Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.87/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −153.61 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$246.87

14 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.87

vs AL average

−28.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	246.87	1,384	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $442.67, low $352.59, median $400.48 across 5 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 sale14 hd

246.87

—

AL average13 barns · 263 hd

263.73

−16.87

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−28.21

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−153.61

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	1,290	133.61	1,724	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	124.26	1,418	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	112.50	1,247	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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%	—	1,106	125.33/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,386	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	133.61/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,724	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	227.04/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	254.24/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	228.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	238.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	324.82/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	230.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	240.56/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	245.34/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	273.30/cwt	260.00–287.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	383.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	263.45/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	317.19/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	256.02/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	219.14/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	225.55/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	263.48/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	234.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	260.80/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	236.57/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,353	12

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 154Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 50

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,106	123.00–128.00	125.33
2	—	1,265	120.00–121.00	120.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	131.00–137.00	133.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	112.00–113.00	112.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	425	260.00–262.00	260.80
12	550–600	572	232.00–237.00	236.57
3	600–650	632	222.00–232.00	227.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	260.00–287.00	273.30
4	400–450	415	245.00–260.00	254.24
6	450–500	469	230.00–240.00	235.18
7	500–550	527	222.00–230.00	225.55
6	550–600	576	216.00–225.00	219.14
2	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	230.00–240.00	234.24
4	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	317.00–330.00	324.82
2	500–550	523	252.00–260.00	256.02
12	550–600	567	245.00–247.00	245.34
14	600–650	627	239.00–247.00	240.56
5	650–700	675	235.00–240.00	238.00
12	700–750	725	230.00–232.00	230.33
4	750–800	766	225.00–230.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	380.00–390.00	383.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	310.00–322.00	317.19
2	450–500	483	260.00–267.00	263.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	260.00–267.00	263.48
2	450–500	485	240.00–250.00	244.90

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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