Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

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 lower in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.42/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −123.56 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$248.42

21 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.51

vs AL average

−22.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	248.42	1,308	21

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 sale21 hd

248.42

—

AL average14 barns · 298 hd

247.91

+0.51

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−22.17

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−123.56

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	1,309	130.04	1,702	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	122.58	1,417	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	121.94	1,861	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	110.82	1,196	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,388	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$863	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	350–400	377	275.49/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,039	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	292.00/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	284.87/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	250.76/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,291	17
Bulls	—	—	1,265	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,551	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	122.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,417	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	126.12/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,788	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	118.60/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,913	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	109.00/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	251.46/cwt	250.00–260.00	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	276.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	280.81/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	296.60/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	238.47/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	276.45/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	280.19/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	234.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	295.88/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,414	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	265.66/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	358.72/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	337.24/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	258.96/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,108	8
Bulls	—	—	1,353	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	303.00/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	266.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	338.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	237.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	825.00–900.00	863	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 243Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	377	272.00–280.00	275.49
8	400–450	428	252.00–260.00	258.96
8	450–500	475	250.00–260.00	255.00
17	500–550	515	245.00–254.00	250.76
4	550–600	576	235.00–242.00	238.47
6	600–650	623	232.00–235.00	234.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	260.00–270.00	266.94
7	350–400	386	250.00–260.00	251.46
5	400–450	422	240.00–250.00	245.04
3	450–500	468	235.00–240.00	237.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	265.00–267.00	265.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	315.48
4	450–500	475	287.00–297.00	292.00
8	500–550	526	282.00–292.00	284.87
4	550–600	570	272.00–282.00	276.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	300.00–305.00	303.00
4	450–500	476	277.00–287.00	280.19
5	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	276.96
2	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	355.00–362.00	358.72
3	350–400	382	332.00–340.00	337.24
22	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	295.88
3	500–550	530	290.00–300.00	296.60
6	550–600	563	275.00–282.00	280.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	330.00–340.00	338.56
8	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	322.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	1,353	137.00–138.00	137.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	119.00–125.00	122.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	124.00–129.00	126.12
5	—	1,613	116.00–121.00	118.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	112.00–115.00	113.55
3	—	1,042	107.00–111.00	109.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle