Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.52/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$120.52

29 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	127.03	684	15thin
Medium and Large 3	530	113.55	601	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $82 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 sale29 hd

120.52

—

AL average15 barns · 1,334 hd

129.44

−8.91

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	1,195	67.53	807	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,236	58.13	718	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	55.30	627	7thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	422	145.59/cwt	141.00–151.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	123.30/cwt	121.00–125.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.05/cwt	157.00–159.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	155.99/cwt	153.00–161.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	121.03/cwt	120.00–123.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	123.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.33/cwt	106.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.68/cwt	115.00–119.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.62/cwt	114.00–124.00	727	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	758.75/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,195	67.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	56.41/cwt	55.00–57.00	652	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,197	57.97/cwt	56.00–59.00	694	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	819	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	53.49/cwt	53.00–54.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	52.52/cwt	52.00–53.00	566	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 151Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 42Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 43

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	141.00–151.00	145.59
4	—	476	130.00–140.00	134.99
2	—	520	123.00–128.00	125.45
3	—	670	106.00–110.00	108.33
3	—	618	114.00–124.00	117.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	105.00–109.00	107.00
2	—	415	120.00–130.00	124.94
2	—	665	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	467	121.00–125.00	123.30
3	—	518	109.00–113.00	110.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	157.00–159.00	158.05
3	—	377	153.00–161.00	155.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	120.00–123.00	121.03
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	468	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
5	—	621	120.00–125.00	123.62
4	—	530	128.00–130.00	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	131.00	131.00
3	—	522	115.00–119.00	117.68

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–775.00	758.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	65.00–70.00	67.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	55.00–57.00	56.41
2	—	1,078	52.00–53.00	52.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	56.00–59.00	57.97
2	—	1,300	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,230	53.00–54.00	53.49

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

Bulls · 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