Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.04/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$122.04

139 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	124.39	595	65
Medium and Large 1	590	122.17	720	42
Medium and Large 3	457	117.10	535	32

One grade step is worth $7.30/cwt here — about $60 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 sale139 hd

122.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,941 hd

125.73

−3.69

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	1,664	80.20	1,335	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	53.55	619	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	723	116.17/cwt	116.00–117.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.41/cwt	115.00–123.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.19/cwt	119.00–121.00	763	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.04/cwt	147.00–153.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.69/cwt	132.00–138.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	146.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.78/cwt	141.00–151.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	142.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.46/cwt	126.00–130.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	122.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.35/cwt	142.00–151.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	103.69/cwt	100.00–106.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	104.72/cwt	102.00–109.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	123.77/cwt	121.00–126.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	117.29/cwt	115.00–118.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	121.12/cwt	118.00–125.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.17/cwt	129.00–137.00	489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.90/cwt	126.00–128.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.85/cwt	122.00–127.00	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	133.79/cwt	131.00–137.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	127.02/cwt	123.00–130.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.26/cwt	108.00–116.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	134.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.33/cwt	116.00–126.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.33/cwt	111.00–121.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	723.33/cwt	640.00–790.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	516.00/cwt	450.00–580.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	600.00–720.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	805.00/cwt	780.00–830.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	80.20/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,335	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	53.55/cwt	53.00–54.00	619	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 193Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 15Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	116.00–117.00	116.17
3	—	425	147.00–153.00	150.04
2	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.97
5	—	474	141.00–151.00	143.78
7	—	531	140.00–144.00	142.30
17	—	635	126.00–130.00	126.46
4	—	573	128.00–134.00	129.96
3	—	677	121.00–124.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	145.00–151.00	148.00
3	—	460	132.00–138.00	135.69
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
7	—	374	140.00–150.00	146.28
5	—	529	128.00–134.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	113.00–115.00	114.00
15	—	578	115.00–123.00	119.41
8	—	521	118.00–125.00	121.12
10	—	373	129.00–137.00	131.17
10	—	424	126.00–128.00	126.90
14	—	474	122.00–127.00	123.85
5	—	324	131.00–137.00	133.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	640	119.00–121.00	119.19
6	—	468	128.00–130.00	129.67
13	—	551	124.00	124.00
2	—	675	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	117.00–122.00	120.29
5	—	376	121.00–126.00	123.77
7	—	474	115.00–118.00	117.29
5	—	328	123.00–130.00	127.02
9	—	528	108.00–116.00	111.26
3	—	577	100.00–105.00	103.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	142.00–151.00	146.35
3	—	732	100.00–106.00	103.69
3	—	622	110.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	513	125.00–128.00	126.51
6	—	578	114.00–118.00	115.99
4	—	670	102.00–109.00	104.72
5	—	473	130.00–136.00	133.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	109.00–110.00	109.50
10	—	424	130.00–139.00	134.38
6	—	475	116.00–126.00	119.33
6	—	520	111.00–121.00	116.33

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)	3	—	—	640.00–790.00	723.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–720.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	780.00–830.00	805.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–580.00	516.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,664	78.00–81.00	80.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	53.00–54.00	53.55

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

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

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle