Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.33/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −130.64 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$241.33

4 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.93

vs AL average

−30.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	241.33	1,341	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $332.53, median $371.98 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

241.33

—

AL average13 barns · 295 hd

250.26

−8.93

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−30.58

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−130.64

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	—	High	1,820	131.01	2,384	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	108.74	1,198	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	93.98	887	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$981	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	6

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	353.45/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	283.50/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	249.25/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	233.42/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,361	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	108.74/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,198	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	937	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,384	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	290.99/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	261.69/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	299.94/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	282.99/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,477	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,683	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	981.25/head	950.00–1,000.00	981	4

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 349Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	240.00–245.00	242.46
2	450–500	458	235.00–240.00	237.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	277.00–287.00	283.50
6	450–500	478	257.00–267.00	261.69
2	500–550	528	242.00–257.00	249.25
2	550–600	583	230.00–237.00	233.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00–357.00	353.45
2	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	528	295.00–305.00	299.94
2	550–600	560	290.00–292.00	290.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	282.00–285.00	282.99
2	600–650	613	262.00–265.00	263.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	108.00–110.00	108.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	95.00–99.00	96.64
2	—	905	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	130.00–132.00	131.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	981.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,683.33

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle