Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.84/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −135.14 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$236.84

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$10.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs AL average

−27.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	241.09	1,312	11thin
Medium and Large 3	544	230.15	1,253	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $59 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

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 sale18 hd

236.84

—

AL average13 barns · 355 hd

242.31

−5.48

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−27.68

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−135.14

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	1,884	143.30	2,700	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	121.21	1,691	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	117.30	1,391	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	114.87	1,183	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,710	136.49/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	114.07/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,332	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	126.03/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,657	4
Bulls	—	—	2,145	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	3,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	119.46/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,430	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	116.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	312.52/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,338	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	339.20/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	260.65/cwt	255.00–265.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	243.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	294.01/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	308.49/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	285.51/cwt	280.00–290.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	262.98/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	281.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	269.42/cwt	267.00–270.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	272.28/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	251.21/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	308.23/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	263.87/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	241.09/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,312	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,099	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	114.87/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	231.22/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	268.24/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	238.21/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	305.66/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,293	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 172Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 18Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	130.00–139.00	136.49
2	—	2,145	153.00–154.00	153.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	112.00–116.00	114.07
3	—	1,197	117.00–121.00	119.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	124.00–129.00	126.03
4	—	1,475	115.00–118.00	116.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	113.00–117.00	114.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	280.00–285.00	281.47
4	450–500	481	265.00–275.00	269.96
4	500–550	520	260.00–267.00	262.98
2	600–650	620	210.00–212.00	211.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	307.00–310.00	308.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	339.00–340.00	339.20
20	400–450	428	312.00–320.00	312.52
4	450–500	473	307.00–312.00	308.23
5	500–550	514	290.00–295.00	294.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	423	305.00–307.00	305.66
4	500–550	525	282.00	282.00
8	550–600	573	262.00–272.00	268.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	267.00–270.00	269.42
3	350–400	365	255.00–265.00	260.65
6	400–450	421	240.00–250.00	243.91
4	450–500	473	236.00–245.00	238.21
5	500–550	531	227.00–237.00	231.22
2	550–600	578	225.00–230.00	227.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	280.00–290.00	285.51
4	350–400	375	270.00–277.00	272.28
3	400–450	418	260.00–272.00	263.87
9	450–500	471	247.00–252.00	251.21
11	500–550	544	241.00–242.00	241.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	293.00	293.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50

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

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Replacement Cattle