Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.34/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −115.64 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$256.34

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs AL average

−20.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	261.73	1,429	7thin
Medium and Large 3	543	248.79	1,351	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale12 hd

256.34

—

AL average13 barns · 261 hd

258.11

−1.77

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−20.89

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−115.64

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	1,658	139.24	2,309	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	119.99	1,560	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	116.82	1,417	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	112.67	1,180	3thin

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)	—	$1,513	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,658	139.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,309	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,560	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	116.82/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	259.64/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	343.49/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	276.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	292.02/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	340.58/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	273.97/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	264.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	283.66/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	231.94/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	276.68/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	288.57/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	287.76/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	254.00/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	281.30/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	256.34/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,513	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 199Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	135.00–141.00	139.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	119.00–121.00	119.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	112.00–113.00	112.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	114.00–119.00	116.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	352.00	352.00
3	350–400	382	337.00–345.00	340.58
2	400–450	443	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	500–550	535	290.00–294.00	292.02
4	550–600	574	285.00–290.00	287.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	342.00–345.00	343.49
2	450–500	473	310.00–315.00	312.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
9	400–450	427	255.00–265.00	259.64
2	450–500	478	255.00–260.00	257.46
3	500–550	525	250.00–257.00	254.00
2	550–600	570	240.00–242.00	240.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	290.00–295.00	292.52
2	350–400	378	280.00–287.00	283.66
3	400–450	427	275.00–280.00	276.68
3	450–500	482	270.00–277.00	273.97
5	500–550	533	260.00–270.00	264.02
2	550–600	578	255.00–257.00	255.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	276.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	285.00–292.00	288.57
3	550–600	575	277.00–287.00	281.30
3	600–650	620	255.00–257.00	256.34
3	700–750	715	227.00–237.00	231.94
2	750–800	765	215.00–220.00	217.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,512.50

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