Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.99/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −133.99 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$237.99

11 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs AL average

−29.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	240.11	1,296	9thin
Medium and Large 3	515	228.47	1,177	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $119 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 sale11 hd

237.99

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

250.21

−12.21

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−29.60

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−133.99

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	1,173	116.86	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	120.93	1,408	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	110.48	1,646	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	104.00	967	2thin

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)	—	$748	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$969	8

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	117.37/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,173	116.86/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,371	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	260.62/cwt	255.00–265.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	277.22/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.75/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	281.18/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	279.97/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	221.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	253.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	244.16/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	286.06/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	251.23/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	238.81/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	295.53/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	298.64/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,260	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,037.50/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,038	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	748.33/head	700.00–820.00	748	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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	123.00–126.00	124.48
2	—	1,093	116.00–119.00	117.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	109.00–112.00	110.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	114.00–118.00	116.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.56
3	350–400	373	290.00–300.00	295.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	280.00–292.00	286.06
3	550–600	578	272.00–280.00	275.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	255.00–265.00	260.62
2	350–400	370	255.00–257.00	256.03
4	400–450	423	250.00–255.00	251.23
5	450–500	475	235.00–242.00	238.81
2	500–550	515	227.00–230.00	228.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	270.00–282.00	277.22
3	400–450	425	257.00	257.00
5	450–500	472	250.00–260.00	253.38
6	500–550	522	242.00–247.00	244.16
3	550–600	575	232.00	232.00
4	600–650	630	220.00–222.00	221.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	277.00–285.00	281.18
2	500–550	523	260.00–265.00	262.49
2	550–600	575	255.00–260.00	257.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	297.00–302.00	298.64
8	450–500	479	275.00–282.00	279.97
2	500–550	520	270.00–275.00	272.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,037.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–820.00	748.33

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

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