Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.47/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −101.88 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$257.47

23 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$29.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs AL average

−18.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	261.00	1,501	17thin
Medium and Large 2	526	255.19	1,342	4thin
Medium and Large 3	528	231.98	1,225	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.02/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $359.34 across 13 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 sale23 hd

257.47

—

AL average15 barns · 375 hd

255.31

+2.16

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−18.70

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−101.88

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	1,402	129.69	1,818	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	102.40	933	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,338	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,513	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,295	130.60/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,691	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	118.05/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,408	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	146.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	102.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	308.60/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,529	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	303.53/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	255.19/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	293.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,108	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	278.43/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	301.97/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	311.48/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.37/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	332.29/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	268.48/cwt	265.00–272.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	231.98/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	302.72/cwt	300.00–307.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,501	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	281.04/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,357	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,513	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 84Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 10

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	126.00–134.00	130.60
3	—	1,193	117.00–120.00	118.05
2	—	1,823	145.00–148.00	146.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	100.00–105.00	102.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	377	302.00–312.00	308.60
10	400–450	410	297.00–306.00	303.53
23	450–500	483	281.00–282.00	281.04
17	550–600	575	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	300.00–307.00	302.72
5	350–400	377	290.00–300.00	293.85
2	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	285.06
5	450–500	475	265.00–277.00	270.37
4	500–550	526	250.00–262.00	255.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	265.00–272.00	268.48
2	500–550	528	227.00–237.00	231.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	455	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	372	330.00–337.00	332.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00–360.00	355.15
8	450–500	492	311.00–315.00	311.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	297.00–307.00	301.97
4	600–650	623	245.00–255.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	295.00–305.00	299.97
2	450–500	475	275.00–282.00	278.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,512.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,337.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle