Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.74/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −120.24 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$251.74

27 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.90

vs AL average

−18.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	251.74	1,301	27

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 sale27 hd

251.74

—

AL average13 barns · 317 hd

246.84

+4.90

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−18.26

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−120.24

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	1,632	123.23	2,011	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	111.99	1,418	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	108.61	1,143	10

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)	—	$1,323	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	293.02/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	252.48/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,295	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,418	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	106.89/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,107	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	288.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	258.36/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	253.42/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,199	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	123.23/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,011	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	112.63/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	277.13/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	265.49/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	261.35/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	292.17/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.43/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,370	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,322.50/head	1,275.00–1,370.00	1,323	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 160Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	290.00–297.00	293.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	285.00–290.00	288.33
3	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	258.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	368	285.00–290.00	287.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	302.00	302.00
16	500–550	528	290.00–297.00	292.17
12	550–600	593	276.00–281.00	277.13
3	600–650	618	260.00–262.00	261.35
2	650–700	688	245.00–247.00	245.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	255.00–265.00	259.96
2	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	260.00–270.00	265.49
11	450–500	473	251.00–260.00	253.42
25	500–550	513	245.00–255.00	252.48
2	550–600	565	235.00–250.00	242.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	111.00–113.00	111.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	104.00–109.00	106.89
3	—	1,092	111.00–116.00	112.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,632	121.00–126.00	123.23

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,370.00	1,322.50

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