Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.83/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −144.15 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$227.83

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$20.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.09

vs AL average

−40.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	230.37	1,259	14thin
Medium and Large 3	575	210.00	1,208	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.37/cwt here — about $52 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

227.83

—

AL average12 barns · 469 hd

247.92

−20.09

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−40.55

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−144.15

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	1,511	129.65	1,959	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	112.50	1,471	17

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)	—	$1,103	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,825	142.30/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,597	3
Bulls	—	—	1,197	116.99/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,400	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	113.82/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,413	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	108.23/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	278.56/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	247.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	228.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	218.71/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	308.29/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	275.98/cwt	275.00–277.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	236.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	231.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,239	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	270.49/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	278.80/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	232.03/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	263.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	293.49/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	285.98/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	875.00–975.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,103.33/head	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,103	3

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 104Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	139.00–146.00	142.30
3	—	1,197	114.00–121.00	116.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,241	112.00–116.00	113.82
4	—	1,524	107.00–110.00	108.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	285.00–290.00	286.65
2	450–500	468	275.00–282.00	278.56
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	292.00–295.00	293.49
2	450–500	463	282.00–290.00	285.98
5	500–550	525	277.00–280.00	278.80
4	550–600	571	270.00–272.00	270.49
2	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	275.00–277.00	275.98
4	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	429	242.00–250.00	247.95
10	450–500	493	235.00–245.00	236.16
10	500–550	536	230.00–240.00	231.15
4	550–600	573	225.00–235.00	228.43
4	600–650	625	215.00–225.00	218.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	260.00–270.00	263.19
2	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	305.00–310.00	308.29
2	450–500	488	290.00–295.00	292.46
8	500–550	520	288.00	288.00
7	600–650	615	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	735	227.00–237.00	232.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	290.00–300.00	295.03

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,103.33

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