Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $147.85/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$147.85

91 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	157.27	793	4thin
Medium and Large 3	384	149.24	573	14thin
Medium and Large 2	524	147.07	770	73

One grade step is worth $10.20/cwt here — about $23 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 sale91 hd

147.85

—

AL average10 barns · 859 hd

148.45

−0.60

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	1,641	83.43	1,369	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	66.81	967	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	60.48	588	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	419	163.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	149.49/cwt	148.00–150.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	121.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	112.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.63/cwt	151.00–157.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	165.54/cwt	164.00–167.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	167.97/cwt	167.00–169.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	150.44/cwt	148.00–153.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	136.46/cwt	132.00–139.00	510	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	155.44/cwt	152.00–161.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	142.64/cwt	142.00–145.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.03/cwt	112.00–119.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.14/cwt	119.00–126.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	152.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	784	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.14/cwt	149.00–157.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	125.79/cwt	125.00–129.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.74/cwt	120.00–124.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.19/cwt	126.00–129.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.50/cwt	124.00–129.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	128.76/cwt	127.00–134.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	126.79/cwt	126.00–129.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.90/cwt	130.00–131.00	675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.81/cwt	137.00–146.00	665	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	480.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	813.33/cwt	770.00–890.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,641	83.43/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,369	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	69.61/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,071	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	869	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	60.48/cwt	59.00–63.00	588	8

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 181Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 14Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	160.00–168.00	163.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	148.00–150.00	149.49
6	—	624	120.00–126.00	121.82
6	—	672	118.00–121.00	119.49
4	—	525	130.00–139.00	134.93
5	—	574	125.00–129.00	125.79
10	—	469	137.00–146.00	141.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	110.00–115.00	112.01
2	—	438	139.00–141.00	140.02
4	—	476	127.00–134.00	128.76
4	—	575	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	525	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	151.00–157.00	151.63
11	—	580	136.00–145.00	138.58
3	—	378	167.00–169.00	167.97
8	—	605	135.00	135.00
7	—	657	134.00	134.00
22	—	515	145.00–155.00	152.17
12	—	475	149.00–157.00	152.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	149.00	149.00
2	—	433	164.00–167.00	165.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	148.00–153.00	150.44
6	—	327	152.00–161.00	155.44
6	—	440	142.00–145.00	142.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	129.00–135.00	132.86
3	—	675	120.00	120.00
11	—	374	132.00–139.00	136.46
3	—	330	135.00–137.00	135.65
4	—	578	120.00–124.00	122.74
5	—	470	126.00–129.00	127.19
2	—	540	124.00–129.00	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	115.00–120.00	117.61
5	—	525	112.00–119.00	114.03
6	—	423	119.00–126.00	121.14
2	—	320	129.00–130.00	129.52
5	—	375	121.00–130.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	126.00–129.00	126.79
11	—	516	130.00–131.00	130.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–500.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	770.00–890.00	813.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	82.00–85.00	83.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	68.00–71.00	69.61
2	—	1,358	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	972	59.00–63.00	60.48

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