Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.83/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$149.83

71 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	159.57	820	21
Medium and Large 2	520	146.55	762	43
Medium and Large 3	424	140.75	597	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $223 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 sale71 hd

149.83

—

AL average14 barns · 1,079 hd

142.75

+7.08

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	1,811	77.60	1,405	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	56.80	744	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	420	147.93/cwt	146.00–150.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.60/cwt	125.00–126.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.64/cwt	131.00–139.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	128.02/cwt	125.00–132.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	137.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	147.39/cwt	143.00–149.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	157.67/cwt	155.00–158.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	159.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	657	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	144.03/cwt	141.00–150.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	137.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.21/cwt	122.00–127.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.31/cwt	119.00–125.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.69/cwt	128.00–133.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	139.02/cwt	134.00–143.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.37/cwt	117.00–121.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	646	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	71.80/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	56.80/cwt	56.00–58.00	744	4
Bulls	—	—	2,028	83.39/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,691	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 208Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	146.00–150.00	147.93
2	—	620	121.00–125.00	123.02
5	—	575	125.00–126.00	125.60
6	—	472	138.00–145.00	142.17
6	—	527	131.00–139.00	134.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	125.00–132.00	128.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	134.00–138.00	137.28
8	—	526	143.00–149.00	147.39
4	—	725	121.00	121.00
17	—	412	153.00–160.00	159.57
7	—	573	135.00–145.00	137.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	485	132.00–137.00	134.55
3	—	377	141.00–150.00	144.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	499	161.00	161.00
9	—	534	155.00–158.00	157.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	137.00	137.00
5	—	585	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	533	115.00–119.00	116.97
3	—	427	119.00–122.00	120.32
3	—	473	117.00–121.00	119.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
9	—	478	122.00–127.00	125.21
3	—	577	119.00–125.00	121.31
6	—	422	128.00–133.00	130.69
8	—	364	134.00–143.00	139.02
7	—	527	120.00–126.00	122.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	143.00	143.00
8	—	475	134.00	134.00

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)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–825.00	787.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	70.00–74.00	71.80
2	—	2,028	82.00–85.00	83.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	56.00–58.00	56.80

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