Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.83/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −127.15 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$244.83

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.66

vs AL average

−31.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	247.63	1,354	18thin
Medium and Large 3	575	228.00	1,311	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $43 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 sale21 hd

244.83

—

AL average12 barns · 419 hd

254.49

−9.66

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−31.63

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−127.15

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	—	Average	1,508	144.50	2,178	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	121.77	1,693	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	119.19	1,443	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	108.96	1,077	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,963	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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%	—	1,211	119.19/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,443	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,943	3
Bulls	—	—	1,617	149.98/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,425	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	105.95/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,038	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	329.59/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	288.28/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	272.29/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	290.50/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	228.00/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	259.75/cwt	257.00–265.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	286.63/cwt	285.00–290.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	268.44/cwt	267.00–270.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	270.47/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	328.99/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	258.49/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	237.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	251.57/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,348	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	266.63/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,258	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,962.50/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,963	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 May 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 182Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 31Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 18

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	118.00–121.00	119.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	116.00–117.00	116.50
5	—	980	104.00–111.00	105.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	120.00–125.00	121.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	137.00–141.00	139.02
3	—	1,617	148.00–151.00	149.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	327.00–335.00	329.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	327.00–330.00	328.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	285.00–290.00	288.28
6	450–500	472	262.00–272.00	266.63
2	500–550	523	257.00–260.00	258.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	285.00–297.00	290.50
3	500–550	517	270.00–275.00	272.29
2	600–650	635	255.00–260.00	257.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	267.00–270.00	268.44
4	350–400	379	257.00–265.00	259.75
2	450–500	478	240.00–245.00	242.41
3	550–600	575	227.00–230.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	285.00–290.00	286.63
2	350–400	390	280.00–285.00	282.50
6	400–450	421	267.00–277.00	270.47
7	450–500	480	255.00–265.00	260.80
13	500–550	536	247.00–257.00	251.57
5	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.40
2	600–650	618	230.00–235.00	232.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,962.50

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

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