Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.40/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −125.58 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$246.40

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

vs AL average

−21.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	255.82	1,371	9thin
Medium and Large 3	542	236.98	1,284	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about $88 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 sale18 hd

246.40

—

AL average9 barns · 276 hd

254.07

−7.67

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−21.22

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−125.58

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	1,395	143.21	1,998	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,321	128.93	1,703	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	123.09	1,450	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	4thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	255.82/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	267.73/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	295.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	240.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,268	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	136.66/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,841	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,643	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	123.09/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	229.01/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	294.41/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	282.68/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	143.21/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,998	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	129.86/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	316.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	274.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	301.40/cwt	301.00–303.00	1,582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	308.49/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	270.33/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,284	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 144Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	290.00–300.00	295.11
6	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	274.14
5	450–500	469	262.00–275.00	267.73
9	500–550	536	250.00–258.00	255.82
2	600–650	615	240.00–242.00	241.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
6	500–550	526	235.00–245.00	240.97
3	550–600	573	227.00–230.00	229.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	311.00	311.00
2	450–500	488	307.00–310.00	308.49
10	500–550	525	301.00–303.00	301.40
9	550–600	579	280.00–284.00	282.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	310.00–320.00	316.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	285.00–302.00	294.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	267.00–277.00	270.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	136.00–138.00	136.66
5	—	1,332	120.00–125.00	123.37
5	—	1,294	127.00–132.00	129.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	122.00–124.00	123.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	142.00–144.00	143.21

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	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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