Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.55/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$129.55

129 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	138.27	706	41
Medium and Large 2	511	128.43	656	63
Medium and Large 3	523	118.07	618	25

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $89 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 sale129 hd

129.55

—

AL average16 barns · 2,403 hd

133.13

−3.58

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	1,437	73.32	1,054	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	57.88	820	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	51.22	568	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	610	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	166.47/cwt	166.00–169.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	146.62/cwt	146.00–156.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	139.32/cwt	139.00–144.00	800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	157.27/cwt	151.00–161.00	516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	139.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	512	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	128.02/cwt	124.00–132.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	143.66/cwt	141.00–145.00	757	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	52.92/cwt	50.00–55.00	748	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	59.74/cwt	57.00–62.00	848	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	54.66/cwt	54.00–56.00	658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	49.75/cwt	49.00–51.00	531	7
Bulls	—	—	1,233	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.00	798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	78.51/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,225	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	533.33/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	685.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.49/cwt	129.00–131.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	123.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	733	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.88/cwt	115.00–119.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	125.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	157.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.79/cwt	133.00–138.00	578	9

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 225Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 54Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 45Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	149.00	149.00
16	—	585	155.00	155.00
15	—	510	160.00	160.00
8	—	665	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	134.00	134.00
11	—	412	166.00–169.00	166.47
5	—	328	166.00–170.00	168.00
3	—	740	127.00	127.00
16	—	495	146.00–156.00	146.62
15	—	574	139.00–144.00	139.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	151.00–161.00	157.27
5	—	371	150.00–160.00	157.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	125.00–129.00	126.34
16	—	367	135.00–141.00	139.54
6	—	473	129.00–131.00	129.49
3	—	775	110.00	110.00
17	—	591	119.00–125.00	123.97
9	—	633	115.00–119.00	115.88
9	—	426	133.00–138.00	135.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	105.00–110.00	108.31
2	—	718	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
12	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	123.00–128.00	125.46
2	—	340	127.00–130.00	128.52
2	—	365	125.00–129.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	138.00	138.00
9	—	525	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	137.00–141.00	139.01
3	—	527	141.00–145.00	143.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	543	124.00–132.00	128.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	50.00–55.00	52.92
8	—	1,419	57.00–62.00	59.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	54.00–56.00	54.66
7	—	1,068	49.00–51.00	49.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	64.00–65.00	64.68
5	—	1,560	76.00–80.00	78.51

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)	5	—	—	750.00–800.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–800.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–550.00	533.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle