Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.21/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$153.21

39 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	370	159.68	591	15thin
Medium and Large 1	499	151.40	755	20
Medium and Large 3	471	138.01	649	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale39 hd

153.21

—

AL average16 barns · 1,069 hd

144.93

+8.28

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	1,860	74.00	1,376	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	57.56	740	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	53.98	617	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	49.92	501	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	408	163.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	127.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.03/cwt	145.00–149.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	150.02/cwt	147.00–153.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	163.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	170.19/cwt	167.00–171.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	118.02/cwt	114.00–122.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	122.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	138.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.92/cwt	127.00–133.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.79/cwt	132.00–139.00	504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.63/cwt	155.00–164.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	133.68/cwt	128.00–137.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.51/cwt	129.00–131.00	615	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	568.75/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	57.56/cwt	56.00–59.00	740	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	49.92/cwt	49.00–52.00	501	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	54.98/cwt	54.00–58.00	648	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	160.00–165.00	163.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	129.00–135.00	132.30
5	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.63
5	—	425	140.00–149.00	145.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
3	—	473	125.00–132.00	127.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	145.00–149.00	148.03
5	—	376	167.00–171.00	170.19
5	—	495	151.00	151.00
6	—	590	138.00–140.00	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	147.00–153.00	150.02
2	—	573	125.00–127.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	149.00–150.00	149.51
5	—	322	161.00–169.00	163.83
8	—	375	155.00–164.00	159.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	125.00–131.00	128.02
2	—	423	114.00–122.00	118.02
6	—	371	120.00–130.00	122.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	135.00–139.00	136.67
9	—	374	132.00–139.00	134.79
2	—	588	115.00–120.00	117.53
4	—	434	128.00–137.00	133.68
4	—	471	129.00–131.00	130.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	127.00–133.00	129.92

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)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–650.00	568.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	56.00–59.00	57.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	49.00–52.00	49.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	54.00–58.00	54.98
2	—	1,005	50.00	50.00

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