.00–71.00	70.52
2	—	1,700	66.00	66.00

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

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