Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.63/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$127.63

64 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	132.67	601	28
Medium and Large 1	575	129.00	742	4thin
Medium and Large 3	408	123.05	502	32

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $98 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 sale64 hd

127.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd

132.29

−4.66

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	1,513	77.25	1,169	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	54.00	693	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	49.01	582	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	44.00	423	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	533	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.49/cwt	161.00–171.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.68/cwt	144.00–151.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	173.01/cwt	167.00–178.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.74/cwt	124.00–129.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	140.45/cwt	137.00–145.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	142.75/cwt	138.00–148.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	179.87/cwt	175.00–183.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	158.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	116.11/cwt	110.00–121.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.94/cwt	114.00–118.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	129.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.44/cwt	148.00–151.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	131.56/cwt	129.00–134.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	143.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	131.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	120.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	136.55/cwt	132.00–141.00	662	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	981.25/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,310.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	918.75/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	77.25/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,169	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	51.68/cwt	51.00–52.00	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	47.00/cwt	46.00–48.00	555	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	55.33/cwt	54.00–58.00	715	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	52.01/cwt	51.00–53.00	661	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	44.00/cwt	42.00–46.00	423	3

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 228Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 10Year ago 34

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	147.00–150.00	148.49
4	—	426	161.00–171.00	166.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	133.00–135.00	133.99
2	—	675	126.00–127.00	126.49
3	—	442	148.00–152.00	150.01
6	—	473	144.00–151.00	148.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	118.00–125.00	121.56
2	—	485	132.00–141.00	136.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	167.00–178.00	173.01
8	—	576	138.00–148.00	142.75
6	—	323	175.00–183.00	179.87
11	—	437	155.00–160.00	158.59
2	—	473	148.00–151.00	149.44
2	—	680	129.00–134.00	131.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	126.00–127.00	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	133.00–139.00	135.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	124.00–129.00	125.74
9	—	474	110.00–121.00	116.11
3	—	528	110.00–115.00	113.31
11	—	327	125.00–135.00	131.60
5	—	427	116.00–125.00	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	137.00–145.00	140.45
6	—	523	120.00–126.00	124.17
2	—	628	114.00–118.00	115.94
4	—	484	126.00–131.00	129.48
9	—	428	130.00–140.00	136.44
3	—	340	140.00–149.00	143.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	129.00	129.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	981.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–975.00	918.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,175.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–800.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	75.00–80.00	77.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	51.00–52.00	51.68
4	—	1,180	46.00–48.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	54.00–58.00	55.33
4	—	1,270	51.00–53.00	52.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	42.00–46.00	44.00

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

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