Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.16/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −133.82 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$238.16

17 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs AL average

−25.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	243.62	1,324	11thin
Medium and Large 3	555	228.14	1,265	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $59 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 sale17 hd

238.16

—

AL average14 barns · 341 hd

243.32

−5.16

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−25.80

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−133.82

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	132.45	1,711	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	121.14	1,349	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	116.51	1,241	4thin

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)	—	$1,606	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,059	4thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 1	400–450	420	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,652	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.80/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	275.92/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	234.61/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,325	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,241	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	121.14/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,349	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	128.63/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	239.57/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	320.35/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	195.66/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	289.23/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,212	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,606.25/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,606	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,058.75/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,059	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 269Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	800–850	800	206.50	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	240.00–245.00	242.41
3	500–550	532	230.00–237.00	234.61
3	550–600	577	220.00–225.00	221.68
2	600–650	628	210.00–212.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	272.00–280.00	275.92
6	500–550	520	247.00	247.00
5	550–600	572	230.00–242.00	239.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	317.00–322.00	320.35
5	550–600	580	267.00–277.00	270.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	285.00–292.00	289.23
3	600–650	620	195.00–197.00	195.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	116.00–117.00	116.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	120.00–123.00	121.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	128.00–130.00	128.63
3	—	1,283	135.00–138.00	136.27

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)	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,606.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,058.75

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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Frisco City Stockyards

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